Huron

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Destroyer | Commonwealth | Tier VII

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VII

Special

Huron — Commonwealth special premium Tier VII destroyer.

Named for the Huron people of the Northeastern Woodlands of North America, HMCS Huron was the third out of eight Canadian Tribal-class destroyers. She was laid down at a shipyard in Newcastle in 1941. The ship served within the 3rd Destroyer Flotilla and, as part of it, participated in escorting six northern convoys in 1943 and 1944. In the spring of 1944, she was engaged in operations against French coastal positions, and in 1945, she escorted convoys to Murmansk again.

Huron was first released for sale on 10 August 2022.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
120 mm/45 Mk.IX on a CPXIX mount	14.3	18	107	1,600	5	2,100		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Huron	15,700	6	19	3	1	6/1/1	1			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IXM	0.6	96	7.2	16,766	62	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk VII mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 44,000 hp	36.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

The Ship

Tier VII Huron takes Haida and applies an open water gunboat flavor in place of the crawling smoke usually associated with Commonwealth ships. She has good main battery DPM at the expense of fewer torpedoes. While she shares a common origin with Haida, changes to her consumables and gun parameters mean she plays differently. Despite these changes, she still fills the same tactical role of hunting enemy destroyers.

Huron shares the same hull as Haida, with changed detection parameters. With 6.9 km base surface detection, she lacks Haida’s stealth but is still one of the stealthiest ships at Tier VII. With Concealment Expert her detection can be reduced to 6.2 km. When Huron is top tier she will be one of the stealthiest ships in the game, but she is often outspotted when uptiered. Her top speed of 36.5 knots means she trails behind many destroyers at her tier. This can be mitigated by her Engine Boost  consumable which pushes her top speed to 39.4 knots for 120 seconds. It has 3 charges and a 120 second cooldown between uses. Her agility is merely adequate — with a 3.8 second rudder shift and 630 m turning radius she sits squarely in the middle of the pack. However, as Huron has the same improved acceleration as British destroyers, players can fit Steering Gears Modification 1 to reduce her rudder shift time to 3 seconds.

In her other consumable slots, Huron mounts a Hydroacoustic Search  and a Repair Party . Unlike other Commonwealth and British destroyers, Huron uses a standard Hydroacoustic Search with an action time of 100 seconds. This will detect ships at 4 km and torpedoes at 3 km. While it lacks Haida’s extended action time, it is more useful in pushing enemy destroyers out of their smoke screens. It has 3 charges as standard with a 120 second cooldown between uses.

With 15,700 hitpoints, Huron has a good amount of health for a Tier VII destroyer. Her Repair Party has two charges as standard and allows players to heal 10% of her health per use. If both charges are used effectively, she has a total potential health pool of 18,840.

Armament

Huron mounts three twin 120 mm guns in her main battery. Although they sometimes lack the raw power of the 127 mm guns found on other nations, they have a rather fast reload of 4.2 seconds, giving her high AP and HE DPM for a Tier VII destroyer. While she shares Haida’s 12.3 km range, she has slightly improved ballistics. Despite that, her shells still have a tendency to float at longer ranges, making accurate gunnery against maneuvering targets tricky.

Her AP rounds are rather typical of destroyer-caliber shells — at short ranges they can present a serious threat to broadside cruisers and destroyers. Compared to Haida, her shells retain better penetration over distance, meaning her AP rounds can remain a viable option outside of point blank ranges. Their penetration will still drop off with range however, and they will quickly lose effectiveness as medium ranges are reached.

Her HE rounds have some of the lowest damage per shell, and considerably less than Haida. Although they are relatively weak individually, her quick reload means that Huron is able to outdamage many other destroyers through sheer volume of shells. Despite her quick reload, Huron is merely average as a firestarter. Her HE rounds have a low 5% fire chance, so players should expect to start no more than 4 fires per minute in ideal circumstances.

Huron’s torpedoes are a potentially interesting weapon. She only carries a single quad launcher, which means that she cannot flood an area with torpedoes and limits the threat she poses to larger ships. However, these torpedoes are similar to those carried by Cossack at Tier VIII and are some of the hardest-hitting weapons at Tier VII. With an 8 km range, they can be a useful tool for long range harassment of battleships despite their limited number. They will be spotted at 1.4 km and allow more than 8 seconds for targets to take evasive action, one of the longest reaction times for torpedoes at Tier VII. Huron also retains Haida’s ability to fire her torpedoes individually or in a narrow spread. Experienced players can use this to good effect in narrow areas or for targeting multiple enemies with the same salvo.

Finally, Huron has a rarity among destroyers of any tier — a secondary battery. Although it only has a 4 km range and limited hitting power, the ability to gain a Close Quarters Expert achievement presents an amusing opportunity and marks those elite destroyer players.

Anti-Aircraft

Theoretically, Huron has improved AA defenses over many Tier VII destroyers, with a long range battery and some of the highest short-range DPM at her tier. In practice, her long range AA is too weak to do much more than advertise her position, and the short range weapons cannot engage until an attacking flight is already about to drop their weapons. Players are best advised to leave their AA turned off unless absolutely necessary. To add to her AA issues, the lack of a smoke screen means it can be difficult to avoid strikes from a determined aircraft carrier .

Anti-Submarine

Huron is one of the better ASW platforms at Tier VII with a combination of Hydroacoustic Search and powerful depth charges. She drops a pattern of 9 depth charges with one of the highest damages per charge, with two uses available and a 40 second reload for each pattern. A well-aimed drop means that a spotted submarine can be rapidly reduced to a permanently submerged vessel. Her Hydroacoustic Search allows Huron to detect a submerged submarine at 2 km.

Battle Performance

Huron fares rather differently if she is top tier or bottom tier. When she is top tier, players will be able to use her health pool and DPM to bully enemy destroyers. With effective planning, Huron can engage enemy ships one at a time in a series of short duels while using her Repair Party to recover health between bouts. When she is bottom tiered, she is vulnerable to being outmuscled by bigger boats as well as outspotted by several more capable gunboats. It is important to have an escape plan before engaging an unknown enemy as the lack of smoke will make it harder to disengage from a fight.

Engaging larger targets is a harder proposition. Without smoke to hide in, players will need to rely on island cover or fire from open water. Remaining at range and using constant rudder and throttle adjustments in combination with her Engine Boost will help keep her afloat. Her torpedoes can land some powerful blows, but having only four torpedoes limits their effectiveness against large targets.

Pros:

Good main battery DPM
Engine Boost  consumable
Access to Repair Party  consumable
Decent concealment

Cons:

Only one quadruple torpedo rack
No Smoke Generator  consumable
Weak AA

Research

As a premium ship, Huron has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1

Commander Skills

Huron works well with a standard destroyer build, Preventative Maintenance, Last Stand, Survivability Expert, and Concealment Expert should be the first choices. To fully maximize her performance, several high point skills are required. Skills which boost her gun performance are recommended. Taking Fearless Brawler, Main battery & AA Expert, and Superintendent is one potential build should players have sufficient skill points. Alternatively, Adrenaline Rush and/or Radio Location can be substituted for Fearless Brawler and/or Main battery & AA Expert.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost .	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Huron equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Engine Boost  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
Slot 4: Repair Party  – 2 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Huron comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

HMCS Huron Ocean Port, Default Camo

References

Ships of Commonwealth

Destroyers	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
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