Icarus
Tier VI · Destroyer · U.K.
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 73) · Torpedo destroyer
Torpedo destroyer. It is weak against cruisers (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 7 min on paper · torpedoes supply 44% of it). Top speed is 34.8 kn (1.2 kn below average), but 6.9 s acceleration and 2.7 s rudder shift and 10.1°/s turning make it exceptionally nimble at dodging shells and snapping turns. Add 4 charges of Fuel Smoke to break vision whenever it gets caught, and its survivability is very high. A full torpedo spread can deal up to 33,350 (all launchers combined). Torpedo DPM is 18% higher than average.
Key stats
- HP: 14,145
- Top speed: 34.75 kn
- Surface detectability: 5.88 km
- Main battery: 120 mm 4X1 · reload 6 s · range 7.74 km
Part of the last series (I-class) of the "standard" destroyers of the British Navy. The ships of this class were the basis for the transition from quadruple to quintuple torpedo tubes.