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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. 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.
Specifications
Survivability
Hit Points23,600
Flood Damage4%
Main Battery
Main Guns5 × 2
Caliber133 mm
Firing Range14.1 km
Reload Time8.0 s
Rotation Time18.0 s
Max Dispersion130 m
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage2,550
Shell Velocity792 m/s
HE Shell
Damage1,900
Fire Chance8%
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes2
Speed61 knots
Range8.0 km
Damage15,866
AA Defense
AA Rating46
AA Main Guns14
AA Ranges
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount × 3
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount × 4
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount × 2
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount × 5
Maneuverability
Max Speed32.3 knots
Turning Radius580 m
Rudder Shift Time6.5 s
Concealment
Max Surface Detection10.20 km
Min Surface Detection9.18 km
Air Detection5.80 km
Submarine Detection5.80 km
Depth Charges
Bombs Per Drop5
Max Drops2
Bomb Damage5,000
Reload Time40 s
Modules
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount
533 mm Mk IX
Dido
Propulsion: 65,000 hp
Mk VI mod. 1
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Main Battery Modification 2
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Slot 4
Damage Control System Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 1
History
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