Brisbane

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Brisbane

Cruiser | Commonwealth | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points43,300

Main Battery

152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed38 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time4.74 sec.

Firing Range15.76 km.

Maximum Dispersion141 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Mk XXVIM

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,150

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity768 m./s.

HE Shell Weight58.85 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Mk V

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight59.85 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm PR Mk II2 х 5 / 2 х 5 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.46 shots/min.

Reload Time131 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IXM*

Maximum Damage16,767

Torpedo Speed65 knot

Torpedo Range13.5 km.

AA Defense

152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount5 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second118

. . . Firing Range6 km.

76.2 mm/70 QF Mk.N1 on a Mk.6 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second315.2

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second52.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time10.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.13 km.

Air Detectability Range8.52 km.

Battle Levels

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13.11

Brisbane

Cruiser | Commonwealth | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points43,300

Main Battery

152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed38 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time4.74 sec.

Firing Range15.76 km.

Maximum Dispersion141 m.

HE Shell152 mm HE Mk XXVIM

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,150

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity768 m./s.

HE Shell Weight58.85 kg.

AP Shell152 mm AP Mk V

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m./s.

AP Shell Weight59.85 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm PR Mk II2 х 5 / 2 х 5 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.46 shots/min.

Reload Time131 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IXM*

Maximum Damage16,767

Torpedo Speed65 knot

Torpedo Range13.5 km.

AA Defense

152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount5 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second118

. . . Firing Range6 km.

76.2 mm/70 QF Mk.N1 on a Mk.6 mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second315.2

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second52.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius750 m.

Rudder Shift Time10.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.13 km.

Air Detectability Range8.52 km.

Battle Levels

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X

Special

Brisbane — Commonwealth special premium Tier X cruiser.

Developed after the end of World War II, this light cruiser project has powerful and advanced AA defenses. She is armed with rapid-firing 152 mm dual-purpose main battery guns housed in turrets.

Brisbane was first released on 10 March 2023 as part of the Queen of the Seas event. She was made available in the Armory permanently for 252,000 on 16 August 2023.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/50 QF Mk.V on a Mk.XXVI mount	12	4.7	141	2,150	9	3,200		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Brisbane	43,300	13	102	5		6/8/5	4			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk VII	0.5	131	7.2	16,766	65	13.5		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk X mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 110,000 hp	33.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Tier X Commonwealth light cruiser Brisbane is a unique analogue of tech-tree British cruiser Minotaur. She carries both high-explosive and armor-piercing rounds, and features a 12 km radar that allows her to bully destroyers and other lightly armored ships. She also has an improved torpedo armament, but is just as poorly armored as Minotaur.

Main Battery

Brisbane’s main battery is identical in composition to Minotaur’s, with ten 150 mm guns mounted in five turrets, three fore and two aft. As the second turret is not superfiring, Brisbane must angle slightly to fire all of her guns at a target. Despite sharing the same guns, the similarities end there. Unlike her British counterpart, Brisbane has access to both high-explosive and armor-piercing shells, allowing her to damage angled targets more reliably. In exchange, she has a longer reload, but at five seconds they’re still rapid-firing and can dish out damage in a hurry against lightly armored targets. They have a comfortable range of almost 16 km, but the relatively slow shell velocity typical of most light cruisers makes leading and hitting targets at range challenging. Her high-explosive shells have decent damage per shell and a high fire chance, giving her decent fire-starting capabilities. Her armor-piercing shells lack the improved penetration angles, shorter fuse times, and reduced arming threshold of ‘’Minotaur, but are still potent against broadside ships.

Torpedoes

Brisbane’s torpedo battery is fierce and a thorough upgrade over Minotaur’s. They boast a much longer range of 13.5 km, higher speed, and one extra tube per launcher, allowing her to fire 10 torpedoes off each side of the ship. She retains the British ability to choose between launching individual torpedoes or the whole launcher in a narrow spread. Their only downside is that they have a longer reload of over two minutes, whereas Minotaur’s reload in 96 seconds.

Survivability

Brisbane is lacking when it comes to survivability. She is covered in 16 mm plating that can be overmatched by large cruisers and almost all battleships, and she is vulnerable to all calibers of high-explosive and semi-armor piercing shells. Her citadel is immense, sits well above the waterline, and is poorly armored. When she gets focused, her decent 43,300 hitpoints evaporate quickly; if she doesn’t get immediately dev-struck, she will eat large chunks of damage. Fortunately, she can restore a large amount of her lost hitpoints with the Specialized Repair Teams  consumable. A base surface detection range of 12.1 km can be lowered to 9.8 km through the use of the appropriate commander skills and upgrades, allowing her to disengage when necessary to recover hitpoints and/or regroup.

