Ship:PWSD501 Blyskawica - Revision history

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+#REDIRECT [[Ship:Błyskawica]]
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-Usually called by her english translation of "Lightning" or simply "Blys" for short, the Błyskawica is one stalwart destroyer that can fit your niche for a premium destroyer. Sporting several 120mm guns in fast turning turrets and a reasonable set of torpedoes, she can either get into gunfights with other destroyers or perform torpedo runs on ships that are not wary enough to find her there when they least expect her to. Due to her ergonomics, she can be the invisible ninja that is reminiscent of what the Japanese Minekaze could do to other ships with  successful torpedo runs or engage in gun skirmishes with American or Russian destroyers to surprising effect. In any way, you will find this destroyer to be one balanced ship and can very well rail in credits.
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-'''Pros'''
-* Surprisingly potent guns
-* Fast load time similar to Russian destroyers
-* Good concealment
-* Torpedoes deal sufficient damage
-* Friendly ergonomics
-* Surprising AA suite in a destroyer
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-'''Cons'''
-* Torpedo range is just a few meters near the detection range
-* Rather slow torpedoes
-* Engines occasionally get knocked out
-* Turrets have a good chance to be knocked out
-* Poor magazine protection, susceptible to detonations
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-''Błyskawica'', the second of two ''Grom''-class destroyers, served in the Polish Navy during the Second World War. The sister ships, named for thunder (''Grom'') and lightning (''Błyskawica''), carried relatively heavy armament including:
-* 7 x 120mm (post-1941, 8 x 102mm dual-purpose) guns; 3 x 2, 1 x 1 original configuration, 4 x 2 post-refit
-* 4 x 40mm and 8 x 13.2mm (post-1941, 4 x 20mm) anti-aircraft artillery; 2 x 2, 4 x 2 configuration (one additional 3-inch AA gun temporarily fitted, 1939-1941)
-* 6 x 550mm torpedo tubes; 2 x 3 configuration (1 x 3 temporarily replaced by 3-inch AA gun, 1939-1941)
-* 2 depth charge chutes, 40 depth charges
-Three 3-drum boilers powered two geared steam turbines, producing 40600kW (54500 shp) delivered to two propeller shafts, resulting in a design speed of 39kts (72km/hr, 45mi/hr).
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-The ''Grom''-class originated from a competition to design and build destroyers for the Polish Navy to succeed the ''Wicher'' class. The preceding two-ship ''Wicher'' class had been ordered from France's Chantiers Naval Francais, perhaps in part due to an implicit agreement between the the Polish and French governments that France would extend credit to Poland if Poland were to commission the newly-created shipyard. However, the resulting ''Wicher''-class destroyers possessed considerable flaws, including low speed, large silhouettes, and inadequate armor. It seems likely then that this negative prior experience drove the Polish Navy's selection in 1934 of J. Samuel White, a British shipbuilder, over competing designs from other British (Hunter) and French (Ateliers et Chantiers de la Loire) shipbuilders. Two destroyers were ordered on 29 March 1935. On 1 October 1935, the keel of ''Błyskawica'' was laid down at White's Cowes, Isle of Wight, shipyard, and the vessel launched on 1 October 1936. Successful sea trials were followed by her commissioning on 1 October 1937.
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-On 29 August 1939, two days before the outbreak of the Second World War, ''Błyskawica'', ''Grom'', and the ''Wicher''-class destroyer ''Burza'' departed from their base on the Baltic as part of the Peking Plan (Operation Peking), an attempt to preserve the vessels in the event of war with Germany. The three vessels, among the most modern elements of the Polish Navy, successfully evacuated with their crews and stores despite being spotted by the German light cruiser ''Königsberg'' and a destroyer escort, as hostilities had not yet begun. The flotilla was spotted by German seaplanes on the 31 August 1939, but managed to elude them by altering their course during the night. On 1 September 1939, the ships made contact with elements of the British Royal Navy (destroyers HMS ''Wanderer'' and ''Wallace'') and proceeded to Leith (Edinburgh's port), having received news that morning that Germany had invaded Poland. The remaining vessels of the Polish Navy in the Baltic were captured or sunk in combat with German forces over the following weeks, with the sinking of both ''Wicher'' and ''Gryf'' (a heavy minelayer and largest vessel in the Polish fleet) on 3 September 1939.
