Ship:Baleares

VI

3,000,000

Baleares — Spain Tech Tree Tier VI Cruiser.

In 1926, Spain ordered two modern "Washington Treaty" cruisers. Vickers-Armstrong created a project based on County-class cruisers with reinforced AA defenses and armor protection. The cruisers were named Canarias and Baleares after the major Spanish archipelagos of the same name. The construction was delayed, but the Nationalists who seized the shipyards forced the ships' construction to speed up until completion. Baleares participated in the offensive against Málaga and in the hunt for transport ships; she carried out raids on coastal fortifications and bombarded cities. The cruiser was sunk by Republican destroyers in the Battle of Cape Palos.

Pros

• Large HP pool

Cons

• Low rate of fire
• Low damage per minute
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Baleares (A)	Baleares (B)
• Hit Points	30300	35100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	10

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	51
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY	Baleares (A)	Baleares (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.4	9.6

CONCEALMENT	Baleares (A)	Baleares (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	7.23	7.23
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.79
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.23	7.23

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	SCI Mk VI Mod. 1	SCI Mk VI Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.18	15.6
• 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)	130
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.18 km	131

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	2850
• Fire chance (%)	15.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	116.1
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I
• Maximum damage	4550
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• 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	533 mm Mk VII* ES
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	4 × 3
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk VII* ES
• Reload time (sec)	80
• 180° turn time (sec)	15
• Damage	15,733
• Range (km)	7.0
• Speed (kt)	59
• Detectability (km)	1.2
• Flooding chance (%)	262

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	120 mm granada rompedora HE
• Arrangement	8x1 120mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	17.1
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	808
• Penetration (mm)	20
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	4x1 88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Baleares (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	4 × 1
120 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Long-range	94.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1050	90%	3.5–5.2

Baleares (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	4 × 1
120 mm	8 × 1
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	66.5	85%	2.0
Long-range	94.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1050	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 151.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Main battery firing range increased from 14.2 to 15.6 km.
• Detectability range by air increased from 6.6 to 7.2 km.
• Update 12.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 12.4.
• Update 12.6:
  • Available from sequential bundle #3 of the Spanish Cruisers event (for Gold Spanish Tokens).
• Update 12.8:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 12.8.