Ship Database

Tier X Cruiser Special

United Kingdom

Defence

A hypothetical development of "big cruiser" designs created by British shipbuilders in the late 1930s, with the main battery gun caliber increased to 356 mm. The ship was conceived as a response to the strengthening of the Japanese Navy. Her main purpose was to counter enemy heavy cruisers.

Doubloons: 41,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 60,600
Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Surface detection: 12.5 km
Main battery range: 18.3 km
Main battery reload: 18.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection12.5 km
Main battery18.3 km
Secondary battery7.3 km
Torpedoes10 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 356 mm HE Mk VIb 6,100
AP · 356 mm AP Mk VIIb 10,500
Torpedo · 622 mm Mk I 21,066

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 770 m
Rudder shift time: 12.7 s

Maneuverability API rating 51

Concealment

Surface detection: 12.5 km
Air detection: 9.2 km
Submarine detection: 9.2 km

Concealment API rating 51

Survivability

Hit points: 60,600
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 79

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–305 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 90

Maximum range: 18.3 km
Reload time: 18.0 s
Rate of fire: 3.3 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 159 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

356 mm HE Mk VIb

Maximum damage per hit: 6,100
Fire chance: 41.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 757 m/s
Shell mass: 721 kg

356 mm AP Mk VIIb

Maximum damage per hit: 10,500
Muzzle velocity: 757 m/s
Shell mass: 721 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.3 km

Mount: 133 mm HE Mk IC
Maximum damage per hit: 1,900
Fire chance: 8.0 %
Rate of fire: 9.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 792 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 33

622 mm Mk I

Maximum range: 10.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 21,066
Reload time: 90 s
Speed: 67 knots
Detectability: 1.7 km
180° turn time: 15.0 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 622 mm PR Mk IV
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 79

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 8

Aura: 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Calibre: 133 mm
Mounts: 8

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 60,600
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 8
Torpedo tubes: 2
AA mounts: 22

Engine

Published maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Defence

Default

Type: Hull

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount

Default

Type: Artillery

622 mm Mk I

Default

Type: Torpedoes

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Mk X mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 17
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Pan-Asia

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