Fiji

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Fiji

Cruzador | Reino Unido | Tier VII

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

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Geral

Preço de Pesquisa70000 xp

Preço de Compra5 500 000

Pontos de Energia27 500

Bateria Principal

152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII em uma torreta Mk.XXIII4 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo7.5 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga8 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação7 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus25.71 sec.

Distância Máxima13.97 km.

Dispersão Máxima129 m.

Chance de Incendiar com HE0 %

Projétil AP152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP3 100

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP841 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP50.8 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI em uma torreta Mk.XIX4 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima5.6 km.

Taxa de Fogo20 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga3 seg.

Projétil HE102 mm HE 35 lb

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 500

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE811 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE6 %

Tubos de Torpedos

533 mm TR Mk IV2 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo0.83 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga72 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação25 graus/seg.

Tempo Para Virar 180 Graus7.2 seg.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IX

Dano Máximo15 433

Velocidade do Torpedo61 nós

Distância Máxima dos Torpedos8.01 km.

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI em uma torreta Mk.XIX4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo37.6

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I em uma torreta Mk.IIA5 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo18

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II em uma torreta Mk.V6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo36.6

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII em uma montagem Mk.VI2 х 8 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo39.6

. . . Distância Máxima2.49 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima32.5 nós

Raio da curva670 m.

Tempo de virada do leme12.1 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície11.17 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar6.44 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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Fiji

Cruzador | Reino Unido | Tier VII

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

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Geral

Preço de Pesquisa70000 xp

Preço de Compra5 500 000

Pontos de Energia31 400

Bateria Principal

152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII em uma torreta Mk.XXIII4 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo7.5 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga8 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação7 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus25.71 sec.

Distância Máxima15.37 km.

Dispersão Máxima129 m.

Chance de Incendiar com HE0 %

Projétil AP152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP3 100

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP841 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP50.8 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

IDS_PBGS196_4IN45_XX4 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima5.6 km.

Taxa de Fogo20 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga3 seg.

Projétil HE102 mm HE 35 lb

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 500

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE811 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE6 %

Tubos de Torpedos

533 mm TR Mk IV2 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo0.83 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga72 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação25 graus/seg.

Tempo Para Virar 180 Graus7.2 seg.

Torpedo533 mm Mk IX*

Dano Máximo15 867

Velocidade do Torpedo61 nós

Distância Máxima dos Torpedos8.01 km.

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

IDS_PBGS196_4IN45_XX4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo60

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I em uma torreta Mk.IIA3 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo10.8

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II em uma torreta Mk.V10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo61

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 em uma torreta RP Mk.II2 х 4 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo31.8

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI em uma torreta Mk.V2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo24.6

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima32.5 nós

Raio da curva670 m.

Tempo de virada do leme8.6 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície11.17 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar6.44 km.

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VII

5 500 000

Fiji — Cruzador Britânico Tier VII.

A further development of a multi-purpose cruiser ship for the Royal Navy. Despite the fact that the ship's displacement was limited by international treaties, she carried numerous rapid-firing main guns.

Módulos

	Taxa de Disparo (tiros/min)	Tempo de Virada de 180º (seg)	Dispersão Máxima (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII em uma torreta Mk.XXIII	7,5	25,71	129			3 100		0	360 000

	Pontos de Energia (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Torres Principais (pcs.)	Torres Secundárias de Canhões (pcs.)	AA Montadas (pcs.)	Tubos de Torpedos (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Fiji (A)	27 500	10	114	4	4	2/4/5/6	2			0	550 000
Fiji (B)	31 400	10	114	4	4	2/3/10	2			18 500	1 300 000

	Taxa de Disparo (tiros/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (seg)	Tempo de Virada de 180º (seg)	Dano Máximo (HP)	Velocidade do Torpedo (nós)	Alcance do Torpedo (km)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
533 mm Mk IX	0,8	72	7,2	15 433	61	8		0	500 000
533 mm Mk IX*	0,8	72	7,2	15 866	61	8		12 000	1 000 000

	Aumento no Alcance de Disparo (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Mk VII mod. 1	0	14		0	500 000
Mk VII mod. 2	10	15,4		12 500	1 200 000

	Velocidade Máxima (nós)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Propulsão: 80.000 hp	32,5		0	400 000

Atualizações Compatíveis

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Opinião dos Jogadores

Performance

If Tier VI's Leander is considered "settling in" to the back half of the British cruiser line, then the best advice for captains embarking aboard Tier VII's Fiji for the first time is "buckle up and enjoy the ride".

