Ship:Belfast '43

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Belfast '43 — U.K. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

Commissioned in 1939, the second ship of the Edinburgh class, HMS Belfast, struck a German mine at the beginning of World War II and was subsequently under repair until 1942. After that, in 1943, the ship escorted northern convoys and participated in the sinking of Scharnhorst in the Battle of the North Cape. In 1944, she covered the landing of Allied troops in Normandy. Between 1950 and 1952, the cruiser participated in the Korean War. Since 1971, Belfast has served as a museum ship and, since 1978, as a branch of the Imperial War Museum.

Pros

• Surveillance Radar consumable available
• Low detectability
• Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable available

Cons

• Long shell flight time and arcing shell trajectory
• Poor survivability: No access to Repair Party, thin armor

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	38400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	114
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	680
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.0
• Detectability by air (km)	7.16
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	5.28
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.16

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3 152mm
• Firing range (km)	15.42
• Reload time (sec)	8.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.1
• 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)	139
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.42 km	139

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV mod.1
• Maximum damage	2450
• Fire chance (%)	11.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	50.8
• Penetration (mm)	30

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV
• Maximum damage	3100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	50.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2x3
• Torpedo name	533mm Mk IX*
• Reload time (sec)	72.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	15867
• Range (km)	8.0
• Speed (kt)	61
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	265%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	6x2 102mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	811
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	2 × 8
20 mm	5 × 2 + 8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	143.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	80.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	80.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	900	90%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	5000
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	1
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

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: Hydroacoustic Search  (2 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (5 charges, 15.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Surveillance Radar  (9km, 3 charges, 25.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  Belfast '43 in London Port, with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• The range of the Surveillance Radar consumable was reduced from 10 to 9 km.
• Smoke screen dispersion time reduced from 60 to 40 s.
• Number of charges of the Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable increased from 2 to 3.
• Number of charges of the Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable increased from 3 to 4.
• Main battery reload time increased from 9.0 to 10.5 s.
• First appeared on sale in November 2020.
• Update 0.9.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.8.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Number of charges of the Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable increased from 4 to 5 (see ).
• Update 0.11.2:
  • Added the Irish Emerald permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 10.5 to 10 s.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Fixed the picture of the ship in the carousel.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.