Ship:Thunderer

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31,000 doubloons

Thunderer — U.K. Special Tier X Battleship.

After Vanguard was laid down, the further development of British battleships was aimed at increasing their dimensions. Among the options was a project with 457 mm guns that had been developed after World War I for battleships and battlecruisers of projects N and G.

Pros

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	82900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	940
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.19
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.69
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 457mm
• Firing range (km)	21.5
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	228
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 20 km	216
• Dispersion at 21.5 km	229

HE SHELL
• Name	457 mm HE Mk II
• Maximum damage	8200
• Fire chance (%)	63.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	757
• Shell weight (kg)	1814
• Penetration (mm)	114

AP SHELL
• Name	457 mm AP Mk II
• Maximum damage	14900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	1506
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	76

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	2x133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	7 × 6 + 12 × 2 + 8 × 1
20 mm	4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	49	70%	2.0
Mid-range	612.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	77	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1150	75%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 60.0s cooldown, 497.4 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

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