Duke of York

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 Duke of York — British • Premium • Tier VI • Battleship.

A King George V-class battleship that carried 356 mm main guns, and could run at quite a high speed for a ship of her type. Numerous dual-purpose artillery served as a basis for the ship's AA defenses. A very successful gun fire control system provided for high accuracy of fire of the ship's main battery.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship

 Entered Service: 1941
 Ships in Series: 5

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Sticky Shot: Reduced ricochet change - greater chance of penetrating enemy ship armor at sharper angles.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	60 500	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 381	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	28	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	790	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	12.5	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm/45 Mk VII Twin	-
• Main artillery arrangement	1x2	-
• Main artillery name 2	356mm/45 Mk VII Quad	-
• Main artillery arrangement 2	2x4	-
• Firing range (km)	15.9	-
• Reload time (sec)	29.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	6100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	41	-
• HE penetration (mm)	89	-
• AP maximum damage	10 500	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	6.7	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	39x1	-
• DPS	140	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	49	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk II	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• DPS	32	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VII	-
• Arrangement	6x4	-
• DPS	77	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII	-
• Arrangement	8x8	-
• DPS	158	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 6	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	65	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Duke of York

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	60 500	13	381	22	1x2	17.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm/45 Mk VII Twin	1x2	29.5	45	6100	41	10 500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.9 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	28 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Duke of York

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%
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%

Consumables

Battleship - Duke of York

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +363 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s 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: 3km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Duke of York

Pros:

• High base AA DPS.
• Ability to use Sonarconsumable.
• Uses British battleship HE shells with high fire chance and damage.
• Strong armour belt.

Cons:

• Very poor gun angles, must expose significant broadside to fire the rear turret, or the fore turrets to the rear.
• Cannot equip the Observation Seaplaneconsumable.
• Most AA DPS is short-range, limiting effectiveness in practice.
• Slow rudder shift time for a Tier VI battleship.

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Duke of York

February 2021

• Base number of charges for Sonar increased from 1 to 2.

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