World of Warships Supertest: Pan-Asian Tier X Premium Destroyer Lüshun

Historical background

Lüshun doesn’t really have a historical background to speak of. Essentially, she is a what-if Neustrashimy (Project 41) that would have either been transferred to China or built over there.

There are some very small variations to the anti-air and the radar systems but beyond that, it really is a carbon copy of Neustrashimy.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s commemorative flag

Ship’s permanent camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Lüshun	Propulsion: 64 200 HP	Mk10 mod. 1	130 mm/58 Type 76 on a Type 76 mount	53-51

General Characteristics and Playstyle

Tier	X
Health	20 500 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction	0 %
Displacement	3 830 tons
Dimensions
Overall length	133.84 m
Beam	13.6 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)	17.57 m
Freeboard	3.7 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range	12.750 km
130 mm/58 Type 76 on a Type 76 mount	2 x 2 130 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range	10.000 km
533 mm Quintuple PTA-53-68-bis	2 x 5 533 mm
Maximum speed	36.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius	700 m
Rudder Shift Time	4.61 s
Surface Detectability	7.2 km
Air Detectability	3.36 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke	2.92 km

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Damage Control PartyWork time: 5 sCooldown: 40 s	Smoke GeneratorNumber of charges: 3Work time: 20 sCooldown: 160 sSmoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 85 s	Hydroacoustic SearchNumber of charges: 3Work time: 110 sCooldown: 120 sTorpedo spotting range: 3.8 km Ship spotting range: 5.5 km	Torpedo Reload BoosterNumber of charges: 2Work time: 1 sCooldown: 300 sTorpedo reload time: 8 s

Main Armament

2 x 2 130 mm/58 Type 76 on a Type 76 mount Both turrets can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	12.750
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	10.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	111 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – HE-42
Alpha Damage	1 800
Penetration capacity	22 mm
Explosion size	6.45 m
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.291
Projectile Mass	33.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – SAP-42
Alpha Damage	2 600
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.294
Projectile Mass	33.4 kg
Projectile Krupp	1 900
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	22 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 5 533 mm Quintuple PTA-53-68-bis 53-51
Reloading Time	125.0 s
Maximum Distance	10.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	53°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	52°
Damage	17 933
Flooding Chance	302%
Speed	65 knots
Surface Detectability	1.3 km

Anti-air Armament

2 x 2 130 mm/58 Type 76 on a Type 76 mount
Sector firing range	0.1 km – 6.0 km
Hit chance	100 %
Sector’s damage	13
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	46
Flak clouds number	2
Flak cloud damage	1 680
4 x 2 57 mm Type 66 AA Mount
Sector firing range	0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance	100 %
Sector’s damage	40
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	140
4 x 2 25 mm Type 61 AA Mount
Sector firing range	0.1 km – 2.0 km
Hit chance	95 %
Sector’s damage	16
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	56

ASW Armament

Shipborne depth charges
Reloading Time	40 s
Number of charges	2
Number of bombs in payload	12
Damage	1 700
Sink speed	21.5-32.2 m/s
Detonation timer	6.5 – 7.5 s
Explosion radius	800 m
Fire chances	10%
Flooding chances	15%

Damage distribution

The Armor

External armor protection:

Personal Opinion

Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh….

I’m not quite sure how that ship can work at tier X. It is quite literally a copy-paste of Neustrashimy on most of the stats except for the concealment that gets worse, the depth charges that… also get worse, and the consumable set also gets changed. Technically, the anti-air gets better but that’s forgetting the fact that Lüshun loses the Defensive AA fire consumable.

Neustrashimy has the Specialized Repair Team that makes her incredibly survivable as well as an Engine boost (and a Defensive AA fire). Lüshun gets a slightly improved Hydroacoustic Search with a 5.5 km ship detection range as well as a torpedo reload booster. Overall… not exactly sure how that would make her tier X material. It is especially true when you consider that her firepower is far from impressive, she can’t properly combine the Hydroacoustic Search with the Soviet smoke and there are 4 destroyers at tier X with 5.0 km or 6.0 km Hydroacoustic Search that could kick her ass into Oblivion.
As for the torpedo reload booster… I mean… it is always nice but again, it’s nothing that would make her tier X material in my books.

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