Vanguard
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? | The last battleship of the British Royal Navy. Due to specific conditions during the construction phase, she combined high speed and powerful AA guns with up-to-date equipment while still using largely obsolete main battery guns.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|946f2db414d24336b6fec4d1eeffd7e6}} | + | The last battleship of the British Royal Navy. Due to specific conditions during the construction phase, she combined high speed and powerful AA guns with up-to-date equipment while still using largely obsolete main battery guns.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale worldwide on 16 November 2018.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|946f2db414d24336b6fec4d1eeffd7e6}} | |
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? | + | Tier VIII Premium British battleship ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is essentially an up-tiered ''[[Warspite]]'', even so far as possessing identical guns to that of her Tier VI cousin (albeit with improved shells). Like ''Warspite'', ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has excellent maneuverability and main battery accuracy among battleships at her tier, but suffers from comparably weaker armor to her counterparts in the other nations’ tech trees. Even when compared to her tech-tree counterpart, ''[[Monarch]]'', ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has a noticeably larger and easier to hit citadel. Like all British battleships, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is covered with 32mm plating that makes her highly vulnerable to heavy cruiser high explosive shells and IFHE equipped light cruisers and destroyers. | ||
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? | + | Her main battery is an improved version of that found on ''Warspite'', with similar dispersion characteristics and the all-too-familiar turret traverse speed, or lack thereof. Her armor piercing shells have a faster muzzle velocity that allows for an easier time with long-range gunnery, while her high explosive shells are similar to that of ''Monarch'' and other tech-tree British battleships, with high alpha damage. With only eight guns, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s firepower against other battleships, and even some cruisers, often feels anemic. This is offset somewhat by a quick reload of 25 seconds on her main battery, and her aforementioned accuracy. Her AP shells struggle to do much damage on battleships even when broadside and any angling will cause them to bounce off without doing any damage. As a result, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'s'' AP is best used against enemy cruisers, as they are less likely to overpenetrate and cause minimal damage while her HE should be used against enemy battleships. Her HE shells, while having high damage, have a rather average fire chance more akin to battleships of other nations. | ||
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? | + | The largest flaw that captains of ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' will find is with her firing angles. Both her forward and rear firing angles are atrocious, requiring significant amounts of broadside to be shown in order to bring all guns to bear on a target. As ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' does not possess a well protected or low citadel (unlike ''Monarch''), exposing large amounts of the ship's side armor will often lead to catastrophic amounts of damage taken when fired upon by enemy battleships. Captains are encouraged to remain angled with only her fore or aft set of guns on target if there’s any possibility of an enemy returning fire. Luckily, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s excellent rudder shift time (just 9.7 seconds) can allow her to “wiggle” her remaining set of guns onto and off of targets quite quickly. | ||
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+ | ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is best played from mid-range, where her lack of armor is less noticeable, and her accurate low-volume firepower can be better put to use. Her slow turret traverse and easily hit citadel make her sub-par at brawling, while her small turning circle and good concealment allow her to disengage quite easily. Fans of ''Warspite'' or should have no problems playing ''{{#var:ship_name}}''; captains who have no experience with ''Warspite'' may struggle with her peculiarities, but she is easy to learn, and is a capable Tier VIII battleship. | |||
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+ | '''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/topic/175302-premium-ship-review-113-vanguard/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Vanguard] from the NA forums'''}} | |||
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? | * | + | * Second largest hitpoint pool in tier/class, after ''[[Vladivostok]]'' | |
? | * | + | * Best main battery accuracy for a Tier 8 battleship | |
? | * | + | * Good main battery traverse speed | |
? | * | + | * Quick main battery reload speed | |
