Resistance

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 Resistance — British • Premium • Tier VI • Battleship.

During World War I, British battleship construction slowed to a halt, leading to the orders for some ships being canceled. Two ships, Renown and Repulse, were saved to become battlecruisers—Resistance would have been the third member of the Renown class.

Resistance was released in the store on October 2nd, 2023.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Entered Service: 1916
 Ships in Series: 2

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Full Ahead: Can be equipped with Engine Boost.

Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	59 000	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 330	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	13	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.9	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	840	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	12.9	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm PR Mk II	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• Reload time (sec)	95	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 867	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	10.5	-
• Speed (kt)	61	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	381mm/42 Mk I	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	24	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	5350	-
• HE fire chance (%)	34	-
• HE penetration (mm)	95	-
• AP maximum damage	12 000	-
• Sigma	2.1	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	19	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	26x1	-
• DPS	94	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	20x2	-
• DPS	122	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VII	-
• Arrangement	3x4	-
• DPS	39	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII	-
• Arrangement	1x8	-
• DPS	20	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	36	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Resistance

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	59 000	16	330	13	3x2	8	14.3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
381mm/42 Mk I	3x2	24	45	5350	34	12 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm PR Mk II	8x1	95s	15s	15 867	10.5	61	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	29.9 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Resistance

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%
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%

Consumables

Battleship - Resistance

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +295 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s 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: 3km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s Reload time: 180s Number of consuambles: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Resistance

Pros:

• Great set of consumables
• Good top speed
• Equipped with 4 torpedoes per side with the turning mechanic, allowing better firing angles
• Great main battery reload time and accuracy
• Decent rudder shift time

Cons:

• Large turning circle radius
• Most of the important AA DPS is short range
• Cannot equip the Observation Seaplaneconsumable
• Due to the turning mechanic, torpedoes take longer to arm
• Low torpedo damage reduction

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Resistance

The Stars Align

• Main battery AP shell damage increased from 11 350 to 12 000
• Ship HP increased from 55 200 to 59 000

• Bow HP increased from 2800 to 3000
• Hull HP increased from 41 400 to 44 300
• Magazine HP increased from 27 600 to 29 500
• Steering gear HP increased from 16 600 to 17 700
• Superstructure HP increased from 4000 to 4200
• Casemate HP increased from 8700 to 9300
• Engine HP increased from 55 200 to 59 000

Gold and Crimson

• Bow and stern plating increased from 16 to 26 mm

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