Maneuverability

Given the lack of armor, it’s a good thing Brisbane is maneuverable, with a base top speed of 33.5 knots. She has an ace up her sleeve: she has enhanced acceleration like the British light cruisers. Her tight 750 m turning circle and decent 10.4-second rudder shift mean that experienced captains can quite comfortably dodge incoming fire, prolonging her life expectancy.

Consumables

Brisbane offers a fixed set of consumables: Damage Control Party , Specialized Repair Teams , Hydroacoustic Search , and Surveillance Radar . Her Specialized Repair Teams consumable is extremely powerful, allowing her to recover valuable hitpoints. The Hydroacoustic Search consumable is identical to that found on most other cruisers, allowing her to provide some utility to the team. However, her most useful consumable is Surveillance Radar. Like the one carried by IX Alexander Nevsky, it has a 12 km range and 20 second base duration, allowing her to comfortably detect enemy vessels without putting herself at risk. With a full concealment build, Brisbane has a massive two-kilometer stealth radar range. This means that any ship that is close enough to spot her is also within her radar range.

Anti-Aircraft Defenses

Brisbane’s anti-aircraft suite is quite potent. Long-ranged and boasting high damage-per-second values, she can put up a fight against persistent aircraft attacks. In particular, her mid-range AAA reaches out to 4 km and can deal almost 600 damage per second.

ASW

Brisbane is equipped with air-dropped anti-submarine depth charges, allowing her greater flexibility in countering that class. They are fairly standard for cruisers, but being plane-dropped rather than ship-launched gives her a slight edge over X Minotaur.

Battle Performance

Brisbane has all the necessary tools to be flexible in her role as a light cruiser. She should utilize cover as much as possible, prioritizing the use of HE shells to set fires on enemy vessels. When the opportunity presents itself, use her radar to spot concealed targets. With her heavy torpedo loadout, it doesn’t hurt to launch some pre-emptive torpedoes down channels or between islands on the off-chance of getting some extra damage. Her heavy AAA suite will be a welcome asset to teammates in matches involving aircraft. Above all, it is critical to remember that she is a lightly-armored target, and having an enhanced Repair Party won’t be of any use after being sunk, so captains are advised to pay attention to their surroundings and fall back from unfavorable scenarios at the first sign of danger.

Pros:

• Decent fire-starting capabilities
• Impressive torpedo armament
• Strong, long-range AAA suite
• Good handling and speed, with enhanced acceleration
• Decent concealment
• Access to long-range but short duration radar

Cons:

• Poor armor
• Low rate-of-fire for a light cruiser
• Short main battery firing range
• Longer torpedo reload

Research

As a premium ship, Brisbane has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1 or Surveillance Radar Modification 1
• Slot 3: Torpedo Tubes Modification 1 or Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Torpedo Tubes Modification 2 or Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party . ★★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time.. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Brisbane equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Specialized Repair Teams  – 3 charges
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
• Slot 4: Surveillance Radar  – 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Brisbane comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

Historical Info

"Minotaur Design ZA", 1947

Specifications

14,090 tons displacement, standard

17,030 tons displacement, full load approximate

187.8m (616ft) length, waterline

189.5m (621.5ft) length, overall

22.3m (73ft) beam

6.1m (20ft) draft, standard

7.2m (23.5ft) draft, full load

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Machinery

4 Combined boiler and engine rooms

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Performance

33.5 knts at 110,000shp

31.5 knts at full load displacement.

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Armor

Main belt: 88.9mm

Bulkheads: 88.9mm & 51mm

Protective bulkheads in machinery spaces: 32mm

Magazine bulkheads: 32mm

Decks: Main: 38mm Lower: 38mm

Turrets: 102mm face, 51mm sides, 38mm roof

Barbettes: 38mm

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Armament

Main

Ten (5x2) 152mm /50 QF Mk.V guns

Secondary

Sixteen (8x2) 76mm /70 QF Mk.N1 guns

Torpedoes

Sixteen (4x4) 533mm torpedo tubes

Line drawing of "Design ZA" on which Brisbane is based.

