Lightning

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8,900,000

Lightning — British Tier VIII destroyer.

In comparison with her predecessors, the L-class ships turned out to be almost 200 tons heavier. To compensate for the weight of the new 120 mm guns with a 50-degree laying angle, quadruple torpedo tubes had to be installed. Throughout World War II, the destroyer had served in units with warships like Ark Royal, Valiant, and Warspite. Lightning sank on March 12, 1943, after taking two torpedo hits from German motor torpedo boats (Schnellboot) during an operation to intercept a German convoy.

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 QF Mk.XI on a CP Mk.XX mount	13.3	9	106	1,700	9	2,200		0	650,000

	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 ()
Lightning (A)	13,000	6	20	3		2/4/1/3	2			0	850,000
Lightning (B)	15,900	6	20	3		4/6	2			39,000	2,750,000

	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 ()
533 mm Mk IX(*)	0.6	96	7.2	15,866	61	8		0	800,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk VIII mod. 1		0		0	400,000
Mk VIII mod. 2		0		25,000	1,550,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 48,000 hp	36		0	700,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Lightning is a natural evolution from Jervis, sharing a similar turret and torpedo tube configuration as well as performance characteristics. However, Lightning mounts its 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns in new enclosed turrets capable of high elevation angles, thus allowing them to serve as anti-aircraft guns as well. These turrets also have the pleasant side effect of allowing them to clear the rear structure, thus allowing the forward turrets to also traverse fully. This allows her to easily maneuver while keeping guns on target as she retreats.

Pros:

All gun turrets can traverse 360 degrees.
Superb concealment with 8 km torpedoes, allowing stealth torpedo attacks.
Superb acceleration and maneuverability.
Access to Hydroacoustic Search consumable.
High number of smoke charges with short cooldown.

Cons:

Short duration smoke discourages sitting in smoke and firing.
No Engine Boost consumable makes escape nearly impossible if caught in a bad position.
High shell arcs make long range hits against anything smaller than a battleship challenging.
Short ship detection range for the Hydroacoustic Search consumable.
Poor AA firepower.
8km torpedoes may not be adequate in Tier X matches.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Lightning is as follows:

Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) (see above for cost). Research of this module unlocks progression to IX Jutland.
Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to XXX for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Lightning are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection *
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1

The Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1 special upgrade for Slot 2 provides a 20% (36 second) action time boost to Hydro.

Commander Skills

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

Lightning can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Short-Burst Smoke Generator  - 6 charges
Slot 3: Short-Range Hydro-Acoustic Search  - 3 charges

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectability range.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Lightning with Type 18 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Lightning captains benefit from signal flags that enhance her main battery armament and torpedo armament, such as Victor Lima (), India X-Ray (), and Juliet Whiskey Unaone (). Sierra Mike () is useful for increasing maneuverability.

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

References

Ships of U.K.

Destroyers	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
Cruisers	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
Battleships	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
Aircraft Carriers	IV Hermes • VI Furious • VI Ark Royal • VIII Implacable • VIII Indomitable • VIII Colossus • X Audacious • X Malta • ★ Eagle

Destroyers

Japan	II Tachibana • II Umikaze • II Tachibana Lima • III Wakatake • IV Isokaze • V Minekaze • V Fūjin • V Kamikaze • V Kamikaze R • V Mutsuki • VI Fubuki • VI Hatsuharu • VI Shinonome B • VI Shinonome • VII Akatsuki • VII Shiratsuyu • VII Yūdachi • VIII Akizuki • VIII Kagerō • VIII Asashio • VIII HSF Harekaze II • VIII Asashio B • VIII HSF Harekaze • VIII AL Yukikaze • IX Yūgumo • IX Kitakaze • IX Minegumo • IX STAR Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate • ★ Yamagiri
U.K.	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • IX Jutland • IX Somme • X Daring • X Druid
France	II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Kléber CLR
U.S.S.R.	II Storozhevoi • III Derzki • IV Izyaslav • V Gremyashchy • V Podvoisky • V Okhotnik • VI Gnevny • VII Minsk • VII Leningrad • VII Tashkent '39 • VIII Ognevoi • VIII Kiev • IX Udaloi • IX Tashkent • IX Neustrashimy • X Khabarovsk • X Grozovoi • X Delny • ★ Zorkiy
U.S.A.	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Germany	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39 • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35 • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44 • IX ZF-6 • X Z-52 • X Elbing • X Z-42
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
Italy	II Curtatone • III Nazario Sauro • IV Turbine • V Maestrale • VI Aviere • VI Leone • VII Luca Tarigo • VII FR25 • VIII Vittorio Cuniberti • IX Adriatico • IX Paolo Emilio • X Attilio Regolo
Commonwealth	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
Pan-America	VI Juruá

