Repulse

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 Repulse — British • Premium • Tier V • Battleship.

A Renown-class battlecruiser. A very fast-going ship for her time. The guns she carried were similar to those mounted on Queen Elizabeth-class battleships.

Repulse was temporarily released in the store for Quadrans, a special currency related to the 4th anniversary of Legends, between July 24th and August 28th, 2023.

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

 Tier: V
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1916
 Ships in Series: 2

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	56 100	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 279	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.7	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	860	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	381mm/42 Mk I	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	16.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	26	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	5300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	34	-
• HE penetration (mm)	95	-
• AP maximum damage	11 400	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 Mk V	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• HE maximum damage	1500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 BL Mk IX in T.I. Mk I	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	1500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk III	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• DPS	8	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	29	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	3x8	-
• DPS	59	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/45 Mk V	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• DPS	17	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Repulse

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	56 100	16	279	16	3x2	14.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
381mm/42 Mk I	3x2	26	30	5300	34	11 400

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.1 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	31.7 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Repulse

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main batter 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%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Battleship - Repulse

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +281 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: 8% Duration: 180s Reload time: 90s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

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

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Player Opinion

Battleship - Repulse

Pros:

• Fastest battleship at Tier V with almost 32 knots of top speed.
• Very fast main battery turret traverse for the tier.
• Accurate main battery guns with battlecruiser dispersion capable of overmatch.
• Good set of consumables, including Engine Boost

Cons:

• Light armor, especially on the bow and stern.
• Only six main battery guns.
• Despite having high speed, Repulse is not very maneuverable and has a weak 16% torpedo damage reduction.
• Weak and short ranged AA suite.

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