VII Lightning - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

An L-class destroyer, a next step in the development of J-class ships. In comparison with her predecessors, she had fewer torpedo tubes and new, more powerful 120 mm guns mounted in turrets with the design that enabled firing at aircraft.

Lightning Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	15,900
Effective HP	15,900
Armor	6-20 mm
Torpedo Protection	0%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	120 mm 3x2
Range	10.80 km
Reload Time	4.5 s
Turret Turn Time	9.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	20.0°/s
Sigma	2.00
HE Damage	1,700
HE Alpha Strike	10,200
HE DPM	136,000
Fires Per Minute	5.76
AP Damage	2,200
Overmatch	8 mm
AP Alpha Strike	13,200
AP DPM	176,000
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	2x4
Torpedo Damage	15,533
Torpedo Detectability	1.30 km
Torpedo Range	10.00 km
Torpedo Speed	62.0 kt

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	79
AA Max Range	4.50 km
AA Mount 1	20 mm 4x2
AA DPS 1	14
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	20 mm 6x2
AA DPS 2	37
AA Range 2	2.00 km
AA Mount 3	40 mm 1x4
AA DPS 3	13
AA Range 3	2.50 km
AA Mount 4	120 mm 3x2
AA DPS 4	15
AA Range 4	4.50 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	36.0 kt
Turning Circle	590 m
Rudder Shift Time	3.8 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	6.90 km
Air Detectability	3.40 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	2.40 km

Lightning Records

Damage282 368

CS Razgriz 1

Oct 2021

Base XP5 043

Krasse09

Dec 2023

Damage Records

282 368Oct 2021

CS Razgriz 1

Top Record

245 156Sep 2021

kabixi0128

Second Place

229 535Sep 2021

T-BUSTER21

Third Place

227 701Sep 2021

kabixi0128

226 986Aug 2021

The Gizmo Pop

206 990Jul 2021

Base XP Records

5 043Dec 2023

Krasse09

Top Record

5 043Nov 2023

Krasse09

Second Place

5 043Nov 2023

Krasse09

Third Place

5 028Apr 2023

DKurac

4 711Mar 2022

Braydenmaine

4 259Oct 2021

CS Razgriz 1

4 193Sep 2021

T-BUSTER21

3 547Jul 2021

3 407Jul 2024

KingPosseidon

Lightning Reviews

Power3.40

Fun4.00

Learning Curve3.40

Skill Ceiling4.00

Utility4.00

Holden_cc7

Power4

Fun5

Learning Curve2

Skill Ceiling4

Utility4

balinthusa

Power4

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility4

TenYearsGone46

Power4

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling5

Utility5

SemmelOfDoom

Power3

Fun4

Learning Curve2

Skill Ceiling5

Utility3

Father Mundy

Power2

Fun3

Learning Curve5

Skill Ceiling2

Utility4

Peer Comparison

Tier VII Destroyers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Akizuki	20,400	3.0 s	1,700	33.0 kt	6.80 km
Black	16,700	3.6 s	2,100	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Black B	16,700	3.6 s	2,100	35.0 kt	7.10 km
Caprice	18,500	7.5 s	2,700	42.7 kt	6.90 km
Fletcher	16,700	3.0 s	2,200	36.5 kt	7.00 km
Friesland	17,600	1.8 s	2,100	36.0 kt	6.90 km
G. J. Maerker	26,700	6.0 s	4,000	35.0 kt	7.20 km
Haida	18,500	4.5 s	2,200	36.5 kt	6.60 km
Hsienyang	15,500	3.3 s	2,200	38.0 kt	7.00 km
Jäger	15,900	4.0 s	2,950	39.0 kt	6.90 km
Kagerō	15,100	6.8 s	2,200	35.0 kt	6.60 km
Karl von Schönberg	22,500	5.0 s	3,800	36.0 kt	6.80 km
Kirisame	13,300	2.3 s	2,350	35.5 kt	6.60 km
Le Fantasque	18,500	6.0 s	2,950	42.7 kt	6.90 km
Lightning	15,900	4.5 s	2,200	36.0 kt	6.90 km
Loyang	16,100	3.3 s	2,200	38.0 kt	6.60 km
Northern Dragon	19,700	4.7 s	2,050	33.0 kt	6.60 km
Östergötland	15,800	2.3 s	2,150	35.0 kt	6.90 km
Östergötland W	15,800	2.3 s	2,150	35.0 kt	6.90 km
Paolo Emilio	24,400	10.7 s	3,000	43.5 kt	7.00 km
Somers CE	17,300	6.0 s	2,100	38.6 kt	7.00 km
Split	16,600	3.6 s	-	41.5 kt	7.00 km
Tashkent	21,500	5.0 s	2,500	42.5 kt	7.60 km
Udaloi	18,800	7.5 s	2,600	38.0 kt	7.60 km
Vittorio Cuniberti	16,700	5.5 s	-	39.0 kt	7.70 km
Yūdachi	13,200	6.8 s	2,200	35.0 kt	6.30 km
Z-23	19,500	6.4 s	3,700	37.0 kt	6.80 km
ZF-6	18,000	4.0 s	2,950	35.0 kt	6.50 km

Lightning Builds

Community submitted commander builds

Open in Fitting Tool

Best hybrid lightning

maneuverability like 1000

Lightning Strikes Back

Lightning smokescreen build

Kandinsky__

Invalid Date

Frightening Lightning

xIr0nyyy

Invalid Date

my build for lightning

Clevebro_

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	Build	Creator	Date
35	Best hybrid lightning	CS Razgriz 1	Invalid Date	Open
7	Smoke on the water	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
6	maneuverability like 1000	PuggyGamer3	Invalid Date	Open
5	Hybrid	DignifiedDingo	Invalid Date	Open
3	Witherer Lightning	CS Razgriz 1	Invalid Date	Open
2	Lightning Strikes Back	NextEraGamer	Invalid Date	Open
2	torpedo lightning	Clevebro_	Invalid Date	Open
2	Lightning smokescreen build	Kandinsky__	Invalid Date	Open
1	Frightening Lightning	xIr0nyyy	Invalid Date	Open
1	my build for lightning	Clevebro_	Invalid Date	Open

Lightning Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 40 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Smoke Generator

Charges: 6
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 10 s
Dispersion Time: 40.0 s

Slot 3

Sonar

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 120 s
Duration: 180 s
Ship Detection: 3.5 km
Torpedo Detection: 2.5 km

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