? | * | + | * Powerful HE shells with high damage and improved penetration | |
+ | * Amazing rudder shift for a battleship, better than some heavy cruisers' | |||
+ | * Strong mid-range AA suite | |||
+ | * Good concealment, as low as 12.6km with camo, upgrades and captain skills | |||
+ | * Enhanced {{Repair Party}} consumable heals more than standard and has a fast cooldown | |||
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? | * | + | * Only eight 381mm main guns hamper DPM and overmatching capability | |
? | * Very | + | * Very poor firing angles | |
? | * | + | * Weak armor, mostly consisting of 32mm common plating | |
? | * Large citadel | + | * Large citadel sits above the waterline and is exposed to enemy fire | |
? | * | + | * Low torpedo protection | |
+ | * Low HE shell fire chance for a British battleship | |||
+ | * Lacks access to {{Spotting Aircraft}} and {{Catapult Fighter}} | |||
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? | + | The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows: | ||
? | + | * '''Slot 1:''' {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} | ||
? | * '''Slot 1''' | + | * '''Slot 2:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} | |
? | * '''Slot 2''' | + | * '''Slot 3:''' {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} | |
? | * '''Slot 3''' | + | * '''Slot 4:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} | |
? | * '''Slot 4''' | + | * '''Slot 5:''' {{Concealment System Modification 1}} | |
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? | + | The skill set for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is fairly typical of other British battleships, with Priority Target at Level 1, Expert Marksman at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, and Fire Prevention and Concealment Expert at Level 4. The remaining points should be put into Adrenaline Rush, Expert Loader and Jack of All Trades. Mounting the Unique British commanders on her is a very good option because of the extra bonuses for Expert Marksman and Jack of All Trades. | ||
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? | | Priority Target | + | <!-- 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 --> | |
? | | Expert Loader | + | | rating12 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maint --> | |
? | | | + | | rating13 = 3 <!-- Expert Loader --> | |
? | | Direction Center for | + | | rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy --> | |
? | | | + | | rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters --> | |
? | | Incoming Fire Alert | + | | rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost --> | |
? | | | + | | rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert --> | |
+ | | rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp --> | |||
? | | High Alert | + | | rating21 = 1 <!-- High Alert --> | |
? | | Jack of All Trades | + | | rating22 = 3 <!-- Jack of All Trades --> | |
? | | Expert Marksman | + | | rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman --> | |
? | | Torpedo Acceleration | + | | rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration --> | |
? | | Smoke Screen Expert | + | | rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert --> | |
? | | | + | | rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines --> | |
? | | Adrenaline Rush | + | | rating27 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush --> | |
? | | Last Stand | + | | rating28 = <!-- Last Stand --> | |
? | | Basics of Survivability | + | | rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability --> | |
? | | Survivability Expert | + | | rating32 = <!-- Survivability Expert--> | |
? | | Torpedo Armament Expertise | + | | rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise--> | |
? | | | + | | rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor --> | |
? | | Basic Firing Training | + | | rating35 = <!-- Basic Firing Training --> | |
? | | | + | | rating36 = 3 <!-- Superintendent --> | |
? | | Demolition Expert | + | | rating37 = 2 <!-- Demolition Expert --> | |
? | | | + | | rating38 = <!-- Vigilance --> | |
? | | Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament | + | | rating41 = <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament --> | |
? | | Fire Prevention | + | | rating42 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention --> | |
? | | Inertia Fuse for HE Shells | + | | rating43 = <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells --> | |
? | | | + | | rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization --> | |
? | | Advanced Firing Training | + | | rating45 = <!-- Advanced Firing Training --> | |
? | | | + | | rating46 = <!-- Massive AA Fire --> | |
? | | Radio Position Finding | + | | rating47 = <!-- Radio Position Finding --> | |
? | | Concealment Expert | + | | rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert --> | |
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? | + | ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables: | ||
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} | * '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} | |||
