Ship Database

Tier X Battleship Special

The Netherlands

Willem de Eerste

A battlecruiser—a further development of the G3 design—that could hypothetically have been built in Britain in the 1920s and later modernized in the late 1930s. The ship could have been transferred to the allied Netherlands during World War II to strengthen the nation's navy.

Doubloons: 31,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 75,300
Maximum speed: 32.0 knots
Surface detection: 15.0 km
Main battery range: 22.2 km
Main battery reload: 28.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection15 km
Main battery22.2 km
Secondary battery7.3 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 · 419 mm HE Mk Ia 6,150
AP · 419 mm AP Mk V 13,700

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 32.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 910 m
Rudder shift time: 16.6 s

Maneuverability API rating 45

Concealment

Surface detection: 15.0 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 38

Survivability

Hit points: 75,300
Torpedo damage reduction: 23 %

Survivability API rating 95

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 10–419 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 92

Maximum range: 22.2 km
Reload time: 28.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time: 30.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 282 m

Shells

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

419 mm HE Mk Ia

Maximum damage per hit: 6,150
Fire chance: 47.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 792 m/s
Shell mass: 995 kg

419 mm AP Mk V

Maximum damage per hit: 13,700
Muzzle velocity: 747 m/s
Shell mass: 1,287 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

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

Mount: 113 mm HE 5crh
Maximum damage per hit: 1,700
Fire chance: 8.0 %
Rate of fire: 12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 746 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 87

Aura: 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350 mount
Calibre: 40 mm
Mounts: 16

Aura: 113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD mount
Calibre: 113 mm
Mounts: 8

Aura: 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on an RP10 Mk.I mount
Calibre: 133 mm
Mounts: 6

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 75,300
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 14
AA mounts: 30

Engine

Published maximum speed: 32.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Vuurleiding Mk 10 Mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Propulsion: 160,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Willem de Eerste

Default

Type: Hull

419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default

Type: Artillery

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

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

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

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: 14
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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

U.S.A.

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HP: 74,100
Speed: 33 kn
Guns: 21 km

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Commonwealth

Irresistible

HP: 76,800
Speed: 31.5 kn
Guns: 20.4 km

Open comparison

United Kingdom

Cumberland

HP: 76,800
Speed: 31.5 kn
Guns: 20.9 km

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