London

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 London — British • Premium • Tier V • Cruiser.

The lead ship in the second series of County-class cruisers—British "Washington Treaty" cruisers armed with eight powerful 203 mm guns. The cruiser was rebuilt during extensive modernization undertaken in the late 1930s, which changed the ship's exterior and reinforced her armor and AA batteries.

London was released in the store on August 31st, 2020.

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

 Tier: V
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 10 000

 Entered Service: 1929
 Ships in Series: 4

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sequential: Torpedoes can be launched one by one.

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

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	34 600	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 114	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	4	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	710	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	6.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.2	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm QR Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	106	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 733	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.2	-
• Range (km)	7	-
• Speed (kt)	59	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	14.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	15	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	-
• HE maximum damage	2850	-
• HE fire chance (%)	15	-
• HE penetration (mm)	34	-
• AP maximum damage	4550	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• 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	15x1	-
• DPS	54	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII	-
• Arrangement	2x8	-
• DPS	40	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 QF Mk XIX	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	72	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - London

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	34 600	13	114	4	4x2	2	7.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm/50 BL Mk VIII	4x2	15	22.5	2850	15	4550

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	14.5 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm QR Mk IV	2x4	106s	7.2s	15 733	7	59	1.2

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - London

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%

Consumables

Cruiser - London

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: +554 Duration: 20s Reload time: 120s 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: 2.5km Detection of ships: 3.5km Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 3

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

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Player Opinion

Cruiser - London

Pros:

• Good HP for a Tier V cruiser.
• Large caliber main guns with hard hitting HE and AP shells.
• Decent main battery firing angles.
• Good set of consumables.

Cons:

• Despite better armor it is still fairly weak, large caliber hits can be devastating.
• Slow main battery reload time; poor DPM.
• Poor AA defenses.

Performance

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