Marlborough

Tier VIII | Type: Battleship
Cost	Campaign Reward

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints76 800

Armor19 - 381 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction28 %

Artillery

Main Battery

356mm/45 Mk VII Quad4x4

Firing Range16.6 km

Reload Time25 s

180° Turn Time40 s

HE Maximum Damage5300

HE Fire Chance24 %

HE Penetration89 mm

AP Maximum Damage11 000

Sigma1.4

Secondary Armament 1

134mm/50 Mk I8x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time6.7 s

HE Maximum Damage1900

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration22 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

40mm STAAG10x2

DPS254

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk VI9x6

DPS263

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

134mm/50 Mk I8x2

DPS68

Range5.2 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed31.5 kn

Turning Circle Radius860 m

Rudder Shift Time14.9 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea15.5 km

Detectability by Air12.4 km

Detectability while firing in smoke13.5 km

Marlborough — British Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

A variant of a battleship that retained the design features implemented in the Vanguard- and King George V-class ships. The ship's main armament comprises sixteen 356 mm guns mounted in quadruple turrets.

Marlborough was released as one of the final rewards of the Double Impact campaign, which took place from December 12th, 2022, to January 16th, 2023.


Year of Design: 1947

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.	Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.	Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	76 800	19	381	28	4x4	14.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm/45 Mk VII Quad	4x4	25	40	5300	24	11 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.6 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	31.5 kn

Modifications

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%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +1229 Duration: 20s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• High DPM; quick main battery reload time and a high number of shells per salvo
• Access to an improved version of the Repair Partyconsumable
• High top speed and good rudder shift time
• Good main battery HE shell performance
• Powerful AA defenses

Cons:

• Poor set of consumables
• Low Sigma at 1.4
• Small main gun caliber; Marlborough cannot overmatch most cruisers it faces
• Low HE fire chance
• Poor main battery firing angles
• Covered in 32 mm of plating with a large superstructure
• Big and exposed citadel which is easily penetrated by battleships at any range, and even some cruisers at shorter ranges

Performance

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