1Big Rich wrote:I agree with Tiornu's assessment, though I would have rather seen repeat Apollo's for a fleet cruiser and the (briefly planned) rebuild of the D class with 4.5" as AA cruisers.The 5.25 shell was just too heavy as a man-handled shell for the sustained rates of fire of necessary for an effective AA, and smaller than the 6" for anti-surface work. As such, ships of the Dido-class had to be both large enough to operate in rough waters as well as fast and maneuverable enough in order to keep up with destroyers, whilst at the same time remaining relatively cheap to produce in large numbers. The Dido class came first, so the Atlanta is the American version of a Dido ;) I think Drach is a little off in some of the design onus, my read is that AA was more of a 'well, DP armament will be a good plus for fleet defence' rather than a root design. Dido Class Cruiser Model. Share this post. Service. DIDO Class cruiser ordered under the 1936 Build Programme from Cammell Laird at Birkenhead on 21at March 1937. World of Warships is a game where you play as your favorite warships from history and work with your team to defeat the enemy in different scenarios. This section includes over 21.000 Allied Warships and over 11.000 Allied Commanders of WWII, from the US Navy, Royal Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Australian Navy, The Polish Navy and others. HMS Dido was a light cruiser of the British Royal Navy. plenty of mid war refit options as well, such as HMS Newcastle with only 3x3 6" Guns at T7 Easy enough to do by taking the Edinburgh model and it would appease Jingles. but the strange thing is the cruiser that showed up was a dido class and I had never seen one of these before outside scenario missions. In World War II, the Dido class saw much action, including the Battle of Cape Matapan, the Second Battle of Sirte, Operation Torch, Operation Overlord and the Battle of Okinawa, as well as many other duties in the Mediterranean and Pacific. The ship was laid down on 20th October 1937 and launched on 18th July 1939 as the 6th RN warship to carry this name introduced in 1784. Or show off how much money you have (then watch your precious Atago explode and sink into the depths.) While the Dido class sometimes gets called Britains Atlanta, the truth is … HMS Dido (37) 1939, was the name ship of her class of light cruisers for the Royal Navy. Watch Queue Queue But we do need a new British premium Cruiser as the Belfast is no longer on sale. HMS Bellona was a modified Dido class light cruisers of the British Royal Navy with only four turrets but improved anti-aircraft armament. Battleships get the names of admirals too so "Drake" is questionable (but i do like it) and I think it refers to the first class armored cruiser (ship and class) of 1901. Discussions about Warships ; Cruisers ; Dido class? Entering service in 1943, the cruiser operated during World War II as an escort for the Arctic convoys. and a cool story to go with it ... a cruiser and 5 DD showed up to ruin the party. WG has shown often enough that they dont give much of a crap about British ships, and have no clue how to handle them, other than throwing darts at their gimmicks board. They are small, only 1:42 in scale, compared to their real-life counterparts, but they have great stories to tell. HMS Dido (37) became the lead ship of this new class and saw her keel laid down on October 26th, 1937 by shipbuilder Cammell Laird of Birkenhead, UK.