Ship:Scarlet Thunder

IX

21,500 doubloons

Scarlet Thunder — U.K. Premium Tier IX Battleship.

With its retro-futuristic design, the Scarlet Thunder ship is an engineering marvel that embodies the latest technological advances.

Pros

• Heavy HE shell damage.
• High AA defense efficiency.
• Low detectability.

Cons

• The citadel is particularly vulnerable to any AP shell striking the ship's side.
• Low level of protection against HE shells.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	75200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	23

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	356
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	910
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.11
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.42
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 419mm
• Firing range (km)	22.22
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	282
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 22.22 km	282

HE SHELL
• Name	419 mm HE Mk Ia
• Maximum damage	7200
• Fire chance (%)	48.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	995
• Penetration (mm)	105

AP SHELL
• Name	419 mm AP Mk IIa
• Maximum damage	11500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	747
• Shell weight (kg)	1157
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	70

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	6x2 133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	113 mm HE 5crh
• Arrangement	8x2 113mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	746
• Penetration (mm)	19
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• 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
133 mm	6 × 2
113 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	6 × 8
40 mm	12 × 2
20 mm	10 × 2 + 12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	199.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	626.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	136.5	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1470	75%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 376 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Scarlet Thunder in her default permanent camouflage.

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