V Dido - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

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 i...

Dido Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	29,500
Effective HP	29,500
Armor	10-89mm
Torpedo Protection	4%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	133 mm 5x2
Range	14.30 km
Reload Time	8.0 s
Turret Turn Time	18.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	10.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	1,900
HE Alpha Strike	19,000
HE DPM	142,500
Fires Per Minute	4.24
AP Damage	2,550
Overmatch	9 mm
AP Alpha Strike	25,500
AP DPM	191,250
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	2x3
Torpedo Damage	15,867
Torpedo Detectability	1.30 km
Torpedo Range	8.00 km
Torpedo Speed	61.0 kt

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	104
AA Max Range	4.50 km
AA Mount 1	3x1 20 mm
AA DPS 1	11
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	6x2 20 mm
AA DPS 2	24
AA Range 2	2.00 km
AA Mount 3	2x4 40 mm
AA DPS 3	28
AA Range 3	2.50 km
AA Mount 4	5x2 133 mm
AA DPS 4	41
AA Range 4	4.50 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	34.0 kt
Turning Circle	580 m
Rudder Shift Time	6.5 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	10.80 km
Air Detectability	6.50 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	4.60 km

Dido Records

base_xp3045

Predatorcelt

Aug 2025

Type	Value	Member	Date
Base XP	3045	Predatorcelt	Aug 2025

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Peer Comparison

Tier V Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Aoba	31,900	10.5 s	4,700	35.0 kt	11.40 km
Budyonny	30,800	8.0 s	3,300	35.0 kt	13.00 km
Dallas	28,300	8.5 s	3,200	32.5 kt	11.60 km
De Grasse	31,200	8.1 s	3,300	33.5 kt	11.80 km
Devonshire	34,400	14.0 s	4,500	31.3 kt	11.10 km
Dido	29,500	8.0 s	2,550	34.0 kt	10.80 km
Duca DAosta	29,700	8.0 s	3,200	36.5 kt	9.90 km
Dupleix	34,900	15.0 s	4,800	32.0 kt	12.10 km
Exeter	29,400	12.0 s	4,550	32.0 kt	10.50 km
Gokase	28,300	10.0 s	2,900	37.5 kt	11.10 km
Gorky	28,400	12.5 s	4,400	36.0 kt	13.00 km
Graf Spee	39,400	20.0 s	8,400	28.5 kt	12.40 km
Huanghe	24,100	7.0 s	3,300	33.0 kt	11.30 km
Kijkduin	32,000	8.5 s	3,200	33.0 kt	11.00 km
La Galissoniere	27,300	9.0 s	3,300	31.0 kt	12.40 km
Leander	28,700	7.5 s	3,100	32.5 kt	10.90 km
London	34,600	15.0 s	4,550	32.0 kt	10.60 km
Makarov	27,000	6.0 s	3,900	32.0 kt	12.90 km
Molotov	28,400	12.5 s	4,400	36.0 kt	12.40 km
Mysore	30,600	8.5 s	3,300	31.5 kt	10.50 km
Nürnberg	27,000	6.0 s	3,900	33.5 kt	11.70 km
Pensacola	32,700	13.0 s	4,600	32.5 kt	11.70 km
Perth	27,100	7.5 s	3,100	32.5 kt	11.30 km
Rahmat	23,600	7.5 s	2,550	32.3 kt	11.10 km
Trento	34,500	15.0 s	5,100	35.0 kt	10.60 km

Dido Builds

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Dido Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 150 s
Duration: 25 s
AA Damage Boost: 200%

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 94 s
Ship Detection: 4.2 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.0 km

Slot 3

Smoke Generator

Charges: 5
Cooldown: 70 s
Duration: 20 s
Dispersion Time: 40.0 s

Slot 4

Main Battery Reload Booster

Reload Time Speed: --67%
Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 16 s

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