Ship:Hampshire

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Hampshire — U.K. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

The Japanese constructing cruisers with ten 8-inch guns made the British Admiralty think about improving the combat characteristics of future ships. In May 1927, an order was given to develop cruisers with five main battery turrets and one additional turret. Following long discussions, it was decided to discard the idea of the additional turret in favor of armor. This would later spur the emergence of the Surrey-class cruisers.

Pros

• AP shells with a reduced chance of ricocheting
• Access to the Hydroacoustic Search and Defensive AA Fire consumables simultaneously
• Torpedo tubes with the ability to launch torpedoes individually

Cons

• Only AP shells available
• Low ship speed

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	37600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	7

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	710
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.48
• Detectability by air (km)	7.28
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.63
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.28

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	16.8
• Reload time (sec)	10.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	148
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 16.8 km	149

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb
• Maximum damage	4350
• Shell velocity (m/s)	884
• Shell weight (kg)	116.1
• Fuse time (sec)	0.005
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	75
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	12

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Mk IXM
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk IXM
• Reload time (sec)	96
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	15,533
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	259

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	2x102mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	811
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 8 + 4 × 4
20 mm	18 × 2 + 4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	273	85%	2.0
Mid-range	248.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	73.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	900	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 188 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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