Black Swan
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+ | The ''Black Swan''-class sloops — the most numerous ships of this type in the Royal Navy during World War II — were intended for escorting and guarding convoys. They had a rather moderate speed, but outgunned their foreign counterparts in terms of firepower and rate of fire.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|2ea8652bd624419f8282e5e1a5d8ce68}} | |||
|Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below --> | |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below --> | |||
+ | All British ship branches originate with the svelte, nimble ''Black Swan''. | |||
|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. --> | |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. --> | |||
+ | *Most guns of all Tier I ships. | |||
+ | *Highest damage per salvo of all Tier I ships. | |||
+ | *Many hit points. | |||
+ | *Low detectability range. | |||
+ | *Decent shell speed and arcs. | |||
+ | *Very good maneuverability. | |||
+ | *Good acceleration and deceleration. | |||
|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. --> | |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. --> | |||
+ | *Relatively no armor like other Tier I ships. | |||
+ | *Slowest Tier I ship (together with ''[[Bougainville]]'' and ''[[Chengan]]''). | |||
+ | *Longest reload time of all Tier I ships (together with ''[[Erie]]''). | |||
+ | *Lowest shell damage of all Tier I ships. | |||
+ | *Low chance of causing a fire with one shell. | |||
+ | *Short firing range. | |||
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+ | ''See also'': [[Ship:Comparison of Tier I Cruisers|Comparison of Tier I Cruisers]]. | |||
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below --> | |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below --> | |||
+ | ''Black Swan'' only has one upgrade: the Fire Control System module. Captains are free to invest points there if desired, or skip straight on to ''[[Weymouth]]''. | |||
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+ | |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)--> | |||
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+ | |Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below --> | |||
+ | The recommended upgrade for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is as follows: | |||
+ | *'''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} | |||
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+ | |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below --> | |||
+ | While Basic Firing Training is a great Tier 1 skill for ''Black Swan'' commanders, it is not valuable again until Tier IV or V. Captains may wish to invest in Basics of Survivability instead and then redistribute the commander skill points later on. | |||
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+ | {{Commander Skills 2 | |||
+ | <!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. Improved Engines on a non-CV) or are detrimental to the ship. They should mirror what appears in the game client. --> | |||
+ | | rating11 = 3 <!-- Priority Target --> | |||
+ | | rating12 = 1 <!-- Preventive Maint --> | |||
+ | | rating13 = <!-- Expert Loader --> | |||
+ | | rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy --> | |||
+ | | rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters --> | |||
+ | | rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost --> | |||
+ | | rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert --> | |||
+ | | rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp --> | |||
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+ | | rating21 = 3 <!-- High Alert --> | |||
+ | | rating22 = 1 <!-- Jack of All Trades --> | |||
+ | | rating23 = 2 <!-- Expert Marksman --> | |||
+ | | rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration --> | |||
+ | | rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert --> | |||
+ | | rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines --> | |||
+ | | rating27 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush --> | |||
+ | | rating28 = 1 <!-- Last Stand --> | |||
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+ | | rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability --> | |||
+ | | rating32 = 1 <!-- Survivability Expert--> | |||
+ | | rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise--> | |||
+ | | rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor --> | |||
+ | | rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training --> | |||
+ | | rating36 = 1 <!-- Superintendent --> | |||
+ | | rating37 = 3 <!-- Demolition Expert --> | |||
+ | | rating38 = <!-- Vigilance --> | |||
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+ | | rating41 = <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament --> | |||
+ | | rating42 = <!-- Fire Prevention --> | |||
+ | | rating43 = <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells --> | |||
+ | | rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization --> | |||
+ | | rating45 = <!-- Advanced Firing Training --> | |||
+ | | rating46 = <!-- Massive AA Fire --> | |||
+ | | rating47 = 2 <!-- Radio Position Finding --> | |||
+ | | rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert --> | |||
+ | }} | |||
+ | ||||
+ | |Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below --> | |||
+ | As a Tier I ship, she cannot mount any premium consumables and has access to only the [[Ship:Consumables#Damage_Control_Party|Damage Control Party]] consumable. | |||
+ | ||||
+ | |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below --> | |||
+ | [[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells. | |||
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+ | |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below --> | |||
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+ | {{Signal Flags | |||
+ | | Hotel Yankee = | |||
+ | | Juliet Charlie = | |||
+ | | November Foxtrot = | |||
+ | | Zulu = | |||
+ | | Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = | |||
+ | | India Delta = | |||
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+ | | India Yankee = | |||
+ | | November Echo Setteseven = | |||
+ | | Zulu Hotel = 2 | |||
+ | | India Bravo Terrathree = | |||
+ | | Sierra Mike = 1 | |||
+ | | Victor Lima = | |||
+ | ||||
+ | | Mike Yankee Soxisix = | |||
+ | | Papa Papa = | |||
+ | | India X-Ray = | |||
