Ship:Renown '44

VII

9,000 doubloons

Renown '44 — U.K. Premium Tier VII Battleship.

HMS Renown was laid down in 1915 and entered service in September 1916. The ship didn't manage to participate in World War I. She received upgrades in the interwar period, and during World War II, Renown participated in the hunt for the German raiders Graf Spee and Bismarck, as well as the Norwegian campaign, and she escorted Maltese convoys as part of Force H and exercised diplomatic service. In 1944, she was transferred to the Eastern Fleet and took part in the final stage of World War II.

Pros

• Heavy HE shells damage.
• Hydroacoustic Search consumable available.
• Torpedo armament available.
• Low detectability.

Cons

• Weak torpedo protection.
• Weak AA.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	55200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	38
• Deck (mm)	29
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.9
• Turning circle radius (m)	840
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.82
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	12.2
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 381mm
• Firing range (km)	16.9
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	189
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 16.9 km	190

HE SHELL
• Name	381 mm HE Mk VIIIc
• Maximum damage	5350
• Fire chance (%)	34.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	732
• Shell weight (kg)	879
• Penetration (mm)	64

AP SHELL
• Name	381 mm AP Mk XXIIc
• Maximum damage	11350
• Shell velocity (m/s)	732
• Shell weight (kg)	879
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	64

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	8
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk II
• Reload time (sec)	95.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	15.0
• Damage	44300
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	61
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.65%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	113 mm HE 5crh
• Arrangement	2x113mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	746
• Penetration (mm)	19
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	3 × 8 + 1 × 4
20 mm	18 × 2 + 27 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	437.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	129.5	75%	2.5
Long-range	108.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	900	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 276 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (2 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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