Ship:Hermelin

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Hermelin — Germany Premium Tier I Cruiser.

German engineers designed a "colonial gunboat" project under an order from the Netherlands. The Dutch planned to build a series of seven ships and laid down three of them under a simplified design. During the occupation of the Netherlands, these ships fell into German hands and were completed for the German Navy. The original design outmatched Dutch ships in terms of size and armament. There is a presumption that the German Admiralty intended to construct ships based on the original design for future German outlying bases during the post-war era.

Pros

• High top speed
• High damage per minute
• Long main battery firing range

Cons

• Low HP pool
• High detectability
• Low fire-starting capability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	4500

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	35
• Deck (mm)	9
• Superstructure (mm)	6
• Extremities (mm)	6

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	360
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	3.3

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.38
• Detectability by air (km)	6.67
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	3.32
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.67

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×2 128mm
• Firing range (km)	9.86
• Reload time (sec)	4.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	88
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 9.86 km	89

HE SHELL
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Maximum damage	900
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Shell weight (kg)	26
• Penetration (mm)	21

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
37 mm	3 × 2
20 mm	2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	4	85%	1.5
Mid-range	4	90%	2.5

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 25.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.4.0.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.4.0.4.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • HP was reduced from 12,000 to 7,900.
• Update 0.5.0.3:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.0.3.
• Update 0.5.1:
  • Midsection armor was increased to 23 mm.
  • The survivability of the main battery was increased.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings were increased by 11%.
  • Credit earnings were increased by 12%.
• Update 0.5.5:
  • The firing range of the main guns was increased 7.8 km to 8.6 km.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model was refined.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • HE and AP shells were removed, and replaced with a new type of shell, practice shell. The properties are identical to HE shells.
  • The researchable gun module was removed, and a new firing control systems module was added.
  • Decreased scaling of HP and damage by shells by 50%.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • The base firing range was increased from 7,790 m to 8,960 m.
  • Experience earnings were increased by 10%.
  • Credit earnings were increased by 5%.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Experience earnings were decreased by 10%.
• Update 0.6.9:
  • Improved the display of thin elements of the ship.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 3.32 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time was reduced from 60 s to 30 s.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • The researchable modules were removed. Compensation was 600 ship Experience and 6000 credits if the module was purchased.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • The citadel has been replaced with a vital part of the ship, like that of the destroyers.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration was increased from 31 mm to 32 mm.