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Orjen

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Pan-Europe · Tier II · Destroyer · Premium
Torpedo destroyerFast, hard-hitting torpedoes; a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trader.
Playstyle
  • Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to…
  • Avoid: Holding 8-km torpedoes for a perfect shot
Key characteristics
Long, fast torpedoes (8 km)SmokeEngine BoostNo AA
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Playstyle

Overview

Orjen is a Tier II European torpedo destroyer reaching 8 km. The torpedoes travel at 60 kt, so target reaction time is shorter than peer DDs; this is a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trade kit.

Positioning

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use - 8 km reach at 60 kt means the wall arrives before targets can react. Drop on probable lanes from cover, stay unspotted between waves, and let the wall do the work. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on.

Potato Avoidance

Holding 8-km torpedoes for a perfect shot

The kit pays out by saturating lanes, not by waiting for guaranteed broadsides; missed waves still force rotations and protect your team's flank. Idle torpedo tubes are the worst output state.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed, 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact.

ELITE TORPEDOES ↗
  • Fast · 60.0 kt
  • Long-range torps · 8.01 km
Lingering smoke ↗

109.0 s smoke cloud linger, best of T2 DDs. Each puff stays up longer after you stop laying it, holding the shield.

Visible torps ↗

1.2 km torpedo detect, worst of T2 DDs. Easy to dodge if targets are looking.

Sluggish rudder ↗

3.0 s rudder shift, worst of T2 DDs. Hard to dodge incoming AP; lean on island cover.

Acquisition

How to get Orjen

Orjen is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Doubloons and Early Access.

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Cohort position

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Where Orjen sits among Tier II DDs (24 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestTorpedo speed60 kt (1/24) Top 10%Torpedo range8.01 km (3/24) Top 25%Stealth profile5.45 km / 2.73 km (5/24 / 5/24) Top 25%Main battery reload4.5 s (7/24) Top 25%AP velocity880 m/s (5/22) Top 25%HE velocity880 m/s (5/24) Top 25%Acceleration14.9 s (5/24) Top 25%Displacement850 t (5/24) Top 25%Power-to-weight24.12 hp/t (5/24) Top 25%Torpedo reload30 s (7/24) Bottom 25%Max speed32.5 kt (19/24) Bottom 25%Main battery caliber100 mm (19/24) WorstRudder shift3 s (1 of 2 tied) WorstNo AA (6 of 24 in cohort) WorstMax armor6 mm (1 of 8 tied) WorstCitadel belt6 mm (1 of 8 tied) WorstDeck armor6 mm (1 of 9 tied)
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Not standouts for Orjen -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points8,100 HP(15/24) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.8 ×(15/24) Main battery range8.65 km(15/24) HE shell damage1,450(15/24) HE fire chance6%(11/24) Fires per minute1.6(18/24) HE DPM38,667(18/24) AP shell damage1,650(13/22) AP DPM44,000(16/22) Main dispersion79.9 m(15/24) AP arming threshold17 mm(11/22) Engine power20,500 hp(17/24) Turn-speed retention44.6 hp/m(17/24) Torpedo damage≈6,800(13/24) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(21 of 22 tied at this value) NormStern armor6 mm(22 of 24 tied at this value)
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Stats & specs