+ | | Equal Speed Charlie London = 3 | |||
+ | | Juliet Whiskey Unaone = | |||
+ | | Dragon Flag = | |||
+ | }} | |||
|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery> | |Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery> | |||
+ | File:BlackSwanReady.jpg|Readying for battle. | |||
+ | File:BSPushes.jpg|''Black Swan'' closes with the enemy. | |||
+ | File:BSBackup.jpg|''Black Swan'' is joined by a friendly [[ship:Hermelin|''Hermelin'']] | |||
+ | File:BSKill.jpg|''Black Swan'' has three dual turrets, giving her a two gun advantage over her opponents. | |||
+ | </gallery> | |||
+ | ||||
+ | |History=<!-- write text below --> | |||
+ | <div class="thumb tright"> | |||
+ | {{AnnoWiki|content= | |||
+ | <h3>Construction</h3> | |||
+ | :Yarrow Shipbuilders; Glasgow, Scotland; United Kingdom<br /> | |||
+ | :Laid down: 20 June 1938<br /> | |||
+ | :Launched: 7 July 1939<br /> | |||
+ | :Commissioned: 27 January 1940 | |||
+ | ---- | |||
+ | ===Specifications=== | |||
+ | :1,300 tons displacement, standard<br /> | |||
+ | :91.29m length<br /> | |||
+ | :11.43m beam<br /> | |||
+ | :3.33m draft | |||
+ | ---- | |||
+ | ====Machinery==== | |||
+ | :2 boilers, 2 turbines | |||
+ | ---- | |||
+ | ====Performance==== | |||
+ | :19.75knts at 4,300shp<br /> | |||
+ | :7,500nm at 12knts | |||
+ | ---- | |||
+ | ====Armament==== | |||
+ | =====Main===== | |||
+ | :Six (3x2) 102mm guns | |||
+ | =====Anti-Aircraft===== | |||
+ | :Four (1x4) 40mm guns | |||
+ | }} | |||
+ | </div> | |||
+ | [[File:HMS Black Swan 1945 IWM FL 2274.jpg|500px|link=]] | |||
+ | ===History=== | |||
+ | ====Design==== | |||
+ | HMS ''Black Swan'' was laid down by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Scotland on 20 June 1938 and was commissioned into the Royal Navy two years later. She was designed as a larger version of the preceding ''Egret'' class sloop which would allow her to accommodate more anti-aircraft guns. After World War II began, ''Black Swan'' had her anti-aircraft armament upgraded. Her older, ineffective machine guns were replaced with Oerlikon cannons and she received additional 2 pounder guns. | |||
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+ | ====Service==== | |||
+ | ''Black Swan'' was the lead ship of a class of four. These ships were employed primarily as convoy escorts during World War II. Of the four, ''Black Swan'', ''Erne'', and ''Flamingo'' survived the war. ''Ibis'', the fourth, was sunk by aircraft in 1942. ''Black Swan'' and ''Erne'' were sold off and broken up after the war, in 1956 and 1965 respectively. ''Flamingo'' was transferred to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1959. | |||
? | + | ===Historical Accuracy Errata=== | ||
+ | Black Swan's main guns are actually dual-purpose and can fire high-explosive projectiles. | |||
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+ | File:HMS Black Swan 1945 IWM FL 2274.jpg|''Black Swan'' in April 1945. | |||
+ | File:MV Empire Star (1935).png|''Black Swan'' rescued 61 survivors from two of ''Empire Star''’s lifeboats. | |||
+ | </gallery> | |||
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Revision as of 04:29, 4 October 2019
Hit Points6,450 |
102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI* on a Mk.XIX mount3 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire10 shots/min. |
Reload Time6 sec. |
Rotation Speed10 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time18 sec. |
Firing Range8.75 km. |
Maximum Dispersion80 m. |
HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb Practice |
Maximum HE Shell Damage750 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight15.88 kg. |
40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount1 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second4 |
. . . Firing Range1.2 km. |
Maximum Speed19 knot |
Turning Circle Radius350 m. |
Rudder Shift Time2.9 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range6.81 km. |
Air Detectability Range4.36 km. |
Black Swan — British Tier I cruiser.
The Black Swan-class sloops — the most numerous ships of this type in the Royal Navy during World War II — were intended for escorting and guarding convoys. They had a rather moderate speed, but outgunned their foreign counterparts in terms of firepower and rate of fire.
Modules
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 () | ||
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Black Swan (A) | 6,450 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Compatible Upgrades
Slot 1 |
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Player Opinion
Performance
Pros:
- Most guns of all Tier I ships.
- Highest damage per salvo of all Tier I ships.
- Many hit points.
- Low detectability range.
- Decent shell speed and arcs.
- Very good maneuverability.
- Good acceleration and deceleration.
Cons:
- Relatively no armor like other Tier I ships.
- Slowest Tier I ship (together with Bougainville and Chengan).
- Longest reload time of all Tier I ships (together with Erie).
- Lowest shell damage of all Tier I ships.
- Low chance of causing a fire with one shell.
- Short firing range.
See also: Comparison of Tier I Cruisers.
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrade for Black Swan is as follows:
- Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Commander Skills
While Basic Firing Training is a great Tier 1 skill for Black Swan commanders, it is not valuable again until Tier IV or V. Captains may wish to invest in Basics of Survivability instead and then redistribute the commander skill points later on.
Recommended Commander Skills | ||||||||
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Cost (points) |
Endurance | Attack | Support | Versatility | ||||
1 |
★★★ |
★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
★ |
Χ |
2 |
★★★ |
★ |
★★ |
Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
★★★ |
★ |
3 |
★★ |
★ |
Χ |
Χ |
★★ |
★ |
★★★ |
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4 |
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Χ |
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★★ |
★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
As a Tier I ship, she cannot mount any premium consumables and has access to only the Damage Control Party consumable.
Camouflage
Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
Signals
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Black Swan is joined by a friendly Hermelin
Historical Info
Historical Gallery