Supertest: Dutch Tier IV Cruiser De Ruyter

HNLMS De Ruyter was a unique light cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The ship was laid down in September 1933, launched in March 1935 and commissioned in October 1936.

Initially and due to the economical context, De Ryuter was meant to be a far more modest ship with thinner armor, weaker firepower and as a whole only displacing 5 100 tons. During a later stage of her design, an additional single 150 mm gun turret was added and the armor protection was improved but the ship was still well behind the light cruisers of other nations in most regards.

De Ruyter would see action during World War II in the Dutch East Indies, trying to slow down the advance of the Japanese invasion with… limited success. In early February 1942, the ship was lightly damaged by an air attack during the Battle of Bali but would later take part in the battle of Badung Strait.

The Battle of the Java Sea would bring an end to her career on the 27th of February 1942. Alongside the cruiser Java, she encountered the Japanese cruisers Haguro and Nachi. Minutes after the Java sank from a torpedo strike coming from the Haguro, De Ryuter also suffered a torpedo hit from the same ship. The torpedo disabled the electric systems on board and the crew was unable to contain the fire and flooding caused by the hit. The ship sank 3 hours later and brought to the bottom 367 of her crew.

The wreck of the De Ruyter was discovered in 2002 and declared a war grave. In 2016, it was found that De Ruyter had been illegally salvaged and nothing was left of the wreck.

The De Ruyter we are getting in the game is a bit of a nerfed version as her anti-air was weakened (only five single 40 mm mounts instead of 5 twin 40 mm mounts)

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery
De Ruyter (A Hull)	Propulsion: 75 000 hp	‎SUO Mk4 Mod. 1	150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.9/Mk.10
De Ruyter (B Hull)		‎SUO Mk 4 Mod. 2

General Characteristics

Stock Ship

Main Battery

3 x 2 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.9 1 x 1 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.10
Maximum Firing Range	12.550 km
Reloading Time	8.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	22.5 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	31°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	120 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE Brisantgranaat
Alpha Damage	2 150 HP
Damage	760 HP
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.57
Fire chance	11 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.284
Projectile Mass	46 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 150 mm AP Pantsergranaat
Alpha Damage	3 000 HP
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.288
Projectile Mass	46.7 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 200
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.0 km Ship spotting range: 4.0 km	Spotting Aircraft Number of charges: 4 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 240 s Maximum firing range: +20%
		Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 1

Fully Upgraded

Main Battery

3 x 2 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.9 1 x 1 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.10
Maximum Firing Range	13.805 km
Reloading Time	8.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	22.5 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	31°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	128 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE Brisantgranaat
Alpha Damage	2 150 HP
Damage	760 HP
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.57
Fire chance	11 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.284
Projectile Mass	46 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 150 mm AP Pantsergranaat
Alpha Damage	3 000 HP
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.288
Projectile Mass	46.7 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 200
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.0 km Ship spotting range: 4.0 km	Spotting Aircraft Number of charges: 4 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 240 s Maximum firing range: +20%
		Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 1 Patrol radius: 3.0 km

The Armor

Once again, nothing outstanding for a tier IV cruiser. At least, she has a spaced armor to protect her citadel.

General External Armor Protection:

Front and Read Internal Protection of the Middle Section:

Citadel Protection:

Hidden Armored Deck inside the Stern:

Turrets Armor Protection:

Personal Opinion

Well, the ship looks fairly decent. HP pool is on the higher end of the spectrum, the firepower is fine for this tier and the spaced armor will give her a non-neglectable survivability advantage compared to things like the Phoenix.

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