Supertest: British Tier V Cruiser Exeter

After a very long time during which people kept asking for British heavy cruisers, we are finally getting the very first one of them in the form of a premium ship. Ladies and Gentlemen, here is the Exeter.

The Exeter was the second ship of the York-class of heavy cruisers of the Royal Navy built during the late 1920s. The class was the second and final class of British heavy cruisers ever built and where designed following the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty. Initially, 7 ships were planned but only 2 ended up being constructed, the York and the Exeter, both launched in 1928.

While both ships served extensively during World War II, the Exeter has her own little prestige. She was one of the ships engaged in the Battle of the River Plate in 1939 opposing the British and Commonwealth forces to the Kriegsmarine’s Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee.

Despite a 3 against 1 situation, the Admiral Graf Spee will still be able to severely damage the Exeter as well as the 2 light cruisers Ajax and Achilles in lesser extends. In the end, due to critical damage to the ship’s fuel system, Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled in the port of Montevideo. As for the Exeter, despite being badly damaged, she survived and was later repaired and received multiple upgrades.

Later on, she served in the Pacific Theater with convoy escorts until she was assigned to the defence of the Dutch East Indies with the rest of the allies. She would meet her end at the beginning of the Second Battle of the Java Sea, sunk by the Japanese Destroyer Inazuma after receiving a hit that damaged her boilers blocking her from escaping. The Japanese forces rescued in total 652 men of her crew including the captain but 152 would later die in captivity.

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Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Exeter	?Propulsion: 80,000 hp	Mk V mod. 1	???203 mm/50 BL	?533 mm Mk IX*

GeneralMain BatterySecondariesTorpedo TubesAir DefenseConsumables

Tier	V
Health	29 400 HP
Plating
Superstructure	10 mm
Bow and stern	13 mm
Side armor and deck	19 mm
Main belt	76 mm
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range	14.27 km
203 mm/50 BL Mk VIII	?3×2 203?mm
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range	4.00 km
102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX	4 x 2 102 mm
Torpedo Tubes
Maximum Firing Range	8.00 km
533 mm TR Mk IV	?2 x 3 533 mm
Anti Air Defense
102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX	4?x?2 102?mm
40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII	2?x?8 40?mm
12.7 mm Mk III	?2?x?4 12.7?mm
Maximum speed	32 kt
Turning Circle Radius	650 m
Rudder Shift Time	8.4 s
Surface Detectability	11.0 km
Air Detectability	7.10 km
Detectability After Firing Main Gus in Smoke	6.10 km

3×2 203 mm/50 BL Mk VIII
180 Degree Turn Time	22.5 s
Optimal front firing angle	37°
Optimal rear firing angle	40°
Reloading Rime	12.0 s
Sigma	2.00 ?
Horizontal Dispersion	50 m
Vertical Dispersion	110 m
Maximum Dispersion	131 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE
Alpha Damage	2 850 HP
Damage	1 230 HP
Alpha Piercing HE	34 mm
Explosion Size	0.86
Chance to Cause Fire	15 %
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.346
Projectile Mass	116.1
Projectile Krupp	630
Type of Projectile	AP
Alpha Damage	4 450 HP
Chance to Cause Fire	-0.5 %
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.346
Projectile Mass	116.1
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile detonator	0.033

4 x 2  102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX
Reloading Time	3.00 s
Sigma	1.00 ?
Horizontal Dispersion	50 m
Vertical Dispersion	110 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE
Alpha Damage	1 500 HP
Damage	310 HP
Alpha Piercing HE	17 mm
Explosion Size	0.3
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	811 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	15.88
Projectile Krupp	3

2 x 3 533 mm Triple 1-N
Optimal front firing angle	30°
Optimal rear firing angle	30°
Reloading Time	72 s
Maximum Distance	8.0 km
Alpha Damage	44 300
Damage	15 867
Alpha Piercing HE	1 000
Speed	61 kt
Surface Detectability	1.3 km

4 x 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX
Anti-air Aura	0.33
Maximum Range	5.00?km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
2 x 8 40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII
Anti-air Aura	0.40
Maximum Range	2.50?km
Reloading Time	0.5 s
2 x 4 12.7 mm Mk III
Anti-air Aura	0.04
Maximum Range	1.20?km
Reloading Time	0.1 s

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 90 s	Charges: 2 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 120 s Regeneration: 0.5% HP/s	Charges: 2 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 180 s Torpedo detection: 3 km Ship detection: 4 km	Charges: 2 Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 240 s Radius: 600 m Life time: 96 s
Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s Regeneration: 0.5% HP/s	Charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo detection: 3 km Ship detection: 4 km	Charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 160 s Radius: 600 m Life time: 96 s
			Charges: 2 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 100 s Radius: 3 km
			Charges: 3 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 90 s Radius: 3 km

As a side note to end this article, Exeter’s armour scheme is interesting in the way that her citadel is only located in the middle section of the ship. There is no citadel below the turrets right now.

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