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Tier VI Cruiser Premium

United Kingdom

Dido

After the signing of the London Treaty, a discussion started about small naval cruisers. In 1936, a project featuring five rapid-firing 134 mm twin mounts was presented. HMS Dido, the lead ship of the series, entered service in September 1940. At the beginning of World War II, she escorted convoys in the Atlantic and then relocated to the Mediterranean....

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After the signing of the London Treaty, a discussion started about small naval cruisers. In 1936, a project featuring five rapid-firing 134 mm twin mounts was presented. HMS Dido, the lead ship of the series, entered service in September 1940. At the beginning of World War II, she escorted convoys in the Atlantic and then relocated to the Mediterranean. The cruiser participated in the second battle in the Gulf of Sirte in 1942, in the landings in Sicily in 1943, and served off the south coast of France in 1944. In 1945, she escorted Arctic convoys and supported strikes off the coast of Norway.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of Dido

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
23,600
Maximum speed
32.3 knots
Surface detection
10.2 km
Main battery range
14.1 km
Main battery reload
8.0 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 detection10.2 km
  • Main battery14.1 km
  • Torpedoes8 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 · 133 mm HE Mk IC 1,900
  • AP · 133 mm AP Mk IC 2,550
  • Torpedo · 533 mm Mk IX* 15,866
  • Depth charge 5,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.3 knots
Turning circle radius
580 m
Rudder shift time
6.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 56

Concealment

Surface detection
10.2 km
Air detection
5.8 km
Submarine detection
5.8 km
Concealment API rating 70

Survivability

Hit points
23,600
Torpedo damage reduction
4 %
Survivability API rating 33

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
10–89 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 59
Maximum range
14.1 km
Reload time
8.0 s
Rate of fire
7.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
18.0 s
Maximum dispersion
130 m

Shells

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

133 mm HE Mk IC
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,900
Fire chance
8.0 %
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
36 kg
133 mm AP Mk IC
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,550
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
36 kg
Gun layout
Mount
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount
Mounts
5
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 18

533 mm Mk IX*

Maximum range
8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
15,866
Reload time
72 s
Speed
61 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm TR Mk IV
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 46
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
3
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount
Calibre
133 mm
Mounts
5

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
5,000
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
5
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
23,600
Main-battery barrels
5
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
14

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.3 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk VI mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Dido

Default
Type
Hull

133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 65,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

533 mm Mk IX

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Compatible upgrades

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

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

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

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
9
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

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HP
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Speed
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Torps
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Speed
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Guns
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