Ship:London

VI

4,500 doubloons

London — U.K. Premium Tier VI Cruiser.

HMS London, the lead ship in the second series of County-class cruisers, was laid down in 1926 and commissioned in 1929. Before the start of World War II, London served as the flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron. During the war, she was involved in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck and carried out convoy protection duties in the North Atlantic. Following a refit in 1943, London was assigned to the Eastern Fleet, and when the war came to an end, she served on the China Station.

Pros

• Large-caliber main guns with hard-hitting HE and AP shells
• Access to Smoke Generator and Repair Party consumables
• Long-lasting Short-Range Hydroacoustic Search useful for defensive purposes

Cons

• Very short main battery range
• Low damage per minute
• AA defenses are below average

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	34600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	114
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.2
• Turning circle radius (m)	710
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.2

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	6.58
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.79
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.58

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.5
• Reload time (sec)	14.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.3
• 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)	133
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.5 km	133

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
• 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
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk VII
• Reload time (sec)	106
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• 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	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	2x102mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	811
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	4 × 2
40 mm	2 × 8
20 mm	15 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	140	85%	2.0
Mid-range	84	90%	2.5
Long-range	56	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	320	90%	3.5–5.8

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  (3 charges, 10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 346 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 15.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.8.10:
  • 40-mm / 39 QF Mark VIII AA guns were renamed to 40-mm / 39 QF Mk VIII AA guns.
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.10.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Available to players for completing the last directive of the British Cruisers Part 2 event or by purchasing it in the Premium store.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness changed: side armor increased from 19 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 14.3:
  • Main Battery range increased: 13.4 to 14.5km
  • Main Battery Reload time reduced: 15 to 14s
• Update Oct 10, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Feb 7, 2020:
  • Continuous damage of the long-range AA zone decreased from 98 to 56 damage per second.
  • Continuous damage of the mid-range AA zone increased from 77 to 84 damage per second.
  • Continuous damage of the short-range AA zone increased from 130 to 140 damage per second.
  • Number of explosions per salvo decreased from 4 to 2.
  • Damage within an explosion decreased from 1,260 to 1,120.