Numancia

13.9

Cruiser | Spain | Tier VIII

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VIII

Special

Numancia — Spanish special premium Tier VIII cruiser.

One of the variants of the "Washington" cruiser project, proposed to the Spanish Navy by the Vickers-Armstrongs company, was based on the Emerald-class hull but equipped with seven 203 mm guns in one (bow) three-gun and two twin-gun turrets. To ensure space saving for the propulsion unit, a linear arrangement of the boiler and engine rooms was adopted. The ship was supposed to be faster than her original and have a catapult; however, preference was given to the project variant that became the basis for the Baleares class of ships.

Numancia was first released for sale on 24 August 2023 via random Dubloon bundles.

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 ()
203 mm/50 BL Model 1924 Mk.D in a turret/203 mm/50 BL Mk.VIII on a Mk.III mount	5.5	18	137	2,850	17	4,500		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 ()
Numancia	34,500	16	127	2/1	4	6/8/4	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 MkIV* ES	0.8	76	7.2	11,966	59	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SCI Mk VIII Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 80,000 hp	33.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

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.

Combat Capability - Alternative Firing Modes

Numancia can alternate between a regular firing mode and a Burst Fire firing mode. Firing the guns with the alternative firing mode enabled will fire 3 salvos in quick succession, with increased AP damage. This firing mode takes much longer to reload.

Requirements:

Burst fire can be toggled on and off at will.

Effects:

+25% AP shell damage
Reload time: 42 seconds
Interval between individual shots: 1 second
Number of bursts in a series: 3

The Ship

Numancia is a Tier VIII Spanish premium cruiser designed around the triple-salvo burst-fire mechanic. In exchange for excellent stealth and the ability to deliver twenty-one 203mm shells within a 3 second window, Numancia makes significant sacrifices to survivability, main battery damage per minute, mobility, and consumable utility. Unlike the fast and flexible jack-of-all-trades Spanish tech-tree cruisers, Numancia is better understood as a glass-cannon opportunist.

Armor and Survivability

Misleadingly categorized as a heavy cruiser due to her gun caliber, the armor scheme and health pool of Numancia is more akin to that of a light cruiser. The 25mm extremities and 27mm upper belt armor will only resist the overmatch of the smallest battleship armor-piercing shells; high explosive munitions above destroyer caliber will have no problem doing damage everywhere. The 38mm deck armor may prevent the occasional AP shell from reaching the citadel, but given the expansive superstructure of Numancia, every incoming salvo is likely to do damage. The citadel sits slightly above the water line and is protected by a 127mm belt and a 50mm armored roof; both are useful primarily for arming incoming armor-piercing fuses. Unlike the high-tier Spanish tech tree cruisers such as Andalucía and Castilla, Numancia does not feature additional citadel protection in the form of an ice-breaker bow or spaced armor plates. Thus Numancia captains should jealously guard their 34,500 base hit points — the ship is simply not designed to mitigate or recover incoming damage.

Armament

Numancia sports an unorthodox main battery arrangement consisting of seven 203mm guns, housed in one triple turret forwards and two double turrets superfiring aft. Unfortunately, the front turret suffers from a 40° blind spot either side when pointing rearwards, making prolonged kiting with all guns firing a risky proposition. The HE ammunition does above average damage for Tier VIII, and is particularly noteworthy for its high 17% base fire chance. On paper, the AP ammunition of Numancia is below average compared to her fellow heavy cruisers, featuring poor penetration, lackluster shell velocity, and middling damage. However, when used in burst-fire mode, the AP receives a +25% damage bonus, which makes them among the hardest hitting 203mm AP shells in the game.

Overall, the low barrel count and mediocre reload of 11 seconds make Numancia unsuited for sustained damage trading — in regular firing mode her damage per minute is among the worst at her tier. Resourceful captains will instead make use of the triple burst-fire to capitalize on opportunities, such as lighting multiple fires after a battleship has used its damage control, or delivering twenty-one high-alpha AP shells to punish an enemy cruiser for showing broadside. When timed correctly, the outsized impact of a 3 second triple burst more than makes up for the subsequent 42 second reload.

