Ship:Hood

VII

7,500 doubloons

Hood — U.K. Premium Tier VII Battleship.

In 1915, development commenced on a new battlecruiser with enhanced sea endurance for the North Sea. After three British cruisers were sunk in the Battle of Jutland, the project was revised to strengthen the armor. Hood entered the Atlantic Fleet in May 1920, becoming the mightiest ship in the world. During World War II, she was the flagship of Force H in Gibraltar. Between 1940 and 1941, the ship carried out patrol missions in the Atlantic and escorted convoys. On May 24, 1941, Hood encountered Bismarck and Prinz Eugen, came under heavy fire, and sank after her magazine detonated.

Pros

• AP shells have reduced chances of ricocheting.
• Large HP pool .
• High top speed.
• Defensive AA fire consumables.

Cons

• Weak Armor protection.
• Low damage per minute .

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	67700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	178
• Deck (mm)	51
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	910
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	14.89
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 381mm
• Firing range (km)	18.57
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Modified BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10.3 × range(km) + 51
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	242

HE SHELL
• Name	381 mm HE Mk VIIIb
• Maximum damage	5300
• Fire chance (%)	34.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	731.5
• Shell weight (kg)	879
• Penetration (mm)	64

AP SHELL
• Name	381 mm AP Mk XIIIa
• Maximum damage	11400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	731.5
• Shell weight (kg)	879
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	64

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

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)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
178 mm	5 × 20
102 mm	7 × 2
40 mm	3 × 8
13 mm	4 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	17.5	70%	1.5
Mid-range	112	75%	2.5
Long-range	154	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	800	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 338.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.4.
• Update 0.6.5:
  • Went on sale in the Premium store.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Fixed display of the emblem on the main battery turret when applying camouflage.
• Update 0.6.10:
  • Available for purchase in the game client.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 14.89 km.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Minor fixes to ship textures and geometry.
  • A bonus was added to the "Type 10" permanent camouflage: a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
  • For the permanent camouflages "From the Bottom of the Ocean", "The Last Campaign", the discount on ship maintenance was increased from -5 to -10%.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Fixed the geometry of the armor in the Port to closely match the visual model. (Hit points of the casemate, aft end, superstructures and the bow were redistributed while keeping the overall HP the same). These changes have a negligible effect on the ship's performance.
• Update 0.7.2:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Became unavailable in the game client for purchase with doubloons.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Became available in the game client for purchase for doubloons.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • In the Camouflages window in the Appearance tab, the following permanent camouflages are no longer available for purchase with doubloons: "Type 14", "From the Bottom of the Ocean" and "The last Campaign" (as they were moved to the Arsenal).
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Sigma increased from 1.8 to 1.9.
  • AP shell fuse delay increased from 0.015 to 0.033 s.
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.1:
  • Fixed the description of the AA defenses.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.