Ship:Pioneer

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31,000 doubloons

Pioneer — Commonwealth Special Tier X Cruiser.

A further development of the light cruiser design, armed with sixteen 152 mm guns—a configuration considered in Great Britain in the late 1930s. The arrangement is distinctive in that it concentrates three of the four main battery turrets—and thus most of the ship’s firepower—in the forward section. Had she been embodied in metal after World War II, the cruiser could have been transferred to a Commonwealth country.

Pros

• High damage per minute with HE shells.
• Access to Surveillance Radar consumable with special characteristics.
• Long-range Submarine Surveillance consumable.

Cons

• Short main battery firing range.
• Short-range torpedoes.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	46900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	120
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	760
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.27
• Detectability by air (km)	8.3
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.2
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.3

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×4 152mm
• Firing range (km)	14.51
• Reload time (sec)	7.8
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.7
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	133
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.51 km	133

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV
• Maximum damage	2100
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	50.8
• Penetration (mm)	30

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV
• Maximum damage	3100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	50.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk XM*
• Reload time (sec)	120.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	16767
• Range (km)	6
• Speed (kt)	65
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.82%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

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)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	3900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	6 × 6
40 mm	8 × 1
20 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	154	85%	2.0
Mid-range	332.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	70	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1000	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 234.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 102.0s action, 130.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Pioneer in her default permanent camouflage.