The main battery on Numancia is supplemented by a torpedo suite consisting of four triple launchers, two per side, with good firing arcs to both the front and the rear. The torpedoes themselves have a usable range of 8km and a very low detectability at 1.2km, however they are slow at 59kts and only do a little under 12k damage per hit. In practice, the low reload of 76 seconds makes them a spammable area-denial tool that synergizes well with the excellent stealth of the Numancia, useful for dis-incentivizing the enemy from trying to push into spotting range. On the other hand, the four twin 105mm secondary guns with a modest 6.6km range are unlikely to turn many engagements in her favor.

Concealment and Maneuverability

Given her poor armor and survivability, Numancia captains must rely on her outstanding stealth to turn engagements in their favor. With Concealment Modification 1 and Concealment Expert equipped, the Spanish premium arrives at a surface detectability of 8.4km, which will allow her to outspot almost any cruiser in her matchmaking range; in matches with few destroyers or submarines, enterprising captains can even assume the spotting role for their team. The lurking menace of an unspotted Numancia triple burst is a significant part of her battle impact — players should seek to preserve their stealth at all times.

Unlike the highly mobile Spanish tech-tree heavy cruisers, the speed and maneuverability of Numancia is only middle of the pack for a Tier VIII cruiser. With a top speed of 33.5kts and a rudder shift time of 9.2 seconds, there are few situations where her movement abilities can be used to generate advantages. Captains may wish to train the Outnumbered skill in order to situationally boost her top speed and the accuracy of her main battery.

Anti-Aircraft suite and Anti-Submarine Warfare

Numancia is not a cruiser that is comfortable playing against aircraft carriers and submarines. Although the long range DPS of 101.5 and 4±1 flak at 5.2km is passable for her class and the two charges of 7km ASW drops are standard for her tier, the tactical disadvantage of having her stealth negated outweighs any damage that Numancia could do in return. Captains should be mindful not to patrol in areas where incidental plane spotting is likely; if a carrier turns its attention to Numancia, the player should seek to drag the engagement into open water and as far from enemy guns as possible.

Against submarines, the mediocre AA-range on Numancia is counterintuitively an advantage, since it means her 5.2km detection at periscope depth is barely more than her 5km hydroacoustic-search bubble, making close-range periscope-stalking impractical. That said, patient submariners willing to surface spot Numancia from a safe distance will cause more than enough headaches for her captain, even if they don't succeed in doing direct damage. In summation, Numancia players should adjust their positioning and decision-making in matches with large numbers of planes or submarines so as not to become the center of attention.

Battle Performance

Numancia excels at medium ranges as an opportunistic burst-fire support cruiser. Unlike the Spanish tech-tree heavy cruisers, which offer a more comfortable and forgiving experience, Numancia captains must demonstrate heightened tactical awareness at all times — the ship's wafer-like survivability offers little to no margin for error. The reward for mastering Numancia is a stealth-assassination play-style that is difficult to replicate on any other cruiser, where judicious use of the triple burst can swing the outcome of engagements and whole matches.

Pros:

Devastating triple burst fire, delivering 21 shells in three seconds.
Excellent concealment.
Very good base HE fire chance of 17%.
Excellent 5,625 AP alpha damage when using the triple burst.
Strong torpedo suite with fast reload, decent range, and low torpedo detection.

Cons:

Small hitpoint pool and light armor.
Low barrel count and mediocre reload.
Long burst fire cooldown punishes poor shots.
Torpedoes lack damage and speed.
Weak Anti-Aircraft suite.

Research

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

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 or Propulsion Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1

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

Numancia equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges or Defensive AA Fire  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges

Camouflage

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

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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