Cheshire

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 Cheshire — British • Premium • Tier VI • Cruiser.

A variant of the British heavy cruiser project, developed at the beginning of World War II and armed with 234mm main battery guns.

Cheshire was released in the store on October 5th, 2020.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VI
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Year of Design: 1940
 Variants: AL Cheshire

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	42 500	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 178	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	5.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk II	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	96	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 433	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	8	-
• Speed (kt)	61	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	234mm/50 Mk XII	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	14.9	-
• Reload time (sec)	14.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7	-
• HE maximum damage	3850	-
• HE fire chance (%)	24	-
• HE penetration (mm)	59	-
• AP maximum damage	5750	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	3	-
• HE maximum damage	1600	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	19	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	20x2	-
• DPS	122	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm STAAG	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	254	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	142	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Cheshire

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	42 500	13	178	19	3x2	2	9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
234mm/50 Mk XII	3x2	14.5	25.7	3850	24	5750

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	14.9 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm QR Mk II	2x4	96s	7.2s	15 433	8	61	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Cheshire

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Supercharges Main battery range +5% AP shell and bomb penetration multiplier +10% Main battery shell grouping -5%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Cruiser - Cheshire

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +637 Duration: 9.3s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Cheshire

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Great main battery parameters
• Excellent AA suite, which can become even better with the use of the Defensive AA Fireconsumable
• Good concealment

Cons:

• Only six guns with a lengthy reload; poor DPM
• Huge citadel block that rises well above the waterline which is also stepped, making it easier to citadel it from multiple angles

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Cheshire

February 2021

• Rudder-shift time decreased from 10.5 to 9 seconds.
• Main battery reload time reduced from 17 to 16 seconds.
• Repair Party modified—it now restores the same amount of HP but over 9.3 seconds instead of 27.

6.1 Tides of Spring

• Main battery shell grouping increased by 10% (from 1.8 to 2.0 sigma)
• Main battery reload time improved from 16 to 14.5 s
• Improved armor of various ship parts: bow and stern armor increased to 25 mm; superstructure armor increased to 16 mm.

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