Fiji maintains the branch's theme of 152mm main battery rifles, but moves up to mounting twelve of them in four triple-barrel turrets. As such, she is considerably up-gunned from Leander, and successors Edinburgh and Neptune boast identical configurations. At eight rounds per minute (a 7.5 second reload time), her main battery boasts the best rate of fire of all Tier VII cruisers, and she retains the 8.0 km maximum torpedo range of Leander’s upgraded torpedoes. Her unique mix of main battery and longer range torpedoes allow Fiji to hang in fights with equal-tier cruisers of other nations, and maintains her as a threat to enemy destroyers who wander too close.

First-time Fiji captains may think that she feels big for a light cruiser, and they're right. She has an increased beam over Leander, which allowed her designers to fit triple-barreled turrets on her hull. There's a subsequent increase to her detection radius, but she retains most of Leander’s handling characteristics; Fiji’s turning circle is tighter, and her rudder shift is — for all intents and purposes — the same. Her anti-aircraft suite is satisfactory if unremarkable, and is approximately on par with German counterpart Yorck.

Despite the British cruiser reputation for light armor, Fiji's belt armor is a surprisingly respectable 114 mm — much better than Russian Tier VII cruiser Shchors, and at least competitive with the armor protection of other nations — and can bounce a surprising amount of shells when angled. However, her citadel is long and her athwartship armor is quite weak, so it is still inadvisable to attempt to bow-tank.

Just like Leander, Fiji works best with friendly ships around. She's ideal for backing up allied destroyers, though she can even cause significant damage to battleships in the right situations. Nonetheless, if kept in combat where she is able to maximize her strengths against enemy cruisers and destroyers, she is an exceptional ship in the hands of the right captain.

Prós:

• Good main battery range (15.4 km fully upgraded).
• Highly effective against enemy cruisers and destroyers.
• Guns can devastate enemy battleships if stealth can be maintained.
• Retains access to the Repair Party  consumable.
• Excellent main battery guns in a user-friendly layout.
• Below average detection range (i.e. good stealth).
• Excellent handling characteristics; quick rudder shift and tight turning circle.
• Best belt armor in the line, especially for her tier.
• 51mm of deck armor which is high tier battleship level.

Contras:

• Long citadel and weak athwartship armor.
• Fairly ineffective against angled enemy battleships.
• Anti-aircraft suite is merely average.
• Though her maximum range is respectable, her shell velocity drops off sharply and makes landing hits difficult past medium range.
• Worse secondary batteries than Leander.
• Very thin bow/stern armor (13 mm): AP shells bigger than 185.9 mm never ricochet.

Pesquisar

Availability of researchable upgrades for Fiji is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for additional health, a small increase in AA, and improved rudder shift time. Research of this module unlocks progression to Edinburgh.
• Torpedoes: The 533 mm Mk IX* torpedoes are nothing more than a small bump to her torpedo damage and flood chance.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Mk VII mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Fiji’s stock range isn't bad for her guns; what she needs most is increased survivability. Invest experience points into Hull (B) first, then go for the Fire Control Systems module. The Torpedo module upgrade and can be left for last or skipped entirely.

Melhor Configuração

Atualizações

The recommended upgrades for Fiji are as follows:

• Slot 1: Predefinição:Main Armaments Modification 1*
• Slot 2: Predefinição:Damage Control System Modification 1*
• Slot 3: Predefinição:Aiming Systems Modification 1*
• Slot 4: Predefinição:Steering Gears Modification 1

Upgrade Slot 1 allows players to mount one of two viable options. Main Armaments Modification 1 is a generally viable choice, but players wishing to specialize for anti-aircraft duties should mount Predefinição:Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1.

Upgrade Slot 2 offers captains the ability to mount a special upgrade.Captains with access to Predefinição:Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1 would be well-advised to equip it in this slot.

Upgrade Slot 3 offers choices for specialization in different roles. Aiming Systems Modification 1 should be equipped for ship to ship combat. Predefinição:AA Guns Modification 1 is a good choice to provide additional defense against aircraft.

