HMS Monmouth: British Tier X Special Heavy Cruiser 1947

A hypothetical design embodying the idea of a heavy cruiser with 234 mm main battery guns within a post-war reality. The project of such a ship with a displacement of over 20,000 tons and unusual artillery layout in quadruple-gun turrets was considered in the Admiralty in 1938 but did not receive further development.

 

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Monmouth Game Flag.

The county of Monmouthshire in southeast Wales is located at the confluence of two rivers: the Wye and the Monnow. The only surviving fortified bridge in the U.K. lies over the Monnow. The guardhouse located above was built in late 13th–early 14th centuries and has survived to present day.

 

Key Features:

• Monmouth is a cruiser designed for medium-range combat. With her eight guns positioned at the ship's fore, she can fire effectively without having to show her broadside.
• The AP parameters have changed to be more efficient due to the lack of HE guns. Monmouth is also armed with two quadruple torpedo tubes with the ability to launch torpedoes one by one.
• Monmouth has mid-deck armour has changed from 40mm to 30mm, but low speed and mediocre manoeuvrability.
• The ship is equipped with a choice between Hydroacoustic Search or Defensive AA Fire in one slot, as well as a Repair Party consumable.

Monmouth Info:

Ship Name:    X Monmouth

Lever: 10

WG introduction:  August 2, 2022

Base value 34 650

Nation:   Britain

Current development status: Released

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Monmouth Armor:

Hit points: 59 400

Plating: 16-229 mm

Fore Athwartships: 27 mm

Aft Athwartships: 27 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 102-152 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 102-152 mm

Casemate Armor Belt: 30 mm

Citadel Plating: 30 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 152-178 mm

Citadel Deck: 89-102 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 120-229 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo protection: 13 %.

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Main Battery Armament:

3x4 234 mm/50 Mk.XI in a turret:

Max Range:  19.8 km

Reload:  15.5 s

180° Turn Time:  22.5 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  149 m

Sigma:  2.05σ

 

Shell Types

AP Shells: 12x 234 mm AP 6 CRH:

Max AP Shell Damage: 5,850

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.227

Shell Always Ricochet At: 67.5°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0

Shell Diameter: 234 mm

Shell Krupp: 2800.0

Shell Mass: 199.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Speed: 841.0 m/s

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Secondaries:

6×2 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1600

Range: 7.3 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%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Max Range: 8.0 km

Bombs in Payload: 2x 650 lb Bomb Mk VIII

Max Bomb Damage: 4900

Chance of Fire: 28%

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Torpedoes:

2×4 533 mm QR Mk IV/Mk VII:

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: 16 767

Range: 10.0 km

Reload: 106 s

Speed: 62 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 8.06 s

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

6×2: 113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount:

Firing range:  5.8 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1610

Damage by long range AA guns:  126

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  6

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

Mid Range:

5×6 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount:
7×2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid range AA guns:  330

Hit Probability:  90%

Short Range:

16×2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by mid range AA guns:  196

Hit Probability:  85%

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 32.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 840 m

Rudder shift time: 12.6 s

Propulsion: 135 000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 14.1 km

Air Detectability: 9.3 km

Detectability by depths: 0-9.3 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 9.5 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 2

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regeneration: 1188 hp/s

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges:   3

Action time:   100 s

Reload Time:   120 s

Submarine detection range max depth: 2.0 km

Torpedo detection range: 3.5 km

Ship detection range: 5.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

 

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

 

Please note! that all information in this post is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published stated as Released on our WGB website.