Main battery formulas
Shell Grouping (σ)2
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp113.4 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (11656/30·(8−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 113.4 m
Max Vert Disp68.1 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 113.4 × 0.6 = 68.1 m
Med Horiz Disp36.2 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 113.4 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 36.2 m
Med Vert Disp21.7 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 68.1 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 21.7 m
Dispersion familyCruiser Disp.
Standard cruiser dispersion baseline.
AP Pen Close254.5 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 × 2142 × 47.5^0.69 × 0.152^-1.07 × 850^1.38 = 254.5 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far59.9 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16 km), where the shell has slowed to 297.8 m/s: 1e-7 × 2142 × 47.5^0.69 × 0.152^-1.07 × 297.8^1.38 = 59.9 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 Radius12
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 alpha8
All 8 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time36 s
180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.
HE full-salvo alpha17,600
2,200 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 17,600.
AP full-salvo alpha24,000
3,000 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 24,000.
Base HE DPM70,400
17,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15 s base reload = 70,400.
Base AP DPM96,000
24,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15 s base reload = 96,000.
Base shells/min32
8 broadside guns x 60 / 15 s base reload = 32.
Base fires/min3.84
8 HE shells x 60 / 15 s reload x 12% fire chance = 3.84.
Torpedoes
Torpedo detectability1 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time7.5 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed51 kt
Travel time to max range60.4 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count4
2 launchers x 2 tubes.
Per-side salvo2 torpedoes
tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).
Full-salvo damage33,068
tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).
Per-side salvo damage16,534
per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.
AA defense
Close-range AA DPS107
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (21×3.5×0.85) + (14×3.5×0.9) = 107. 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 range4 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index301
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 firepower
Secondary DPM (per side)45,000
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: 3×2 100 mm (3/side) × 60/6 × 1500 = 45,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha1500
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1500 from the 100 mm family.
Max HE fire chance6%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 100 mm family.
Max HE pen17 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: 17 mm from the 100 mm family.
Damage Control Party
Catapult Fighter