Bluewater Fleet
HMS Dido
IV
Rank
AB
5.3
RB
5.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
61,000
Research
230,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
25 / 76 / 25 mm
Main fire tower
25 / 25 / 25 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
8 mm (steel)
Number of sections
8
Displacement
6,850 t
Crew
530 persons
Max speed
Forward
60517051 km/h
Backward
26223022 km/h
Primary armament
5 × Turret — 2 × 5.25 inch/50 QF Mark I cannon
Ammunition
1,800 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 70°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
| SAPBC | 172 | 154 | 131 | 116 | 105 | 92 | |
| HE-VT | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | |
Secondary armament
2 × Turret — 4 × 40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.VIII automatic cannon
Ammunition
17,920 rounds
Belt capacity
56 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Fire rate
200 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF/AP-T/HEF/AP-T | 60 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 | |
| HEF/HEF/HEF/AP-T | 60 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 | |
| AP-T/AP-T/AP-T/HEF | 60 | 57 | 50 | 43 | 38 | 34 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
5 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
9,000 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
6 × 533 mm Mk.IX wet-heater torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
8,140 → 10,590
RB
8,517 → 11,081
Crew training
65,000
Experts
230,000
Aces
820 
Research Aces
440,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
400 / 600 %
160 %
Total cost of modifications
55,300
106,200
Talisman cost
1,400
Seakeeping |
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Unsinkability | |
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Firepower | ||
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