Leander

Leander

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

A new generation light cruiser designed to serve as a scout both within a squadron and independently. In contrast to her predecessors, the ship's main advantage was that her main guns were placed in gun turrets. The ship also had stronger AA defenses and better armor protection.

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

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

 Entered Service: 1933
 Ships in Series: 5
 Predecessor: Emerald
 Successors: Fiji, Edinburgh

Ship Traits

Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.

Flair for Piercing: Equipped with AP shells only.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	24 500	28 700
• Armor (mm)	6 - 100	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	32.5	32.5
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	640	640
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	11	7.8

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	10.9	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	6.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	5	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk IV	533mm QR Mk IV
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload Time (sec)	106	96
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum Damage	15 733	15 433
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.2	1.3
• Range (km)	6	8
• Speed (kn)	59	61

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	152mm/50 Mk XXI	152mm/50 Mk XXI
• Main Artillery Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing Range (km)	12.9	14.2
• Reload Time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	25.7	25.7
• AP Maximum Damage	3100	3100
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	102mm/50 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 Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk III	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV
• Arrangement	2x4	5x1
• DPS	4	18
• Range (km)	1.2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	20mm Oerlikon Mk V
• Arrangement	5x1	4x2
• DPS	18	24
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII	40mm Bofors Mk II
• Arrangement	2x8	2x4
• DPS	40	32
• Range (km)	2.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	102mm/45 Mk XIX
• Arrangement	4x2	4x2
• DPS	38	38
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Leander

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	24 500	6	100	0	4x2	2	11	0
Hull B	28 700	6	100	0	4x2	2	7.8	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max AP Damage
152mm/50 Mk XXI	4x2	7.5	25.7	3100
152mm/50 Mk XXI	4x2	7.5	25.7	3100

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	12.9 km	0
Targeting System Mk V mod. 2	10 %	14.2 km	60 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm QR Mk IV	2x4	106s	7.2s	15 733	6	59	1.2	0
533mm QR Mk IV	2x4	96s	7.2s	15 433	8	61	1.3	60 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Leander

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%

Consumables

Cruiser - Leander

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +143 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 2.8km Detection of ships: 4km Duration: 92s 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: 15s Dispersion time: 99s Reload time: 240s 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

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Leander

Pros:

• Low detection radius.
• Rapid gun reload.
• Powerful torpedoes with decent range, speed, and damage.
• AP rounds are very effective against destroyers and cruisers.
• Great set of consumables.
• Decent rudder shift time.

Cons:

• Thin armor everywhere, cannot tank damage with armor from any angle.
• Lack of HE shells makes damaging enemy capital ships very challenging.
• Very low alpha-strike damage potential.
• Heavily relies on Smoke Generatorand distracted enemy ships to farm damage.

Performance

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