Devonshire

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 Devonshire — British • Tech Tree • Tier V • Cruiser.

One of the London-class ships—British "Washington Treaty" cruisers of the second series. The large-scale re-equipment of all cruisers of this class which occurred in the late 1930s to the early 1940s provided for changes in the ships' silhouettes, and noticeable reinforcement of their armor protection.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: V
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: 2 400 000
 XP: 55 000

 Entered Service: 1929
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Hawkins
 Successors: Surrey, Albemarle

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.

Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.

Superior HE Damage: Above-average HE shell damage.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	28 600	34 400
• Armor (mm)	13 - 114	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	16

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.3	31.3
• Turning circle radius (m)	710	710
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11	7.8

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	6.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.1	-

Torpedoes

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

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	203mm/50 BL Mk VIII
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	13	14.3
• Reload time (sec)	14.5	14
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	20
• HE maximum damage	3300	3300
• HE fire chance (%)	17	17
• HE penetration (mm)	34	34
• AP maximum damage	4500	4500
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	3	3
• HE maximum damage	1500	1500
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	17	17

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV
• Arrangement	12x1	2x1
• DPS	43	7
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VII	20mm Oerlikon Mk V
• Arrangement	4x4	10x2
• DPS	52	61
• Range (km)	2.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII
• Arrangement	4x2	4x8
• DPS	72	79
• Range (km)	5	2.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Devonshire

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	28 600	13	114	16	4x2	2	11	0
Hull B	34 400	13	114	16	4x2	2	7.8	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	4x2	14.5	22.5	3300	17	4500	0
203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	4x2	14	20	3300	17	4500	60 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13 km	0
Targeting System Mk V mod. 2	10 %	14.3 km	60 000

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

	Maximum Speed
Stock	31.3 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Devonshire

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%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Cruiser - Devonshire

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +171 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 2.8km Detection of ships: 4km Duration: 92s Reload time: 180s 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 - Devonshire

Pros:

• Good set of consumables
• Decent concealement
• Good firing arcs and turret traverse for a heavy cruiser
• The 25mm side armor can bounce some battleship AP

Cons:

• AP lacks the punch of other nations
• Slow reload for a cruiser
• High freebord makes her an easy target

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Devonshire

Of Stars and Freedom

• Added Propulsion Mod. 2 upgrade

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