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Błyskawica '52

Polish destroyer Błyskawica saw action from the very first days of World War II. Throughout the war, she underwent several rearmaments at British shipyards. In 1951, a few years after the war ended, the ship was modernized again: her British 102 mm main battery barrels were replaced with Soviet 100 mm guns, and all anti-aircraft and anti-submarine...

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Polish destroyer Błyskawica saw action from the very first days of World War II. Throughout the war, she underwent several rearmaments at British shipyards. In 1951, a few years after the war ended, the ship was modernized again: her British 102 mm main battery barrels were replaced with Soviet 100 mm guns, and all anti-aircraft and anti-submarine systems were substituted with Soviet-made systems. After this modernization, Błyskawica served in the Polish Navy for nearly a quarter of a century before becoming a museum ship in Gdynia.

Doubloons
28,500
Official profile image of Błyskawica '52

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
16,200
Maximum speed
39.0 knots
Surface detection
8.3 km
Main battery range
12.7 km
Main battery reload
4.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection8.3 km
  • Main battery12.7 km
  • Torpedoes10.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 100 mm HE 1,400
  • AP · 100 mm AP 1,700
  • Torpedo · Torped M1952 19,033
  • Depth charge 2,500
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
39.0 knots
Turning circle radius
610 m
Rudder shift time
4.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 72

Concealment

Surface detection
8.3 km
Air detection
3.4 km
Submarine detection
3.4 km
Concealment API rating 84

Survivability

Hit points
16,200
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 30

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
3–20 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 48
Maximum range
12.7 km
Reload time
4.0 s
Rate of fire
14.3 rounds/min
180° turn time
10.0 s
Maximum dispersion
110 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

100 mm HE
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,400
Fire chance
6.0 %
Muzzle velocity
895 m/s
Shell mass
13 kg
100 mm AP
AP
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Muzzle velocity
895 m/s
Shell mass
13 kg
Gun layout
Mount
100 mm/56 B-34 on a Mk.XIX mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 10

Torped M1952

Maximum range
10.5 km
Maximum damage per hit
19,033
Reload time
120 s
Speed
66 knots
Detectability
1.4 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Triple 1-N
Mounts
1
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 50
Aura
37 mm 70-K mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
37 mm V-31 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
100 mm/56 B-34 on a Mk.XIX mount
Calibre
100 mm
Mounts
4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
2,500
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
16
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
16,200
Main-battery barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
1
AA mounts
10

Engine

Published maximum speed
39.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

100 mm/56 B-34 on a Mk.XIX mount

Default
Type
Artillery

53-38U

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Propulsion: 54,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

SKO Mod. 9

Default
Type
Suo

Błyskawica '52

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
16
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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HP
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Speed
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Torps
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Torps
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