Rodney

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 Rodney — British • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

One of the most formidable British Navy warships during the interwar period, Rodney featured a distinctive layout, with all three of her main battery turrets concentrated on her bow. The battleship had quite an eventful service history, participating in military operations in the Atlantic, Arctic, North Sea, and Mediterranean during World War II. Rodney also played a key role in sinking battleship Bismarck in May 1941, and she significantly contributed to the success of Allied landings in Normandy in June 1944.

Rodney was released in the store on May 5th, 2025.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Entered Service: 1927
 Ships in Series: 2

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Big Yield: Above average torpedo damage.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	69 100	-
• Armor (mm)	9 - 406	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	23.8	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.6	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.7	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	622mm PR Mk II	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• Reload time (sec)	40	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	-
• Maximum simulated damage	29 367	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.7	-
• Range (km)	7	-
• Speed (kt)	67	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm/45 Mk I	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	16.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	27	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	5950	-
• HE fire chance (%)	32	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	12 000	-
• Sigma	1.7	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	20	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/50 Mk XXII	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	12	-
• HE maximum damage	2150	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk.4	-
• Arrangement	61x1	-
• DPS	220	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	31	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VII	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• DPS	14	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Vickers 2-PDR. Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	5x8	-
• DPS	99	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm/40 QF Mk VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• DPS	36	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Rodney

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	69 100	9	406	19	3x3	2	14.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Mk I	3x3	27	45	5950	32	12 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
622mm PR Mk II	2x1	40s	15s	29 367	7	67	1.7

	Maximum Speed
Stock	23.8 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Rodney

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%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Rodney

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: +1381 Duration: 17s Reload time: 100s 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: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Rodney

Pros:

• Good HP pool
• Good set of consumables
• Main battery AP shells have a short fuse time
• Equipped with fast, hard-hitting torpedoes that reload quickly
• Decent handling

Cons:

• Poor long range accuracy
• Low top speed at 23.8 knots
• Standard main battery HE shells; Rodney does not get the improved HE penetration, damage and fire chance of other British battleships
• Mediocre AA; all of the highest AA DPS is very short-ranged
• Terrible armor scheme; very easily damaged by HE shells, big citadel and 30mm bow and stern

Performance

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