Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VI
Cruiser
Premium
United Kingdom
London
HMS London, the lead ship in the second series of County-class cruisers, was laid down in 1926 and commissioned in 1929. Before the start of World War II, London served as the flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron. During the war, she was involved in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck and carried out convoy protection duties in the North...
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HMS London, the lead ship in the second series of County-class cruisers, was laid down in 1926 and commissioned in 1929. Before the start of World War II, London served as the flagship of the 1st Cruiser Squadron. During the war, she was involved in the pursuit of the German battleship Bismarck and carried out convoy protection duties in the North Atlantic. Following a refit in 1943, London was assigned to the Eastern Fleet, and when the war came to an end, she served on the China Station.
- Doubloons
- 4,500
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 34,600
- Maximum speed
- 32.3 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.7 km
- Main battery range
- 14.5 km
- Main battery reload
- 14.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 32.3 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 710 m
- Rudder shift time
- 7.8 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.7 km
- Air detection
- 6.6 km
- Submarine detection
- 6.6 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 34,600
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 4 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–114 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 14.5 km
- Reload time
- 14.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 4.3 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 22.5 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 133 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
203 mm HE 256 lb
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,850
- Fire chance
- 15.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 855 m/s
- Shell mass
- 116 kg
203 mm AP 256 lb
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,550
- Muzzle velocity
- 855 m/s
- Shell mass
- 116 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 203 mm/50 Mk VIII on a Mk.I* mount
- Mounts
- 4
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 5.0 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
533 mm Mk VII
- Maximum range
- 7.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 15,733
- Reload time
- 106 s
- Speed
- 59 knots
- Detectability
- 1.2 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 533 mm QR Mk IV
- Mounts
- 2
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 15
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVII on a Mk.XIX mount
- Calibre
- 102 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 34,600
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 4
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 21
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 32.3 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Mk VI mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Propulsion: 80,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
203 mm/50 Mk VIII on a Mk.I* mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
533 mm Mk VII
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
London
Default- Type
- Hull
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
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
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 11
- Upgrade slots
- 4
- Published battle levels
- 6–8
Cross-nation comparison
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