Andalucía - Spanish Tier IX Researchable Cruiser 1938

In parallel with the work on the construction and repair of ships for its navy, Francoist Spain was busy designing new ones. In 1938, five destroyer projects and several cruiser projects with displacement ranging from 7,920 to 19,000 tons were worked through. The largest was Project 138 for "a cruiser with a speed of 36 knots" that provided for several different main battery options. One of the options involved the construction of a cruiser equipped with turrets from battleship España. But the most common option envisaged three triple-gun turrets with gun calibers ranging from 203 to 254 mm.

 

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Andalucía Info

Ship Name:   IX Andalucía

Tier: IX (9)

Paper Ship: Yes

WG introduction:  April 14, 2023.

Status when final:  Researchable ship.

Final release: 12.8

Research Cost:  170 000   13 000 000

Nation:   Spain / España

Current development status: Released

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Armor

Hit Points: 48,300 hp

Armour: 16-229 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Side Plating Fore/Mid/Aft: 25-50/27-40/25-50 mm

Deck Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/27/25 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Fore Athwartships: 27-140 mm

Aft Athwartships: 27-140 mm

Armor Belt: 27-40 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Citadel Torpedo bulkhead: 30 mm

Citadel Deck: 80 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 120-229 mm

Tonnage: 20,570

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 16%

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Main Battery Armament

3x3 234 mm/50 Mk.XII in a turret:

Max Range:  16.7 km

Reload:  14.0 s

180° Turn Time:  25.7 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  151 m

Sigma:  2.05σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells 9x 234 mm HE 6 CRH:

Max HE Shell Damage: 3,350

Alpha Piercing, HE: 39.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.21

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

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: 16%

 

AP Shells: 9x 234 mm AP 6 CRH:

Max AP Shell Damage: 5,750

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.21

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 39.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 234 mm

Shell Krupp: 2950.0

Shell Mass: 185.3.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Velocity: 841.0 m/s

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Burst Series

Reload time: 33.0 s

Burst interval: 1.6 s

Shots in the series: 2

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Max Range: 7 km

Bombs in Payload: 2× 650-Pound Depth Bomb

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

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Torpedoes

2x4 533 mm Vierling/MKVIII ES:

Reload:  106.0 s

180° Turn Time:  7.2 s

Range:  8.0 km

Damage:  16,633 hp

Speed:  62 kts

Visibility Distance:  1.3 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 8.06 s

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Secondary Armament

6x2 128 mm granada rompedora HE ger:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,500

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 4 s

Sigma:  1.00σ

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Diameter: 128 mm

Shell Velocity: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

6x2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret:

Firing range:  6.0 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1540

Damage by long range AA guns:  91

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  5

Continuous damage: soon

Action Zone:  3.5 - 6.0 km

Mid Range:

6x2 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Hit Probability:  90%

Damage by mid range AA guns:  319

Short Range:

16x2 20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 112

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 36.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 800 m

Rudder shift time: 11.3 s

Propulsion: soon hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 14.5 km

Air Detectability: 10.8 km

Detectability by depths: 0-10.8 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:  9.83 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

HP per Second: +219 hp/s

Slot 3:  Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Detection Range Torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection Range Ships: 5.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 4: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Radius: +3.0 km

Fighters: x4

Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Firing distance: +20%

 

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