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T-22

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Torpedo destroyerBuilt around the torpedo battery: flood lanes with fish and avoid stand-up gun fights.
Playstyle
  • Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to…
  • Avoid: Holding 7.5-km torpedoes for a perfect shot
Key characteristics
Long torps (8 km)High AP DPMStrong AALobs over islandsSmokeSlow
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Playstyle

Overview

T-22 is a Tier IV German torpedo destroyer. The torpedoes travel, so target reaction time is shorter than peer DDs; this is a torpedo-spam kit, not a gun trade kit. AA (144 AA DPS at 4.5 km) is heavy enough to make her the team's air-defense anchor on top of the lead role; CV strikes route around her, not through. Standout traits: top-decile high-arc HE shells in T4 DDs (39.3°) and top-decile sensitive AP fuse in T4 DDs (18 mm).

Positioning

Sit at the edge of a contested cap from concealment and cycle torpedo waves into lanes the enemy has to use - 7.5 km reach at 62 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 7.5-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 MAIN BATTERY
  • High-arc HE shells · 39.3°
  • Sensitive AP fuse · 18.0 mm
  • AP DPM machine · 132000 AP
  • High-arc AP shells · 39.3°
  • Fast reload · 4.0 s
Top-tier AA

144.0 AA DPS, top decile of T4 DDs (median 79.0).

Underpowered engine

32000.0 hp engine, bottom decile of T4 DDs. Less headroom for re-accelerating from a stop and holding speed through turns.

Acquisition

How to get T-22

T-22 is available in the Area-Control Destroyers branch of the Germany Tech Tree for 500,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 125,000 credits.

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Germany Tech Tree

T-22 sits in the Area-Control Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Germany tree.

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Cohort position

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Where T-22 sits among Tier IV DDs (21 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.

BestMain battery reload4 s (1 of 2 tied) BestAP arming threshold18 mm (1/19) Top 10%AP DPM132,000 (2/19) Top 10%Main dispersion82 m (3/21) Top 10%AA DPS144 (3/21) Top 10%AA threat427 (2/21) Top 25%Hit points13,000 HP (5/21) Top 25%Stealth profile5.82 km / 2.91 km (5/21 / 5/21) Top 25%AA range4.5 km (4/21) Top 25%Citadel belt16 mm (6/21) Bottom 25%Max speed34.5 kt (19/21) Bottom 25%HE velocity780 m/s (17/21) Bottom 25%Turn-speed retention59.3 hp/m (18/21) Bottom 10%Engine power32,000 hp (20/21) WorstMain battery caliber105 mm (21/21) WorstHE shell damage1,200 (21/21) WorstHE fire chance5% (1 of 4 tied)
See 17 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for T-22 -- 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.

Rudder shift2.9 s(10/21) Traverse-to-turn ratio5.58 ×(8/21) Main battery range9.83 km(16/21) Fires per minute3(13/21) HE DPM72,000(11/21) AP shell damage2,200(9/19) AP velocity780 m/s(15/19) Acceleration17 s(9/21) Displacement1,754 t(7/21) Power-to-weight18.24 hp/t(15/21) Torpedo range7.5 km(7/21) Torpedo damage≈12,700(11/21) Torpedo speed62 kt(11/21) Torpedo reload68 s(9/21) Max armor16 mm(9/21) NormSigma2(20 of 21 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(15 of 19 tied at this value)
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 11,500 → 13,000
Displacement1,754 t
Armor range10–16 mm
Plate armor thicknesses10, 13, 15, 16 mm
Armor material/layer entries23
Fire resistanceInitial: 13.3% → 16.6%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction0%
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 105 mm L/45 MPL C/32ge
Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 4 barrels
Reload time4 s
Firing range (base)8.9 km
Firing range (top fire control)9.8 km
Turret traverse10.5 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: σH=(R30·idealRadiusminRadiusidealDistance+minRadius)·30 =(893230·80.51000+0.5)·30=82m
82 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: σV=σH·radiusOnMax =82·0.6=49.2m
49.2 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius: σH,50=σH·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =82·0.32(σ=2)=26.2m
26.2 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius: σV,50=σV·GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) =49.2·0.319(σ=2)=15.7m
15.7 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 10.5 deg/s traverse speed = 17.1 s.
17.1 s
Base shells/min
ƒ4 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s base reload = 60.
60
HE shells
HE Damage1,200
HE Velocity780 m/s
Fire Chance5%
HE penetration
ƒ18 mm ≈ 105 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
18 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,200 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 4,800.
4,800
Base HE DPM
ƒ4,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 72,000.
72,000
Base fires/min
ƒ60 shells/min x 5% fire chance = 3.
3
AP shells
AP Damage2,200
AP Velocity780 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold18 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(105 mm caliber / 14.3) = 7 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
7 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: P=107·K·m0.69·d1.07·v01.38 =107·2040·15.10.69·0.1051.07·7801.38=145.1mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
145.1 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (12.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 237.5 m/s: P=107·2040·15.10.69·0.1051.07·237.51.38=28.1mm.
28.1 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ2,200 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,800.
8,800
Base AP DPM
ƒ8,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 132,000.
132,000
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.
4
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: G7a T1
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes
Reload time68 s
Projectile speed62 kt
Range7.5 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=38,100·0.333=12,700.
≈ 12,700
Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Flooding chance227%
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn
ƒTime to rotate the launchers 180 deg: tturn=180°25°/s=7.2s.
7.2 s
Torp Arming191 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒOne side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 12,700 = 76,200.
76,200
AA Defense
AA mount pointsInitial: 5 → 7
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (15×3.5×1) + (20×3.5×0.95) + (7×3.5×1) = 144. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
144
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
4.5 km
37 mm Flak LM/42Initial: 37 mm Flakzwilling 30 (2×2) → 37 mm Flak LM/42 (2×2)
20 mm Flakvierling 381×4 20mm
20 mm Flakzwilling 38 (upgraded hull only)4×2 20mm
20 mm Flak 38 (stock hull only)2×1 20mm
Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 7 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.
7
Range4.5 km
Medium aura
DPSInitial: 4 → 15
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 7 + Medium 15 = 22
22
Near aura
DPSInitial: 12 → 20
Range2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 7 + Medium 15 + Near 20 = 42
42
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 32,000 hp
Engine power32,000 hp
Maximum speed34.5 kt
Turning circle radius540 m
Rudder shift time2.9 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 (31.1 kt of 34.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.
17 s
Acceleration 0-99%
ƒTime to reach 99% of top speed (34.2 kt of 34.5 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.
29 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·34.5·0.5144540=1.88°/s, so ratio=ωturretωhull=10.51.88=5.6×. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.
5.6× slow
Concealment
Detectability by sea5.82 km
Detectability by air2.91 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.
5.82 km
Detect Fire Sea7.82 km
Detect Fire Air5.91 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 20 s emit / 57 s cloud active
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus
Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade
  • Hit points11,500 → 13,000
  • Rudder shift5.3 → 3.8 s
  • AA mounts5 → 7
  • Close-range AA DPS16 → 35
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range8,932 → 9825.2 m
TorpedoesUpgrade
  • Range6.99 → 7.5 km
  • Speed61 → 62 kt

