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Tier I Cruiser

The Netherlands

Van Kinsbergen

Gunboat Van Kinsbergen was intended for training to operate state-of-the-art fire control systems. The ship was commissioned shortly before the beginning of World War II. During the war, she served in the Caribbean Sea and took part in escorting convoys, intercepting enemy transports, and hunting German submarines. After the war ended, Van Kinsbergen was...

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Gunboat Van Kinsbergen was intended for training to operate state-of-the-art fire control systems. The ship was commissioned shortly before the beginning of World War II. During the war, she served in the Caribbean Sea and took part in escorting convoys, intercepting enemy transports, and hunting German submarines. After the war ended, Van Kinsbergen was engaged in two raids to the East Indies and Australia and was then used as floating barracks.

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At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
7,100
Maximum speed
25.5 knots
Surface detection
8.6 km
Main battery range
11.4 km
Main battery reload
6.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection8.6 km
  • Main battery11.4 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 · 120 mm HE Brisantgranaat 875
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
25.5 knots
Turning circle radius
350 m
Rudder shift time
3.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 46

Concealment

Surface detection
8.6 km
Air detection
5.0 km
Submarine detection
5.0 km
Concealment API rating 79

Survivability

Hit points
7,100
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 7

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–20 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 19
Maximum range
11.4 km
Reload time
6.0 s
Rate of fire
8.8 rounds/min
180° turn time
18.0 s
Maximum dispersion
100 m

Shells

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

120 mm HE Brisantgranaat
HE
Maximum damage per hit
875
Fire chance
8.0 %
Muzzle velocity
900 m/s
Shell mass
24 kg
Gun layout
Mount
120 mm/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk.6 on a shielded mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
1

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 32
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a №3 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
2
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
7,100
Main-battery barrels
4
AA mounts
2

Engine

Published maximum speed
25.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 17,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Van Kinsbergen

Default
Type
Hull
Next ships
1

Vuurleiding Mk 1 Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

120 mm/50 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk.6 on a shielded mount

Default
Type
Artillery

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

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Gelderland
Research cost
100 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
2
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
1
Published battle levels
1–1

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