Hawke - British Tier VIII Battlecruiser 1943

A formidable battleship equipped with nine 406 mm guns. The ship's AA defences comprised dual-purpose and AA guns of the 1930-1940s.

 

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Ship Name:    VIII Hawke

Tier: VIII (8)

Paper ship: Yes

Class: Battlecruiser

WG introduction:  May 12, 2022

Early Access: Yes in 0.11.6

Status during tests and Early Access: Special Ship

Status on update 0.11.8:  Researchable ship

How to obtain in Update 0.11.8:    ~140 000 Ship XP    ~10 500 000 Credits

Ship release: 0.11.6

How to obtain during 0.11.6/7, Hawke will be available in the Armory by obtaining bundle 7 of 10 of the sequential bundles at a  cost of   350 British Tokens.

Nation:   Britain

Current development status: Released Early Access

A discount is available on the purchase of the 1st permanent camouflage for this ship.

Permaflage:  Your 1st Regular permanent Camo will cost  100 doubloons.

 Bonus Package: Level 8 cost  2900 doubloons

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Hawke Armor:

Hit Points: 70,600 hp

Armour: 16-406 mm

Fore Athwartships: 32 mm

Aft Athwartships: 32 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 32-279 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 32-279 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 51 mm

Casemate Armor Belt: 32 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 305 mm

Citadel Deck: 102 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 184-406 mm

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Main Battery Armament:

3 x 3 406 mm/45 Mk.I on a Vickers A mount:

Max Range:  18.2 km

Reload:  31.0 s

180° Turn Time:  30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  201 m

Sigma:  1.6σ

 

HE Shells 9 x 406 mm HE Mk IIa:

Max HE Shell Damage: 5950

HE Max Salvo: 48,150

HE Max DPM: 96,300

Alpha Piercing HE: 68.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3114

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 406 mm

Shell Krupp: 250.0

Shell Mass: 929.0 kg

Ricochet: 60.0°/91.0°

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 45%

 

AP Shells: 9 x 406 mm AP Mk IIIa:

Max AP Shell Damage: 12600

AP Max Salvo: 45,000

AP Max DPM: 270,000

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2353

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.015

Shell Detonator Threshold: 68.0

Shell Diameter: 406 mm

Shell Krupp: 2527.0

Shell Mass: 1080.0 kg

Ricochet: 60.0°/45.0°

Shell Speed: 747.0 m/s

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Secondaries:

4 × 2: 152 mm HE Mk V:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2150

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 12.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 25.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3623

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 152 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 50.8 kg

Ricochet: 60.0°/91.0°

Shell Speed: 884.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 9%

8 × 2: 113 mm HE 5crh:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1700

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 5.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 19.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.329

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 113 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 24.95 kg

Ricochet: 60.0°/91.0°

Shell Speed: 746.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload: 37 s

Available Flights: 3

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Max Range: 10 km

Bombs in Payload: 2 × 250 LB. Bomb MK VIII

Max Bomb Damage: 2300

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Torpedoes:

4 × 1 533 mm Mk IX*:

Instead of choosing between wide and narrow spreads, captains can choose to fire off individual torpedoes or expend the entire launcher at once

Alpha Damage: 15,867

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 80 s

Speed: 61 kts

180 degree turn time: 12.5 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 8.20 s

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

8 × 2   113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD mount:

Firing range:  5.8 km

Hit Probability:  75 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1330

Damage by long range AA guns:  84

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  4

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

Mid Range:

4 × 8   40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.V mount:
10 × 2   40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid range AA guns:  505

Hit Probability:  75%

Short Range:

14 × 1   20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIIA mount:
4 × 1   20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount:
4 × 2   20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by mid range AA guns:  179

Hit Probability:  70%

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 30.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 910 m

Rudder shift time: 16.1 s

Propulsion: 150,200 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 15.0 km

Air Detectability: 13.0 km

Detectability by depths: 0-13.0 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 14.4 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Regeneration: 390.0 hp/s

Regeneration HP per Charge: 10,920 hp/c

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot ?: Engine Boost:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 180 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Boost: +20%

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.