The Grom class as Baltic gun-fighting destroyers

How closely was the Polish Grom class related to the British Tribal class?

They pursued a similar gun-heavy destroyer idea, but the Grom design was distinctly Polish and tailored to Baltic combat.

The Grom class consisted of large, heavily armed Polish destroyers with visual and conceptual parallels to the British Tribals, while remaining a distinct design. As completed in 1937, the ships carried seven 4.7-inch guns, four 40 mm guns and six 21-inch torpedo tubes. A 1941 fit replaced the main battery with eight dual-purpose 4-inch guns and strengthened the light anti-aircraft armament. This emphasis suited the Baltic, where destroyers expected to fight other small warships with rapid gunfire. Torpedoes remained weapons for cruisers and battleships, whose size made evasion harder.