Cheshire - British Tier VIII Premium Cruiser 1940

In 1940, a project for a 15,500-ton cruiser armed with 203 mm guns was considered. It was believed that this caliber should suffice for performing combat missions. However, a year prior to that, 234 mm and 254 mm guns were mentioned in projects. A compromise between the lower cost of the 15,500-ton cruiser and 234 mm guns would have involved installing twin-gun main battery turrets on such a cruiser.

 

HMS Cheshire Commemorative Flag

Located in the north-west of England, Cheshire is one of Great Britain’s historic counties. The tradition of naming warships in honor of counties was established in the Royal Navy in the 1900s.

 

 

 Key Features of Cheshire

Key Features of Cheshire

• Six 234 mm guns placed in three turrets. The shells are capable of dealing significant damage for their tier. The time it takes for the turrets to traverse 180 degrees is just 18 seconds  VIII Cheshire's high-caliber artillery can be aimed at a target faster than the 152 mm guns of some light cruisers of the same tier. The HE shells she fires can penetrate armor up to 59 mm thick.
• Her torpedo armament comprises two quadruple-tube torpedo launchers with tube-by-tube launching capabilities. Torpedo range—8 km.
• The cruiser boasts good armor for her tier and quite a large HP pool.
• The Specialized Repair Teams consumable restores 2% of her total HP per second and can restore up to 50% of any damage dealt to her citadel.
• Her decent AA defense system is additionally reinforced with the Defensive AA Fire consumable. This consumable can be replaced with Hydroacoustic Search as an alternative.

 Cheshire Info

Cheshire Info

Ship Name:  VIII Cheshire

Tier: 8

Paper Ship: Yes

Class: Project Light Cruiser

WG Introduction: November 11, 2019

Status:  Premium Ship

Release: 0.9.2

Base Value: 11,000  doubloons

Game Nation:  Britain

 Armor

Armor

Hit Points: 42,500

Overall: 16-178 mm

Torpedo Protection, damage reduction: 19%

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 25/27-152/25-102 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/30/25 mm

Plating: 27-38 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Fore Athwartships: 19 mm

Aft Athwartships: 19 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 76-152 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 76-152 mm

Armor Belt: 152 mm

Citadel Deck: 70-102 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turrets: 76-178 mm

Tonnage: 17,450 t

 Main Battery Armament

Main Battery Armament

3x2 234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret:

Max Range: 16.1 km

Reload: 12.5 s

180° Turn Time: 18.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 144 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells:

6x 234 mm HE 6 CRH:

Max HE Shell Damage: 3,850

Alpha Piercing, HE: 59.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.36

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 234 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 185.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Velocity: 841.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 24%

 

AP Shells: 

6x 234 mm AP 6 CRH:

Max AP Shell Damage: 5,750

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.36

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 39.0

Shell Diameter: 234 mm

Shell Krupp: 2950.0

Shell Mass: 185.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 841.0 m/s

Secondaries

Secondaries

8×2 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1600

Range: 6.6 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 19.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3296

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 113 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 25 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 746.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 7%

Depth Charge Airstrike

Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Plane HP: 2000

Max Range: 7.0 km

Bombs in Payload: 2x 350-LB. Bomb MK VIII

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Torpedoes

Torpedoes

2x4 533 mm QR Mk II/Mk IXM:

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 96.0 s

Alpha Damage: 15,867

Speed: 61 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

Anti Aircraft Defence

Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

8×2: 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-8.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1470

Continuous Damage Per Second: 168

Continuous Damage: 348

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 7

Mid Range:

10x2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount:

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 228

Short Range:

20×2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by mid range AA guns:  249

Hit Probability:  85%

 Mobility

Mobility

Maximum Speed: 34.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 720 m

Rudder Shift Time: 10.5 s

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

 Visibility

Visibility

Surface Detectability: 11.7 km

Air Detectability: 7.5 km

Detectability by enemy Subs: 0-7.5 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 7.5 km

Available Consumables

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Specialized Repair Teams:

Charges: 3

Action time: 20 s

Reload time: 80 s

Regeneration per second: +850 hp/s

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 100 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Submarine Spotting Range at Max Depth: 2.0 km

Torpedo Detection Range: 3.5 km

Ship Detection Range: 5.0 km