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Cruiser | U.K. | Tier X

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Plymouth — British Tier X cruiser.

The initial variant of the design of the third series of Town-class cruisers with unique armament comprising sixteen 152 mm guns in quadruple turrets.

	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 Mk XXIII	9.2	22.5	138			3,100		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 ()
Plymouth	41,000	13	114	4	6	6/6/8/12	2	0		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 IXM	0.6	96	7.2	16,766	62	10		0	0

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk X mod. 1	0	15.3		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 80,000 hp	31.5		0	0

Plymouth is a Tier X Royal Navy light cruiser, and the Steel Ship counterpart to the tech tree HMS Minotaur. Compared to the Minotaur, Plymouth seems less odd in line with the rest of the Royal Navy Light Cruisers, though at the same time she still is a paradox. For one thing, her main battery turrets carry four 152mm guns each, with a total of 16 152mm guns with a reload of 6.5 seconds, comparing to the Minotaur which wields 10 152mm guns in five twin turrets, each of which reload in 3.2 seconds. In terms of durability, both ships are equally prone to exploding suddenly and violently, with the key differences coming in the citadel placement and the strength of the Repair Party Consumable. The Plymouth takes it's origin in the Town-Class Cruiser hull ( as it is a Town-class Preliminary ), which means her citadel is placed lower in the water compared to the Minotaur. However, the Plymouth gives up 3,200 hitpoints, and more importantly, her repair party is far weaker, having only a Standard Cruiser repair party. Other differences between the Plymouth and the Minotaur include the Plymouth having a weaker AA suite, somewhat better handling, and slightly worse stealth, in addition to carrying only half the torpedo complement of the tech tree ship.

However, the Plymouth's main selling point, and something that should not be neglected, is the fact that she can wield both a Smoke Generator and Surveillance Radar at the same time. This, in a similar manner to Belfast, means she can deploy her smoke Generator when spotted and immediately use Surveillance Radar to spot out any unfortunate Destroyer that gets caught by it.

Overall, the Plymouth is a fairly good ship, but she is outclassed by her tech tree counterpart in more than a few ways. For a Steel Ship, she's decent enough, but a better investment may be put towards other ships such as the Stalingrad and the Austin.

Sixteen (16) main battery guns - shell volume, alpha strike and DPM are high
Excellent DPM, short fuses and improved penetration angles
Two quadruple torpedo launchers (one per side of the ship) with good range
Torpedoes deal decent damage and can be fired one at a time
Access to Smoke Generator (), Hydroacoustic Search () and Surveillance Radar () in separate slots
Excellent concealment with all the relevant upgrades

Poor main battery firing angles
Short main battery range
Like most British light cruisers, Plymouth lacks HE shells
Fragile ship with a small hitpoint pool, weak armor and a large citadel block
Uses the standard Repair Party (), not Specialized Repair Teams ()
AA defenses are somewhat underwhelming
Sluggish rudder shift and subpar speed for a light cruiser

As a premium and Tier X ship, Plymouth has no upgrades to research.

The recommended upgrades for Plymouth are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 ()
Slot 2: Surveillance Radar Modification 1 () or Engine Room Protection ()
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 ()
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 2 ()
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 ()
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 ()

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Specialist -10% cooldown time of Main Battery Reload Booster, Torpedo Reload Booster, Spotting Aircraft, Catapult Fighter, and Defensive AA Fire.	Gun Feeder -50% time to switch loaded 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 • -50% action time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In the priority AA sector: +25% continuous damage. +1 flak burst per salvo –10% reload time of Air strike armament.
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge +15% torpedo damage.	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. ★★★	AA Defense and ASW Expert +20% continuous AA damage. +20% flak damage. +15% damage from depth charges.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Plymouth equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party ()
Slot 2: Repair Party () - 3 charges
Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search () - 3 charges
Slot 4: Smoke Generator () - 3 charges
Slot 5: Surveillance Radar () (9km) - 3 charges

As a premium ship, Plymouth comes included with Type 20 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

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Combat
November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	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. ★	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.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party () is used. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% action time of a Smoke Generator (). ★★	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search () -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire (). ★★
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle service. ★★	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle. ★★	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Papa Papa +300% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle. ★★	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle. ★★	Basilisk +75% XP earned for the battle. +30% credits earned for the battle. ★★
Leviathan +50% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle. +200% Free XP earned for the battle. +20% credits earned for the battle. ★★	Scylla +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +25% credits earned for the battle. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

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

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