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Survivability
Hit Points8,100
Displacement850 t
Armor range6–6 mm
Plate armor thicknesses6 mm
Armor material/layer entries21
Fire resistance3.3%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction0%
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 100 mm/50 Škoda K10
Mounts / barrels2 mounts / 2 barrels
Reload time4.5 s
Firing range8.7 km
Turret traverse10 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadius−minRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(865030·8−0.51000+0.5)·30=79.9m
79.9 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =79.9·0.6=47.9m
47.9 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =79.9·0.319(σ=2)=25.5m
25.5 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =47.9·0.319(σ=2)=15.3m
15.3 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.
18 s
Base shells/min
ƒ2 broadside guns x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 26.7.
26.7
HE shells
HE Damage1,450
HE Velocity880 m/s
Fire Chance6%
HE penetration
ƒ17 mm ≈ 100 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
17 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,450 HE damage x 2 broadside guns = 2,900.
2,900
Base HE DPM
ƒ2,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 38,667.
38,667
Base fires/min
ƒ26.7 shells/min x 6% fire chance = 1.6.
1.6
AP shells
AP Damage1,650
AP Velocity880 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold17 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(100 mm caliber / 14.3) = 6 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
6 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=10−7·K·m0.69·d−1.07·v01.38 =10−7·1721·13.750.69·0.102−1.07·8801.38=139.8mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
139.8 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (10.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 229.1 m/s: P=10−7·1721·13.750.69·0.102−1.07·229.11.38=21.8mm.
21.8 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,650 AP damage x 2 broadside guns = 3,300.
3,300
Base AP DPM
ƒ3,300 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 44,000.
44,000
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
3
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: 450 mm Triple
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes
Reload time30 s
Projectile speed60 kt
Range8.01 km
Maximum simulated damage
ƒEstimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: Dsim=α·c=20,400·0.333=6,800.
≈ 6,800
Torpedo detectability1.2 km
Flooding chance63%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming185 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 6,800 = 40,800.
40,800
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 20,500 hp
Engine power20,500 hp
Maximum speed32.5 kt
Turning circle radius460 m
Rudder shift time3 s
Engine power-boost threshold7 kt
Engine spool-up time7.7 s
Reverse spool-up time3.8 s
Acceleration 0-90%
ƒTime to reach 90% of top speed (29.2 kt of 32.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.
14.9 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (32.2 kt of 32.5 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.
24.9 s
Traverse-to-turn ratio
ƒHow many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate ωhull=180π·Vmax(m/s)Rturn=180π·32.5·0.5144460=2.08°/s, so ratio=ωturretωhull=102.08=4.8×. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.
4.8× drags
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Concealment
Detectability by sea5.45 km
Detectability by air2.73 km
Smoke firing penalty2 km
Detect after firing main guns
ƒmax(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.
5.45 km
Detect Fire Sea7.45 km
Detect Fire Air5.73 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
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Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 23 s emit / 109 s cloud active
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2
Max Horiz Disp79.9 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{8650}{30}\cdot\dfrac{8-0.5}{1000} + 0.5\right)\cdot 30 = 79.9\,\text{m}$
Max Vert Disp47.9 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 79.9 \cdot 0.6 = 47.9\,\text{m}$
Med Horiz Disp25.5 m
50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 79.9 \cdot 0.319\;(\sigma = 2) = 25.5\,\text{m}$
Med Vert Disp15.3 m
50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 47.9 \cdot 0.319\;(\sigma = 2) = 15.3\,\text{m}$
AP Pen Close139.8 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 1721 \cdot 13.75^{0.69} \cdot 0.102^{-1.07} \cdot 880^{1.38} = 139.8\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far21.8 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (10.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 229.1 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 1721 \cdot 13.75^{0.69} \cdot 0.102^{-1.07} \cdot 229.1^{1.38} = 21.8\,\text{mm}$.
HE penetration17 mm
17 mm ≈ 100 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch6 mm
floor(100 mm caliber / 14.3) = 6 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius3
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
Broadside guns used for alpha2
All 2 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time18 s
180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.
HE full-salvo alpha2,900
1,450 HE damage x 2 broadside guns = 2,900.
AP full-salvo alpha3,300
1,650 AP damage x 2 broadside guns = 3,300.
Base HE DPM38,667
2,900 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 38,667.
Base AP DPM44,000
3,300 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 44,000.
Base shells/min26.7
2 broadside guns x 60 / 4.5 s base reload = 26.7.
Base fires/min1.6
26.7 shells/min x 6% fire chance = 1.6.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.2 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time7.7 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed60 kt
Travel time to max range51.3 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count6
2 launchers x 3 tubes.
Per-side salvo6 torpedoes
6 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).
Full-salvo damage40,800
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 6,800 = 40,800.
Per-side salvo damage40,800
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 6,800 = 40,800.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS0
Continuous AA damage summed across AirDefense module auras (no usable per-aura data available, so the formula prediction couldn't be applied on this ship).
Maximum AA range0 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 8,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are estimated from the standard WoWs damage-allocation model.

Bow & stern6 mm

Overmatched by 106+ guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 3%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the ballistics tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow6 mm≈ 405 (~5% of HP)
Overmatched by 127mm+ (Farragut, Shenyang)6 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)6 mm≈ 6,075 (~75% of HP)
Overmatched by 127mm+ (Farragut, Shenyang)6 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern6 mm≈ 405 (~5% of HP)
Overmatched by 127mm+ (Farragut, Shenyang)6 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel6 mmno cap
Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure6 mmno cap
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage
Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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Exteriors

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2024-09-09 · Early access / tech tree line Continental Voyage: Pan-European Destroyers in Early Access, a New Collection, and More Line source 2024-09-05 · Patch notes September Update: Breeze of Inspiration Patch notes