Ship:Auckland

VIII

9,000,000

Auckland — Commonwealth Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

A heavy cruiser armed with nine 203 mm guns. The ship was based on a project developed in Great Britain at the beginning of World War II. She had significant advantages over the County-class heavy cruisers, including stronger armor and more powerful main battery guns arranged in triple-gun turrets. However, the project went nowhere—lighter ships were prioritized amid the war.

Pros

• Access to long-range Submarine Surveillance consumable and long-range Depth Charge Airstrike
• Access to Crawling Smoke Generator and Hydroacoustic Search consumables
• High damage per minute with HE shells

Cons

• Weak armor
• Low gun traverse speed
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Auckland (A)	Auckland (B)
• Hit Points	35400	39400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Auckland (A)	Auckland (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.1	10.1

CONCEALMENT	Auckland (A)	Auckland (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.28	13.28
• Detectability by air (km)	7.67	7.67
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.04
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.67	7.67

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk VIII mod. 1	Mk VIII mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.54	15.99
• Reload time (sec)	11.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	133
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.54 km	133

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	2950
• Fire chance (%)	18.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	107.36
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb
• Maximum damage	4350
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	107.36
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Mk IX**
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk IX**
• Reload time (sec)	96
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	16,767
• Range (km)	12.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	282

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	6x2 102mm
• 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)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Auckland (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 4
20 mm	10 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	87.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	105	90%	2.5
Long-range	77	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1260	90%	3.5–5.8

Auckland (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	4 × 8
20 mm	16 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	136.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	157.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	77	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1260	90%	3.5–5.8

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: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 102.0s action, 130.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 177 hp/s)

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