Tiger '59 - British Tier VIII Light Cruiser 1959 (Released in the Armory)

 Tiger '59
 British Tier VIII Light Cruiser 1959 

One of the last artillery cruisers of the Royal Navy armed with the most advanced and powerful guns that Great Britain had in 1950s.

Tiger '59 Commemorative Flag In the history of the Royal Navy, 15 ships were named Tiger. In 1944 - 1945 three cruisers that were being built changed that name. She entered service in 1959. Tiger's side number was C20.

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Changes: May 26, 2021
From May 28,  VIII Tiger '59 will become available in the Armory. She's one of the last artillery cruisers of the Royal Navy, armed with four rapid-firing 152 mm guns in two turrets with a high traverse speed. Her main battery guns have high-arcing ballistics and fire only AP shells. Tiger '59 has low detectability, decent maneuverability, and a large set of consumables—Specialized Repair Teams, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, and Defensive AA Fire. The ship will be available for 11,300  Doubloons.{alertInfo}

SHIP DETAILS:

Ship Name:  Tiger '59.

Tier: VII (7).

Paper ship: No.

Class: Light Cruiser.

WG introduction: February 11th, 2021.

Status:  Premium Ship.

Base value:  ~11,300  Doubloons.

Ship release: ~May 28 - Bundle Ends June 11, 05:00 UTC. 

Resource purchase: 11,300  Doubloons.

Nation:  British.

Permaflage:  Type 10 Free.

Current development status: Released.

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HULL ARMOR:

Tiger 59 Armor

Hit Points:  33,100 hp.

Overall :  13~102 mm.

Plating Fore/Mid/Aft:  25 mm.

Deck:  Fore/Aft: 25 mm.

Deck Mid:  27~51 mm.

Superstructure:  13 mm.

Citadel  Fore Athwartships:  16~51 mm.

Citadel  Aft Athwartships:  16~51 mm.

Citadel Armor Belt:  83 mm.

Citadel Deck:  13~51 mm.

Citadel Bottom:  40 mm.

Turret Plating:  38~102 mm.

Torpedo protection damage reduction:  4%.

Tonnage:  11,700.

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MAIN BATTERY:

2 x 2 152 mm/50 Mk XXVI: (360 degrees)

Max Range:  15.6 km.

Reload:  3.2 s.

180° Turn Time:  4.7 s.

Dispersion at Max Range:  70 m.

Sigma:  2.0σ.

SHELL TYPES:

AP SHELLS:

4 x 152 mm AP Mk V:

Max Damage per shell:  3,200.

Ammo Type:  AP.

Air Drag Coefficient:  0.3475.

Always Ricochet:  75.0°.

Normalization:  8.5°.

Fusetime:  0.005 s.

Arming Threshold:  12.0 mm.

Shell Diameter:  0.152 m.

Krupp:  2672.0.

Mass:  58.85 kg.

Start Ricochet:  60.0°.

Muzzle Velocity:  768 m/s.

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AA DEFENCE:

LONG RANGE:

2 x 2 152.0 mm.

Action Zone:  3.5-6.9 km.

Hit Probability:  90 %.

Damage Within an Explosion:  1750.

Continuous Damage Per Second:  60.

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  3.

MID RANGE:

3 х 2 76.2 mm.

Action Zone:  ~4.0 km.

AA Damage:  217.

Hit Probability:  90%.

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MOBILITY:

Maximum Speed:  30.3 kts.

Turning Circle Radius:  590 m.

Rudder Shift Time:  8.9 s.

Propulsion: 80,000 hp.

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CONCEALMENT:

Surface Detectability:  11.3 km.

Air Detectability:  8.5 km.

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:  5.5 km.

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CONSUMABLES:

Slot 1:  Damage Control Party:

Work Time:  5 s.

Reload Time:  60 s.

Slot 2:  Specialised Repair Teams:

Charges:  3.

Action time:  20 s.

Reload time:  80 s.

Repaired HP per Second:  662 hp.

Slot 3:  Smoke Generator:

Charges 3.

Dispersion time: 15 s.

Consumable action time: 106 s.

Reload time: 160 s.

Slot 4: Surveillance Radar:

Charges:  3.

Action time:  30 s.

Reload time:  120 s.

Ship detection range: 10.0 km.

Slot 5: Def AA:

Charges:  3.

Action time:  40 s.

Reload time:  80 s.