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World of Warships Supertest: Spanish Tier II Cruiser Méndez Núñez

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Historical background

Méndez Núñez was the second ship of the Blas de Lezo-class cruisers from the Spanish Navy. The ship was laid down in September 1917, launched in March 1923 and commissioned in 1924.

The ship initially served off the coast of Morocco before being deployed to China to protect Spanish interests during unrests in Shanghai. When the Civil War broke out, she was in Equatorial Guinea. When she returned to home waters, she joined the Republic side and would serve under its banner until the end of the war.

In 1939, following the Cartagena Uprising, she was interned in Bizerte and seized by the French authorities. Afterward, she was returned to Francoist Spain and in 1944, she underwent a major modernization. The ship was converted into an anti-air cruiser with her main battery of six 152 mm deck-mounted guns being replaced by eight 120 mm dual-purpose gun mounts. Méndez Núñez would then continue to serve until she was stricken from the Navy list and scrapped in 1963.

In World of Warships, we are getting Méndez Núñez  as she was after her anti-air cruiser conversion.

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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Méndez Núñez

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Propulsion: 45 000 HP

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SCI Mk II Mod. 1

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120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount

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533 mm MKVII ES

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SCI Mk II Mod. 2

General Characteristics and Playstyle

TierII
Health20 800 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %
Displacement6 045 tons
Dimensions
Overall length142.4 m
Beam14.1 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)15.4 m
Freeboard3.3 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range10.740 km (11.814 km upgraded)
120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount8 x 1 120 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range4.000 km
533 mm Triple2 x 3 533 mm
Maximum speed29.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius530 m
Rudder Shift Time6.02 s
Surface Detectability8.41 km
Air Detectability5.78 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke3.2 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
consumable_PCY009_CrashCrewPremiumWork time: 5 s
Cooldown: 60 s

Main Armament

8 x 1 120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount
 Maximum Firing Range10.740 km (11.814 km upgraded)
 Reloading Time10.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front40°
Optimal firing angles at the rear40°
Sigma2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion107 m (114 m upgraded)
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 120 mm HE
Alpha Damage1 700
Penetration capacity 20 mm
Explosion size6.0 m
Fire chance8 %
Projectile Speed808 m/s
Air Drag0.393
Projectile Mass22.68 kg
Type of ProjectileAP –  120 mm AP
Alpha Damage2 050
Projectile Speed808 m/s
Air Drag0.393
Projectile Mass22.68 kg
Projectile Krupp1 800
Projectile Detonator0.01 s
Detonator threshold20 mm
Ricochet Angles45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm Triple
533 mm MKIV ES

Reloading Time72.0 s
Maximum Distance4.000 km
Optimal firing angles at the front31°
Optimal firing angles at the rear35°
Damage10 433
Flooding Chance170%
Speed58 knots
Surface Detectability1.1 km

Anti-air Armament

8 x 1 120 mm/45 Vickers-Armstrong Mk.F on a shielded mount
Sector firing range0.1 km – 5.2 km
Hit chance90 %
Sector’s damage28
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second98
Flak clouds number1
Flak cloud damage980
5 x 2 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
Sector firing range0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance90 %
Sector’s damage7
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second25
2 x 4 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Sector firing range0.1 km – 2.0 km
Hit chance85 %
Sector’s damage11
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second39

The Armor

External armor protection:

Citadel armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the stern:

Personal Opinion

On paper, the ship looks pretty good. She is the fastest cruiser at this tier by a pretty good margin. Her firepower is also solid considering that she a 7 guns broadside and the low HE penetration is a non-existant issue since pretty much nothing has armor.

She even gets torpedoes on each side in case of close encounters.

For the armor, she might have a giant citadel but her armor protection is actually pretty good as she can shatter quite a few HE shells and will bounce AP from battleships because of the large belt.

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