Ship:Albemarle

VIII

9,000,000

Albemarle — U.K. Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

At the end of 1939, the British Naval Shipbuilding Office focused on the development of cruisers featuring 203 mm guns. In 1940, several designs for cruisers based on the Edinburgh-class ships were presented. The biggest of them in terms of size and combat qualities was a project for a cruiser with a displacement of 15,500 tons boasting three triple-gun turrets housing 203 mm guns. According to the plan, ships of this class were to be commissioned in 1944; however, the Admiralty was displeased with their low speed, and it was decided to abandon the project in favor of mass-constructing light cruisers.

Pros

Specialized repair teams
Heavy HE shell damage
High fire chance

Cons

Weak armor
Low rate of fire
Slow shell velocity

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

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, 788 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)
Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

Gallery

SURVIVABILITY	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Hit Points	39400	43800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

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

MANEUVERABILITY	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.6	14.0

CONCEALMENT	Albemarle (A)	Albemarle (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.06	12.06
• Detectability by air (km)	7.7	7.7
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.7	7.7

MAIN BATTERY	Mk VIII mod. 1	Mk VIII mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.27	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)	131
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.27 km	131

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	3300
• Fire chance (%)	17.0%
• 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

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%

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