Ship:Tiger '59

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Tiger '59 — U.K. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

In 1941, two "improved Fiji"-class cruisers were ordered. In 1948, it was decided to complete the ships according to a modified project by installing two 152 mm dual-purpose mounts. HMS Tiger was laid down in October 1941. The ship was launched only in 1945, and the next year, all work on her was halted. In March 1959, Tiger entered service in a new capacity, having been converted into an anti-aircraft defense cruiser. Between 1968 and 1972, she was transformed into a helicopter carrier.

Pros

• Access to Surveillance Radar and Smoke Generator in separate slots
• Improved AP shells with better penetration angles, short fuse times, and a low arming threshold
• Excellent concealment with all the relevant upgrades

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Only four main guns - even with the fast reload, damage output per salvo is low
• Short main battery range

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	33100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	83
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.2
• Turning circle radius (m)	590
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.36
• Detectability by air (km)	8.52
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	5.52
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.52

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×2 152mm
• Firing range (km)	15.6
• Reload time (sec)	3.2
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	18.8
• 180° turn time (sec)	4.7

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Elbing dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 3.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	69
• Dispersion at 5 km	32
• Dispersion at 10 km	50
• Dispersion at 15 km	68
• Dispersion at 15.6 km	70

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP Mk V
• Maximum damage	3200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	768
• Shell weight (kg)	58.85
• Fuse time (sec)	0.005
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	75
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	12

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
76 mm	3 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	217	90%	4.0

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  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 662 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 15.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Surveillance Radar  (9km, 3 charges, 30.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Changed the Repair Party consumable — Restoration of citadel damage increased from 10% to 50%. — Restoration of non-citadel damage increased from 50% to 60%.
• Main battery accuracy increased to the improved destroyer dispersion formula.
• Ship detection range of the Surveillance Radar consumable decreased from 10 to 9 km.
• Update 0.10.2:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.2.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for doubloons and in the Premium store.
  • Main battery turrets can rotate 360 degrees.