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? | + | As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' comes included with [[Ship:Camouflage#Premium_Camouflage|Type 10 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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+ | ''Vanguard'' captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}) flags are recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta ({{India Delta|Size=18px}}) and India Yankee ({{India Yankee|Size=18px}}) flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot ({{November Foxtrot|Size=18px}}) flags should also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle. | |||
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? | | November Echo Setteseven = | + | | November Echo Setteseven = 2 | |
? | | Mike Yankee Soxisix = | + | | Mike Yankee Soxisix = 2 | |
| India X-Ray = | | India X-Ray = | |||
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = | | Juliet Whiskey Unaone = | |||
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| Hotel Yankee = | | Hotel Yankee = | |||
? | | November Foxtrot = | + | | November Foxtrot = 3 | |
? | | Sierra Mike = | + | | Sierra Mike = 2 | |
? | | India Delta = | + | | India Delta = 3 | |
? | | Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = | + | | Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1 | |
? | | India Yankee = | + | | India Yankee = 3 | |
? | | Juliet Charlie = | + | | Juliet Charlie = 1 | |
? | | Zulu = | + | | Zulu = 2 | |
? | | India Bravo Terrathree = | + | | India Bravo Terrathree = 1 | |
? | | Equal Speed Charlie London = | + | | Equal Speed Charlie London = 2 | |
? | | Zulu Hotel = | + | | Zulu Hotel = 2 | |
? | | Papa Papa = | + | | Papa Papa = 1 | |
? | | Wyvern = | + | | Wyvern = 2 | |
? | | Red Dragon = | + | | Red Dragon = 3 | |
? | | Dragon Flag = | + | | Dragon Flag = 2 | |
? | | Ouroboros = | + | | Ouroboros = 1 | |
? | | Hydra = | + | | Hydra = 2 | |
? | | Basilisk = | + | | Basilisk = 1 | |
? | | Leviathan = | + | | Leviathan = 2 | |
? | | Scylla = | + | | Scylla = 2 | |
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? | <h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', | + | <h2>HMS ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1946</h2> | |
===Construction=== | ===Construction=== | |||
? | :Builder: | + | :Builder: John Brown and Company; Clydebank, Scotland | |
? | :Laid down: | + | :Laid down: 2 October 1941 | |
? | :Launched: | + | :Launched: 30 November 1944 | |
? | :Commissioned: | + | :Commissioned: 12 May 1946 | |
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===Specifications=== | ===Specifications=== | |||
? | : | + | :42,300 tons displacement, standard | |
? | : | + | :244m length | |
? | : | + | :33m beam | |
? | : | + | :9.09m draft | |
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====Machinery==== | ====Machinery==== | |||
? | : | + | :Eight (8) Admiralty-type Boilers | |
+ | :Four (4) Parson single-reduction turbines,<br> designed for 250 rpm | |||
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====Performance==== | ====Performance==== | |||
? | : | + | :29.5 knots at 120,000 shaft horsepower | |
? | : | + | :6,000nm at 20 knots | |
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====Armor==== | ====Armor==== | |||
? | :Main belt: | + | :Main belt: 324-348mm | |
? | + | :Decks: 124-148mm | ||
? | + | :Bulkheads: 250-300mm | ||
? | :Decks: | + | :Barbettes and Turrets: 274-324mm barbettes,<br> 324mm face, 224-274mm sides, 150mm roof | |
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====Armament==== | ====Armament==== | |||
=====Main===== | =====Main===== | |||
? | : | + | :Eight (4x2) 15inch/42 (381mm) Mark I guns | |
=====Secondary===== | =====Secondary===== | |||
? | : | + | :Sixteen (8x2) 5.25inch/55 (133mm) QF Mark I guns | |
=====Anti-aircraft===== | =====Anti-aircraft===== | |||
? | : | + | :Fourty (10x4) 40mm/56 Mofors Mark VI guns | |
? | + | :Two (1x2) 40mm/56 Bofors STAAG-Mk II guns | ||
? | : | + | :Thirteen (13x1) 40mm/56 Bofors Mark VII guns | |
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===History=== | ===History=== | |||
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====Design==== | ====Design==== | |||
+ | The last battleship of the Royal Navy, HMS ''Vanguard'' was designed relatively rapidly. Originally, the Royal Navy had planned to match current and future construction of the German, Italian, and Japanese navies with the six ships of the ''[[Lion]]''-class, with two ships being included in each budget from 1938 to 1940. Although the two battleships of the 1938 program, ''Temeraire'' and ''Lion'', were laid down in June and July of 1939, it became readily apparent that none of the ships would be available until 1943, due to difficulties in manufacturing new 406mm (16”) guns. Because of this, design studies were launched that July in regards to utilizing four twin turrets of the BL 15”/45 Mk.I kept in reserve (from the ''Courageous''-class battlecruisers, which had been rebuilt as aircraft carriers), and ''Vanguard'' became a hybrid variant of the ''Lion''-class, utilizing the elderly BL 15”/45 Mk.I. As her construction was halted and restarted multiple times during World War II, she incorporated numerous modifications to reflect the lessons learned by the Royal Navy during the conflict. | |||
