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World of Warships Supertest: British Tier V Battleship Tiger

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Historical background

HMS Tiger was a battlecruiser of the Royal Navy. The ship was laid down in June 1912, launched in December 1913, and commissioned in October 1914.

At the time of her commissioning, Tiger was the most heavily armored battlecruiser of the Royal Navy. During World War I, the ship was assigned to the 1st Battlecruiser squadron. The ship’s first major action of the war was during the Battle of Dogger Bank in January 1915. Due to her very recent commissioning, the ship was still in shakedown at the time of the battle. Because of this, her performances in battle were less than satisfying, especially when it came to her gunnery effectiveness.

Later on, she took part in the Battle of Jutland in May 1916 during which she was hit numerous times by German ships but remained fit to combat. In return, she was credited with one hit on the battlecruiser Moltke and 2 hits on Von Der Tann.
The rest of the war proved to be uneventful. She took part in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight as support for British light forces but never came in range to shoot at the German ships.

After the war, the ship claimed the title of oldest battlecruiser retained after the tonnage limitation of the Washington Naval Treaty came into effect. She was placed in reserves in August 1922. Tiger would be recommissioned in February 1924 as a training ship until 1929 when she had to replace Hood as part of the Battlecruiser squadron made up of Hood, Repulse, and Renown. In 1930, it was decided to decommission Tiger once Hood would return to service after her refit was done. As such, in May 1931, she was decommissioned and later sold for scrap in 1932.

In World of Warships, we are getting Tiger as she was during the Battle of Jutland. Compared to Queen Mary, she gets an Engine Boost consumable and otherwise retains the characteristics of a battlecruiser by the game’s standards. Just like the other British tech tree battlecruisers, she gets underwater torpedo tubes.

If you want to learn more about HMS Tiger, here is a video from Drachinifel covering her:

Ship’s preview

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
Torpedoes

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Tiger (A)

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Propulsion: 108 000 HP

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Mk V mod. 1

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343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II mount

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‎533 mm Mk IX*

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Tiger (B)

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Mk V mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

TierV
Health43 600 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction13 %
Displacement28 100 tons
Dimensions
Overall length214.73 m
Beam27.58 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)24.3 m
Freeboard3.6 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range14.820 km
343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II mount4 x 2 343 mm
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range4.300 km
152 mm/45 BL Mk.VII on a PVIII mount
12 x 1 152 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range6.000 km
533 mm PR Mk II
4 x 1 533 mm
Maximum speed29.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius740 m
Rudder Shift Time18.8 s
Surface Detectability13.02 km
Air Detectability9.25 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke10.96 km

Main Armament

4 x 2 343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II mount
 Maximum Firing Range14.820 km
 Reloading Time30.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front32°
Optimal firing angles at the rear30°
Sigma1.5 sigma
Maximum Dispersion172 m
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 343 mm HE Mk Ia
Alpha Damage5 050
Penetration capacity 57 mm
Explosion size2.06
Fire chance39 %
Projectile Speed787 m/s
Air Drag0.423
Projectile Mass567.0 kg
Type of ProjectileAP – 343 mm AP Mk Ia
Alpha Damage9 450
Projectile Speed787 m/s
Air Drag0.423
Projectile Mass567.0 kg
Projectile Krupp2 145
Projectile Detonator0.015 s
Detonator threshold57 mm
Ricochet Angles45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

12 x 1 152 mm/45 BL Mk.VII on a PVIII mount
Maximum Firing Range4.300 km
Reloading Time5.0 s
Sigma1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of ProjectileHE – 152 mm HE 4crh
Alpha Damage2 200
HE penetration25 mm
Explosion Size0.58
Chance to Cause Fire12 %
Projectile Speed914 m/s
Air Drag0.315
Projectile Mass45.3 kg

Torpedo Armament

4 x 1 533 mm PR Mk II
533 mm Mk II
Reloading Time95 s
Maximum Distance6.000 km
Bow launchers59°-79°
stern launchers58°- 78°
Damage10 000
Flooding Chance160%
Speed53 knots
Surface Detectability1.1 km

