Kijkduin

14.3

Kijkduin

Cruiser | Netherlands | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price36000 exp

Purchase price3,000,000

Hit Points28,000

Main Battery

152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.06 shots/min.

Reload Time8.5 sec.

Rotation Speed8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec.

Firing Range13.24 km.

Maximum DispersionUnable to match configuration for query: artillery:phsc106_kijkduin::stock|artillerydispersion m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Brisantgranaat

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell11 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m./s.

HE Shell Weight46 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Pantsergranaat

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity900 m./s.

AP Shell Weight46.7 kg.

AA Defense

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.3 mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second45.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936 on a Mk.IV* Hazemeyer mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second136.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on an RP Mk.I mount2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 knot

Turning Circle Radius720 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range5.97 km.

Battle Levels

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14.3

Kijkduin

Cruiser | Netherlands | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price36000 exp

Purchase price3,000,000

Hit Points32,000

Main Battery

152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.06 shots/min.

Reload Time8.5 sec.

Rotation Speed8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec.

Firing Range14.56 km.

Maximum DispersionUnable to match configuration for query: artillery:phsc106_kijkduin::top|artillerydispersion m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Brisantgranaat

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell11 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m./s.

HE Shell Weight46 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Pantsergranaat

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity900 m./s.

AP Shell Weight46.7 kg.

AA Defense

40 mm/56 Bofors on an RP Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second98.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936 on a Mk.IV* Hazemeyer mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second136.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 knot

Turning Circle Radius720 m.

Rudder Shift Time9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.52 km.

Air Detectability Range5.97 km.

Battle Levels

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VI

3,000,000

Kijkduin — Dutch Tier VI cruiser.

In 1935, the government of the Netherlands approved the decision to build "superlight" cruisers. De Ruyter was used as a prototype for them. The first ship of the two was named Kijkduin and was laid down in 1939. It was initially planned to arm the cruisers with eight guns distributed among four turrets, but the composition of the armament was later reconsidered. World War II and the occupation of the Netherlands slowed down the construction—it meant that the new cruisers were completed under an extensively modified project and didn't enter service until the 1950s.

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 VI Kijkduin introduces players to the defining feature of the Dutch cruisers — an airstrike that bombards a specified area with HE bombs. She has strong medium range anti-air defenses but a small, short ranged main battery.

Kijkduin has a rather large turning circle of 720 meters. Coupled with a fairly slow rudder shift time of 9 seconds and a pedestrian top speed of 33 knots, she often feels sluggish and unwieldy in close quarters and confined spaces. Her 11.5 km detection can be reduced down to 10.4 km and provides an element of stealth, but if she is spotted, her speed does not allow her to easily disengage.

Kijkduin mounts a standard cruiser Damage Control Party  which is active for 5 seconds with a 60 second cool down between uses. She also mounts a Hydroacoustic Search  with three uses as standard. This detects ships at 4 km and torpedoes at 3 km, as well as submarines at maximum depth at 2 km. It has an action time of 100 seconds and a cool down of 120 seconds between uses. In her final slot, Kijkduin has the option of a Catapult Fighter  or a Spotting Aircraft . The spotter is generally the optimal choice, providing a much-needed boost to her main battery range for 100 seconds, with a 240 second cool down between uses. If the player chooses to equip a fighter, this launches 2 aircraft which will patrol around the ship for up to 90 seconds.

Armor and Survivability

Kijkduin has a well-protected citadel for a Tier VI cruiser. Although it extends along most of her hull, it sits below the waterline, making it a difficult target to hit. Additionally, her citadel is narrow and is set back from her 75 mm external armor belt, providing a further level of protection. She is not immune to taking serious damage however, as she is protected above the waterline by hull plating between 16 and 50 mm thick. Kijkduin is vulnerable to HE from all gun calibers and can easily find her health draining away in close range battles. Her thin armor may result in enemy ships scoring many overpenetration hits at short ranges, but it is a brave (or foolish) player who relies on this as Kijkduin can just as easily take crippling damage.

32,000 hit points gives Kijkduin one of the highest health pools for a Tier VI light cruiser. However, she has no options to mitigate or repair damage if caught out of position. This is exacerbated by her mediocre maneuverability, which makes it harder to avoid incoming fire.

Armament

Kijkduin has a rather small main battery of eight 152 mm guns in four turrets, so her damage per salvo is rather low compared to her peers. Her main guns have an 8.5 second reload, which also holds back her DPM to a level comparable to 203 mm cruisers (but without their hitting power). Her standard firing range is 14.6 km; while this is not the shortest in her tier, it is on the low side for a cruiser. The spotter aircraft allows Kijkduin to reach out to 16.9 km for short spells, but effective use of concealment and island cover are needed to engage targets safely. When players are engaging targets, they will find that her gunnery is easier than many other cruisers due to her good shell velocity and faster flight times.

