Ship Database

Tier X Cruiser Special

Commonwealth

Pioneer

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.

Doubloons: 31,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 46,900
Maximum speed: 34.0 knots
Surface detection: 12.3 km
Main battery range: 14.5 km
Main battery reload: 7.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection12.3 km
Main battery14.5 km
Secondary battery7.3 km
Torpedoes6 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 · 152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV 2,100
AP · 152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV 3,100
Torpedo · 533 mm Mk XM* 16,766

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 34.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 760 m
Rudder shift time: 10.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 55

Concealment

Surface detection: 12.3 km
Air detection: 8.3 km
Submarine detection: 8.3 km

Concealment API rating 55

Survivability

Hit points: 46,900
Torpedo damage reduction: 0 %

Survivability API rating 64

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–120 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 66

Maximum range: 14.5 km
Reload time: 7.0 s
Rate of fire: 7.7 rounds/min
180° turn time: 30.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 133 m

Shells

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

152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV

Maximum damage per hit: 2,100
Fire chance: 9.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 841 m/s
Shell mass: 51 kg

152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Maximum damage per hit: 3,100
Muzzle velocity: 841 m/s
Shell mass: 51 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 4

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.3 km

Mount: 102 mm HE 35 lb
Maximum damage per hit: 1,500
Fire chance: 6.0 %
Rate of fire: 20.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 811 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 34

533 mm Mk XM*

Maximum range: 6.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 16,766
Reload time: 120 s
Speed: 65 knots
Detectability: 1.3 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 533 mm QR Mk II
Mounts: 4
Tubes each: 4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 74

Aura: 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 8

Aura: 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount
Calibre: 102 mm
Mounts: 6

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 46,900
Main-battery barrels: 4
Secondary barrels: 6
Torpedo tubes: 4
AA mounts: 32

Engine

Published maximum speed: 34.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount

Default

Type: Artillery

Pioneer

Default

Type: Hull

533 mm Mk VII

Default

Type: Torpedoes

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.

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: 16
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 10–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

France

Colbert

HP: 36,100
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 15 km

Open comparison

U.S.A.

Salem

HP: 49,700
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 15.8 km

Open comparison

The Netherlands

Vrijheid

HP: 51,900
Speed: 33.5 kn
Guns: 16.5 km

Open comparison