Hawke

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 Hawke — British • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Battleship.

After World War I, the British Admiralty continued to work on new batatlecruiser projects. Hood was applied to those as the gold standard. The K2 and K3 projects, presented in 1920, were found to be too large. One of the suggestions to fix that problem was the reduction of the gun caliber to 16 inches (406 mm) to make the ships smaller, but the Admiralty decided against the idea, and these projects never came to fruition.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 210 000

 Year of Design: 1943
 Predecessor: Rooke
 Successors: Duncan

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Full Ahead: Can be equipped with Engine Boost.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	66 000	73 800
• Armor (mm)	16 - 406	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	20	20

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.5	30.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	910	910
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.2	15.3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.3	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm PR Mk II	533mm PR Mk II
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• Reload time (sec)	80	80
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	15
• Maximum simulated damage	15 867	15 867
• 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	406mm/45 Mk.I Vickers A	406mm/45 Mk.I Vickers A
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	15.2	16.8
• Reload time (sec)	31	28
• 180° turn time (sec)	32.7	30
• HE maximum damage	5950	5950
• HE fire chance (%)	45	45
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	12 600	12 600
• Sigma	1.7	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	114mm/45 Mark II BD
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5.5	5.5
• Reload time (sec)	5	5
• HE maximum damage	1700	1700
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	19	19
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/50 Mk XXII	152mm/50 Mk XXII
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	5.5	5.5
• Reload time (sec)	12	12
• HE maximum damage	2150	2150
• HE fire chance (%)	9	9
• HE penetration (mm)	25	25

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV
• Arrangement	4x1	18x1
• DPS	14	65
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk IV	20mm Oerlikon Mk V
• Arrangement	10x2	4x2
• DPS	227	24
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VII	40mm Bofors Mk IV
• Arrangement	4x4	10x2
• DPS	56	227
• Range (km)	2.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII
• Arrangement	8x2	4x8
• DPS	71	79
• Range (km)	5	2.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Hawke

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	66 000	16	406	20	3x3	4	19.2	0
Hull B	73 800	16	406	20	3x3	4	15.3	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
406mm/45 Mk.I Vickers A	3x3	31	32.7	5950	45	12 600	0
406mm/45 Mk.I Vickers A	3x3	28	30	5950	45	12 600	450 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15.2 km	0
Targeting System Mk VIII mod. 2	10 %	16.8 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm PR Mk II	4x1	80s	15s	15 867	8	61	1.3
533mm PR Mk II	4x1	80s	15s	15 867	8	61	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Hawke

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%
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%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Hawke

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: +442 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 120s 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

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Hawke

Pros:

• High top speed.
• Accurate main battery guns.
• High HP pool.
• Good main battery HE shell performance.
• Good AA defenses.

Cons:

• Extensively covered in 32mm armor; very vulnerable to HE penetrations and AP overmatch.
• Bow and stern armor of only 25mm.
• Large and wide citadel that rises above the waterline.
• Difficult to angle all guns on target without exposing your large and very vulnerable broadside.
• Huge turrets are easily incapacitated.

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Hawke

The Stars Align

• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 34 s to 31 s
• Upgraded main battery reload time reduced from 31 s to 28 s

Christmas on the Waves

• Main battery shell grouping increased by 6.25% (from 1.6 to 1.7 Sigma)
• Stock hull rudder-shift time reduced from 22.6 s to 19.2 s
• Upgraded hull rudder-shift time reduced from 16.1 s to 15.3 s

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