Scarlet Thunder

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 Scarlet Thunder — British • Premium • Tier VIII • Battleship.

With her retro-futuristic design, Scarlet Thunder is an engineering marvel that embodies the latest technological advances.

Scarlet Thunder was temporarily released in the store from May 19th to June 30th, 2025, as part of the Retrofuturism event.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special)

 Year of Design: 1966
 Variants: Duncan

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

Superior HE Damage: Above-average HE shell damage.

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	75 200	-
• Armor (mm)	10 - 381	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	28	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	910	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.6	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	15.5	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	419mm/45 Mk II	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	17.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	30	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	7200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	48	-
• HE penetration (mm)	105	-
• AP maximum damage	11 500	-
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	19	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 Mk I	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	6.7	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	12x1	-
• DPS	43	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	61	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	12x2	-
• DPS	272	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII	-
• Arrangement	6x8	-
• DPS	119	-
• Range (km)	2.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	114mm/45 Mark II BD	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	71	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 6	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 Mk I	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	51	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Scarlet Thunder

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	75 200	10	381	28	3x3	13

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
419mm/45 Mk II	3x3	30	36	7200	48	11 500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.2 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Scarlet Thunder

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%	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 - Scarlet Thunder

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: +1203 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

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Scarlet Thunder

Pros:

• High top speed and quick rudder-shift time for a battleship
• HE shells have great penenetration, damage and fire chance
• Better bow and stern armor than Duncan
• Improved Repair Partyconsumable

Cons:

• Lacks access to torpedoes, unlike its original version
• Large, easily reachable citadel
• Poorly protected against torpedoes
• Mediocre main battery turret layout

Performance

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