Vanguard

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 Vanguard — British • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Battleship.

The last battleship of the British Royal Navy. Due to the specific conditions of her construction phase, she combined high speed, powerful AA guns and up-to-date equipment while still preserving obsolete main battery guns.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 18 000 000
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1946
 Ships in Series: 1
 Predecessor: King George V
 Successors: Temeraire, Conqueror

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	63 300	71 700
• Armor (mm)	16 - 356	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	25

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	28.5	30
• Turning circle radius (m)	850	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.7	13.4

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	381 mm/42 Mk I	381 mm/42 Mk I
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	15.5	17
• Reload time (sec)	25	25
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	30
• HE maximum damage	5800	5800
• HE fire chance (%)	42	42
• HE penetration (mm)	95	95
• AP maximum damage	12 500	12 500
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134 mm/50 Mk I	134 mm/50 Mk I
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	6.7	6.7
• HE maximum damage	1900	1900
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	22	22

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	40mm Bofors Mk VII
• Arrangement	11x2	11x1
• DPS	67	96
• Range (km)	2	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk V	40mm STAAG
• Arrangement	1x2	1x2
• DPS	12	25
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VI	40mm Bofors Mk VI
• Arrangement	10x6	10x6
• DPS	292	292
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 Mk I	134mm/50 Mk I
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• DPS	68	68
• Range (km)	5.2	5.2

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Vanguard

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	63 300	16	356	25	4x2	14.7	0
Hull B	71 700	16	356	25	4x2	13.4	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
381 mm/42 Mk I	4x2	25	30	5800	42	12 500
381 mm/42 Mk I	4x2	25	30	5800	42	12 500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15.5 km	0
Targeting System Mk VII mod. 2	10 %	17 km	450 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	28.5 kn	0
Engine: 130 000 hp	30 kn	450 000

Modifications

Battleship - Vanguard

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 - Vanguard

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: +1613 Duration: 10s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 15s Reload time: 150s 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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Vanguard

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Good main battery accuracy, traverse speed and reload time
• Powerful HE shells with high damage and fire chance and improved penetration
• Good rudder shift for a battleship
• Strong mid-range AA suite
• Access to the enhanced Repair Partyconsumable and Main Battery Reload Booster

Cons:

• Very poor firing angles
• Weak armor, mostly consisting of 32mm common plating
• Very large superstructure that can easily be damaged from any angle
• Large citadel is exposed to enemy fire if improperly angled
• Rather low torpedo protection
• Lacks access to the Observation Seaplaneconsumable

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Vanguard

May 2020

• This battleship now has a variant of the Main Battery Reload Booster that’s analogous to Jean Bart's. However, it only holds one charge unless otherwise enhanced by commander skills.

February 2021

• HP restored to citadel by Repair Party increased from 16% to 25%.
• Shell grouping improved by about 2.6%.
• Repair party modified—it now restores the same amount of HP but over 10 seconds instead of 28.

The Redinforcements

• Shell grouping increased by 2.5%
• Maximum main gun dispersion radius decreased by 10%
• Stock rudder shift time reduced from 19.7 s to 18.1 s
• Upgraded rudder shift time reduced from 14.7 s to 13.4 s

Big Small Changes

• Main battery HE shell penetration increased from 64 mm to 95 mm

Of Stars and Freedom

• Main Battery Reload Booster consumable number of charges increased from 1 to 2

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