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

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 Disp82 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{8932}{30}\cdot\dfrac{8-0.5}{1000} + 0.5\right)\cdot 30 = 82\,\text{m}$
Max Vert Disp49.2 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 82 \cdot 0.6 = 49.2\,\text{m}$
Med Horiz Disp26.2 m
50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 82 \cdot 0.32\;(\sigma = 2) = 26.2\,\text{m}$
Med Vert Disp15.7 m
50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 49.2 \cdot 0.319\;(\sigma = 2) = 15.7\,\text{m}$
Dispersion familyDD Disp.
Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.
AP Pen Close145.1 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 2040 \cdot 15.1^{0.69} \cdot 0.105^{-1.07} \cdot 780^{1.38} = 145.1\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far28.1 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (12.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 237.5 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 2040 \cdot 15.1^{0.69} \cdot 0.105^{-1.07} \cdot 237.5^{1.38} = 28.1\,\text{mm}$.
HE penetration18 mm
18 mm ≈ 105 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch7 mm
floor(105 mm caliber / 14.3) = 7 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius4
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 alpha4
All 4 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time17.1 s
180 degrees / 10.5 deg/s traverse speed = 17.1 s.
HE full-salvo alpha4,800
1,200 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 4,800.
AP full-salvo alpha8,800
2,200 AP damage x 4 broadside guns = 8,800.
Base HE DPM72,000
4,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 72,000.
Base AP DPM132,000
8,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 132,000.
Base shells/min60
4 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s base reload = 60.
Base fires/min3
60 shells/min x 5% fire chance = 3.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time8.1 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed62 kt
Travel time to max range46.5 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 damage76,200
All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 12,700 = 76,200.
Per-side salvo damage76,200
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 12,700 = 76,200.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS144
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (15×3.5×1) + (20×3.5×0.95) + (7×3.5×1) = 144. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range4.5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index427
SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range2 km

Armor Beta

Hull HP 11,50013,000 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern10 mm

Overmatched by 134+ guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Farming10 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the ballistics tool →

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow10 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)1,900 (15% of HP)
Overmatched by 150mm+ (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 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)16 mm primary (range 13–16 mm)9,800 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern10 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)900 (7% of HP)
Overmatched by 150mm+ (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel16 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no 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.
Turret (module, per magazine)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP6,500 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (37 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP3,900 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

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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Balance History

Balance updates affecting T-22. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×14
2023-06-15

Ministry of Balance: Italian Concerto

  • Stock Hull HP increased from 9,400 to 11,500.
  • Bow HP increased from 1,400 to 1,700.
  • Stern HP increased from 600 to 800.
  • Hull HP increased from 7,100 to 8,600.
  • Magazine HP increased from 4,700 to 5,800.
  • Steering Gear HP increased from 2,800 to 3,500.
  • Superstructure HP increased from 800 to 1,000.
  • Upgraded Hull HP increased 11,300 to 13,000.
  • Bow HP increased from 1,700 to 1,900.
  • Stern HP increased from 800 to 900.
  • +4 more official change lines in the source post.
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