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Tier VIII Destroyer Premium

Europe

Błyskawica '44

A large destroyer with powerful armament, built at the British shipyard in Cowes, ORP Błyskawica played an active role in military operations in the European theater during World War II. She supported Allied actions during the Norwegian campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation in the spring of 1940. In May 1942, ORP Błyskawica defended her home shipyard on...

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A large destroyer with powerful armament, built at the British shipyard in Cowes, ORP Błyskawica played an active role in military operations in the European theater during World War II. She supported Allied actions during the Norwegian campaign and the Dunkirk evacuation in the spring of 1940. In May 1942, ORP Błyskawica defended her home shipyard on the Isle of Wight from a Luftwaffe raid, and in the summer of 1944, she engaged German ships while supporting the Normandy landings. Today, ORP Błyskawica is a museum ship at the Naval Museum in Gdynia, Poland.

Doubloons
13,000
Official profile image of Błyskawica '44

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
18,500
Maximum speed
39.0 knots
Surface detection
7.4 km
Main battery range
11.5 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 detection7.4 km
  • Main battery11.5 km
  • Torpedoes12 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.

  • AP · 102 mm AP 35 lb 1,850
  • Torpedo · Torped M1943 mod 3 10,700
  • 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
7.4 km
Air detection
3.0 km
Submarine detection
3.0 km
Concealment API rating 89

Survivability

Hit points
18,500
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 27
Maximum range
11.5 km
Reload time
4.0 s
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
10.0 s
Maximum dispersion
101 m

Shells

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

102 mm AP 35 lb
AP
Maximum damage per hit
1,850
Muzzle velocity
811 m/s
Shell mass
19 kg
Gun layout
Mount
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI* on a Mk.XIX mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 15

Torped M1943 mod 3

Maximum range
12.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
10,700
Reload time
80 s
Speed
76 knots
Detectability
1.6 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm potrójna
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 47
Aura
7.7 mm Lewis
Calibre
7 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors wz.1936
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI* on a Mk.XIX mount
Calibre
102 mm
Mounts
4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
2,500
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
10
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
18,500
Main-battery barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
12

Engine

Published maximum speed
39.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI* on a Mk.XIX mount

Default
Type
Artillery

533 mm potrójna

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Propulsion: 54,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

SKO Mod. 8

Default
Type
Suo

Błyskawica '44

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

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

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
13
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

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