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+ | Her hull form remained largely the same as that of the ''Lion''-class, which included the utilization of a transom stern, for greater efficiency at high speeds. Thus, despite her weight gains over the process of modification, she retained her 30-knot top speed, making her both the fastest battleship to ever be built by the Royal Navy, but also the only battleship ever built with a transom stern. Operational range was improved by increasing fuel stowage from 3,720 tons in the ''Lion'' design to 4,423 tons, mimicking a similar modification to the ''[[King George V]]''-class battleships. | |||
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+ | In order to prevent the draft from becoming too deep to traverse the Suez Canal, beam was increased by 2.5 meters, and the upper part of the main armor belt was thinned by an inch, leaving 356mm abreast the magazines and 343mm abreast the machinery spaces. The lower portion, 2.5m tall, tapered from 356/343mm to 114mm at a bottom edge. The armor belts were connected by 305mm transverse bulkheads and in order to defend against splinter damage from near-missing bombs and shells, a 51mm splinter belt protected the waterline past the citadel, extending stem to stern. Additionally, as a result of the Battle of Denmark Strait, 38mm bulkheads were added to the magazines behind the longitudinal torpedo defense bulkhead for additional protection. The torpedo defense bulkhead was made of two 22mm plates (22 + 22mm) and extended from just fore of ‘A’ barbette to just aft of ‘C’ barbette, where only the 38mm bulkhead protecting the magazines provided defense against torpedo impacts. The horizontal armor was identical to the ''King George V'' and ''Lion''-classes, 127mm over the machinery spaces, and 152mm over the magazines. | |||
+ | The protection of the main battery turrets was replaced, with 330mm faceplates and 152mm turret roofs. Barbettes were 330mm towards the beam, but tapered to 279mm on the centerline. The protection of the secondary battery was improved in order to protect them from 500-lb. bombs, being increased to 64mm compared to other mounts. Due to the British belief that there was no gain from armor conning towers against heavy shells, armor for it was only proof against splinters and low-caliber shells. The torpedo defense system was also improved over ''King George V'', with the depth being increased from 3.96 meters to 4.57 meters. It designed and extensively tested to resist 1,000 lb. of TNT (454 kg). | |||
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+ | The main battery of the ''Vanguard'' was made up of eight old but reliable BL 15”/42 Mk.I guns, mounted in four twin Mk.I/N RP.12 turrets, which were fitted with RPC (Remote Power Control) for training (but not elevation, this still used the older Follow-the-Pointer system), making ''Vanguard'' the first British battleship to have RPC for her main battery. Due to the layout of the turret and turret stalk, it was not possible to reverse the main hoists for shells and charges, which would have prevented the charges being placed below the shell rooms (thus reducing the chance of a shell reaching the propellant and potential triggering a fatal explosion). In order to keep the improved arrangement, an extra set of hoists was added to bring up charges from the propellant magazine, to a special handling room above the shell rooms. Thus, the actual magazines could remain below the shell rooms in spite of the turret stalk arrangement. All structures in the turret were reinforced so that ''Vanguard'' could use supercharges for her guns, increasing muzzle velocity from 749mps to 804mps, but these were never issued. Her main battery was controlled by the AFCT (Admiralty Fire Control table) Mk.X, the most advanced version of British surface-fire control available, and was designed from the start to incorporate radar technology. The Fire Control tables were fed by two directors utilizing the Type 274 Fire Control Radar and a 30-foot (9.1-meter) Coincidence rangefinder, the largest ever put in the director of a Royal Navy battleship. | |||
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+ | The secondary battery was made up of the same dual-purpose 5.25” guns as the ''King George V''-class battleships, but used an improved mounting (RP.10 MK.I*) with greater degrees of automation, allowing the sustained rate of fire to reach nine rounds per minute per gun (versus the previous 7.5 rpmpg). The mounts traversed and elevated twice as fast as the older ones, had full RPC, and utilized the American Mk.37 dual-purpose Fire Control System. Their four directors was equipped with the Type 275 Fire Control Radar. The light AA battery was made up entirely by the famous Bofors 40mm auto-cannon, with over seventy-three barrels in total, most mounted in ten RP.50 sextuple mounts, but also two in STAAG mounts. All these mounts featured RPC and each were directed by a Type 262 fire control radars (for 11 total). Eleven other 40mm Bofors were also mounted in Mk.VII rounds. | |||
====Service==== | ====Service==== | |||
