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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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

Early Access Release: Update 14.0 as Special ship   IX M V Coehoorn

Researchable Cost 14.2:  170 000 13 000 000

Nation: Netherlands

Current Development Status: Release 14.0

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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: 5.2 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: 1,450

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: 7%

 

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: 11.0 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.