Willem de Eerste: Tier X Dutch Battleship 1921

A battlecruiser—a further development of the G3 design—that could hypothetically have been built in Britain in the 1920s and later modernized in the late 1930s. The ship could have been transferred to the allied Netherlands during World War II to strengthen the nation's navy.

 

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Note that due to technical limitations with airstrike functionality, Willem will enter testing with deck-mounted depth charges which deal heavy damage. WG Devs are currently working on a solution after which she'll be provided with the ASW airstrike.
I have added both ASW Airstrike and Depth Charges for now, this will be ammended when I find out the final version

Key Features

• Main Battery: Nine 419mm guns with good accuracy and decent range, though relatively light for Tier X.
• Unique Armament: First battleship with a long-range HE bomb airstrike, offering good damage and penetration.
• Mobility: Good speed and decent maneuverability for a battleship, enhanced by a standard Engine Boost consumable.
• Concealment: Small detectability range, aiding in positioning.
• Consumables:
  • Standard Damage Control Party.
  • Repair Party to mitigate weak armor, small HP pool, and vulnerable citadel.
  • Standard Engine Boost for improved speed advantage.
• Weaknesses: Light armament for Tier X, weak armor scheme, small HP pool, and vulnerable citadel.

Willem de Eerste Info

Ship Name:   X Willem de Eerste

Lever: 10

Testing Phase; 14.2

Estimated Release: 14.5

Base value: 34,650

Nation:  Netherlands

Current development status:  Work in Progress

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Ship Specifications

Armor

Hit Points: 75,300 hp

Armour: 10-419 mm

Fore/Mid/Aft Hull: 32/32/32 mm

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

Superstructure: 19 mm

Fore Athwartships: 20 mm

Aft Athwartships: 20 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 25-305 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 25-254 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 44 mm

Casemate Armor Belt: 32 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 305-356 mm

Citadel Deck: 102-203 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 184-419 mm

Torpedo Protection: 23%

Tonnage: 54,390

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Main Battery

3x3 419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount:

Max Range: 22.2 km

Reload: 28.0 s

Switching Time: 28.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 282 m

Sigma:  1.90σ

 

HE Shells:

9x 419 mmHE Mk Ia:

Max HE Shell Damage: 6150

Alpha Piercing HE: 70.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.31

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 419 mm

Shell Krupp: 250.0

Shell Mass: 995.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 47%

 

AP Shells:

9x 419 mmAP Mk IIa:

Max AP Shell Damage: 13,050

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2353

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.015

Shell Detonator Threshold: 70.0

Shell Diameter: 419 mm

Shell Krupp: 2548.0

Shell Mass: 1157.0 kg

Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 747.0 m/s

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ASW Airstrike

Reload: 120 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 12

Aircraft HP: 2200

Max Range: 15 km

Bombs in Payload: 6x HE P.u.W. 160 kg

Max Bomb Damage: 6,800

Armor Penetration Capacity: 37 mm

Chance of Causing Fire: 39%

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Depth Charges

Maximum damage: 4,000

Charges: 2

Bombs per charge: 24

Reload time: 40 s

Chance of Fire: 11%

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Secondaries:

6×2 133 mm HE Mk IC:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,900

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 6.7 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 22.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

8×2 113 mm HE 5crh:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1700

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 5.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 19.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 746.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

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AA Defense

Long Range:

6x2 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on an RP10 Mk.I mount
8x2 113 mm/45 QF Mk.I/III on an RP10 Mark II BD mount:

Continuous Damage per Second: 137

Hit Probability: 75%

Action Zone: 6.0 km

Number of Explosions in a Salvo: 7

Damage within an Explosion: 1,540

Continuous Damage: 409

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

Mid Range

16x1 40 mm/70 SAK-40/L70-350 on a SAK-40/L70-350 mount:

Continuous Damage per Second: 700

Hit Probability: 75%

Action Zone: 3.5 km

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 32.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 910 m

Rudder shift time: 16.6 s

Propulsion: 160,000 hp

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Detectability

Surface Detectability: 15. km

Air Detectability: 11.7 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-11.7 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 15.3 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Duration Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Equipment: Unlimited

Slot 2: Repair Party

Duration Time: 28 s

HP per Second: 375 hp p/s

Reload Time: 80 s

Charges: 4

Slot 3: Engine Boost

Charges: 3

Action Time: 120 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Boost: +8%

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.