Brisbane in World of Warships is an interpretation by Wargaming of Design ZA from 1947, which was one of many design studies in the Minotaur series of light cruiser, following on from the earlier Neptune designs. The main feature of the Minotaur designs was the use of dual purpose 6-inch/50 Mk.V (152mm) and 3-inch/70 (76mm) guns of a new design. The 6-inch (152mm) gun was the same as proposed to be used on Neptune, however a new twin turret was used, designated as the 152 mm Mk.XXVI.

Design

In 1946, in response to a request for improved habitability a new series of cruisers were designed, which utilised the new two-gun 6-inch Mk.XXVI turrets. These designs were designated as different versions of Design Z, and when compared with Neptune in June 1946, Sketch D, one of four versions of Design Z proposed was selected for further development. 'Sketch D' had five of the new Mk.XXVI turrets, three super-firing forward, and two aft, and a secondary dual purpose battery of Sixteen 3-inch/70 guns, which eliminated the need for any smaller anti-aircraft guns. The machinery of Sketch D was provided in 4 combined boiler and engine rooms, and the standard displacement was 15,530 tons, while being 10ft shorter than Neptune, at 645ft (197 meters) long. Sketch D was further refined and became known as Design Z4C, and then Minotaur, to avoid confusion with the previous designs.

Designs ZA and ZB appeared in 1947, as a smaller alternative to the earlier Minotaur designs, which only offered a small improvement in terms of size and cost over the Neptune designs. ZA kept the same armament of the earlier designs, 5 twin turrets housing the dual purpose 152mm guns and 8 twin 3 inch (76mm) /70 calibre dual purpose guns, but on a smaller hull. The most visual change was 'B' turret being lowered to the deck level, no longer super-firing over 'A' turret. She was 616ft long (187.8m), with a standard displacement of 13,870t and 16,760t at full load. She kept the machinery layout of the earlier design 'Sketch D'. Design ZA achieved 770t of weight savings in the hull over Sketch D/Design Z4C, courtesy of being smaller in length. A proposed compliment was 1090 crew members.

Also first appearing in 1947 were versions of the design designated Design P, Q, R and S, with alternate versions called P1, Q1 and so on. These designs varied the armament and size of the proposed new cruisers, ranging between six and 10 6-inch guns, and up to 21,000 tons in displacement.

Six cruisers were planned to be built, potentially to a Minotaur design like ZA or Z4C, keeping the same names from the five planned Neptune cruisers; Neptune, Minotaur, Centurion, Edgar and Mars, while adding Bellerophon as a sixth ship. In mid-1947, it was projected that two cruisers could be laid down in 1951, 1952 and 1953. This was later revised to two cruisers by 1954, after a 5 year break in building ships larger than a frigate. However, due to the financial nature of the United Kingdom at the time, it became apparent that such cruisers wouldn't be completed for several years, and would be prohibitively expensive, so the cruisers were never laid down or ordered. The 6-inch (152mm) Mk.XXVI mount and 3 inch/70 (76mm) dual purpose guns proposed for the Minotaur designs were eventually used on the later Tiger class cruisers.

Historical Inaccuracies

• It is unlikely that twin mount 20mm Mk.V Oerlikons would be fitted to a ship that would most likely be completed in the 1950s. A more realistic light AA weapon for the ship would be 40mm Bofors, possibly the twin RP50 Mk.V 'Utility' or heavier Mk.II'STAAG' mounts amidships in the superstructure, and single 40mm Bofors Mk.VII or "Boffin" mounts on the open fore and aft decks.
• The design sketch for Design ZA features the early LRS-1 (Long Range Surface) fire director on the fore and aft superstructures, however in game a previous cruiser fire control director is present in both cases instead.
• The armour model of Minotaur differs in some regards to the design sketches, most prominently, the main belt is 101mm thick in game compared to 89mm as designed. This could be explained by the inclusion of backing plate in the thickness of the armour belt.

Historical Gallery

Video

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.11.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 385:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 397:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 4.5 to 6 s.
• DevBlog 403:
  • Torpedo range increased from 12.5 to 13.5 km.
• DevBlog 409:
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 6 to 5 s.
  • Surveillance Radar consumable action time reduced from 40 to 20 s.
  • Surveillance Radar consumable ship detection range increased from 10 to 12 km.
  • Detectability range by sea increased from 11.5 to 12.1 km.
    • Detectability range after firing the main battery in smoke increased from 5.6 to 6.1 km.

• Initially available on 10 March 2023, during Update 12.1, as part of the Queen of the Seas event. During the event, she was available in the armory in a bundle that cost 700 Pirate Tokens.
• Available for purchase in the Armory for 252,000 Coal on 16 August 2023.

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