Habilidades de Comandante

At Level 1, Last Stand is worth strong consideration to ensure Fiji is able to continue maneuvering after suffering rudder or engine incapacitation, although Grease the Gears or Swift Fish may also be of interest to captains depending on preference. Level 2's Priority Target is a great skill for Fiji commanders as it allows players to know when it is (theoretically) safe to expose their broadside in a turn without severe punishment. Level 3 has two very useful skills for Fiji commanders: Adrenaline Rush and Superintendent. Adrenaline Rush provides a massive DPM boost once your health drops low and thanks to your heal you can easily control your health. Superintendent provides an extra use of her consumables, an important boost given how dependent Fiji’s performance is on effective use of her consumables. At Level 4, the key skill captains should pick up is Concealment Expert, further improving Fiji’s excellent concealment. Once the core skills have been picked up, captains are encouraged to round out Fiji’s capabilities with a selection of the following commander skills: Consumables Enhancements (improving the duration of Fiji’s smoke screen consumable), Expert AA Marksman (a good team-play choice for any cruiser, particularly the British light cruisers), Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge (for captains who find themselves getting good work out of her torpedos), Survivability Expert (for an extra 2450 HP), Radio Location (for added situational awareness when facing outflanking enemy destroyers), and AA Gunner (for additional AA effectiveness).

Suggested initial skill order for first time Fiji captains: Last Stand -> Priority Target -> Adrenaline Rush -> Concealment Expert -> Superintendent

Consumíveis

Fiji can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 4: Smoke Generator  or Spotting Aircraft  or Caça 

Though given the choice between Smoke Generator , Spotting Aircraft , and Caça , Fiji captains will want to stick with Smoke Generator given how lightly armored Fiji is.

Camuflagem

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.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Fiji with Type 17 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Sinais

Many of the enemy cruisers Fiji will run across in her games fire primarily high-explosive shells (such as Myoko and Shchors), so equipping India Yankee () is a good idea if it is available for use. Because she has Repair Party , it's also recommended to mount India Delta () improve her survivability. Equal Speed Charlie London () can be helpful in picking up useful module upgrades faster, such as the Fire Control System module (Mk VII mod. 2), which gives Fiji decent range at her tier.

Sinais de Combate Recomendados
Juliet Charlie -100% de risco de detonação do pente do seu navio. ★★	India Yankee -20% para a duração do incêndio.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% para a duração da inundação.	Hotel Yankee -20% de dano recebido ao colidir com o inimigo. +50% de dano causado ao colidir com o inimigo.	Victor Lima +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. +0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +4% de chance de Inundar.	India X-Ray +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. <br+0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +5% de risco de detonar.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% de chance de causar inundação. +5% de risco de detonar. ★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% para o alcance máximo de tiro das baterias secundárias. -5% para a dispersão máxima dos projéteis da bateria secundária. -5% para o tempo de recarga das baterias secundárias.	November Echo Setteseven +5% de dano contínuo de todos os canhões AA. +5% de dano por segundo no raio de explosão dos projéteis atirados dos canhões AA de médio e longo alcance. ★	Sierra Mike +5% para a velocidade máxima do navio. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% para o tempo de recarga de todos os consumíveis. ★★	India Delta +20% para a quantidade de HP que pode ser restaurada quando o consumível Equipe de Reparos é usado. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% de tempo de ação do Gerador de Fumaça.	Sierra Bravo +10% de tempo de ação da Busca Hidroacústica -10% no tempo de recarga do Fogo Defensivo AA.
Notas:
Legenda: ★★★ - Extremamente Útil       ★★ - Frequentemente Útil       ★ - Ocasionalmente Útil      Sem estrelas - Não é Útil

Galeria

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  Fiji hides behind an island to stay concealed from the enemy.

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  Fiji fires a long range salvo.

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  Fiji uses an island to screen its advance.

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  On fire but not out of action, the Fiji fires its main guns at an enemy battleship during a storm.

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  The crew watch in horror as a friendly Iowa class battleship succumbs to a torpedo strike by an enemy Fubuki class destroyer. The Nagato will soon follow.

