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Dido

Cruiser · 5×2 133 mm

Hit points23 600
Top speed32.3 kt
Sea detection (base)10.2 km
Turning radius580 m
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Dido — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationU.K.
ClassCruiser
Tier6
StatusPremium
Hit points23 600
Upgrade slots4
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed32.3 kt
Turning radius580 m
Rudder shift time6.5 s
Battle levels6–8
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea10.2 km
Detectability by air5.8 km
Detectability by submarine5.8 km

Base API profile values before commander skills, upgrades and other modifiers.

Armament

Main battery

Layout5×2 133 mm
Total guns10
Caliber133 mm
Range14.1 km
Reload8 s
180° traverse18 s
Maximum dispersion130 m
Rate of fire7.1/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name133 mm AP Mk IC
Max damage2 550
Muzzle velocity792 m/s
Shell mass36 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name133 mm HE Mk IC
Max damage1 900
Muzzle velocity792 m/s
Shell mass36 kg
Fire chance8%
Torpilles

Torpedo armament

Layout2×3 533 mm
Total tubes6
Torpedo533 mm Mk IX*
Range8 km
Speed61 kt
Reload72 s
Maximum damage15 866
Detectability1.3 km
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating46
20 mm · 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount3 mounts
20 mm · 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount4 mounts
40 mm · 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount2 mounts
133 mm · 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.II mount5 mounts
ASW

Depth charges

Bombs per drop5
Max damage per bomb5000
Available charges2
Reload40 s
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha25 500
Theoretical AP DPM191 250
HE broadside alpha19 000
Theoretical HE DPM142 500
Theoretical torpedo salvo95 196

Before accuracy, penetration, saturation, angles and other mechanics.

Background

About the ship

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.

Technical data imported from Wargaming’s public API and subject to game updates.