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Tier VI Battleship Premium

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Warspite

HMS Warspite joined the Fifth Battleship Squadron in 1915. She participated in the Battle of Jutland and was the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet after World War I. With the start of World War II, the ship was transferred to the Home Fleet and participated in the Battle of Narvik, where she sank a German destroyer. In 1940, she returned to the...

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HMS Warspite joined the Fifth Battleship Squadron in 1915. She participated in the Battle of Jutland and was the flagship of the Mediterranean Fleet after World War I. With the start of World War II, the ship was transferred to the Home Fleet and participated in the Battle of Narvik, where she sank a German destroyer. In 1940, she returned to the Mediterranean Sea and managed to hit the flagship of the Italian fleet during the Battle of Punta Stilo. In 1941, the ship sank two Italian heavy cruisers during the Battle of Cape Matapan. In 1943–1944, the battleship covered the landing of Allied troops in Sicily and Normandy as part of the Eastern Fleet.

Doubloons
4,500
Official profile image of Warspite

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
53,800
Maximum speed
23.5 knots
Surface detection
13.8 km
Main battery range
16.3 km
Main battery reload
30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13.8 km
  • Main battery16.3 km
  • Secondary battery5 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 · 381 mm HE Mk VIIIb 5,300
  • AP · 381 mm AP Mk XXIIb 11,400
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
23.5 knots
Turning circle radius
550 m
Rudder shift time
14.2 s
Maneuverability API rating 33

Concealment

Surface detection
13.8 km
Air detection
9.1 km
Submarine detection
9.1 km
Concealment API rating 46

Survivability

Hit points
53,800
Torpedo damage reduction
22 %
Survivability API rating 65

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–330 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 79
Maximum range
16.3 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
54.5 s
Maximum dispersion
218 m

Shells

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

381 mm HE Mk VIIIb
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,300
Fire chance
34.0 %
Muzzle velocity
732 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
381 mm AP Mk XXIIb
AP
Maximum damage per hit
11,400
Muzzle velocity
732 m/s
Shell mass
879 kg
Gun layout
Mount
381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.0 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

AA defence API rating 49
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
13
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount
Calibre
102 mm
Mounts
4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
53,800
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
12
AA mounts
21

Engine

Published maximum speed
23.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 80,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Mk VI mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Warspite

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

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

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
10
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
6–8

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
57,200
Speed
21 kn
Guns
16 km
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Germany

Bayern

HP
43,900
Speed
22.5 kn
Guns
16.1 km
Open comparison

U.S.S.R.

Izmail

HP
51,700
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
15.5 km
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