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Albemarle

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U.K. · Tier VII · Cruiser · Tech Tree: Royal Heavy Cruisers

Radar support cruiserLight caps and smoke-firing DDs; farm from cover.

Playstyle

Hold 12-15 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to break sightline when focus shifts
Avoid: Using radar like a destroyer hunter rather than a position tool

Key characteristics

Long torps (10 km)2 sigma accuracyStrong secondaries (5 km)High fire chanceRadar (10 km)

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Playstyle

Overview

Albemarle is a Tier VII British cruiser built around the super-heal: each Repair Party charge returns dramatically more HP than a standard heal, so her durability comes from sustain rather than armor. Surveillance Radar (10 km, 30 s active) is the cap-control consumable on top, so she sets fights as well as winning them.

Positioning

Hold 12-15 km from a contested cap with an island close enough to break sightline when focus shifts. Push the radar forward only once the destroyer fight is yours; burning the drop to fish for a lone DD kill leaves the next push with no answer to smoke or vision.

Potato Avoidance

Using radar like a destroyer hunter rather than a position…

The consumable's value is locking down a cap your team can take, not stealing a single salvo on a lone DD. Burn it early to fish for a kill and the next push has no answer to smoke or vision.

Signature Traits

Surveillance Radar

10 km range, 30 s duration. Detects all enemy ships within a fixed radius regardless of line-of-sight. Controls caps and punishes smoke-firing DDs.

Super-heal

Repair Party heals 2.0%/s, best of T7 CAs. Restores more HP per active second than peers.

Heavy secondary DPM

192000.0 secondary DPM per side, top decile of T7 CAs. Per-side barrels × shots/min × alpha across every secondary family; real damage scales with hit rate against the target.

High fire chance

17.0% fire chance per HE shell, top decile of T7 CAs.

Radar cruiser

Radar consumable. Controls caps and reveals smoke-firing DDs without spotting risk.

Overmatch specialist

Caliber-driven overmatch reaches armor thicknesses most cohort peers can't crack. Punish bow-tankers.

Acquisition

How to get Albemarle

Albemarle is available in the Royal Heavy Cruisers branch of the U.K. Tech Tree for 18,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 4,500,000 credits.

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U.K. Tech Tree

Albemarle sits in the Royal Heavy Cruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.K. tree.

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Builds Beta

Build for reload/range, Propulsion Mod. 2, concealment, repair value, and survivability. HE pressure is the default damage plan.

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Cohort position

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Where Albemarle sits among Tier VII CAs (46 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAP fuse timer0.03 s (1 of 20 tied) BestRepair heal rate2 %/s (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Secondary DPM (per side)192,000 (2/40) Top 25%Hit points47,000 HP (6/46) Top 25%HE shell damage3,300 (7/41) Top 25%HE fire chance17% (7/41) Top 25%Main dispersion130.2 m (9/46) Top 25%Secondary fire chance7% (7/40) Top 25%Citadel belt152 mm (12/45) Bottom 25%Rudder shift14 s (37/46) Bottom 25%AP DPM207,692 (37/46) Bottom 25%AP velocity814 m/s (37/46) Bottom 25%HE velocity814 m/s (37/41) Bottom 25%Stern armor25 mm (37/45)

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Not standouts for Albemarle -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed33 kt(23/46) Concealment12.08 km(14/46) Air detection7.25 km(13/46) Traverse-to-turn ratio5.92 ×(19/46) Main battery caliber203 mm(16/46) Main battery range15.49 km(27/46) Main battery reload11.7 s(31/46) Sigma2(25/46) Fires per minute7.85(20/41) HE DPM152,308(25/41) AP shell damage4,500(23/46) HE alpha1,600(18/40) Secondary HE pen19 mm(25/40) Acceleration9.9 s(23/46) AP arming threshold34 mm(31/46) Engine power110,000 hp(29/45) Turn-speed retention152.8 hp/m(26/45) Displacement18,232 t(35/46) Power-to-weight6.03 hp/t(34/45) AA DPS459(13/46) AA range5 km(23/46) AA threat1,527(15/46) Torpedo range9.99 km(11/33) Torpedo damage15,533(15/33) Torpedo speed62 kt(19/33) Torpedo reload96 s(20/33) Max armor152 mm(15/46) Bow armor25 mm(31/45) Deck armor102 mm(19/44) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(37 of 40 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(33 of 46 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(33 of 46 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(36 of 40 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(40 of 45 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Radar 10 kmSonar 4.93 kmRepair 2Def-AAFighter

Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 42,100 → 47,000

Displacement18,232 t

Armor range16–152 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 19, 25, 27, 30, 38, 40, 51, 70, 76, 102, 152 mm

Armor material/layer entries36

Fire resistanceInitial: 33.3% → 36.6%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction19%

Magazine HP

The magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.

21,900

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

14,100

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 203 mm/50 BL Mk IX

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload time13 s

Firing range (base)14.1 km

Firing range (top fire control)15.5 km

Turret traverse8 °/s

Shell Grouping (σ)

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14081/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 130.2 m

130.2 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 130.2 × 0.6 = 78.1 m

78.1 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 130.2 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 41.6 m

41.6 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 78.1 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 25 m

25 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.

22.5 s

Base shells/min

9 broadside guns x 60 / 13 s base reload = 41.5.

41.5

HE shells

HE Damage3,300

HE Velocity814 m/s

Fire Chance17%

HE penetration

34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

34 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

3,300 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 29,700.

29,700

Base HE DPM

29,700 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 137,077.

137,077

Installed HE DPM

29,700 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 152,308.

152,308

Base fires/min

9 HE shells x 60 / 13 s reload x 17% fire chance = 7.06.

7.06

AP shells

AP Damage4,500

AP Velocity814 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold34 mm

AP overmatch

floor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

14 mm

AP Pen Close

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 × 2650 × 116.1^0.69 × 0.203^-1.07 × 814^1.38 = 403.3 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

403.3 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 359 m/s: 1e-7 × 2650 × 116.1^0.69 × 0.203^-1.07 × 359^1.38 = 130.3 mm.

130.3 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

4,500 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 40,500.

40,500

Base AP DPM

40,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 186,923.

186,923

Installed AP DPM

40,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 207,692.

207,692

AP AOE Radius

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.

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Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm QR Mk II

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time96 s

Projectile speed62 kt

Range9.99 km

Maximum simulated damage14,433 (est.)

Alpha damage43,300

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn7.2 s

Torp Arming191 m

Per-side salvo damage

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

57,732

AA Defense

AA mount points22

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (49×3.5×0.9) + (60×3.5×0.85) + (40×3.5×0.9) = 459. 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.

459

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5 km

20 mm Oerlikon Mk VInitial: 20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV (16×1) → 20 mm Oerlikon Mk V (16×2)

40 mm Bofors Mk II (upgraded hull only)6×4 40mm

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VII (stock hull only)2×4 40mm

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII (stock hull only)4×8 40mm

114 mm/45 RP 41 Mk VI (DP)6×2 114mm

DPS

Includes 40 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

DPS49

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 40 + Medium 49 = 89

DPSInitial: 37 → 60

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 40 + Medium 49 + Near 60 = 149

149

Secondary Battery

Mounts6

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Caliber114 mm

Reload time3 s

HE Damage1,600

Muzzle Velocity746 m/s

Fire Chance7%

Armor Pen19 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Standard

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

315 m

Maneuverability

Engine moduleEngine: 110,000 hp

Engine power110,000 hp

Maximum speed33 kt

Turning circle radius720 m

Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt

Traverse-to-turn ratio5.9× slow

Concealment

Detectability by sea12.08 km

Detectability by air7.25 km

Smoke firing penalty6.8 km

Detect after firing main guns12.08 km

Detect Fire Sea14.08 km

Detect Fire Air10.25 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Repair Party2 charges · 60 s reload · 20 s active · 2% heal per second · 40% of max HP total heal

Choose one

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 96 s active · 4.93 km ship detect · 3.47 km torpedo detect

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · +100% flak burst boost

Choose one

Catapult Fighter3 charges · 70 s reload · 55 s active · 5.56 km patrol radius · 1 squadron size

Surveillance Radar2 charges · 180 s reload · 30 s active · 10 km radar range

Module options (2)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points42,100 → 47,000
Rudder shift19.6 → 14 s
Close-range AA DPS94 → 109
Maximum AA range2.5 → 3.5 km

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range14,081 → 15489.1 m

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.

