Ship:Nottingham

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Nottingham — U.K. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, Great Britain immediately got down to the task of designing cruisers. One of the great enthusiasts for the development of a new cruiser class was Sir George Thurston, who designed such ships as Kongō and Erin. Back in 1923, he published an essay that described the general features of cruisers of the future. In 1926, he presented three cruiser projects to the Royal Navy—projects A and B resembled the County-class cruisers, while project C turned out to be more radical. It envisaged the arrangement of main battery turrets at the bow to achieve a better concentration of fire. The Admiralty, however, assumed a more conservative approach than Thurston, and the project was left without consideration.

Pros

• Large torpedo count per salvo
• Low detectability

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Weak armor
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	35300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.2

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	7.64
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.79
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.64

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.7
• Reload time (sec)	13.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.6
• 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)	141
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.7 km	141

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	2850
• Fire chance (%)	15.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	814
• Shell weight (kg)	116.1
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb
• Maximum damage	4500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	814
• 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
• Number of launchers	2
• Torpedo name	PBPT043
• Reload time (sec)	96.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	43300
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.59%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	1x102mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	811
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

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
102 mm	8 × 1
40 mm	4 × 4
13 mm	6 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	38.5	85%	1.5
Mid-range	129.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	38.5	90%	4.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	160	90%	3.5–4.0

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, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 176.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (5 charges, 15.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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