Informações Históricas

HMS Fiji, 1940

Construction

Builder: John Brown Shipbuilding Firm;
   Clydebank, Scotland, United Kingdom

Laid down: 30 March 1938

Launched: 31 May 1939

Commissioned: 5 May 1940

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Specifications

8,530 tons displacement, standard

10,450 tons displacement, full load

169.31m length

18.90m beam

6.04m draft

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Machinery

4 Admiralty 3-drum boilers,

4 Parsons steam geared turbines

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Performance

31.5 knots at 72,500 shaft horsepower

6,520nm at 13 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 83-89mm

Decks: 51mm

Turrets: 25.4-51mm

Barbettes: 25mm

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Armament

Main

Twelve (4x3) 152mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII guns

Secondary

Eight (4x2) 102mm/45 QF Mk.XVI guns

Anti-Aircraft

Eight (2x4) 40mm/39 QF Mk.VIII guns

Eight (2x4) 12.7mm/62 MG Mk.III guns

Torpedoes

Six (2x3) 533mm torpedo tubes

Aicraft

One (1) catapult

Two (2) aircraft (Supermarine Walrus,
   Fairey Swordfish or Fairey Seafox)

HMS Fiji underway, 28 August 1940.

History

Design

HMS Fiji was a Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy, named after the Pacific island group; the Crown colony of Fiji. She has been the only ship of the Royal Navy to bear the name.

The Crown Colony-class was designed in the aftermath of the Second London Naval treaty, where the size limit for cruisers was reduced from 10,000 tons to 8,000 tons. As a result, the Crown Colony-class made an attempt to keep the same armament of twelve 152mm (6-inch) guns as the previous Town-class cruisers, but on a smaller hull. To achieve this, the hull was shortened by 10 meters from the Southampton sub-class of the Towns, and the armor belt thickness was reduced to 3.5-inches (89mm), although the belt was now extended to cover the machinery spaces, as was used the Edinburgh sub-class of the Town class. Another feature inherited from the previous Edinburgh’s was the Mk.XXIII turret for the 152mm Mk.XXIII gun, featuring the squared off edges on the face of the turret. However, the armor of the turrets was reduced from 114mm on the face to 51mm (2-inches) and from 51mm to 25.4mm (1-inch) on the rest of the turret. This saved 21 tons over the turrets used on Edinburgh. The power of the machinery was also reduced to 72,500 shaft horsepower to save weight, thus reducing the ships top speed to 31.5 knots, as compared to 32.25 knots in the later Town sub-classes.

Other features of the Crown Colony-class that differed from the Town-class was the use of straight funnels and masts, as opposed to the raked ones found on the Town-class, and the use of a transom stern. The after fire control position was mounted on the top of X-turret, as the more conventional position was found to be untenable when the after turrets fired towards the forward limits of their arcs. As a result of the armament on such a small hull, the ships proved very cramped and overcrowded in wartime conditions.

The second group of the Crown Colony-class, the Ceylon sub-class, restored the 80,000 shaft horsepower machinery of the Town-class and thus the top speed. This was achieved at the expense of X-turret, reducing the main armament to nine 152mm rifles, but this change enhanced the ships anti-aircraft outfit and eased living conditions for the crews, making them less cramped. The X-turret was removed from the Fiji sub-class as allowed later in the Second World War, except for Nigeria where it was removed in 1954.

Although HMS Nigeria was laid down first, Fiji was launched and commissioned first, and hence gave her name to the first sub-class of the Crown Colony-class.

Service

HMS Fiji was commissioned on 5 May 1940, and was assigned to the Home Fleet where she participated in the blockade of German-controlled Europe and escorted convoys. She was due to take part in Operation Menace, the attack on Dakar, but she was hit by a torpedo from submarine U-32, which necessitated 6 months of repairs. In early 1941, after patrolling the Denmark Strait for the German raider Admiral Scheer, she was transferred to Force H, this time operating off the west coast of France as well as performing convoy escort duties on the Malta route. In May 1941, during the battle and evacuation of Crete, Fiji was tasked with covering the rescue of survivors from the destroyer HMS Greyhound, along with 2 other destroyers and the Town-class HMS Gloucester. However, low on anti-aircraft ammunition, the ships were attacked, and Fiji sustained 4 bomb hits, which slowed her and eventually caused her to capsize on 22 May 1941. 523 survivors were picked up.

HMS Nigeria was commissioned in September 1940 and was also assigned to the Home fleet. There she spent the majority of her early war service performing convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic and Arctic. In June 1941, she intercepted the German weather ship Lauenburg, and recovered parts of an enigma machine and code books before the ship sank. The next month, Fiji operated in the Arctic, sinking the German training ship Bremse off Norway, though she received damage to her bows, possibly from a mine, and required repairs. By August 1942, repairs were complete, and Nigeria was sent to the Mediterranean to provide escort for the Malta convoy; Operation Pedestal. However she was torpedoed and damaged by the Italian submarine Axum during the battle and sent to the US for repairs. Nigeria operated in the South Atlantic in 1943, and joined Kenya with the British Pacific Fleet in 1944, taking part in operations against the Japanese. Nigeria was the only Fiji sub-class to retain X-turret post war, until it's removal in 1954. Her post-war service station was the South Atlantic until 1950, when she was placed in reserve. In 1954, Nigeria was sold to India where she was renamed Mysore. Mysore served in the Indian Navy until the 1980's when she was finally decommissioned and scrapped.