Like most Tier VI light cruisers, her AP lacks significant penetration above 10 km. They also cause less damage than most Tier VI cruisers. As a result, Kijkduin is unlikely to win any gun duels with enemy cruisers.

Her HE rounds are similarly unremarkable. Kijkduin lacks the number of shells or fire chance to make her a dangerous fire starter. She can only expect to set 6 fires in ideal conditions, which is similar to Huanghe despite having two additional guns. Although this is not the worst in tier, it is unlikely to seriously stretch the damage control parties of enemy ships.

Where Kijkduin stands apart from other cruisers is her Airstrike. This has a 10 km range and drops 36 bombs across an area of 300 x 319 meters, with a minimum range of 1.5 km. Players will have to approach within their detection range in order to launch their strike. With 36 mm of penetration and a fire chance of 29% per bomb, they can pose a serious threat to stationary ships trying to lurk behind islands. A reload of 80 seconds and only a single strike means that they are unlikely to force a determined enemy from cover, but they can provide a nasty surprise. The true test of an airstrike master is the ability to routinely land hits on maneuvering targets, as each strike takes 12.3 to 15.3 seconds to land.

Anti-Aircraft

While the raw AA numbers look impressive, Kijkduin is unusual in lacking any long range batteries or flak bursts. Her defenses are entirely provided by medium range weapons with a range of 3.5 km. A cautious carrier player can often spot Kijkduin and avoid her AA, but an unwary player can find their squadron devastated by the wall of shells thrown into the air. Their short range means that they have little deterrent value or utility in protecting other ships, but they can dissuade all but the most determined carrier players from performing multiple attacks.

Anti-Submarine

Kijkduin relies on stern-dropped depth charges to attack submerged submarines. With a small pattern of 4 depth charges and a low damage of 2000 hp per charge, Kijkduin is not well suited to submarine hunting. Her Hydroacoustic Search provides some potential help, but this is offset by her poor maneuverability, making it difficult to reach a position over an actively maneuvering submarine. Although she may struggle to fight submerged submarines, her airstrike can deal significant damage to submarines caught on the surface.

Battle Performance

Players will need to make the best use of Kijkduin’s airstrike to maximize their impact on the battle. While it will not provide a devastating strike, it opens tactical opportunities which can help to overcome some of her main battery limitations.

Use of island cover is recommended where possible, in order to reach a firing position and to provide some shelter from return fire. Her relatively low rate of fire and mediocre maneuverability mean that Kijkduin is not suited to open water fighting. She will pose a threat to destroyers, but can struggle to win a DPM race against enemy cruisers, particularly as she lacks the extra punch provided by torpedoes.

Overall, Kijkduin is best suited to supporting friendly ships, helping to put pressure on enemy ships and supplying some muscle against isolated destroyers. She serves as a taster of the following ships, with Eendracht in particular sharing many of her traits.

Pros:

• Airstrikes
• Rather large fire chance on her HE shells (11% base)
• High shell velocity
• Medium range AA DPS is high
• Fantastic fire-setting capabilities due to both her combined airstrike and high HE shell fire chances
• Has a Spotting Aircraft, a rarity among tier VI cruisers, allowing her to boost her range up

Cons:

• Low HE penetration
• Long reload for her 152mm guns, at 8.5 seconds base (compared to other 152mm guns of other nations)
• No torpedoes
• Rather average (and almost weak) armor for her tier
• No long range AA (no flak bursts)
• Rather low range for her tier, however this can be fixed slightly by the use of her Spotting Aircraft

Research

Researchable module upgrades for Kijkduin:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for more health and improved AA and maneuverability. Research of this module unlocks progression to VII Eendracht.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to SUO Mk 6 Mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Kijkduin are:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1

In Slot 4, the Airstrike Modification 1 upgrade can reduce Kijkduin’s airstrike reload time, but her short range and single strike make it less useful than on future ships.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	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 of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time. ★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time.. ★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Kijkduin can equip the following:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	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. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	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 . ★★

Gallery

Historical Info

Kijkduin, 1938

Construction

Rotterdamse Droogdok Maatschappij; Rotterdam, Netherlands

Laid down: 19th of May, 1939

Launched: 22nd of August, 1950

Commissioned: 17th of December, 1953

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Specifications

8 350 tons displacement, standard

10 795 tons displacement, full

185,7m length

17,25m beam

5,4m draught

11,65m depth

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Machinery

6 boilers, 3 turbines

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Performance

32 knots at 78 000 shaft horsepower

4 500 nautical miles at 20 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 75mm

