Supertest: Dutch Tier III Cruiser Java
4 min readFirst of all, I would like to apologize for the lack of content these past few days. Between work and the King of the Sea tournament, I was just way too busy to publish the articles on the new ships that will be released with the next update. It’s almost a good thing since quite a few of them were changed a few days ago. In any case, don’t worry, I will cover them all.
The Java-class was a pair of two light cruisers from the Royal Netherlands Navy although initially, a third ship, HNLMS Celebes was planned. Java herself was laid down in May 1916, launched in August 1921 and commissioned in May 1925. The class was designed the counter the Chikuma-class of protected cruisers from the Japanese Navy. The ships’ main armament consisted of ten deck mounted 150 mm guns which was, in the 1910s considered as heavily armed. However, due to the construction delays, by the time the ships entered service, they were already completely outdated.
Java had a quiet early career, serving in the Dutch Indies. In 1937, she was used as a convoy escort during the Spanish Civil War. When World War II started in the Pacific, Java was again performing convoy escort with British forces. In February 1942, she was attacked by carrier-borne bombers from the carrier Ryuujo but suffered no damage. The ship later took part in the Battle of Badung Strait, exchanging fire with Japanese forces but, again, suffered no damage.
It’s on the 27th February 1942 that the Java would meet her end. During the battle of the Java Sea, she was hit by a Long Lance torpedo fired from the cruiser Nachi. The ship sank quickly as the torpedo detonated an aft magazine blowing off her stern. Only 14 crew members survived the sinking.
The wreck of the ship was found in 2002 but sadly, it was discovered in November 2016 that Java, alongside De Ryuter had been illegally scraped and nothing was left of the two ships.
If you want to learn more about Java, here is a video from Drachinifel covering the ship:
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 |
Java (A Hull) | Propulsion: 65 000 hp | SUO Mk3 Mod. 1 | ![]() 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.6 |
Java (B Hull) | SUO Mk 3 Mod. 2 |
General Characteristics
Stock Ship
Tier | III |
Health | 21 600 HP |
Torpedo Damage Reduction | 3 % |
Displacement | 6 670 tons |
Dimensions | |
Overall length | 155.34 m |
Beam | 15.99 m |
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 18.86 m |
Freeboard | 5.05 m |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 11.570 km |
150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.6 | 10 x 1 150 mm |
Maximum speed | 33.0 knots |
Turning Circle Radius | 570 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 10.1 s |
Surface Detectability | 9.72 km |
Air Detectability | 4.9 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 4.26 km |
Main Battery
10 x 1 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.6 | |
Maximum Firing Range | 11.570 |
Reloading Time | 10.0 s |
180 Degree Turn Time | 22.5 s |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 17° for 5 guns 49° for 6 guns 64° for 7 guns |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 20° for 5 guns 44° for 6 guns 53° for 7 guns |
Sigma | 2.00 sigma |
Maximum Dispersion | 113 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
4 x 1 75 mm/55 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk4 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 3.0 km |
Hit chance | 90 % |
Sector’s damage | 32 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 112 |
Consumables
Slot 1 |
Damage Control Party ![]() Cooldown: 60 s |
Fully Upgraded
Tier | III |
Health | 24 500 HP |
Torpedo Damage Reduction | 3 % |
Displacement | 8 206 tons |
Dimensions | |
Overall length | 155.34 m |
Beam | 15.99 m |
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 18.86 m |
Freeboard | 5.05 m |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 12.727 km |
150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.6 | 10 x 1 150 mm |
Maximum speed | 33.0 knots |
Turning Circle Radius | 570 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 7.2 s |
Surface Detectability | 9.72 km |
Air Detectability | 4.9 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 4.26 km |
Main Battery
10 x 1 150 mm/50 Bofors Мк.6 | |
Maximum Firing Range | 12.727 |
Reloading Time | 10.0 s |
180 Degree Turn Time | 22.5 s |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 17° for 5 guns 49° for 6 guns 64° for 7 guns |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 20° for 5 guns 44° for 6 guns 53° for 7 guns |
Sigma | 2.00 sigma |
Maximum Dispersion | 121 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
4 x 1 75 mm/55 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk4 | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 3.0 km |
Hit chance | 90 % |
Sector’s damage | 32 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 112 |
4 x 1 12.7 mm/80 Browning | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 1.5 km |
Hit chance | 85 % |
Sector’s damage | 20 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 70 |
Consumables
Slot 1 |
Damage Control Party ![]() Cooldown: 60 s |
The Armor
Just like any tier III cruiser, the Java is protected with wet toilet paper but at least, her citadel will be difficult to hit.
General External Armor Protection:
Citadel Armor Protection:
Turtleback:
Hidden Armor Platings in the Bow and Stern
Personal Opinion
On paper, the ship actually looks fairly strong. The ballistics of the guns are great for this tier, she is the fastest tier III cruiser and her HP pool is quite reasonable.
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