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Kijkduin

WoWS World of Warships Netherlands Cruiser · Tier VI

Main Battery: 152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 13.2 km

Kijkduin Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 638,053

638.1K638,053

Win rate

51.12%

#22 of 34

Avg damage

28,705

#25 of 34

ASIABattles 347,222

347.2K347,222

Win rate

51.26%

#26 of 34

Avg damage

28,534

#28 of 34

NABattles 271,235

271.2K271,235

Win rate

51.19%

#23 of 34

Avg damage

29,103

#25 of 34

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points28,000

#16 of 33

Group avg 28,562

Flood Damage19%

Main Belt Armor75 mm

Deck Armor20 mm

Bow / Stern Armor16 mm

Ship Length185.8 m

Ship Width18.0 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber152 mm

Firing Range13.2 km

#24 of 33

Group avg 14.4 km

Reload Time8.0 s

Rotation Time22.5 s

Max Dispersion124 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage3,000

Shell Velocity900 m/s

Overmatch Threshold10.6 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization8.5°

Fuse Threshold25 mm

Air Drag0.2884

Flight Time8.62 s

Nominal all-gun DPM180,000

#17 of 33

Group avg 194,949

HE Shell

Damage2,200

Shell Velocity900 m/s

Fire Chance11%

Penetration25 mm

Air Drag0.2841

Flight Time8.62 s

Nominal all-gun DPM132,000

AA Defense

AA Ranges

Mid range3.5 km382 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#10 of 33

Group avg 32.8 knots

Turning Radius720 m

#26 of 33

Group avg 689 m

Rudder Shift Time12.5 s

Engine Power85,000 hp

Displacement11,850 t

Power-to-Weight7.17 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection11.52 km

#14 of 33

Group avg 11.64 km

Min Surface Detection10.37 km

Air Detection5.97 km

Submarine Detection5.97 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke5.64 km

Depth Charges

Bombs Per Drop8

Max Drops2

Bomb Damage2,000

Reload Time40 s

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect4.0 km

Torp. Detect3.0 km

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters2

Slot 4

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges2

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel50%

Armament

HE Bomb Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with HE bombs. Deals damage to surface ships and land targets. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload80 s

Charges1

Strike Range1.5–10.0 km

Planes12

Flights6

Bomb Damage5100

Bomb Pen.32 mm

Fire Chance29%

Armament

Depth Charges

Reload40 s

Charges2

Bombs Per Drop8

Bomb Damage2,000

Kijkduin Change History

13.3Dev Blog 2024-03-27 ↗
- Buffthe number of bombs per depth charge drop4 → 8

See all version changes →

Modules

152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:7.1

Max AP Damage:3,000

Max HE Damage:2,200

Rotation Time:22.5s

Kijkduin (A)

Hull

AA Guns:14

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:0

HP:28,000

Range:10-100

Torpedo Tubes:0

Kijkduin (B)

Hull

AA Guns:14

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:0

HP:32,000

Range:10-100

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 85,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

Vuurleiding Mk 6 Mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Vuurleiding Mk 6 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Depth Charges Modification 1

Number of Charges: +2

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

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Kijkduin

Specifications

Kijkduin Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Depth Charges

Consumables

Kijkduin Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret

Main Battery

Kijkduin (A)

Hull

Kijkduin (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 85,000 hp

Engine

Vuurleiding Mk 6 Mod. 1

Fire Control

Vuurleiding Mk 6 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Depth Charges Modification 1

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

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