Supertest: Premium British Tier VIII Cruiser Cheshire

The Cheshire is based on the same 15 500 tons cruiser design as the Albemarle but with a main battery consisting of 3 twin turrets with 234 mm guns and a much more developed anti-air armament.

This better anti-air lead to the removal of the ship’s catapult in exchange for 2 dual-purpose twin 113 mm gun turrets.

She also gained a… quite interesting camouflage with a nice radioactive green color.

Characteristics

GeneralMain BatterySecondariesTorpedo TubesAir DefenseConsumables

Tier	VIII
Health	42 500 HP
Displacement	17 450 tons
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range	15.700 km
234 mm/50 Mk XII	3 x 2 234 mm
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range	3.000 km
113 mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI	8 x 2 113 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range	10.000 km
533 mm QR Mk II	2 x 4 533 mm
Maximum speed	34 kts
Turning Circle Radius	720 m
Rudder Shift Time	10.5 s
Surface Detectability	12.42 km
Air Detectability	7.73 km
Detectability After Firing Main Gus in Smoke	7.74 km

3 x 2 234 mm/50 Mk XII
Reloading Time	15 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	34°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	33°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	141 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 234 mm HE 6 CRH
Alpha Damage	3 350 HP
Damage	1 820 HP
Penetration capacity	38 mm
Explosion size	1.12
Fire chance	21 %
Projectile Speed	881 m/s
Air Drag	0.279
Projectile Mass	172.4
Type of Projectile	AP – 234 mm AP 6 CRH
Alpha Damage	5 550 HP
Chance to Cause Fire	-0.5 %
Projectile Speed	881 m/s
Air Drag	0.279
Projectile Mass	172.4
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	39 mm

8 x 2 113 mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI
Reloading Time	3.0 s
Sigma	1.00 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 113 mm HE Mk XVI
Alpha Damage	1 600 HP
Damage	410 HP
HE penetration	18 mm
Explosion Size	0.36
Chance to Cause Fire	7 %
Projectile Speed	746 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	25

2 x 4 533 mm QR Mk II 533 mm Mk IXM
Reloading Time	96 s
Maximum Distance	10.0 km
Optimal firing angles at the front	25°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Damage	16 767
Speed	62 kt
Surface Detectability	1.3 km

8 x 2 113 mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI
Sector range	0.1 km – 5.8 km
Hit chance	90 %
Sector’s damage	48
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	168
Flak clouds number	7
Flak cloud damage	1 470
10 x 2 40 mm STAAG
Sector range	0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance	90 %
Sector’s damage	65
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	228
20 x 2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk V
Sector range	0.1 km – 2.0 km
Hit chance	85 %
Sector’s damage	71
Sector’s damage frequency	0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second	249

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party I Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 90 s	Repair Party I Number of charges: 1 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 120 s HP regeneration speed: 2% HP/s	Hydroacoustic Search I Number of charges: 2 Work time: 180 s Cooldown: 180 s Torpedo detection range: 3.0 km Ship detection range: 3.0 km
Damage Control Party II Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Repair Party II Number of charges: 2 Work time: 20 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: 2% HP/s	Hydroacoustic Search II Number of charges: 3 Work time: 180 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo detection range: 3.0 km Ship detection range: 3.0 km

The armor

To nobody’s surprise, the Cheshire has the exact same armor protection as the Albemarle with the exception of the turrets.

The bow

The bow is protected by 25 mm armor just like the vast majority of Tier VIII cruisers

For the middle section’s forward protection, the upper casemate is 19mm thick and the citadel athwartship is 152 mm for the upper part and 76 mm for the lower part. For a tier VIII cruiser, it is definitely pretty good.

The middle section

The middle section of the Cheshire is quite well protected but at the same time, her citadel is terribly exposed.

The deck is 30 mm thick so it will bounce AP shells of a diameter of 420 mm or smaller. The side armor is 25 mm and the main belt that is simply massive is 152 mm thick. It is worth noting that this main belt is the citadel and with such a huge portion above the waterline, you might want to be careful when picking your opponents.

For the horizontal protection, above the engines, the citadel armor deck is 70 mm thick and under the turrets, it’s 102 mm thick. It won’t do much against AP bombs but at least, it does protect from AP shells that would somehow get the necessary angle to not automatically bounce.

It is worth noting that the 70 mm deck is exposed where the torpedo tubes are located. This means that ships with a sufficient HE penetration will be able to get HE citadels on the ship if RNG says yes.

The stern section

The stern has the classic 25 mm plating except around the steering gears. On the sides, there is a 102 mm thick belt and on the flat extremity, there is a 76 mm plating.

There is also an internal protection with a 50 mm armored deck followed by a 38 mm plate. At least, this should prove that the steering gears on this ship should be well protected.

For the rear protection of the middle section. It’s the exact same as at the front. There is a 19 mm casemate followed by the citadel’s athwartships with the upper part being 152 mm thick and the lower part 76 mm thick. Against cruisers, it will be effective protection especially with the flat stern that can allow AP shells to penetrate easily.

The superstructure

The superstructure is slightly bigger than on the Albemarle with an addition section between the 2 funnels. It 16 mm thick and for the secondary turrets, they are covered with 18 mm of armor.

The turrets

The turrets are quite well armored but have the same problem as all the high tier British turrets, the flat face.

The face is 178 mm thick, the sides and the forward part of the top are 102 mm thick, the back is 152 mm thick and the rear part of the top is 76 mm thick.

Personal Opinion

As of right now, I’m really not impressed by the ship. The firepower is just wayyyy too low compared to other tier VIII cruisers. Unless the ship has destroyer level of dispersion, it will need quite a big reload buff to be anything close from interesting.

You can also add the fact that she doesn’t have a spotter plane.

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