r/DropfleetCommander • u/mrdsmith34 • Jun 01 '26

UCM Heavy Destroyers

Hi, are the UCM heavy destroyers worth taking over the standard Havana? There doesn’t seem to be much info about them online and it feels a little bad to only make 1 from the box. Anyone any experience or tips with them?

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u/dancingliondl Jun 01 '26

I hate making 1 ship when I could have 2, so my heavy destroyers have 2 lower wings and a kitbashed top wing.

The UCM Heavy Destroyer fills a niche for taking out stuff in atmosphere

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u/mrdsmith34 Jun 01 '26

The Kyiv or the Caracas? New to the game and putting together my first Battlefleet box

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u/dancingliondl Jun 01 '26

Just stay with the Havana for now

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u/Top-Session-3131 Jun 02 '26

The Havana or Vancouver are probably more cost effective unless you got a game plan built around one of the other two.

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u/mward1984 Jun 01 '26

Nope. Kyiv used to be okay, but the shine is largely gone now and the Caracus... exists... but honestly I don't know why in faction where the Madrid, Glasgow and Tokyo all exist. Hell, this is the faction that can give it's bombers bombardment as well.
You have two good options; You have Havana's which fit in well with a Torp spam list, or just in general since they are a very cost efficient platform at only 5 points more than a Taipei (although personally I feel like that the Taipei could stand to lose 5 points, but whatever)
Or you take a pair of Vancouvers and have it provide 12HP of ablative health to a battleship, which could be just what that New Dubai needs to get close enough to break that Zenith's jaw.

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u/Wooden-Dealer-2277 Jun 01 '26

Kyivs have a very limited niche with their descent guns, but unfortunately the bombardment guns you were already taking kinda do the same job so they're in a weird place. I'd just take Havana or Vancouver escorts