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-Having escaped destruction, the destroyers conducted joint actions with the Royal Navy's Home Fleet. Modifications were made to address the new issue of top-heaviness due to the change from the less turbulent Baltic to the Atlantic, resulting in the removal of a searchlight tower on top of the bridge, the aft deckhouse, and the original funnel cap. Additionally, the forward torpedo launcher was removed and replaced with a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun.
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-Having received these modifications, ''Błyskawica'' returned to duty. On 7 September 1939, ''Błyskawica'' engaged a German U-boat. In May 1940, ''Błyskawica'' and ''Grom'' participated in the Norwegian campaign, shelling German positions and downing two German aircraft. During the campaign, ''Grom'' fell victim to German aerial bombardment and sank. ''Błyskawica'' later took part in Operation Dynamo, the Franco-British evacuation of Dunkirk (27 May - 4 June 1940). ''Błyskawica'' was afterward assigned to convoy duty in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theatres, engaging German U-boats and Luftwaffe aircraft.
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-In December 1941, ''Błyskawica'' received a refit of her armament, the original 120mm guns replaced with 102mm dual-purpose guns, the 13.2mm machine guns replaced with 20mm Oerlikon cannon, the 3-inch anti-aircraft gun removed, and the forward torpedo launcher re-installed.
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-Returning to convoy duty, ''Błyskawica'' escorted vessels including the RMS ''Queen Mary'', being one of the few vessels capable of keeping pace with the liner. On the night of 4 May 1942, ''Błyskawica'' proved instrumental in the defense of her erstwhile home of Cowes, Isle of Wight, against a raid by 160 Luftwaffe aircraft. Having been undergoing refit at her shipyard, the ship engaged the Luftwaffe aircraft with ferocity, firing such a volume of rounds that her guns required dousing with water and leaving her stores of ammunition depleted. ''Błyskawica'' additionally deployed smokescreens obscuring vision of the town, compounding the bombers' difficulty in delivering ordnance due to the volume of anti-aircraft fire. While both the shipyard and town received significant damage, assessments credited the crew of ''Błyskawica'' with preventing further destruction, an evaluation reflected in commemorations in Cowes.
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-In March 1943, ''Błyskawica'' replaced HMS ''Lightning'' following its destruction on 12 March 1943 by German E-boats. While deployed with Cruiser Force Q based in Bône, North Africa, ''Błyskawica'' participated in the Battle of Ushant (8 June 1944), though her element (HMS ''Eskimo'', ''Javelin'', ORP ''Piorun'' and ''Błyskawica'') did not make contact with the German force.
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-During the war, ''Błyskawica'' logged 270,000km (146,000nm) and escorted eighty-three convoys, damaged three U-boats, assisted in the sinking of other vessels, and downed at least four aircraft. As part of Operation Deadlight (17 November - 11 February 1946), ''Błyskawica'' used her guns to scuttle surrendered German U-boats designated for destruction.
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-For her service, ''Błyskawica'' received the Virtuti Militari Golden Cross (Class IV) medal, the only ship in the Polish Navy to do so. Decommissioned in 1976, she was later converted to a museum ship and resides at Gdynia, Poland. ''Błyskawica'' holds the title of oldest preserved destroyer in the world.