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-An L-class destroyer, a next step in the development of J-class ships. In comparison with her predecessors, she had fewer torpedo tubes and new, more powerful 120 mm guns mounted in turrets with the design that enabled firing at aircraft.
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-The Lightning is a natural evolution from the Jervis, sharing a similar turret and torpedo tube configuration as well as performance characteristics. However, the Lightning mounts its 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns in new enclosed turrets capable of high elevation angles, thus allowing them to serve as anti-aircraft guns as well. These turrets also have the pleasant side effect of allowing them to clear the rear structure, thus allowing the forward turrets to also traverse fully. This allows the Lightning to easily maneuver while keeping its guns on target as it retreats.
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-* '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) for XXX.  Research of this module unlocks progression to YYY.
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-* '''Propulsion:'''
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 * '''Slot 1''':  {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
-* '''Slot 2''':  {{Propulsion Modification 1}}
+* '''Slot 2''':  {{Engine Room Protection}}&nbsp;<nowiki>*</nowiki>
 * '''Slot 3''':  {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
-* '''Slot 4''':  {{Steering Gears Modification 2}}
+* '''Slot 4''':  {{Steering Gears Modification 1}}
 * '''Slot 5''':  {{Concealment System Modification 1}}
+<br />
+The {{Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1}} special upgrade for '''Slot 2''' provides a 20% (36 second) action time boost to Hydro.
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-Key skills for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' commanders include [[Ship:Commander#Last_Stand|Last Stand]], [[Ship:Commander#Survivability_Expert|Survivability Expert]], and [[Ship:Commander#Concealment_Expert|Concealment Expert]].
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+{{Commander Skills 3 DD
-<!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. Improved Engines on a non-CV) or are detrimental to the ship.  They should mirror what appears in the game client. -->
+<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
-| rating11 = 3 <!-- Priority Target -->
+| rating11 =  <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| rating12 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
+| rating12 = 1 <!-- Liquidator -->
-| rating13 =  <!-- Expert Loader -->
+| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
+| rating14 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
+| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
+| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
-| rating17 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| rating21 =  <!-- High Alert -->
+| rating21 = 2 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| rating22 = 1 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
+| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
-| rating23 = 2 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
+| rating23 = 1 <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| rating24 =  <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
+| rating24 =  <!-- Extra-Heavy AP Shells -->
-| rating25 = 1 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
+| rating25 = 1 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
+| rating26 = 3 <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating27 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating28 = 3 <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating31 =  <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
+| rating31 = 2 <!-- Main Battery & AA Specialist -->
-| rating32 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert-->
+| rating32 =  <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
-| rating33 =  <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
+| rating34 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
+| rating35 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
-| rating36 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
+| rating36 = 2 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
-| rating37 = 2 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating38 =  <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating41 =  <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
+| rating41 =  <!-- Main Battery & AA Expert -->
-| rating42 =  <!-- Fire Prevention -->
+| rating42 =  <!-- Swift in Silence -->
-| rating43 = 2 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
+| rating43 =  <!-- Radio Location -->
-| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
+| rating44 =  <!-- Fearless Brawler -->
-| rating45 = 2 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
+| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| rating46 =  <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
+| rating46 =  <!-- Dazzle -->
-| rating47 = 1 <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
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 ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
 * '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
-* '''Slot 2:''' {{Smoke Generator}}
+* '''Slot 2:''' {{Short-Burst Smoke Generator}} - 6 charges
-* '''Slot 3:''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
+* '''Slot 3:''' {{Short-Range Hydro-Acoustic Search}} - 3 charges
-It is recommended that captains use premium consumables to get the most out of the ship.
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
-[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectibility range.
+[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detectability range.
 Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type 18 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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 | India Yankee = 1
 | Juliet Charlie = 2
+| X-Ray Papa Unaone = 2 <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
+| Sierra Bravo = 1 <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DFAA reload time -->
 | Zulu = 1
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 | Papa Papa = 1
-| Wyvern = 1
+| Wyvern =
-| Red Dragon = 2
+| Red Dragon =
-| Dragon Flag = 1
+| Dragon Flag =
-| Ouroboros = 1
+| Ouroboros =
-| Hydra = 2
+| Hydra =
+| Basilisk =
+| Leviathan =
+| Scylla =
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+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Lightning_(G55) HMS ''Lightning'' (G55) - Wikipedia]
+* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L_and_M-class_destroyer L and M-class destroyer - Wikipedia]
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