Ship:Drake

IX

13,800,000

Drake — U.K. Tech Tree Tier IX Cruiser.

After the start of World War II, W. Churchill ordered the development of a new heavy cruiser armed with 234 mm guns. A design for a 21,500-ton cruiser featuring three triple-gun turrets was proposed. As Britain was in need of many ships, albeit inferior ones in terms of their combat qualities, the project's implementation was postponed.

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	Drake (A)	Drake (B)
• Hit Points	40100	46800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	177
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Drake (A)	Drake (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.3	33.3
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	760
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.2	14.4

CONCEALMENT	Drake (A)	Drake (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.8	12.8
• Detectability by air (km)	8.74	8.74
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.33
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.74	8.74

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk IX mod. 1	Mk IX mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 234mm
• Firing range (km)	14.45	15.9
• Reload time (sec)	18.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	3.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	132
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.45 km	133

HE SHELL
• Name	234 mm HE 6 CRH
• Maximum damage	3850
• Fire chance (%)	24.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	185.3
• Penetration (mm)	59

AP SHELL
• Name	234 mm AP 6 CRH
• Maximum damage	5750
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	185.3
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	39

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2
• Torpedo name	PBPT010
• Reload time (sec)	96.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	47000
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.82%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	113 mm HE Mk XVI
• Arrangement	2x113mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• 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

Drake (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 8 + 4 × 4
20 mm	12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	94.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	241.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	115.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1320	90%	3.5–5.8

Drake (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 6 + 4 × 2
20 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	154	85%	2.0
Mid-range	234.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	115.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1320	90%	3.5–5.8

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  (2 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 802 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 0.9.1:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.1.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness changed: the side armor was reinforced from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.95 km.
• Update Oct 10, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Nov 7, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 14 to 15 s.
• Update Nov 29, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 15 to 16.5 s.
  • HE shell parameters changed:
    • Maximum damage increased from 3,350 to 3,850.
    • Fire chance increased from 21% to 24%.
    • Armor penetration increased from 38 (1/6 of caliber) to 58 mm (1/4 of caliber).
    • Ballistics were changed. Now the shell needs more time to travel the same distance. For example, instead of 5.2 s at a 10 km range, it will take 5.39 s. At a range of 15 km instead of 8.63 s it will take 9.2 s.
  • AP shell parameters changed:
    • Armor penetration improved, especially at close and medium ranges. Increased by 33% at 7 km and by 5% at 14 km.
    • Ballistics were changed. Now the shell needs more time to travel the same distance. For example, instead of 5.2 s at a 10 km range, it will take 5.39 s. At a range of 15 km instead of 8.63 s it will take 9.2 s.
  • Repair Party consumable changed:
    • Restoration of citadel damage increased from 33% to 50%.
    • Restoration of casemate (non-citadel) damage increased from 50% to 60%.
• Update Jan 31, 2020:
  • Guaranteed ricochet angle for armor-piercing shells decreased from 65 to 60 degrees.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 18.5 to 18 s.
• Update Jan 10, 2020:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 16.5 to 18.5 s.
• Update Dec 27, 2019:
  • Surface detectability increased from 12.24 to 13.2 km.
  • Detectability after firing main battery guns in smoke increased from 7.6 to 8.33 km.
  • Detectability by air increased from 8.11 to 8.74 km.
• Update Dec 10, 2019:
  • Ballistics were changed. Now the shell needs more time to travel the same distance. For example, instead of 5.39 s at a 10 km range, it will take 5.69 s. At a range of 15 km instead of 9.2 s it will take 9.71 s. Armor penetration will remain almost the same as before these changes.
  • Maximum damage of AP shells increased from 5,550 to 5,750.
  • 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.