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-File:Blyskawica l d.jpg{{!}}ORP Błyskawica, modern view
-File:76 mm gun on ORP Błyskawica 1940 IWM A 672.jpg{{!}}Crew cleaning a 3-inch anti-aircraft gun on ORP Błyskawica, 12 September 1940
-File:ORP Blyskawica na Atlantyku.jpg{{!}}ORP Błyskawica in the Northern Atlantic during World War II
-File:Mostek Blyskawicy.jpg{{!}}Bridge of ORP Błyskawica decorated with Golden Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari
-File:76_mm_gun_on_ORP_Błyskawica_1940_IWM_A_672.jpg{{!}}Cleaning 76mm gun, 1940 (temporary mount 1939-1941)
-File:ORP_Blyskawica_na_Atlantyku.jpg{{!}}Atlantic theatre during Second World War, post-1941 (note forward torpedo launcher refitted)
-File:Blyskawica_l_d.jpg{{!}}At Gdiniya, 2005
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-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ORP_B%C5%82yskawica
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grom-class_destroyer
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wicher-class_destroyer
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peking_Plan
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunkirk_evacuation
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ushant_(1944)
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Deadlight
-https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtuti_Militari#People.27s_Republic_of_Poland
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 During the war, ''Błyskawica'' logged 270,000km (146,000nm) and escorted eighty-three convoys, damaged three U-boats, assisted in the sinking of other vessels, and downed at least four aircraft. As part of Operation Deadlight (17 November - 11 February 1946), ''Błyskawica'' used her guns to scuttle surrendered German U-boats designated for destruction.
-For her service, ''Błyskawica'' received the Virtuti Militari Golden Cross (Class IV) medal, the only ship in the Polish Navy to do so. Decommissioned in 1976, she was later converted to a museum ship and resides at Gdiniya, Poland. ''Błyskawica'' holds the title of oldest preserved destroyer in the world.
+For her service, ''Błyskawica'' received the Virtuti Militari Golden Cross (Class IV) medal, the only ship in the Polish Navy to do so. Decommissioned in 1976, she was later converted to a museum ship and resides at Gdynia, Poland. ''Błyskawica'' holds the title of oldest preserved destroyer in the world.
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-ORP Błyskawica is a Grom-class destroyer which served in the Polish Navy during World War II and is the only ship of the Polish Navy awarded the Virtuti Militari medal. It is preserved as a museum ship in Gdynia, the oldest preserved destroyer in the world.<br />
+''Błyskawica'', the second of two ''Grom''-class destroyers, served in the Polish Navy during the Second World War. The sister ships, named for thunder (''Grom'') and lightning (''Błyskawica''), carried relatively heavy armament including:
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+* 7 x 120mm (post-1941, 8 x 102mm dual-purpose) guns; 3 x 2, 1 x 1 original configuration, 4 x 2 post-refit
-She was the second of two Grom-class destroyers, built for the Polish Navy by J. Samuel White, Cowes in 1935–37. The Polish word błyskawica translates to lightning, whiler her sister, Grom, translate to thunderclap. The Grom-class were two of the most heavily armed and fastest destroyers on the seas during World War II.
+* 4 x 40mm and 8 x 13.2mm (post-1941, 4 x 20mm) anti-aircraft artillery; 2 x 2, 4 x 2 configuration (one additional 3-inch AA gun temporarily fitted, 1939-1941)
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 File:ORP Blyskawica na Atlantyku.jpg{{!}}ORP Błyskawica in the Northern Atlantic during World War II
 File:Mostek Blyskawicy.jpg{{!}}Bridge of ORP Błyskawica decorated with Golden Cross of the Order Virtuti Militari
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 * Torpedoes deal sufficient damage
 * Friendly ergonomics
 '''Cons'''

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		+	Usually called by her english translation of "Lightning" or simply "Blys" for short, the Błyskawica is one stalwart destroyer that can fit your niche for a premium destroyer. Sporting several 120mm guns in fast turning turrets and a reasonable set of torpedoes, she can either get into gunfights with other destroyers or perform torpedo runs on ships that are not wary enough to find her there when they least expect her to. Due to her ergonomics, she can be the invisible ninja that is reminiscent of what the Japanese Minekaze could do to other ships with successful torpedo runs or engage in gun skirmishes with American or Russian destroyers to surprising effect. In any way, you will find this destroyer to be one balanced ship and can very well rail in credits.

		+	'''Pros'''
		+	* Surprisingly potent guns
		+	* Fast load time similar to Russian destroyers
		+	* Good concealment
		+	* Torpedoes deal sufficient damage
		+	* Friendly ergonomics
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		+	'''Cons'''
		+	* Torpedo range is just a few meters near the detection range
		+	* Rather slow torpedoes
		+	* Engines occasionally get knocked out
		+	* Turrets have a good chance to be knocked out
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