HMS Kenya was also commissioned in September 1940 and assigned to the Home Fleet. She performed convoy escort duties in the North Atlantic, but in May 1941 was tasked, along with the rest of her squadron, with hunting the Bismarck and her supply ships, one of which, the Belchen was caught by Kenya. In October 1941, she sank the German blockade runner Kota Pinang off Cape Finisterre. Kenya then served a short tour in the Mediterranean before departing again for the North Atlantic and Arctic waters. There she participated in operations against German ships and installations on the Norwegian coast until mid-1942. Deployed to the Mediterranean again to take part in the Malta convoys; Operations Harpoon and Pedestal, Kenya was torpedoed by the Italian submarine Alagi during Pedestal, and returned to the UK for repairs until the end of 1942. From 1943 to the end of the war, Kenya accompanied the British Pacific Fleet as it conducted raids through the East Indies and into the Central Pacific. Post-war, Kenya was assigned to the Americas until she was placed in reserve during the final years of the decade. Kenya was reactivated for the Korean War, and joined Royal Navy forces there. After the war, Kenya again served in the Americas, the Mediterranean, and the Atlantic before once again being placed in reserve in 1958. Kenya was sold for scrapping in 1962.

HMS Mauritius was commissioned into the Home Fleet in January 1941, where she performed convoy escort duties. Reassigned to the Eastern Fleet to escort convoys in the Indian Ocean after war with Japan, she was then sent on to the Mediterranean in 1943 where she participated in the invasions of Sicily, Salerno, and Anzio as gunfire support. Returned to the UK for refit in early 1944, Mauritius provided further escort to convoys in the Mediterranean and then gunfire support for Operation Overlord, where she then patrolled the Brittany coast, sinking a minesweeper and 5 patrol boats. In the last few months of 1944, Mauritius joined the aircraft carriers of the Home Fleet for raids on the Norwegian coast, and in early 1945 engaged in a small naval action with German destroyers, damaging Z-31. Her post-war service was spent in the Mediterranean until 1949, when she was transferred to the East Indies until 1951. Mauritius was placed in reserve in 1952 until she was sold for scrapping in 1965.

HMS Trinidad was commissioned in October 1941 and performed convoy escort service on the Arctic routes for convoys PQ-8 and PQ-6. In March 1942, she escorted convoy QP-8 against a potential attack from the battleship Tirpitz. Later in the month, she engaged the German destroyers Z-24, Z-25 and Z-26 attempting to attack convoy PQ-13, and was hit by one of her own torpedoes which had malfunctioned and circled. Trinidad survived and was able to reach Murmansk, but on the return voyage she suffered a bomb hit near the torpedo damage, causing a major fire. The fire grew out of control, so Trinidad was evacuated and sunk by 3 torpedoes from the escorting destroyer HMS Matchless on 15 May 1942.

HMS Gambia was assigned to the Eastern Fleet after commissioning in early 1942, escorting convoys on her way to the fleet, and assisted in the occupation of Vichy Madagascar several months later. She then carried out convoy escort duties until mid-1943, when she was engaged in anti-submarine patrols off the Bay of Biscay. At this time, she was transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy while both Leander and Achilles were under repair. In 1944 Gambia returned to the Eastern Fleet, eventually joining her sisters in the British Pacific Fleet and participating in the carrier raids in the East Indies, Central Pacific, and the home islands of Japan. Post-war, Gambia continued service with the Eastern Fleet before transferring to the Mediterranean in 1950, the East Indies in 1955, the Mediterranean again in 1958, the South Atlantic in 1960, and finally the Home Fleet before being sent to reserve. During this time she provided aid to islands struck by natural disasters. Although considered for preservation, Gambia was in too poor a condition, so Belfast was saved instead. She was sold off for scrapping in 1968.