Torpedo bulkhead: 30mm

Decks: 30mm main, 20mm upper armored deck

Bulkheads: 50mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 100mm barbette, 125mm face,
   30mm side, 65mm rear (twins), 75mm (triples), 50mm roof

Conning tower: 30mm side, 20mm top

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Armament

Main

Ten (2 x 3) and (2 x 2) 150mm

Secondary

None

Anti-Aircraft

Twelve (6 x 2) 40mm

Eight (4 x 2) 12,7mm

Torpedoes

Six (2 x 3) 533mm

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Aircraft

Float Planes

2 Fokker C-XV W. sea planes, 1 Catapult

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Complement

475

History

Design

The Kijkduin-Class was meant to replace the aging Java-Class cruisers. Talks started in 1936. The design was made by the same Engineer as De Ruyter, Ir. G. 't Hooft. At first the design incorperated only eight guns in twin mounts, but in mid to late 1937 the underfiring turrets were replaced with triples. Around 1939 she was renamed to Eendracht. In 1947 her name was changed to De Ruyter and in 1950 the names of she and her sistership De Zeven Provinciën were swapped.

Modifications

In 1946 the Eendracht was redesigned in Bath to incorperate lessons learned during the war. BL MK. XXIII were considered but the hull was not designed to incorperate the heavier turrets. A layout of four Bofors twin turrets was eventually agreed upon. The AA would have consisted of 40mm Bofors guns in STAAG mounts. These were eventually replaced with modern radar controlled single mounts and 57mm twin mounts. The lighter armaments of 12,7mm were to be increased to 20mms, but were eventually dropped entirely to redistribute funds. Furthermore, a new electornics suite was added as well as a 10,3cm Bofors Light-Rocket Launcher. These new additions caused her crew requirements to increase into the 900s. She was later refit to incorperate a Terrier-type missile launcher, replacing her aft turrets.

Service

She was laid down before the war and captured by the Germans whilst in-progress. But she was never completed nor launched during the war. After the war the ships were to be completed following a new design and she was commissioned in 1953 as De Zeven Provinciën. In 1962 - 1964 she was rearmed with a Terrier system in place of her aft turrets. In 1975 she was decommissioned and sold to Peru.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Kijkduin had triple turrets before Wargaming's given design date of 1938.
• Her primary guns were designed to be of 149,1mm calibre, not 152mm
• She was designed with torpedoes, but in game these are covered up.
• The American Radars are a Wargaming addition. The Dutch used mostly native and English systems.
• The B-Hull's additional 40mms are a Wargaming addition.
• The Bofors M42 AP shells were designed to be 46 kg, not 47 kg.
• The Bofors M42 shells had a designed MV of 880 m/s, not 900 m/s.
• Her engines performed at 78 000 SHP, the 85 000 SHP value is what she had post refit.

Historical Gallery

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  Design of the Kijkduin and later Eendracht

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  The design in-game Kijkduin is based of.

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  The cruiser of the Kijkduin-class under construction shortly before work was halted because of WWII.

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.4.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 137:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 150:
  • Airstrike parameters changed:
    • Maximum range of operation increased from 9 to 10 km.
    • Bomb drop time decreased from 10 to 8 s.
• DevBlog 164:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 7 to 8.5 s.
  • Airstrike parameters changed:
    • Reload time increased from 60 to 80 s.
    • Maximum bomb damage decreased from 5,800 to 5,100.
    • Chance of bombs causing fire decreased from 33 to 29%.
    • Bomb fall time decreased from 8 to 6 s.
    • Increased the size of the drop area.
    • Increased the number of bombs dropped by each plane.
• DevBlog 168:
  • Bomb fall time decreased from 6 to 5 s.

• Update 0.10.6:
  • Available in early access for Netherlands tokens in sequential bundles in the Armory.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.10.8.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Fixed issues with the ship model and textures.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Added the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Fixed the main battery gun designation displayed in the ship's tech specs and Modules tab, from "150mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret" to "152mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret".
  • Fixed an issue with a missing horn sound when using the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 12.0:
  • Added Depth Charges with the following characteristics:
    • Maximum damage: 2,000
    • Number of Charges: 2
    • Bombs per Charge: 4
    • Reload Time: 40 s
• Update 12.1:
  • Armor layout updated.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 4 to 8.

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