Menno Van Coehoorn: Tier IX Dutch Researchable Cruiser 1945

A hypothetical design for a light cruiser armed with dual-purpose guns. The ship could have been built in Germany in the 1940s and transferred to the Netherlands after World War II, where it would have undergone modernization, replacing small-caliber anti-aircraft systems with more advanced systems.

 

 

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CT 13.10 Balance Changes

  IX Menno Van Coehoorn

• Armor parameters changed
  • Citadel Deck armor thickness increased: 32mm to 35mm
• Changed maneuverability parameters:
  • Maximum speed increased: 33 to 34 knots

 

Key Features - New Dutch Light Cruisers

• Airstrike Capability: These cruisers are equipped with airstrikes that have long range, fast reload, and quick bomb drop times, making them effective at starting fires on enemy ships.
• Main Battery Guns: They feature small-caliber 128mm guns with good range and ballistics, strong AP shells, and good HE penetration, though with low damage and fire chance.
• Survivability: Good concealment, Engine Boost, and a fast cooldown Repair Party enhance their survivability. They also have strong AA defenses.
• Weaknesses: Despite their strengths, they have a small hitpoint pool and weak armor, making them vulnerable when hit.

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Menno Van Coehoorn Info:

Ship Name:   IX Menno Van Coehoorn

Level: 9

WG Introduction: September 27th, 2024

Estimate Release: ~13.11

Testing and Possible Early Access:  IX Menno Van Coehoorn

Base Researchable Cost:  170 000 13 000 000

Nation: Netherlands

Current Development Status: Work in Progress

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Ship Specifications

Armor

Hit Points: 34,900

Overall: 13-100 mm

Torpedo Protection, damage reduction: 10%

Plating: 16 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Fore Athwartships: 16-80 mm

Aft Athwartships: 16 mm

Citadel  Fore Athwartships: 80 mm

Citadel  Aft Athwartships: 80 mm

Armor Belt: 16-80 mm

Torpedo Bulkhead: 32 mm

Armored Deck Slopes: 32 mm

Citadel Deck: 35 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

turrets Plating: 20 mm

Tonnage: 12,300 t

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Main Battery

5x2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret

Firing Range: 16.5 km

Reload Time: 5.5 s

180-Degree Turn Time: 10.6 s

Maximum Dispersion: 147 m

Sigma: 2.05

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

10x 128 mm Spr.Gr.

Alpha Damage: 1,350

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Alpha Piercing HE: 32.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.23

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 128.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 475.0

Shell Mass: 30.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Velocity: 960.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

 

AP Shells:

10x 128 mm P.Spr.Gr.

Alpha Damage: 3,100

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.23

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 21.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 128.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 1700.0

Shell Mass: 30.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Velocity: 960.0 m/s

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Airstrike (HE)

Plane: Fokker T.V. (Level 8)

Health: 1,960

Speed carrying Bomb: 158.0 kn

Max Speed: 200.0 kn

Reload Time: 50.0 s

Available Flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 6

Maximum Range: 13.5 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 5x P.u.W. 120 kg

Maximum Bomb Damage: 5,800

Armor Penetration Capacity: 34.3 mm

Chance of Causing Fire: 33%

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Depth Charges

Maximum Damage: 5,000

Number of Charges: 2

Bombs in a Charge: 6

Reload Time: 40.0 s

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Anti Aircraft Defense

Long Range:

5x2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret

Continuous Damage per Second: 84

Hit Probability: 90%

Action Zone: 6.0 km

Explosions in a Salvo: 4

Damage within an Explosion: 1,540

Continuous Damage: soon

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

 

Medium Range:

12x1 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350 mount
2x2 57 mm/60 SAK Model 1950 on a Model 1950 mount

Continuous Damage per Second: 686

Hit Probability: 90%

Action Zone: 4.0 km

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 34.0 kt

Turning Circle Radius: 660 m

Rudder Shift Time: 9.1 s

Propulsion: 84,000

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Detection

Surface Detectability: 11.8 km

Air Detectability: 7.4 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 5.4 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Duration Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Charges: Unlimited

 

Slot 2: Engine Boost

Duration Time: 120 s

Maximum Speed Increase: +8%

Reload Time: 120 s

Charges: 3

 

Slot 3: Repair Party

Duration Time: 28 s

HP per Second: 174.5

Reload Time: 40 s

Charges: 3

 

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

 

Please note! that all information in this post is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published stated as Released on our WGB website.