HMS Jamaica was commissioned in mid-1942 and joined the Home Fleet for Arctic convoy duty. She briefly detoured to support Operation Torch, bombarding and supporting the invasion at Oran, and then returned to Arctic waters to escort the Arctic convoys. In December 1942, Jamaica alongside Sheffield fought at the Battle of the Barents Sea against the German cruisers Admiral Hipper and Lutzow to protect convoy JW-51B. Throughout 1943, she escorted arctic convoys, and in December she took part in the Battle of the North Cape where Scharnhorst was sunk, Jamaica firing 2 of the torpedoes that finally sunk the German Battleship. She resumed duties in the Arctic and Home fleet, and was under refit to join the British Pacific Fleet, but the war with Japan ended before this was carried out. Post-war, Jamaica served with the Eastern Fleet through 1947, then in the Americas through 1949, returning to Asia for the Korean War. In reserve from 1951 to 1954, Jamaica served her final years in the Mediterranean until 1957. She was sold off for scrapping in 1960.

HMS Bermuda was commissioned in August 1942 and joined the Home Fleet for convoy escort duty. In late 1942, she participated in Operation Torch against Vichy France, returning to convoy duty in the arctic in early 1943. Later in June 1943, Bermuda began anti-submarine patrols in the Bay of Biscay before rejoining operations in the Arctic through 1944. Under refit through early 1945, Bermuda was scheduled to join the British Pacific Fleet when the war ended. Post-war, Bermuda was assigned to the Eastern Fleet through 1947 when she was sent to the reserve until 1950. From 1950 to 1953, Bermuda served in the South Atlantic. She was then transferred to the Mediterranean in time to assist with the delivery of aid to earthquake victims in Greece, and was again placed in reserve in 1956, returning to the Mediterranean in 1958. She was finally decommissioned in 1962 and sold for scrap in 1965.

Historical Inaccuracies

• In game, Fiji has a 114mm main belt, while it was only 89mm historically. This increase can be explained by the addition of the 25mm backing plate into the belt armor value.
• Fiji uses the armor values for the Mk.XXIII turrets from Edinburgh, the actual values for Fiji's Mk.XXIII turrets were 51mm for the front, and 25mm elsewhere.
• The 51mm deck armor of Fiji is not observable and may not be present.
• Both Hull (A) and Hull (B) have completely fictional anti-aircraft armament. No cruiser of the Fiji sub-class ever carried octuple 40mm 'pom-poms' or quadruple 40mm Bofors. The smaller guns are very loosely based off of various conditions of HMS Kenya, but are not consistent.
• Fiji’s actual anti-aircraft complement at the time of her sinking were four twin 4-inch (102 mm) dual-purpose guns, two quadruple 40 mm Vickers pom-pom guns and four quadruple 12.7 mm Vickers machine guns.
• Fiji’s historical top speed was 31.5 knots, not the 32.5 knots in game.
• Although Fiji uses the same 152mm Mk.XXVIII guns as Belfast, Leander, Edinburgh and Perth, Fiji, like other regular Royal Navy Light cruisers in game only gets access to armor-piercing (AP) shells. Historically, ships using the Mk.XXVIII gun were outfitted with both AP/CPBC (Common Pointed Ballistic Cap) and HE shells.
• The premium camouflage for Fiji is actually that of sister ship HMS Trinidad.
• The Union Jack flag displayed on the roof of 'Y'-turret would only have been present on members of the class that saw service in the Korean War, while Fiji in game is based off the class as they appeared during the Second World War.
• Although the in game description lists 11 in the Fiji class, the last 3 ships are commonly considered their own sub-class (the Ceylon sub class).

Galeria Histórica

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  Launch of HMS Fiji, 31 May 1939.

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  HMS Fiji on 28 August 1940.

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  HMS Fiji underway at sea.

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  Fiji at anchor in Alexandria, Egypt in 1941.

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  Fiji under bombing attack in Kithera Strait near Crete.

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  Plaque for HMS Fiji and her crew in Portsmouth Cathedral.

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  HMS Kenya in the Arctic Circle, May 1942.

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  HMS Ceylon at anchor in Greenock, Scotland, July 1943.

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  HMS Kenya at anchor, August 1950.

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  HMS Bermuda in Malta, August 1953.

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  HMS Gambia and HMS Bermuda escort Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II from Tobruk to Malta during her first Commonwealth Tour as sovereign, May 1954.

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  HMS Bermuda docks in Malta, 25 March 1959.

Referências

1. HMS Fiji (58) - Wikipedia
2. Crown Colony-class cruiser - Wikipedia
3. HMS Fiji vs. The Luftwaffe: Naval Stories - News - World of Warships
   

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