Anti-air Armament

6 x 1 76.2 mm/45 QF HA Mk.I on an HA Mk.IV mount
Sector range0.1 km – 3.0 km
Hit chance75 %
Sector’s damage12
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second42
10 x 1 7.7 mm Maxim Mk.I
Sector range0.1 km – 1.5 km
Hit chance70 %
Sector’s damage19
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second67

Consumables

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Damage Control Party
consumable_PCY009_CrashCrewPremiumWork time: 15 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Repair Party
Number of charges: 4
Work time: 28 s
Cooldown: 80 s
HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s
Casemate damage regeneration: 50%
Citadel damage regeneration: 10%
Engine Boost
Number of charges: 3
Work time: 120 s
Cooldown: 120 s
Speed bonus: +8%

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

TierV
Health49 600 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction13 %
Displacement32 800 tons
Dimensions
Overall length214.73 m
Beam27.58 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)24.3 m
Freeboard3.6 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range16.302 km
343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II mount4 x 2 343 mm
Secondary Armament
Maximum Firing Range4.300 km
152 mm/45 BL Mk.VII on a PVIII mount
12 x 1 102 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range6.000 km
533 mm PR Mk II
4 x 1 533 mm
Maximum speed29.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius740 m
Rudder Shift Time13.4 s
Surface Detectability13.02 km
Air Detectability9.25 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke10.96 km

Main Armament

4 x 2 343 mm/45 Mk.V on a Mk.II mount
 Maximum Firing Range16.302 km
 Reloading Time30.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front32°
Optimal firing angles at the rear30°
Sigma1.5 sigma
Maximum Dispersion185 m
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 343 mm HE Mk Ia
Alpha Damage5 050
Penetration capacity 57 mm
Explosion size2.06
Fire chance39 %
Projectile Speed787 m/s
Air Drag0.423
Projectile Mass567.0 kg
Type of ProjectileAP – 343 mm AP Mk Ia
Alpha Damage9 450
Projectile Speed787 m/s
Air Drag0.423
Projectile Mass567.0 kg
Projectile Krupp2 145
Projectile Detonator0.015 s
Detonator threshold57 mm
Ricochet Angles45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

12 x 1 152 mm/45 BL Mk.VII on a PVIII mount
Maximum Firing Range4.300 km
Reloading Time5.0 s
Sigma1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of ProjectileHE – 152 mm HE 4crh
Alpha Damage2 200
HE penetration25 mm
Explosion Size0.58
Chance to Cause Fire12 %
Projectile Speed914 m/s
Air Drag0.315
Projectile Mass45.3 kg

Torpedo Armament

4 x 1 533 mm PR Mk II
533 mm Mk II
Reloading Time95 s
Maximum Distance6.000 km
Bow launcher59°-79°
Rear launcher58°- 78°
Damage10 000
Flooding Chance160%
Speed53 knots
Surface Detectability1.1 km

Anti-air Armament

10 x 1 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.II on a Mk.II HA mount
6 x 1 76.2 mm/45 QF HA Mk.I on an HA Mk.IV mount
Sector range0.1 km – 3.0 km
Hit chance75 %
Sector’s damage49
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second172

Consumables

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Damage Control Party
consumable_PCY009_CrashCrewPremiumWork time: 15 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Repair Party
Number of charges: 4
Work time: 28 s
Cooldown: 80 s
HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s
Casemate damage regeneration: 50%
Citadel damage regeneration: 10%
Engine Boost
Number of charges: 3
Work time: 120 s
Cooldown: 120 s
Speed bonus: +8%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Turtleback:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

While Queen Mary looked strong at tier IV, Tiger looks a lot more reasonable. While the ship has very good concealment and speed, especially thanks to the Engine Boost, her firepower really is on the weaker side.

She maintains the same main battery stats as Queen Mary which would be fine at tier IV but at tier V, it won’t really cut it, especially since you end up dealing with tier VII ships.

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