Ship:Albemarle

VIII

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Albemarle — U.K. Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

At the end of 1939, the British Naval Shipbuilding Office focused on the development of cruisers featuring 203 mm guns. In 1940, several designs for cruisers based on the Edinburgh-class ships were presented. The biggest of them in terms of size and combat qualities was a project for a cruiser with a displacement of 15,500 tons boasting three triple-gun turrets housing 203 mm guns. According to the plan, ships of this class were to be commissioned in 1944; however, the Admiralty was displeased with their low speed, and it was decided to abandon the project in favor of mass-constructing light cruisers.

Pros

• Specialized repair teams
• Heavy HE shell damage
• High fire chance

Cons

• Weak armor
• Low rate of fire
• Slow shell velocity

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Hit Points	39400	43800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.6	14.0

CONCEALMENT	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.06	12.06
• Detectability by air (km)	7.7	7.7
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.7	7.7

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk VIII mod. 1	Mk VIII mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.27	15.7
• Reload time (sec)	13.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	131
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.27 km	131

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	3300
• Fire chance (%)	17.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	814
• Shell weight (kg)	116.1
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb
• Maximum damage	4500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	814
• Shell weight (kg)	116.1
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PBPT009
• Reload time (sec)	96.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	43300
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.59%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	113 mm HE Mk XVI
• Arrangement	2x113mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	746
• Penetration (mm)	19
• Fire chance (%)	7.0%

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

Albemarle (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 8 + 2 × 4
20 mm	16 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	126	85%	2.0
Mid-range	196	90%	2.5
Long-range	133	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1470	90%	3.5–5.8

Albemarle (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	6 × 4
20 mm	16 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	206.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	168	90%	3.5
Long-range	133	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1470	90%	3.5–5.8

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  (2 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 788 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.8.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.10.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Available from the Royal Pack or Imperial Pack in the Armory for early access.
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.1.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Updated model and textures.
  • Armor thickness changed: side armor increased from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect firing range of secondary battery:
    • Firing range of the secondary battery was increased from 3 to 5 km.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
  • Fixed a bug due to which the main battery turrets received critical damage from HE shells without taking into account their armor.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Fixed a bug due to which the light bulbs on the main battery guns did not move along with the barrels in the "New Year" permanent camouflage.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update Oct 10, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Nov 7, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 11 to 12 s.
• Update Nov 29, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 12 to 14 s.
  • HE shell parameters changed:
    • Maximum damage increased from 2,850 to 3,300.
    • Fire chance increased from 15% to 17%.
  • Repair Party consumable changed:
    • Restoration of citadel damage increased from 33% to 50%.
• Update Nov 11, 2019:
  • Renamed from Bedford to Albemarle.
• Update Jan 10, 2020:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 14 to 13 s.
• Update Dec 10, 2019:
  • AP shell armor penetration increased by 10% at all ranges.
  • Hydroacoustic Search consumable changed:
    • Action time decreased from 180 to 100 s.
    • Ship detection range increased from 3 to 5 km.
    • Torpedo detection range increased from 3 to 3.5 km.
  • Defensive AA consumable added in the same slot as Hydroacoustic Search.