Hector

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 Hector — Commonwealth • Premium • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

In 1936, Great Britain started designing a cruiser based on a smaller version of the hull of the Southampton-class cruisers. As a result, the Fiji-class ships were developed. However, had Great Britain decided to build full-sized AA defense cruisers, a project could have been implemented that embodied an AA defense cruiser based on the hull of a Belfast-class ship.

Hector was released as the final reward of the Shield of Troy campaign, which took place from September 8th to October 6th, 2025.

 Navy: CMW
 Ship: Commonwealth
 Nation: Commonwealth
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost:

 Year of Design: 1945

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Rapid Reload: Above-average torpedo reload speed.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	34 400	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 114	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	7	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	6.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	4.2	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	17 233	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	12	-
• Speed (kt)	62	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	133mm/50 QF Mk.I	-
• Main artillery arrangement	7x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.3	-
• Reload time (sec)	6.7	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	9	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-
• AP maximum damage	2550	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VII	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• DPS	85	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VII	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	117	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	133mm/50 QF Mk.I	-
• Arrangement	7x2	-
• DPS	69	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	92	-
• Range (km)	2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Hector

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	34 400	13	114	7	7x2	4	4.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
133mm/50 QF Mk.I	7x2	6.7	9	1900	8	2550

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.3 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm QR Mk IV	4x4	90s	7.2s	17 233	12	62	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Hector

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%	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%	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 - Hector

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: +687 Duration: 20s 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: 3.8km Detection of ships: 5.6km Duration: 100s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 90s Dispersion time: 10s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Hector

Pros:

• Great torpedo armament
• Good main battery fire rate
• Great maneuverability
• Above average concealment

Cons:

• Low HP pool
• Terrible armor
• Mediocre AA armament

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Hector

Spring Renewal

• Torpedo damage increased from 16,767 to 17,233
• Torpedo reload time reduced from 96 to 90 s
• Sonar range increased:
• Ship detection range increased from 4.9 to 5.6 km
• Torpedo detection range increased from 3.4 to 3.8 km

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