World of Warships Supertest: British Tier VIII Premium Cruiser Nottingham
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Sorry for being dead during the last 2 months, I was in Costa Rica for work. Was expecting to be able to still post one or two articles but… well, I just had far too much work. In any case, I am now back to business.
As apologies, here is a picture of white bats hiding under a heliconia leaf. I swear, these little furballs are just the cutest…
Historical background
Nottingham is based on a never-built British design of cruiser from the late 1920s by Sir George Thurston, a British naval architect. The main armament consisted of nine 203 mm guns in three triple turrets, all located at the front of the ship in a similar way to the Nelson-class battleships. It was completed by eight 102 mm guns as well as four triple 610 mm torpedo launches.
When it comes to Nottingham herself, she was slightly modified with the superstructure being brought more toward the rear rather than being right behind the third turret. The torpedo armament was also changed, being replaced by four quadruple 533 mm launchers.
Ship’s preview
Ship’s commemorative flag
Ship’s camouflage
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 |
Nottingham | Propulsion: 90 000 HP | Mk VIII mod. 1 | ![]() 203 mm/50 BL Mk.VIII on a Mk.III mount | 533 mm Mk VII |
General Characteristics
Tier | VIII |
Health | 35 300 HP |
Torpedo Damage Reduction | 7 % |
Displacement | 13 006 tons |
Dimensions | |
Overall length | 184.43 m |
Beam | 20.0 m |
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 18.6 m |
Freeboard | 4.85 m |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 15.700 km |
203 mm/50 BL Mk.VIII on a Mk.III mount | 3 x 3 203 mm |
Secondary Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 6.600 km |
102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount | 8 x 1 102 mm |
Torpedo Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 10.000 km |
533 mm QR Mk IV | 4 x 4 533 mm |
Maximum speed | 34.0 knots |
Turning Circle Radius | 700 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 9.38 s |
Surface Detectability | 11.2 km |
Air Detectability | 6.39 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 6.43 km |
Main Armament
3 x 3 203 mm/50 BL Mk.VIII on a Mk.III mount B turret can rotate at 360° | |
Maximum Firing Range | 15.700 km |
Reloading Time | 13.0 s |
180 Degree Turn Time | 22.5 s |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 30° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 30° |
Sigma | 2.0 sigma |
Maximum Dispersion | 141 m |
Shells | |
Type of Projectile | HE – 203 mm HE 256 lb![]() |
Alpha Damage | 3 300 |
Penetration capacity | 34 mm |
Explosion size | 12.9 m |
Fire chance | 17 % |
Projectile Speed | 814 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.304 |
Projectile Mass | 116.1 kg |
Type of Projectile | AP – 203 mm AP 256 lb![]() |
Alpha Damage | 4 500 |
Projectile Speed | 814 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.304 |
Projectile Mass | 116.1 kg |
Projectile Krupp | 2 650 |
Projectile Detonator | 0.033 s |
Detonator threshold | 34 mm |
Ricochet Angles | 45° – 60° |
Secondary Armament
8 x 1 102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount | |
Maximum Firing Range | 6.600 km |
Reloading Time | 4.0 s |
Sigma | 1.0 sigma |
Shells | |
Type of Projectile | HE – 102 mm HE 35 lb![]() |
Alpha Damage | 1 500 |
HE penetration | 17 mm |
Explosion Size | 4.5 m |
Chance to Cause Fire | 6 % |
Projectile Speed | 811 m/s |
Air Drag | 0.33 |
Projectile Mass | 15.88 kg |
Torpedo Armament
4 x 4 533 mm QR Mk IV 533 mm Mk VII ![]() | |
Reloading Time | 96 s |
Maximum Distance | 10.000 km |
Optimal firing angles at the front | 38° |
Optimal firing angles at the rear | 45° |
Damage | 15 533 |
Flooding Chance | 259% |
Speed | 62 knots |
Surface Detectability | 1.3 km |
Anti-air Armament
8 x 1 102 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an HA Mk.III mount | |
Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 4.0 km |
Hit chance | 90 % |
Sector’s damage | 11 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 39 |
Flak clouds number | 1 |
Flak cloud damage | 1 120 |
4 x 4 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VII mount | |
Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 2.5 km |
Hit chance | 90 % |
Sector’s damage | 37 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 130 |
6 x 4 12.7 mm Mk.III | |
Sector firing range | 0.1 km – 1.5 km |
Hit chance | 85 % |
Sector’s damage | 11 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 19 |
ASW Airstrike
Handley Page Halifax GR – Depth charge airstrike 350-lb. Bomb Mk VIII ![]() | |
Reloading Time | 40 s |
Number of charges | 2 |
HP per plane | 2 000 |
Attack range | 0.5 km – 7.0 km |
Number of planes in the squadron | 1 |
Number of bombs in payload | 2 |
Damage | 4 200 |
Sink speed | 7.5-11.3 m/s |
Explosion radius | 375 m |
Fire chances | 24% |
Flooding chances | 300% |

Consumables
Consumables | |||
Slot 1 | Slot 2 | Slot 3 | Slot 4 |
Damage Control Party ![]() Cooldown: 60 s | Repair Party ![]() Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 33% | Short-Burst Smoke Generator
| Hydroacoustic Search ![]() Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.5 km Ship spotting range: 5.0 km |
Defensive AA Fire ![]() Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Continuous Damage: +50% Damage from shell explosions: +300% |
The Armor
External armor protection:
Citadel armor protection:
Turrets armor protection:
Hidden armor protection inside the stern:
Personal Opinion
Right now, Nottingham looks quite nice. A heavy cruiser with Short-burst Smoke and Repair Party as well as a 30 mm deck and great firing angles… yeah, that sounds pretty damn good on paper. If it wasn’t enough, her concealment is also great, and, combined with the fairly high speed, it will also make her a solid flanker.
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