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
Neptune
Work on a new-generation light cruiser started in February 1944. The designers used the Edinburgh-class and U.S. Cleveland-class cruisers as a basis. The first draft designs were completed in March; the result of their development was Project Y. The lead ship of this series was to be named Neptune; however, the construction of the Worcester-class...
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Work on a new-generation light cruiser started in February 1944. The designers used the Edinburgh-class and U.S. Cleveland-class cruisers as a basis. The first draft designs were completed in March; the result of their development was Project Y. The lead ship of this series was to be named Neptune; however, the construction of the Worcester-class cruisers in the U.S. showed that light cruisers with high gun-elevation angles were no longer seen as cutting-edge, so British designers resumed their search for new solutions.
- Credits
- 13,600,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 39,900
- Maximum speed
- 33.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 12.8 km
- Main battery range
- 15.0 km
- Main battery reload
- 4.0 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
- 33.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 790 m
- Rudder shift time
- 15.1 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 12.8 km
- Air detection
- 8.5 km
- Submarine detection
- 8.5 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 39,900
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 13 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–102 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 15.0 km
- Reload time
- 4.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 12.5 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 18.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 136 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
152 mm AP Mk V
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,200
- Muzzle velocity
- 768 m/s
- Shell mass
- 59 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXV mount
- Mounts
- 4
- 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
- 20.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 746 m/s
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Mk IX**
- Maximum range
- 10.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 15,533
- 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 II
- Mounts
- 4
- Tubes each
- 4
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 14
- Aura
- 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 10
- Aura
- 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount
- Calibre
- 113 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXV mount
- Calibre
- 152 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Depth charges
- Maximum damage per charge
- 5,000
- Maximum packs
- 2
- Charges per pack
- 4
- Reload time
- 40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 39,900
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 6
- Torpedo tubes
- 4
- AA mounts
- 34
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 33.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
533 mm Mk IX**
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 1,200,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
533 mm Mk IXM
- Type
- Torpedoes
- Research
- 20,000 XP
- Purchase
- 1,800,000 credits
Neptune (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 1,300,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Neptune (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 42,000 XP
- Purchase
- 3,000,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXV mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 1,000,000 credits
Mk IX mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 900,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk IX mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 22,000 XP
- Purchase
- 2,000,000 credits
Propulsion: 110,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 800,000 credits
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Minotaur
- Research cost
- 238,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 16
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 9–11
Cross-nation comparison
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