Halland

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Destroyer | Europe | Tier X

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20,000,000

Halland — European Tier X destroyer.

The construction of the second pair of Öland-class ships was canceled, and in 1951, destroyers Halland and Småland were laid down according to an improved project. The ships' displacement grew by 50%, and they received more advanced anti-aircraft and radio-technical weapons, as well as new main battery guns. The lead ship, Halland, was launched in 1952 and entered service in 1955. In 1966, the destroyers were equipped with Robot-08 anti-ship missiles. With the decommissioning of the Tre Kronor-class cruisers, the Halland-class destroyers became the largest ships in the Swedish Navy.

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/50 Model 1950 in a turret	30	7.2	93	1,750	8	2,100		0	2,000,000

	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 ()
Halland	19,200	6	20	2		6/1/2	2			0	3,000,000

	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 ()
Torped M1947 mod 1	0.6	100	7.2	10,700	86	15		0	2,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SUO Mk 10 Mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 58,000 hp	35		0	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Halland is the pinnacle of the pan-European destroyer line, offering an interesting take on the smoke-less torpedo-focused destroyer concept. It has all of the good characteristics of its lower tier predecessors, while also addressing several annoyances that essentially all the lower tier ships suffer from.

One of the main weaknesses about the pan-European destroyer line is that the torpedoes do very little damage, even though it's a torpedo-focused line. Halland is no different in this regard, but unlike most of the other ships in the line that also have few torpedo tubes for their respective tiers, the Halland finally gets ten torpedo tubes, which is on par with most other DD's. Additionally, it is the only ship in the entire pan-European destroyer line that has a reasonably fast turret traverse for a destroyer, which makes it much more comfortable to play.

As far as playstyle goes, Halland is not much different from the lower tier ships in the line - it's definitely a torpedo-focused ship. Still, the guns are actually very good - they put out a lot of damage with both HE and AP, and the HE has a relatively high chance of starting fires - but the extremely limited range makes them hard to use offensively, so they're mostly useful in defending the ship against other destroyers. As on the other ships in this line, the short gun range can sometimes be an advantage though, since it makes it very easy to get unspotted after an engagement, and it also makes it possible to use line-of-sight blockers such as smoke screens and islands in a rather unique way - it's easy to position in a way that puts enemy ships with line-of-sight out of range and thus unable to spot.

Compared to other torpedo boats, Halland stands out as trading some damage potential for more consistent performance. The torpedoes do little damage, but their exceptional speed and narrow spread makes it easier to consistently land hits. Halland is also less sensitive to the most common things that tend to get torpedo-focused destroyers sunk - gunboat destroyers, radar, and aircraft carriers - which further helps the consistent performance. Getting chased down by a gunboat destroyer is less threatening to Halland than to many other torpedo-focused destroyers, since the strong main battery and the Repair Party  make it very capable of holding its own in a fight against most other destroyers. Halland is also better equipped to deal with aircraft carriers than any other destroyer. Its anti-aircraft defenses are extremely strong, especially so when Defensive AA Fire  is used, making it very safe to play away from the team with aircraft carriers in the match. Finally, the exceptionally fast and long-ranged torpedoes offer the possibility to be effective from outside of radar range (although of course the torpedoes are easier to hit the closer one gets, as in any ship), which makes it less sensitive to the presence of radar-equipped ship.

Halland does have two main weaknesses - its low top speed and its lack of smoke. These two together make for a ship that requires very careful positioning, since it is very hard to escape a superior foe if the captain gets caught off guard. Overall though, Halland is a very well rounded ship that is easy to perform consistently in. Captains who love devastating strike achievements more than anything should look to other torpedo boats, however.

Pros:

Exceptionally fast torpedoes with very long range
Access to an extra narrow torpedo spread
Relatively quick torpedo reload
Access to the Defensive AA Fire  consumable, in a separate slot
Devastating AA potential, especially when paired up with another ship
Good amount of firepower in the main battery
Repair Party  consumable is in its own slot
Decent concealment

Cons:

No Smoke Generator , making it hard to disengage
Quite slow for a T10 DD
Very short main battery range
Relatively low HP pool, making it vulnerable to burst damage
Very low damage per torpedo

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Halland are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
Slot 3: Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 ()
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Torpedo Tubes Modification 2 ()

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. Χ	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire.	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables.	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm.	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding.	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★★★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★★★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes.
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage. ★★	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Gallery

