Elephant

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 Elephant — Soviet • Premium • Tier VII • Cruiser.

With her vivid colors and ornate decorations, Elephant might seem like a welcoming haven on the high seas. But don't be deceived by her sleek appearance–beneath the surface, she's as dangerous and unpredictable as her captain.

Elephant was temporarily released in the store from December 2nd to December 15th, 2024, in relation to the special "pirates" event.

 Navy: USSR
 Ship: Soviet
 Nation: U.S.S.R
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Year of Design: 1827
 Variants: Hampshire

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Surgical Shells: A short shell fuse time results in lower chance of over-penetration.

Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.

Flair for Piercing: Equipped with AP shells only.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	34 000	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 152	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	7	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	710	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	96	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 533	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	62	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.4	-
• Reload time (sec)	10.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	-
• AP maximum damage	4900	-
• Sigma	2.1	-

Secondary Artillery

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

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	14	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	18x2	-
• DPS	110	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VII	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• DPS	56	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	4x8	-
• DPS	79	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	56	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Elephant

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	34 000	16	152	7	5x2	2	9.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max AP Damage
203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	5x2	10.5	22.5	4900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.4 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm QR Mk IV	2x4	96s	7.2s	15 533	10	62	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Elephant

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%	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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Elephant

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: +204 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: 3.4km Detection of ships: 4.9.km Duration: 100s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 35s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

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 - Elephant

Pros:

• Great AP shell characteristics
• Good torpedoes
• Decent AA defenses
• Good concealment
• Access to an improved version of the Observation Seaplaneconsumable

Cons:

• Low HP pool and torpedo damage reduction
• Low top speed for a cruiser at only 30 knots
• No access to HE shells
• Only a few torpedoes per side

Performance

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