Almirante Grau: Tier VIII Pan-American (Peruvian) Premium Cruiser 1953

The flagships of the Peruvian Navy traditionally bear the name of Admiral Miguel Grau Seminario, with a total of five such ships in history. The third ship bearing this name was purchased from the Netherlands in 1973. Cruiser De Ruyter was laid down in 1939 in Schiedam and completed after the war according to a modified project, which included dual-purpose main battery guns and modern radar equipment. Almirante Grau had been the flagship of the Peruvian Navy for 45 years. At the time of her decommissioning, the ship was the last artillery cruiser belonging to any navy.

 

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Almirante Grau Commemorative Flag

Miguel María Grau Seminario is the most renowned Peruvian naval officer of the 19th century and a national hero of Peru. One of the key elements comprising the country's naval symbols is the depiction of Inti, the Sun god in Inca mythology.

 

 

Key Features

The main feature of the ship is the presence of Combat Instructions. When activated, they reduce the main battery reload time and improve both the ship's acceleration and manoeuvrability.

The ship has weak armour, which is compensated by her access to an improved "Repair Party" consumable, which restores 50% of citadel damage received and has an enhanced HP recovery rate. Almirante Grau can also equip either "Hydroacoustic Search" or "Defensive AA Fire" in one consumable slot.

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Almirante Grau Info:

Ancient Totem Permanent Camouflage.

 

Ship Name:   VIII Almirante Grau

Tier VIII: (8)

Paper ship: No

Class: De Zeven Provinciën-class cruiser

WG introduction:  January 12, 2023

Status:  Premium Ship

Released: 0.12.3

Base value: 11,000  doubloons

Nation:   Pan-American (Peru)

Current development status: Released

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Almirante Grau Armor:

Health: 33,900

Plating: 13-100 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Superstructure: 13 mm

Armor Belt: 25-75 mm

Fore Athwartships: 16 mm

Aft Athwartships: 16 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 16-50 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 16 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 15-30 mm

Citadel Deck: 30 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 50-100 mm

Torpedo protection, Damage reduction: 19%

Tonnage: 12,165

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Main Battery:

4 x 2 152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret:

Firing Range: 16.1 km

Reload Time: 7.0 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 22.5 s

Maximum Dispersion: 144 m

Sigma Value: 2.0σ

 

Shells:

HE Shells:

8 x 152 mm HE Brisantgranaat:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2,150

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2841

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1150.0

Shell Mass: 46.0 kg

Shell Ricochet: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 11%

AP Shells

8 x 152 mm AP Pantsergranaat:

Maximum AP shell damage: 3,000

Shell Air Drag:  0.2884

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp:  2200.0

Shell Mass: 46.7

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

AP Shell initial velocity: 900.0 m/s

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Combat Instructions:

Activation condition:

Stay undetected to increase your completion progress with each interval.

If you are inactive, you will start losing your progress.

When your progress reaches 100%, it cannot be lost.

To activate Combat Instructions, Press F

Interval: 5 s

Pro8gress per interval: 10%

Time of inactivity before progress loss: 30s

Progress loss per second of inactivity: 2%

Activation effect

Main battery reload time: -66 %

Action time: 30s

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Depth Charges:

Maximum bomb damage: 2000

Charges: x 2

Max depth:  80 m

Bombs per charge: x 6

Reload: 40 s

Chance of fire:  11%

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

4x2 152 mm/53 Model 1942 in a turret:

Action Zone:  6.9 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Continuous Damage Per Second:  74

Damage within an explosion:  1,680

Continuous Damage:  417

Number of explosions in a salvo:  4

Action zone:  3.5-6.9 km.

Mid Range:

4 x 2 57 mm/60 SAK Model 1950 on a Model 1950 mount:
8 x 1 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350:

Action Zone:  0.1-4.0 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Continuous Damage Per Second:  672

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 32.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 700 m

Rudder shift time: 9.1 s

Propulsion: 85,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 11.9 km

Air Detectability: 8.5 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-8.5 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 5.9 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Torpedo detectability: 3.5 km

Ship detectability: 5.0 km

Submarine Spotting Range at Max Depth: 2.0 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.