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 IX
Cruiser
United Kingdom
Drake
After the start of World War II, W. Churchill ordered the development of a new heavy cruiser armed with 234 mm guns. A design for a 21,500-ton cruiser featuring three triple-gun turrets was proposed. As Britain was in need of many ships, albeit inferior ones in terms of their combat qualities, the project's implementation was postponed.
- Credits
- 13,800,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 40,100
- Maximum speed
- 33.3 knots
- Surface detection
- 12.8 km
- Main battery range
- 14.4 km
- Main battery reload
- 18.0 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
- 33.3 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 760 m
- Rudder shift time
- 15.5 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 12.8 km
- Air detection
- 8.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 8.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 40,100
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 22 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 16–229 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 14.4 km
- Reload time
- 18.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 3.3 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 18.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 132 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
234 mm HE 6 CRH
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,850
- Fire chance
- 24.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 841 m/s
- Shell mass
- 185 kg
234 mm AP 6 CRH
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 5,750
- Muzzle velocity
- 841 m/s
- Shell mass
- 185 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 7.0 km
- Mount
- 113 mm HE Mk XVI
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,600
- Fire chance
- 7.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 12.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 746 m/s
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Mk IXM
- Maximum range
- 10.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 16,766
- Reload time
- 96 s
- Speed
- 62 knots
- Detectability
- 1.3 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
- 12
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 113 mm/45 QF Mk.IV on an RP10 Mk.IV mount
- Calibre
- 113 mm
- Mounts
- 6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 40,100
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 6
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 26
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.3 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Drake (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 1,300,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Drake (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 48,000 XP
- Purchase
- 3,400,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
533 mm Mk IXM
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
Mk IX mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk IX mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 30,000 XP
- Purchase
- 2,400,000 credits
Propulsion: 102,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
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
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Goliath
- Research cost
- 244,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 17
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 9–11
Cross-nation comparison
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