Västerås

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 Västerås — Pan‑European • Tech Tree • Tier V • Destroyer.

The design of a large, fast-moving, and well-armored destroyer, developed by Swedish shipbuilders for the Polish Navy. All of her main battery artillery was placed in twin mounts.

 Navy: PEU
 Ship: Pan‑European
 Nation: Europe
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: V
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: 2 400 000
 XP: 500 000

 Year of Design: 1934
 Predecessor: Visby
 Successors: Skåne, Östergötland

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Rapid Reload: Above-average torpedo reload speed.

Heal Consumable: Destroyer equipped with Repair Party consumable.

Low Yield: Below average torpedo damage.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	11 000	12 100
• Armor (mm)	7 - 16	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	38	38
• Turning circle radius (m)	590	590
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.2	3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.3	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm triple	533mm triple
• Arrangement	2x3	2x3
• Reload time (sec)	55	55
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	6200	7533
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.4	1.4
• Range (km)	8	10
• Speed (kt)	65	65

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	120mm/50 Bofors M1924	120mm/50 Bofors M1924
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	3x2
• Firing range (km)	9.5	10.4
• Reload time (sec)	6.5	6.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	22.5
• HE maximum damage	1600	1600
• HE fire chance (%)	7	7
• HE penetration (mm)	20	20
• AP maximum damage	2200	2200
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/60 Madsen M1938	25mm/64 Bofors M1932
• Arrangement	2x1	2x1
• DPS	7	6
• Range (km)	2	2.5
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/60 Bofors M1936	40mm/60 Bofors M1936
• Arrangement	3x1	3x2
• DPS	23	33
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Västerås

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	11 000	7	16	0	3x2	2	4.2	0
Hull B	12 100	7	16	0	3x2	2	3	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
120mm/50 Bofors M1924	3x2	6.5	22.5	1600	7	2200
120mm/50 Bofors M1924	3x2	6.5	22.5	1600	7	2200

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.5 km	0
Targeting System V mod. 2	10 %	10.4 km	60 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm triple	2x3	55s	7.2s	6200	8	65	1.4	0
533mm triple	2x3	55s	7.2s	7533	10	65	1.4	60 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	38 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Västerås

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Destroyer - Västerås

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +120 Duration: 10s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Changes

Destroyer - Västerås

In the Shadow of Leaves

• Main battery reload time reduced from 7.5 s to 6.5 s
• Torpedo launchers reload time reduced from 59 s to 55 s

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