Ship:Dreadnought

III

2,500 doubloons

Dreadnought — U.K. Premium Tier III Battleship.

At the turn of the century, the idea to substitute the classic squadron battleship with a battleship of a new class came about. V. Cuniberti described the ideal ship for the British Navy, with 305 mm guns. In 1902, the concept of a ship armed with only large-caliber guns was developed. Project H with five twin-gun main turrets served as the new basis. HMS Dreadnought heralded the beginning of a new era in naval history. She was the flagship of the Home Fleet between 1907 and 1912 and the 4th Battleship Squadron between 1912 and 1916. In 1915, the ship managed to ram and sink a U-29 submarine.

Pros

• High HE damage per minute
• Well armoured

Cons

• Poor maneuverability
• Impossible to use all main battery guns in a salvo
• No AA armament

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	37400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	203
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	21.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	520
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.89
• Detectability by air (km)	6.96
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	9.37
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.96

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	13.68
• 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	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	196
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 13.68 km	197

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE Mk IIa
• Maximum damage	4700
• Fire chance (%)	32.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	831
• Shell weight (kg)	386
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP Mk VIa
• Maximum damage	7300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	831
• Shell weight (kg)	389.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.2

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	76 mm HE Mk27
• Arrangement	1x76mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	1100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Penetration (mm)	13
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 187 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Added to the Premium Shop as part of the Vanguard packages on 11/16/2018.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.10.
• Update 0.7.11.1:
  • Fixed a bug where the ship could not accelerate to the declared speed of 21 knots.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 3.2 km.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Fixed an issue with a missing horn sound when using the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main battery & Torpedo launchers can no longer be disabled or destroyed
  • Engine & Steering Gears can no longer be disabled
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 5200 to 4700
    • Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 8100 to 7300
    • Sigma value increased: 1.8 to 2.0
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 60 to 36s
• Update September 18, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update October 26, 2018:
  • Surface detectability was increased from 10.26 to 12.26 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke was increased from 8.06 to 9.37 km.