HMS Defence: Tier X British Premium Heavy Cruiser 1940

A hypothetical development of "big cruiser" designs created by British shipbuilders in the late 1930s, with the main battery gun caliber increased to 356 mm. The ship was conceived as a response to the strengthening of the Japanese Navy. Her main purpose was to counter enemy heavy cruisers.

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HMS Defence

The history of the British Royal Navy has known several ships that bore the name HMS Defence. One of them was an armored cruiser that entered service in 1907 and was destroyed in the Battle of Jutland. For a long time, the ship's cropper was considered completely destroyed due to the force of the explosion, but in 1984, it was discovered on the seabed.

Key Features

• Defence is armed with six (6) 356mm main battery guns located on the bow of the ship which deal good damage per salvo.
• Her HE shells have a higher chance to cause fire while the AP shells have improved ricochet angles.
• The main battery guns have a long reload time and their traverse speed is low.
• Defence is also armed with eight torpedo tubes with wide bow launching angles.
• Her consumables are represented by Repair Party, Hydroacoustic Search, and Short-Burst Smoke Generator in different slots.

Ship Info

Defence Camo Options / Christmas Lights / Default

Ship name:   X HMS Defence

Level: 10

WG introduction: June 17, 2023

Ship release: 12.11

Base Value:  41500

How to obtain: 415,000 Coal in the 14.9 Armory

Nation:  British

Current development status: Released

Armor:

Hit Points: 60,600 hp

Armour: 16-305 mm

Fires duration: 60 s

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 25/30-32/25 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/40/25 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Armor Belt: 30 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 173-229 mm

Torpedo Bulkhead: 45 mm

Fore Athwartships: 30 mm

Aft Athwartships: 30 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51-203 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 51-178 mm

Armored Deck Slopes: 127 mm

Citadel Deck: 102 mm

Turret Plating: 102-305 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Conning Tower: 229 mm

Tonnage: 27,733

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 19%

Main Battery Armament:

3 x 2 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount:

Max Range: 18.3 km

Reload: 18.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 18.0 s

180° Turn Time: 36.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 189 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

6x 356 mm HE Mk VIb:

Max HE Shell Damage: 6,100

Alpha Piercing HE: 89.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3142

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 721.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91°

Shell Velocity: 757.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 41%

AP Shells

6x 356 mm AP Mk VIIb:

Max AP Shell Damage: 10,500

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.3142

Shell Always Ricochet At: 67.5°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.015

Shell Detonator Threshold: 59.0

Shell Krupp: 2295.0

Shell Mass: 721.0 kg

Ricochet: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 757.0 m/s

Secondaries:

8 x 2 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,900

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 6.7 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 22 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3209

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 36.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

Torpedoes:

2 x 4 622 mm PR Mk IV/ 622 mm Mk I:

Max Damage: 21,067

Range: 10 km

Reload: 90 s

Speed: 67 kts

180 degree turn time: 15.0 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.7 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 9.76 s

Depth Charge Airstrike:

Aircraft: Handley Page Halifax GR

Aircraft HP: 2000

Range: 8 km

Available flights: 2

Attack aircraft per flight: 1

Bombs per payload: 2x 650-lb Bomb Mk VIII

Maximum bomb damage: 4900

Reload time: 30 s

Chance of fire: 28%

AA Defence:

Long Range:

8 x 2 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount:

Firing range: 5.2 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 77

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1610

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 4

Action Zone: 3.5 - 5.2 km

Continuous Damage: 375

Mid Range:

8 x 6 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount:
6 x 2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns: 504

Hit Probability: 90%

Mobility:

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 770 m

Rudder shift time: 12.7 s

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 12.52 km

Air Detectability: 9.24 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-9.24 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 11.24 km

Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Action Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80s

Regenerated hp per Second: +soon hp/s

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges:  3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of Torps: 3.5 km

Detection of Ships: 5.0 km

Slot 4: Short-Burst Smoke Generator:

Charges: 5

Action Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 70 s

Lifetime: 40 s

Radius: 600 m

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