Niord: Tier IX Pan-European (Sweden) Premium Battleship 1947

A fast battleship that has a similar layout to the German battlecruiser designs of World War I. She could have been laid down in Germany by 1918, bought by Sweden in the 1920s, and gradually completed by the end of the 1930s. The battleship's artillery armament is supplemented by four quintuple torpedo launchers.

 

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Key Features

• Main Battery: Four twin 380mm turrets, offering good accuracy and reload time despite being light for a Tier IX battleship.
• Secondary Armament: Three twin 120mm turrets per side, which are underwhelming compared to Karl XIV Johan.
• Torpedoes: Similar to those on Halland, with two quintuple launchers per side and a narrow spread.
• Anti-Aircraft (AA) Battery: Strong AA capabilities to inflict substantial losses on enemy aircraft.
• Other Attributes:
  • High top speed
  • Good concealment
  • Drawbacks include small salvo weight of the main battery and a small hitpoint pool.

Gameplay

• Engagement Range: Favor mid to long-range engagements to make the most of her speed and concealment.
• Positioning: Use her speed to take favorable positions and her concealment to stay hidden until the right moment.
• Main Battery: Utilize her accurate main battery to deal consistent damage from a distance.
• Torpedoes: Deploy her torpedoes against enemies that get too close, using her narrow spread to target stationary ships effectively.
• Avoid Focus Fire: Keep hostile vessels at a distance to avoid taking heavy damage, as Niord’s small hitpoint pool makes her vulnerable to focus fire.

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Niord Info

Ship Name:    IX Niord

Level: 9

Status during Tests:  IX Niord

Class:  WG Project Battleship

WG introduction:  August 29, 2024

Estimated release: 13.11

Base Value:  19,000

Nation:   Europe (Sweden)

Current development status: Work in Progress

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Armor

Health Points: 63,900 hp

Torpedo Protection: 23%

Armour: 18-360 mm

Side Plating: Fore/Mid/Aft: 32/32-300/32-100 mm

Deck: Fore/Mid/Aft: 32/32/32 mm

Side Plating: 32 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 32-250 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 32-200 mm

Armor Belt: 235-300 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 50-60 mm

Citadel Deck: 50 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 130-360 mm

Tonnage: 45,000 t

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Main Battery Armament

4x2 380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount:

Max Range: 21.4 km

Reload: 24.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 274 m

Sigma: 1.90σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6:

Alpha Damage: 4,400

Alpha Piercing HE: 95.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.2763

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.03

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 32.0

Shell Mass: 800.0

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Velocity: 820.0 m/s

Chance of Fire: 34%

 

AP Shells

8x 380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4:

Alpha Damage: 11,600

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.2763

Always Ricochet at: 60.0

Normalisation: 6.0

Fusetime: 0.033 s

Detonator Threshold: 63.0 mm

Krupp: 2450.0

Mass: 800.0 kg

Start Ricochet: 45.0

Shell Velocity: 820 m/s

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Aircraft HP: 2,000 - Fw.200 Condor

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 2x SC-150

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Max Range: 10 km

Reload: 30 s

Chance of Fire: 24%

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Torpedoes

4x5 533 mm Torped M1947 mod 1

Max Damage: 10,700

Range: 15.0 km

Reload: 140.0 s

Speed: 86 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.8 km

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Secondaries

6x2 120 mm/50 Model 1942 in a turret:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1700

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 20.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Speed: 850.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 7%

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AA Defence:

Long Range

6×2 120 mm/50 Model 1942 in a turret:

Firing range: 6.0 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 165

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1610

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 7

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

Continuous Damage: soon

Action zone: 3.5-6.0 km

 

Mid Range

14×1 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  592

Hit Probability:  75%

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 32.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 840 m

Rudder Shift Time: 15.4 s

Propulsion: 152,000 hp

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Detection

Surface Detectability: 15.1 km

Air Detectability: 11.8 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 14.2 km

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Consumables

Slot 1 Damage Control Party:

Charges:  infinite

Action Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2 Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

HP per Second: +319.5 hp/s

 

All statistics are presented without crew and upgrade modifiers, but with the best modules available. Please note that these statistics may change at any time.

 

Please be aware that all information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.