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+ | ''Vanguard'' was never camouflaged. | |||
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? | File:HMS Vanguard - Operation Mainbrace 1952 - I03681.jpg|''Vanguard'' during NATO Operation Mainbrace, 1952 | + | File:Vanguard-3.jpg|HMS ''Vanguard'' after launching, 30 November 1944. | |
? | File:HelicopterLandingVanguardlarge.jpg|A Westland WS-51 Dragonfly coming in to land on the ship's foc'sle | + | File:Vanguard-14.jpg|Construction of ''Vanguard''’s main battery turrets, fall 1945. | |
? | File:Brits slagschip Vanguard bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 905-1896.jpg|''Vanguard'' in Rotterdam, June 1952 | + | File:Vanguard-11.jpg|''Vanguard'' arrives at Cape Town, South Africa, 17 February 1947. | |
+ | File:HMS Vanguard - Operation Mainbrace 1952 - I03681.jpg|''Vanguard'' during NATO Operation Mainbrace, 1952. | |||
+ | File:HelicopterLandingVanguardlarge.jpg|A Westland WS-51 Dragonfly coming in to land on the ship's foc'sle. | |||
+ | File:Brits slagschip Vanguard bezoekt Rotterdam, Bestanddeelnr 905-1896.jpg|''Vanguard'' in Rotterdam, June 1952. | |||
+ | File:Vanguard-4.jpg|''Vanguard'' anchored at Spithead for the Coronation Review of Queen Elizabeth II, 15 June 1953. | |||
+ | File:HMS-Vanguard-1960-2.jpg|''Vanguard'' departs Portsmouth headed for the breakers, 4 August 1960. | |||
+ | File:Vanguard-12.jpg|''Vanguard'' being dismantled, 1960. | |||
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+ | # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Vanguard_(23) HMS ''Vanguard'' (23) - Wikipedia] | |||
+ | # [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/general-news/armada-vanguard-trailer/ Armada: HMS Vanguard Trailer - News - World of Warships] | |||
+ | # [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/museum-vanguard/ Armada 2.0: HMS Vanguard - News - World of Warships] | |||
+ | # [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtGa93UUgbk Armada: HMS Vanguard Trailer - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube] | |||
+ | # [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow2beFE2c0w Armada: Vanguard - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube] | |||
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IDS_PBGM101_15IN42_MK1_VANGUARD4 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire2.4 shots/min. |
Reload Time25 sec. |
Rotation Speed5 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time36 sec. |
Firing Range20.02 km. |
Maximum Dispersion257 m. |
HE Shell381 mm HE Mk VIIIb SC |
Maximum HE Shell Damage6,300 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell34 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity804 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight879 kg. |
AP Shell381 mm AP Mk XXIIb SC |
Maximum AP Shell Damage11,700 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity804 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight879 kg. |
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on an RP10 Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs. |
Firing Range6.6 km. |
Rate of Fire9 shots/min. |
Reload Time6.67 sec. |
HE Shell133 mm HE Mk IC |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 % |
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on an RP10 Mk.I mount8 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second68 |
. . . Firing Range5.19 km. |
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount10 х 6 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second202 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount1 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second13.4 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount11 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second95.7 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
Maximum Speed30 knot |
Turning Circle Radius850 m. |
Rudder Shift Time9.7 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range15.56 km. |
Air Detectability Range10.97 km. |
Vanguard — British premium Tier VIII battleship.
The last battleship of the British Royal Navy. Due to specific conditions during the construction phase, she combined high speed and powerful AA guns with up-to-date equipment while still using largely obsolete main battery guns.
Vanguard was first released for sale worldwide on 16 November 2018.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
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Player Opinion
Performance
Tier VIII Premium British battleship Vanguard is essentially an up-tiered Warspite, even so far as possessing identical guns to that of her Tier VI cousin (albeit with improved shells). Like Warspite, Vanguard has excellent maneuverability and main battery accuracy among battleships at her tier, but suffers from comparably weaker armor to her counterparts in the other nations’ tech trees. Even when compared to her tech-tree counterpart, Monarch, Vanguard has a noticeably larger and easier to hit citadel. Like all British battleships, Vanguard is covered with 32mm plating that makes her highly vulnerable to heavy cruiser high explosive shells and IFHE equipped light cruisers and destroyers.
