V Kijkduin - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

In 1935, the government of the Netherlands approved the decision to build "superlight" cruisers. De Ruyter was used as a prototype for them. The first ship of the two was named Kijkduin and was laid down in 1939. It was initially planned to arm the cruisers with eight guns distributed among four tur...

Kijkduin Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	32,000
Effective HP	32,000
Armor	10-100 mm
Torpedo Protection	19%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	152 mm 4x2
Range	14.70 km
Reload Time	8.5 s
Turret Turn Time	22.5 s
Gun Traverse Speed	8.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	2,400
HE Alpha Strike	19,200
HE DPM	135,529
Fires Per Minute	4.28
AP Damage	3,200
Overmatch	10 mm
AP Alpha Strike	25,600
AP DPM	180,706

Aircraft

airstrike
Hitpoints	2,000
Max Speed	200.0 kt
Restoration	65
Detectability	9.00 km
Squardon Size	6
Attack Unit Size	6

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	207
AA Max Range	3.50 km
AA Mount 1	6x1 40 mm
AA DPS 1	46
AA Range 1	3.50 km
AA Mount 2	2x2 40 mm
AA DPS 2	25
AA Range 2	3.50 km
AA Mount 3	6x2 40 mm
AA DPS 3	136
AA Range 3	3.50 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	33.0 kt
Turning Circle	720 m
Rudder Shift Time	9.0 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	11.00 km
Air Detectability	6.60 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	5.00 km

Kijkduin Records

damage142860

Snipaxkilla330

Mar 2025

base_xp3332

Snipaxkilla330

Mar 2025

Type	Value	Member	Date
Damage	142860	Snipaxkilla330	Mar 2025
Base XP	3332	Snipaxkilla330	Mar 2025

Kijkduin Reviews

Power3.50

Fun5.00

Learning Curve3.50

Skill Ceiling3.50

Utility3.50

Anonymous

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve3

Skill Ceiling3

Utility4

Great harrasser ship with enough power to take on T5 and T4 BBs. Pretty good fire setting with HE and bombs.

Anonymous

Power3

Fun5

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility3

While it lacks torps, the airstrike ability at tier five allows this thing to devastate lower tier BBs or island hugging cruisers. It has a bit of a learning curve since this is the first ship in the tech line to have the airstrike consumable but once you have it down its fun to play. Just know that you only have the guns between airstrikes and the AP shells aren't good for anything expect light cruisers.

Peer Comparison

Tier V Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Aoba	31,900	10.5 s	4,700	35.0 kt	11.40 km
Budyonny	30,800	8.0 s	3,300	35.0 kt	13.00 km
Dallas	28,300	8.5 s	3,200	32.5 kt	11.60 km
De Grasse	31,200	8.1 s	3,300	33.5 kt	11.80 km
Devonshire	34,400	14.0 s	4,500	31.3 kt	11.10 km
Duca DAosta	29,700	8.0 s	3,200	36.5 kt	9.90 km
Dupleix	34,900	15.0 s	4,800	32.0 kt	12.10 km
Exeter	29,400	12.0 s	4,550	32.0 kt	10.50 km
Gokase	28,300	10.0 s	2,900	37.5 kt	11.10 km
Gorky	28,400	12.5 s	4,400	36.0 kt	13.00 km
Graf Spee	39,400	20.0 s	8,400	28.5 kt	12.40 km
Huanghe	24,100	7.0 s	3,300	33.0 kt	11.30 km
Kijkduin	32,000	8.5 s	3,200	33.0 kt	11.00 km
La Galissoniere	27,300	9.0 s	3,300	31.0 kt	12.40 km
Leander	28,700	7.5 s	3,100	32.5 kt	10.90 km
London	34,600	15.0 s	4,550	32.0 kt	10.60 km
Makarov	27,000	6.0 s	3,900	32.0 kt	12.90 km
Molotov	28,400	12.5 s	4,400	36.0 kt	12.40 km
Mysore	30,600	8.5 s	3,300	31.5 kt	10.50 km
Nürnberg	27,000	6.0 s	3,900	33.5 kt	11.70 km
Pensacola	32,700	13.0 s	4,600	32.5 kt	11.70 km
Perth	27,100	7.5 s	3,100	32.5 kt	11.30 km
Rahmat	23,600	7.5 s	2,550	32.3 kt	11.10 km
Trento	34,500	15.0 s	5,100	35.0 kt	10.60 km

Kijkduin Builds

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Kijkduin Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 100 s
Ship Detection: 4.0 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.0 km

Slot 3

Catapult Fighter

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 90 s

Slot 4

Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 150 s
Duration: 40 s
AA Damage Boost: 200%

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