Max Horiz Disp130.2 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (14081/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 130.2 m

Max Vert Disp78.1 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 130.2 × 0.6 = 78.1 m

Med Horiz Disp41.6 m

50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 130.2 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 41.6 m

Med Vert Disp25 m

50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 78.1 × 0.32 (σ=2) = 25 m

Dispersion familyCruiser Disp.

Standard cruiser dispersion baseline.

AP Pen Close403.3 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 × 2650 × 116.1^0.69 × 0.203^-1.07 × 814^1.38 = 403.3 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far130.3 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 359 m/s: 1e-7 × 2650 × 116.1^0.69 × 0.203^-1.07 × 359^1.38 = 130.3 mm.

HE penetration34 mm

34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch14 mm

floor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius25

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 alpha9

All 9 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time22.5 s

180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.

HE full-salvo alpha29,700

3,300 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 29,700.

AP full-salvo alpha40,500

4,500 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 40,500.

Base HE DPM137,077

29,700 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 137,077.

Base AP DPM186,923

40,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 13 s base reload = 186,923.

Installed HE DPM152,308

29,700 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 152,308.

Installed AP DPM207,692

40,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 207,692.

Base shells/min41.5

9 broadside guns x 60 / 13 s base reload = 41.5.

Installed shells/min46.2

9 broadside guns x 60 / 11.7 s installed Artillery reload = 46.2.

Base fires/min7.06

9 HE shells x 60 / 13 s reload x 17% fire chance = 7.06.

Installed fires/min7.85

9 HE shells x 60 / 11.7 s installed reload x 17% fire chance = 7.85.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time8.1 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed62 kt

Travel time to max range62 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 damage115,464

tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).

Per-side salvo damage57,732

per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS459

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (49×3.5×0.9) + (60×3.5×0.85) + (40×3.5×0.9) = 459. 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 range5 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index1527

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 range2 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)192,000

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: 6×2 114 mm (6/side) × 60/3 × 1600 = 192,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1600

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1600 from the 114 mm family.

Max HE fire chance7%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 7% from the 114 mm family.

Max HE pen19 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: 19 mm from the 114 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 42,100 → 47,000 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	25 mm primary (range 25–40 mm)	1,800 (4% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Gneisenau, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	76 mm primary (range 19–76 mm)	35,300 (75% of HP)	No common caliber overmatches76 mm: most HE shatters, standard pen from 460mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 25–102 mm)	2,800 (6% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ (Gneisenau, Richelieu)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	152 mm primary (range 27–152 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Superstructure	16 mm primary (range 16–152 mm)	3,700 (8% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	21,900 magazine HP	Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP	Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
Secondary mount (114 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	14,100 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Albemarle. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×2Buff ×12

2025-06-26

Ministry of Balance: Declaration of Changes

Added Propulsion Mod. 2 upgrade.

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2024-10-10

Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat

British heavy cruisers lack some survivability, so we've buffed both Albemarle and Drake's health.
Stock hull total health increased from 39,400 to 42,100.
Stock hull engine HP reduced from 59,400 to 47,000.
Stock hull bow HP increased from 1,500 to 1,600.
Stock hull auxiliary room HP increased from 4,900 to 5,200.
Stock hull stern HP increased from 2,300 to 2,500.
Stock hull HP increased from 29,600 to 31,600.
Stock hull steering gear HP increased from 11,800 to 12,600.
Stock hull superstructure HP increased from 3,100 to 3,300.
Upgraded hull total health increased from 43,800 to 47,000.
+4 more official change lines in the source post.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Albemarle can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

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