Her main battery is an improved version of that found on Warspite, with similar dispersion characteristics and the all-too-familiar turret traverse speed, or lack thereof. Her armor piercing shells have a faster muzzle velocity that allows for an easier time with long-range gunnery, while her high explosive shells are similar to that of Monarch and other tech-tree British battleships, with high alpha damage. With only eight guns, Vanguard’s firepower against other battleships, and even some cruisers, often feels anemic. This is offset somewhat by a quick reload of 25 seconds on her main battery, and her aforementioned accuracy. Her AP shells struggle to do much damage on battleships even when broadside and any angling will cause them to bounce off without doing any damage. As a result, Vanguard's AP is best used against enemy cruisers, as they are less likely to overpenetrate and cause minimal damage while her HE should be used against enemy battleships. Her HE shells, while having high damage, have a rather average fire chance more akin to battleships of other nations.
The largest flaw that captains of Vanguard will find is with her firing angles. Both her forward and rear firing angles are atrocious, requiring significant amounts of broadside to be shown in order to bring all guns to bear on a target. As Vanguard does not possess a well protected or low citadel (unlike Monarch), exposing large amounts of the ship's side armor will often lead to catastrophic amounts of damage taken when fired upon by enemy battleships. Captains are encouraged to remain angled with only her fore or aft set of guns on target if there’s any possibility of an enemy returning fire. Luckily, Vanguard’s excellent rudder shift time (just 9.7 seconds) can allow her to “wiggle” her remaining set of guns onto and off of targets quite quickly.
Vanguard is best played from mid-range, where her lack of armor is less noticeable, and her accurate low-volume firepower can be better put to use. Her slow turret traverse and easily hit citadel make her sub-par at brawling, while her small turning circle and good concealment allow her to disengage quite easily. Fans of Warspite or should have no problems playing Vanguard; captains who have no experience with Warspite may struggle with her peculiarities, but she is easy to learn, and is a capable Tier VIII battleship.
Pros:
- Second largest hitpoint pool in tier/class, after Vladivostok
- Best main battery accuracy for a Tier 8 battleship
- Good main battery traverse speed
- Quick main battery reload speed
- Powerful HE shells with high damage and improved penetration
- Amazing rudder shift for a battleship, better than some heavy cruisers'
- Strong mid-range AA suite
- Good concealment, as low as 12.6km with camo, upgrades and captain skills
- Enhanced Repair Party consumable heals more than standard and has a fast cooldown
Cons:
- Only eight 381mm main guns hamper DPM and overmatching capability
- Very poor firing angles
- Weak armor, mostly consisting of 32mm common plating
- Large citadel sits above the waterline and is exposed to enemy fire
- Low torpedo protection
- Low HE shell fire chance for a British battleship
- Lacks access to Spotting Aircraft and Catapult Fighter
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades for Vanguard are as follows:
- Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
- Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1
- Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
- Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
- Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1
Commander Skills
The skill set for Vanguard is fairly typical of other British battleships, with Priority Target at Level 1, Expert Marksman at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, and Fire Prevention and Concealment Expert at Level 4. The remaining points should be put into Adrenaline Rush, Expert Loader and Jack of All Trades. Mounting the Unique British commanders on her is a very good option because of the extra bonuses for Expert Marksman and Jack of All Trades.
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Cost (points) |
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1 |
★★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
★ |
Χ |
2 |
★ |
★★★ |
★★★ |
Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
★★★ |
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3 |
★★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
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★★★ |
★★ |
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4 |
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★★★ |
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Χ |
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★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Vanguard can equip the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
- Slot 2: Repair Party
Camouflage
As a premium ship, Vanguard comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
Signals
Vanguard captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags should also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.
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★ |
★★★ |
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★★ |
★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
★★★ |
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.
Gallery
Historical Info
Historical Gallery
Video
References
- HMS Vanguard (23) - Wikipedia
- Armada: HMS Vanguard Trailer - News - World of Warships
- Armada 2.0: HMS Vanguard - News - World of Warships
- Armada: HMS Vanguard Trailer - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
- Armada: Vanguard - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube