Ship:Cheshire

VIII

13,000 doubloons

Cheshire — U.K. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

In 1940, a project for a 15,500-ton cruiser armed with 203 mm guns was considered. It was believed that this caliber should suffice for performing combat missions. However, a year prior to that, 234 mm and 254 mm guns were mentioned in projects. A compromise between the lower cost of the 15,500-ton cruiser and 234 mm guns would have involved installing twin-gun main battery turrets on such a cruiser.

Pros

• HE shells deal high damage
• Low detectability

Cons

• Particularly vulnerable citadel to AP rounds
• Low damage per minute

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	42500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.74
• Detectability by air (km)	7.51
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.5
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.51

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 234mm
• Firing range (km)	16.1
• Reload time (sec)	11.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.2
• 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)	144
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 16.1 km	144

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 (°)	65
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	39

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Mk IXM
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk IXM
• Reload time (sec)	96
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	15,867
• 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	113 mm HE Mk XVI
• Arrangement	2x113mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• 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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
113 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	10 × 2
20 mm	20 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	248.5	85%	2.0
Long-range	395.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1680	90%	3.5–5.8

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: Repair Party  (2 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 850 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)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Cheshire
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  AL Cheshire, a derivative obtainable in the Azur Lane collaboration event.

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update Nov 11, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Dec 10, 2019:
  • Shell parameters brought in line with those of Drake and Goliath.
  • Torpedo parameters changed:
    • Range decreased from 10 to 8 km.
    • Speed decreased from 62 to 61 knots.
    • Maximum damage decreased from 16,767 to 15,687.
    • Flooding chance decreased from 282% to 265%.
  • Restoration of citadel damage by Repair Party consumable increased from 10% to 50%.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.11.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness was changed: the side armor was reinforced from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect firing range of the secondary battery.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased from 3 to 5 km.
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• 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 6.6 km.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • The colors of icons for the color schemes of the permanent camouflage were fixed.
• Update Jan 10, 2020:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 15 to 13 s.
• Update Jan 31, 2020:
  • Guaranteed ricochet angle for armor-piercing shells decreased from 65 to 60 degrees.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 13 to 11.5 s.
  • Main battery firing range increased from 15.7 to 16.1 km.
  • Detectability range by ships decreased from 12.42 to 11.9 km.
• Update Feb 7, 2020:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 11.5 to 12.5 s.
  • Detectability ranges increased:
    • By ships, from 11.9 to 12.1 km.
    • By aircraft, from 7.39 to 7.51 km.
    • After firing main guns in smoke, from 7.36 to 7.5 km.
• First appeared on sale in February 2020.
• Update 12.6:
  • Reduced the cost of shells for the ship from 275 to 250 Credits.
• Update 12.9:
  • Fixed textures and models for the ship.
• Update 15.4:
  • Main battery reload time reduced: 12.5 to 11.5s