New Ship: Cayuga - Tier IX Commonwealth (Canadian) Destroyer 1947

Cayuga - Tier IX Commonwealth (Canadian) Destroyer 1947

One of the Canadian-built Tribal-class destroyers, Cayuga, missed World War II and went on to serve as a key part of the Royal Canadian Navy into the Cold War. She was modified in light of wartime experience, receiving improved armament for defense against both aircraft and submarines. She conducted three tours during the Korean War before serving in various training roles. She was decommissioned in 1964 and later sold for scrap.

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Key Features and Battle Tips

Key Features

Don't let her small size fool you—this destroyer punches well above her weight, and comes loaded with all the hallmarks of a Commonwealth ship, but with a special twist.

• Relentless Firepower: High main gun DPM with eight 102mm guns and decent range.
• Tactical Concealment: Access to a unique, time-based Crawling Smoke Generator.
• Precision Torpedoes: Features tube-by-tube launching for high-accuracy strikes.
• Stingy Armament: A single quadruple launcher with good range but lower damage potential.
• Glass Cannon: A small HP pool with no Repair Party consumable.

Battle Tips

1. Hunt the Small Game

Focus your 102mm guns on enemy destroyers and light cruisers. Your fast reload allows you to melt lightly armored targets and rack up massive damage in short windows.

2. Master the "Toggle" Smoke

The time-based Crawling Smoke Generator offers incredible flexibility, but beware of the standard, longer reload time. Unlike some ships with rapid-cycle consumables, you must plan your "On/Off" triggers carefully so you aren't caught in the open while it recharges.

3. The "Flood and Burn" Combo

Use your tube-by-tube launching to force an enemy to use their Damage Control Party. Once the flooding is cleared, immediately switch to HE shells to set permanent fires while they are vulnerable.

4. Calculate Every Trade

Because Cayuga lacks a Repair Party, any damage you take is permanent. Use your concealment and smoke to stay mobile and avoid fair fights—only engage when the odds (and the cover) are in your favor.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   IX Cayuga

Level: 9

WG introduction: April 2nd, 2026

Base value: 21,500

Estimated release: 15.5

Game Nation:  Commonwealth - Canada

Armor

Hit points: 16,400

Fires duration: 30 s

Hull plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Citadel Bottom: 20 mm

Turrets: 3 mm

Tonnage: 2,745 t

Main Battery Armament

4 x 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVII on a Mk.XIX mount:

Firing range: 12.1 km

Reload time: 3.5 s

180-degree turn time: 9.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 106 m

Sigma: 2.0σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 102 mm HE 35 lb Practice:

Alpha Damage: 1,500

Alpha Piercing HE: 25.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3142

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 102 mm

Shell Krupp: 3.0

Shell Mass: 15.88 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 811.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

AP Shells

8x 102 mm AP 35 lb:

Alpha Damage: 1,900

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.382

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 17.0

Shell Diameter: 102 mm

Shell Krupp: 1789.0

Shell Mass: 19.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 811.0 m/s

Torpedoes

1 x 4 533 mm QR Mk II/Mk IXM:

Maximum Damage: 15,433

Maximum Range: 10.0 km

Speed: 62 kt

Detectability Range: 1.3 km

Torpedo Tube Reload Time: 79 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 7.2 s

Flood Probability: 257%

HE Bomb Airstrike

Not Available

Depth Charges

Maximum damage: 5000

Number of charges: 2

Bombs in a charge: 6 (6 x 1)

Reload time: 40 s

Chances of causing a fire on target: 20%

Secondaries

Not Available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 132

Long Range

4 x 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI* on a Mk.XIX mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit probability: 100 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,330

Damage by long-range AA guns: 56

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 2

Priority sector reinforcement: 35%

Mid Range

2 x 2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount;
4 x 1 40 mm/56 OQF on a Boffin mount:

Damage by short-range AA guns: 126

Action zone: 3.5 km

Hit probability: 100 %

Short Range

Not available

Mobility

Maximum speed: 36.5 kt

Turning circle radius: 630 m

Rudder shift time: 3.8 s

Propulsion: 44,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 7.4 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 12.1 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 2.5 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 9.5 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-3.6 km

Detectability range by air: 3.6 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 5.6 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 40 s

Slot 2: Crawling Smoke Generator

Dispersion time: 10 s

Total Usage time: 250 s

Minimum Action Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Dispersion Radius: 450 m

Slot 3: Engine Boost

Charges: 3

Maximum speed: +8%

Action Time: 120 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.