References

Halland-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Ships of Europe

Destroyers	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • V Muavenet • VI Västerås • VI Stord • VII Skåne • VII Grom • VII Błyskawica • VII Stord '43 • VIII Öland • VIII Split • VIII Orkan • IX Östergötland • IX Lambros Katsonis • IX Velos • IX Friesland • IX Jäger • X Halland • X Gdańsk • X Småland • X Ragnar • ★ Dalarna
Cruisers	I Gryf • VI Elli
Battleships	V Viribus Unitis • IX Karl XIV Johan
Aircraft Carriers

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Pan-Asia	II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi • VIII Loyang • VIII Fenyang • VIII Loyang B • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • ★ Kunming
Spain	X Álvaro de Bazán
Europe	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • V Muavenet • VI Västerås • VI Stord • VII Skåne • VII Grom • VII Błyskawica • VII Stord '43 • VIII Öland • VIII Split • VIII Orkan • IX Östergötland • IX Lambros Katsonis • IX Velos • IX Friesland • IX Jäger • X Halland • X Gdańsk • X Småland • X Ragnar • ★ Dalarna
Netherlands	IX Groningen • X Tromp
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Commonwealth	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
Pan-America	VI Juruá

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 As far as playstyle goes, ''Halland'' is not much different from the lower tier ships in the line - it's definitely a torpedo-focused ship. Still, the guns are actually very good - they put out a lot of damage with both HE and AP, and the HE has a relatively high chance of starting fires - but the extremely limited range makes them hard to use offensively, so they're mostly useful in defending the ship against other destroyers. As on the other ships in this line, the short gun range can sometimes be an advantage though, since it makes it very easy to get unspotted after an engagement, and it also makes it possible to use line-of-sight blockers such as smoke screens and islands in a rather unique way - it's easy to position in a way that puts enemy ships with line-of-sight out of range and thus unable to spot.
-Compared to other torpedo boats, ''Halland'' stands out as trading some damage potential for more consistent performance. The torpedoes do little damage, but their exceptional speed and narrow spread makes it easier to consistently land hits. ''Halland'' is also less sensitive to the most common things that tend to get torpedo-focused destroyers sunk - gunboat destroyers, radar, and aircraft carriers - which further helps the consistent performance. Getting chased down by a gunboat destroyer is less threatening to ''Halland'' than to many other torpedo-focused destroyers, since the strong gunpower and {{Repair Party}} makes it very capable of holding its own in a fight against most other destroyers. ''Halland'' is also better equipped to deal with aircraft carriers than any other destroyer. Its anti-aircraft defenses are extremely strong, especially so when {{Defensive AA Fire}} is used, making it very safe to play away from the team with aircraft carriers in the match. Finally, the exceptionally fast and long-ranged torpedoes offer the possibility to be effective from outside of radar range (although of course the torpedoes are easier to hit the closer one gets, as in any ship), which makes it less sensitive to the presence of radar-equipped ship.
+Compared to other torpedo boats, ''Halland'' stands out as trading some damage potential for more consistent performance. The torpedoes do little damage, but their exceptional speed and narrow spread makes it easier to consistently land hits. ''Halland'' is also less sensitive to the most common things that tend to get torpedo-focused destroyers sunk - gunboat destroyers, radar, and aircraft carriers - which further helps the consistent performance. Getting chased down by a gunboat destroyer is less threatening to ''Halland'' than to many other torpedo-focused destroyers, since the strong main battery and the {{Repair Party}} make it very capable of holding its own in a fight against most other destroyers. ''Halland'' is also better equipped to deal with aircraft carriers than any other destroyer. Its anti-aircraft defenses are extremely strong, especially so when {{Defensive AA Fire}} is used, making it very safe to play away from the team with aircraft carriers in the match. Finally, the exceptionally fast and long-ranged torpedoes offer the possibility to be effective from outside of radar range (although of course the torpedoes are easier to hit the closer one gets, as in any ship), which makes it less sensitive to the presence of radar-equipped ship.
 ''Halland'' does have two main weaknesses - its low top speed and its lack of smoke. These two together make for a ship that requires very careful positioning, since it is very hard to escape a superior foe if the captain gets caught off guard. Overall though, ''Halland'' is a very well rounded ship that is easy to perform consistently in. Captains who love devastating strike achievements more than anything should look to other torpedo boats, however.

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