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

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

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 Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 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 Number of charges: 5 Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 70 s Smoke radius: 600 m Smoke duration: 40 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.5 km Ship spotting range: 5.0 km
			Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 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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