Main battery formulas
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp118 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (12320/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 118 m
Max Vert Disp70.8 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 118 × 0.6 = 70.8 m
Med Horiz Disp37.7 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 118 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 37.7 m
Med Vert Disp22.6 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 70.8 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 22.6 m
Dispersion familyCruiser Disp.
Standard cruiser dispersion baseline.
AP Pen Close218.9 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1900 × 45.4^0.69 × 0.152^-1.07 × 850^1.38 = 218.9 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far46.9 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 278.4 m/s: 1e-7 × 1900 × 45.4^0.69 × 0.152^-1.07 × 278.4^1.38 = 46.9 mm.
HE penetration25 mm
25 mm ≈ 152 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch10 mm
floor(152 mm caliber / 14.3) = 10 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius15
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
Broadside guns used for alpha6
All 6 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time30 s
180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.
HE full-salvo alpha15,600
2,600 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 15,600.
AP full-salvo alpha17,400
2,900 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 17,400.
Base HE DPM110,118
15,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.5 s base reload = 110,118.
Base AP DPM122,824
17,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.5 s base reload = 122,824.
Base shells/min42.4
6 broadside guns x 60 / 8.5 s base reload = 42.4.
Base fires/min5.51
6 HE shells x 60 / 8.5 s reload x 13% fire chance = 5.51.
Torpedoes
Torpedo detectability1.6 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time10.3 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed60 kt
Travel time to max range80.2 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count8
2 launchers x 4 tubes.
Per-side salvo4 torpedoes
tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).
Full-salvo damage127,464
tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).
Per-side salvo damage63,732
per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.
AA defense
Close-range AA DPS228
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (63×3.5×0.85) + (13×3.5×0.9) = 228. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range3.5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index724
SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range3.1 km
Secondary battery firepower
Secondary DPM (per side)65,000
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 2×2 76.2 mm (2/side) × 60/2.4 × 1300 = 65,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha1300
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1300 from the 76.2 mm family.
Max HE fire chance4%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 4% from the 76.2 mm family.
Max HE pen13 mm
Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 13 mm from the 76.2 mm family.
Damage Control Party
Sonar
Catapult Fighter
