Ship:Defence

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41,500 doubloons

Defence — U.K. Special Tier X Cruiser.

A hypothetical development of "big cruiser" designs created by British shipbuilders in the late 1930s, with the main battery gun caliber increased to 356 mm. The ship was conceived as a response to the strengthening of the Japanese Navy. Her main purpose was to counter enemy heavy cruisers.

Pros

• High firing accuracy and armor penetration of the main battery
• HE shells with an increased chance of fire
• AP shells with reduced chances of ricocheting

Cons

• Low damage per minute
• Low gun traverse speed
• Abysmal smoke fire penalty

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	60600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	229
• Deck (mm)	40
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	16.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.52
• Detectability by air (km)	9.24
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.24
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.24

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 356mm
• Firing range (km)	18.32
• Reload time (sec)	18.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	3.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	159
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 18.32 km	159

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE Mk VIb
• Maximum damage	6100
• Fire chance (%)	41.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	757
• Shell weight (kg)	721
• Penetration (mm)	89

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Mk VIIb
• Maximum damage	10500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	757
• Shell weight (kg)	721
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2
• Torpedo name	622 mm Mk I
• Reload time (sec)	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	15.0
• Damage	58700
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	67
• Detectability (km)	1.7
• Flooding chance (%)	3.55%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	2x133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	8 × 6 + 6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	504	90%	3.5
Long-range	77	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1150	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 60.0s cooldown, 363.6 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Short-Burst Smoke Generator  (5 charges, 15.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Main battery reload time reduced from 28 to 16 s.
• Main battery accuracy improved from battlecruiser/large cruiser to that of a standard cruiser.
• Main battery reload time increased from 16 to 18 s.
• Torpedo launching angles are now wider.
• Changes to the Repair Party consumable — Heal rate increased from 0.5 to 0.6% per second. — Restoration of HP for normal damage increased from 50 to 60%. — Cooldown time reduced from 80 to 60 s (Unlisted change).
• Main battery firing range increased from 16.8 to 18.3 km.
• Detectability by sea reduced from 14.1 to 12.5 km. — All other visibility values have been changed accordingly.
• Update 12.6:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 12.6.
• Update 12.11:
  • Added as the 40th stage reward for the update's Salvage for Victory event.
  • The Christmas Lights permanent camouflage was added.