HMNZS Gambia: Tier VII Commonwealth (New Zealand) Light Cruiser 1938 (Dockyard Ship)

VII HMNZS Gambia: Commonwealth (New Zealand) Light Cruiser 1938

A light cruiser with a tight layout, driven by the goal of maximizing armament within a limited displacement. Essentially, the design was conceived as a smaller, more cost-effective version of the British Town-class cruisers while maintaining comparable firepower.

 

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Gambia Info

Ship Name:   VII Gambia

Level: 7

WG introduction:  January 2nd, 2025.

Will be Released: During 14.3

How to Obtain: During 14.3  Dockyard Phase 8

Base Value:  8,200

Nation:   Commonwealth (New Zealand)

Status: Released 14.3

How to Obtain Blucher and Gambia in the Dockyard

Ships Available:

  IX Blücher

  VII Gambia

Blucher Dockyard Details:

• 20 phases total
• 2,000 per phase
• Starter Packs:
  • 7,800 for 6 phases
  • 3,200 for 2 phases
• 18 phases available to earn for free
• Excess phases reward 250

Ship Acquisition:

  IX Blücher– The Dockyard Ship!

• Minimum 3,200 via 2 Phase pack plus combat mission chain completion

  VII Gambia

• Available upon completing Phase 8
• Can be earned for free!

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Armor

Hit points: 31,400

Plating: 9-114 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Deck Fore/Mid/Aft: 16/19-51/16 mm

Side Plating Fore/Mid/Aft: 16/16-114/16 mm

Turret Plating: 51-102 mm

Superstructure: 10 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 114 mm

Citadel Side Plating: 16 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 38-51 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 38-51 mm

Citadel Deck: 9-51 mm

Citadel Bottom: 20 mm

Tonnage: 11,086

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Main Battery Armament

4x3 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXIII mount:

Max Range: 15.3 km

Reload: 8.8 s

180° Turn Time: 22.5 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 139 m

Sigma: 2.00σ

 

Shell Types

HE High Explosive Shells

12x 152 mm HE 6crh Mk V:

Maximum HE shell damage: 2,300

Maximum Damage Per Salvo: 27,600

Maximum Damage Per Minute (DPM): 188,182

Alpha Piercing HE: 25.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.28

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 152 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 44.445

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

HE Shell initial velocity: 841.0 m/s

Chance of causing fire: 12.0%

 

AP Armor Piercing Shells

12x 152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Maximum AP shell damage: 2,850

Maximum Damage Per Salvo: 34,000

Maximum Damage Per Minute (DPM): 233,182

Shell Air Drag: 0.28

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Diametr: 152 mm

Shell Krupp: 2811.0

Shell Mass: 44.45

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

AP Shell initial velocity: 841.0 m/s

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Secondaries

4×2 102 mm HE 35 lb:

Maximum HE shell damage: 1,500

Range: 5.6 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Air Drag: 0.33

Alpha Piercing HE: 17 mm

HE initial velocity: 811 m/s

Chance Of Fire: 6%

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Torpedoes

2x3 533 mm TR Mk IV/Mk X*:

Damage: 17,500 hp

Range: 7.0 km

Speed: 64 kts

Reload: 110 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Visibility Distance: 1.3 km

Detectability Reaction Time: 7.81 s

Option to fire individual torpedoes or entire launcher

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Depth Charge Airstrike: S.25 Sunderland

Aircraft HP: 2000

Max bomb damage: 2,700

Available flights: 3

Attacking flight aircraft: 1

Bombs in payload: 1x 100 lb Bomb Mk VIII

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 25 s

Chance of fire: 16%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

4x2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1260

Continuous Damage Per Second: 81

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 3

Continuous Damage: 180

Medium Range:

2x4 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on an RP Mk.II mount:
2x2 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount:

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 109

Short Range:

3x1 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount:
10x2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Action Zone: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 165

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 31.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 600 m

Rudder Shift Time: 8.6 s

Propulsion: 80,000 hp

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Detection

Surface Detectability: 11.8 km

Air Detectability: 6.4 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 5.8 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges:   3

Action time:   100 s

Reload Time:   120 s

Torpedo detection range: 3.0 km

Ship detection range: 4.0 km

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 3: Repair Party:

Charges: 2

Duration 28 s

HP per second 157.0

Reload 80 s

Slot 4: Short Burst Smoke Generator:

Charges: 3

Action time: 102 s

Smoke screen dispersion time: 10 s

Reload time: 160 s

Radius: 0.45 km

Slot 5: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Duration 60 s

Fighters 3

Action radius 3.0 km

Reload 90 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.