Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier V
Battleship
United Kingdom
Iron Duke
The idea to equip battleships with heavy 152 mm secondary guns came about in 1909. The four Iron Duke-class battleships were similar to their predecessors but differed by more powerful secondary armament and larger dimensions. After commissioning in 1914, Iron Duke participated in World War I and was Admiral Jellicoe's flagship during the Battle...
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The idea to equip battleships with heavy 152 mm secondary guns came about in 1909. The four Iron Duke-class battleships were similar to their predecessors but differed by more powerful secondary armament and larger dimensions. After commissioning in 1914, Iron Duke participated in World War I and was Admiral Jellicoe's flagship during the Battle of Jutland. In 1919, she joined the Mediterranean Fleet and took part in the intervention in Soviet Russia. In 1939, she was transferred to Scapa Flow. On October 17, 1939, the ship was damaged by a German air raid and scuttled.
- Credits
- 1,600,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 41,200
- Maximum speed
- 21.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 14.5 km
- Main battery range
- 15.3 km
- Main battery reload
- 30.0 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
- 21.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 650 m
- Rudder shift time
- 18.5 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 14.5 km
- Air detection
- 8.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 8.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 41,200
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 16 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 15.3 km
- Reload time
- 30.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 51.4 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 212 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
343 mm HE Mk III
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 5,600
- Fire chance
- 40.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 759 m/s
- Shell mass
- 635 kg
343 mm AP Mk Ia
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 9,400
- Muzzle velocity
- 759 m/s
- Shell mass
- 635 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II** mount
- Mounts
- 5
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.3 km
- Mount
- 152 mm HE 4crh
- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,200
- Fire chance
- 12.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 7.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 914 m/s
- 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
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 12.7 mm Mk.III
- Calibre
- 12 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount
- Calibre
- 40 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount
- Calibre
- 102 mm
- Mounts
- 2
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 41,200
- Main-battery barrels
- 5
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 10
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 21.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Propulsion: 29,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 84,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Propulsion: 32,500 hp
- Type
- Engine
- Research
- 2,700 XP
- Purchase
- 240,000 credits
Iron Duke (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 190,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Iron Duke (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 5,000 XP
- Purchase
- 550,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II** mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 178,000 credits
Mk V mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 64,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk V mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 3,600 XP
- Purchase
- 340,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Battery Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Queen Elizabeth
- Research cost
- 45,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 7
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 3
- Published battle levels
- 5–7
Cross-nation comparison
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