Ship:Hermelin

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Hermelin

Cruiser | Germany | Tier I

Tech Tree Position

General

Hit Points4,500

Main Battery

128 mm/61 SK C/42 in a turret2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min

Reload Time4 sec

Rotation Speed10 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec

Firing Range9.9 km

Maximum Dispersion88 m

HE Shell128 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5

Maximum HE Damage900

Chance of Fire5 %

Initial HE Velocity900 m/s

HE Shell Weight26 kg

AA Defense

20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount2 х 2 pcs.

37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount3 х 2 pcs.

128 mm/61 SK C/42 in a turret2 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed24 knot

Turning Circle Radius360 m

Rudder Shift Time3.3 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range8.4 km

Air Detectability Range6.7 km

Battle Levels

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I

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Hermelin — German Tier I cruiser.

A large armored gunboat capable of operating on the high seas, intended for colonial service. Besides her powerful armament, Hermelin was also noted for her high speed, uncommon for this ship type.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
128 mm/61 SK C/42 in a turret	15	18	88	900	5			0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Hermelin (A)	4,500	6	50	2		2/3/2				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 1 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 15,000 hp	24		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Player Opinion

Performance

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Captains' time in the ships of the Kaiserliche Marine and Kriegsmarine begins here with Tier I's Hermelin. Already on display is the German mindset for building cruisers: accurate, fast-firing guns capable of laying down withering barrages of fire any enemy ship they set their sights on. Hermelin’s guns are 128mm, which are actually larger then the guns on the next few ships in the cruiser branch (until Tier IV's Karlsruhe).

The main draw back of Hermelin is that its large box silhouette gives it the highest detectability of any Tier I ship. She is essentially a floating citadel with guns; even incoming high explosive rounds have a good chance to rack up full penetration damage against her, let alone armor piercing shells. While her anti-aircraft is bar none the best of any Tier I ship, she will have to go way out of her way to even attempt to get paired against an aircraft carrier (which aren't available until Tier IV). Even if she could find her way into such a battle, with her speed and how easily she takes damage, aircraft would be the least of her worries.

Pros:

• Second-highest firing range of all Tier I ships.
• Second-lowest reload time of all Tier I ships.
• High speed.
• Second-highest damage per minute of all Tier I ships.
• Accurate fairly damaging 128mm guns.
• Best AA out of any Tier I ship.

Cons:

• Fewest hit points of all Tier I ships.
• Lowest chance of causing a fire of all Tier I ships.
• Second-highest detectability range of all Tier I ships.
• Somewhat sluggish and slow to turn (largest turning circle radius of all Tier I ships).
• Lackluster turret traverse speed.
• Floating citadel that even HE shells can get often enough.
• The only aircraft it may ever see is Katori's catapult fighter.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Hermelin is as follows:

• Hull: There is no hull module upgrade, but access to the the next ship in the German cruiser branch (Dresden) stems from here.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to FKS Typ 1 Mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Hermelin are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1

Commander Skills

Key skills for Hermelin commanders include Preventative Maintenance, Last Stand, Basic Firing Training, and Advanced Firing Training.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up. ★★★	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier.
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Hermelin can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

Historical Info

Specifications

2,100 tons displacement, standard

106.4m length

12.3m beam

3.5m draft

Machinery

4 boilers, 2 turbines

Performance

24 knots at 1,500 shaft horsepower

11,000 nautical miles at 12 knots

Armament

Main

Four (2x2) 127mm guns

Anti-Aircraft

Six (3x2) 37mm guns

Four (2x2) 20mm guns

Torpedoes

Four (2x2) 533mm torpedo tubes

Hermelin (Ermine) is based off of the Kolonialkanonenboot (Colonial Gunboat) Type K which was an attempt by German designers to create a class of gunboat suitable for use in naval bases and colonial holdings. Designed from 1938-39, a series of 8 ships were planned to be constructed before the entire project was cancelled, likely due to the beginning of the Second World War.

The Type K was given the name "Hermelin" by Wargaming in accordance with the German tradition to name small combat ships after small predatory animals. She shares this name with the S73 Hermelin, the third Gepard-class fast attack craft built by the German navy in 1983 and decommissioned in 2016.

Historical Gallery

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  Note: The torpedo launchers present in the original plans were deleted by Wargaming in the name of game balance.
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References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.4.0.4.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • HP was reduced from 12,000 to 7,900.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.0.3.
• Update 0.5.1:
  • Midsection armor was increased to 23 mm.
  • The survivability of the main battery was increased.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings were increased by 11%.
  • Credit earnings were increased by 12%.
• Update 0.5.5:
  • The firing range of the main guns was increased 7.8 km to 8.6 km.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model was refined.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • HE and AP shells were removed, and replaced with a new type of shell, practice shell. The properties are identical to HE shells.
  • The researchable gun module was removed, and a new firing control systems module was added.
  • Decreased scaling of HP and damage by shells by 50%.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • The base firing range was increased from 7,790 m to 8,960 m.
  • Experience earnings were increased by 10%.
  • Credit earnings were increased by 5%.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Experience earnings were decreased by 10%.
• Update 0.6.9:
  • Improved the display of thin elements of the ship.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 3.32 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time was reduced from 60 s to 30 s.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • The researchable modules were removed. Compensation was 600 ship Experience and 6000 credits if the module was purchased.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • The citadel has been replaced with a vital part of the ship, like that of the destroyers.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration was increased from 31 mm to 32 mm.

Ships of Germany

Cruisers