Eskimo
Tier VIII · Destroyer · U.K. · Premium
Rating A+ (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 78) · Gunboat destroyer
Gunboat destroyer. Its HE broadside of 3,304 is 45% above average, so every salvo hits hard. 35.9 kn top speed and good turning give it excellent mobility. Key skills: Fuel Smoke II ×3 (12 s deploy, 4 s linger); Rapid Reload II ×2 (main battery reload +43%, 20 s); Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s). Fuel smoke hides it even at full speed for hit-and-run play, but it clears quickly. Its weak detectability (6.48 km) drops to 5.7 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 15,576
- Top speed: 35.86 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.48 km
- Main battery: 120 mm 4X2 · reload 6.6 s · range 8.64 km
HMS Eskimo was a Tribal-class destroyer. She served throughout World War II, seeing action in Norway, the Mediterranean, the English Channel, and around Burma. After the war, Eskimo was used as an accommodation and headquarters ship, then finally as a practice target before being scrapped in 1949.