Baleares - Spanish Tier VI Researchable Cruiser 1936

In 1926, Spain ordered two modern "Washington Treaty" cruisers. Vickers-Armstrong created a project based on County-class cruisers with reinforced AA defenses and armor protection. The cruisers were named Canarias and Baleares after the major Spanish archipelagos of the same name. The construction was delayed, but the Nationalists who seized the shipyards forced the ships' construction to speed up until completion. Baleares participated in the offensive against Malaga and in the hunt for transport ships; she carried out raids on coastal fortifications and bombarded cities. The cruiser was sunk by Republican destroyers in the Battle of Cape Palos.

 

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Baleares Info

Ship Name:   VI Baleares

Tier: VI (6)

Paper Ship: No

WG introduction:  April 14, 2023.

Status when final:  Researchable ship.

Final release: 12.8

Research Cost:  36 000   3 000 000

Nation:   Spain / España

Current development status: Released

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Armor

Hit Points: 35,100 hp

Armour: 13-110 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Armor Belt: 25-51 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Turret Plating: 25 mm

Tonnage: 10,840

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 10%

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Main Battery Armament

4x2 203 mm/50 BL Model 1924 Mk.D in a turret:

Max Range:  15.6 km

Reload:  13.0 s

180° Turn Time:  22.5 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  131 m

Sigma:  2.00σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells 8x 203 mm HE 256 lb:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2,850

Alpha Piercing, HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3463

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 116.1 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Velocity: 855.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 15%

 

AP Shells: 8x 203 mm AP 256 lb Mk I:

Max AP Shell Damage: 4,550

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.3463

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2400.0

Shell Mass: 116.1 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Velocity: 855.0 m/s

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Burst Series

Reload time: 40.0 s

Burst interval: 1.2 s

Shots in the series: 2

AP shells damage bonus: +15%

AP shells penetration capacity bonus: +100%

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 1

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Max Range: 6 km

Bombs in Payload: 1 × 350-Pound Depth Bomb

Max Bomb Damage: 3400

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Torpedoes

4x3 533 mm MKVII* ES:

Reload:  80 s

180° Turn Time:  15.0 s

Range:  7.0 km

Damage:  15,733 hp

Speed:  59 kts

Visibility Distance:  1.2 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 7.82 s

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Secondary Armament

8x1 120-мм granada rompedora HE:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,700

Range: 5.0 km

Reload: 3.5 s

Sigma:  1.00σ

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Diameter: 120 mm

Shell Velocity: 890.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

4x1 88 mm Spr.Gr.:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,000

Range: 5.0 km

Reload: 4 s

Sigma:  1.00σ

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Diameter: 88 mm

Shell Velocity: 890.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 4%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

8x1 120 mm/45 Mk.F on a shielded mount
4x1 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount:

Firing range:  5.2 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1050

Damage by long range AA guns:  95

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  3

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.2 km

Short Range:

8x1 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 67

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 740 m

Rudder shift time: 9.6 s

Propulsion: soon hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 11.7 km

Air Detectability: 7.2 km

Detectability by depths: 0-7.2 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:  6.8 km

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Available 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

Detection Range Torpedoes: 3.0 km

Detection Range Ships: 4.0 km

Slot 2: 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.