Huanghe
Also called: 黄河 Beta- Work the islands rather than a firing line
- Avoid: Burning Torpedo Reload Booster on a hopeful salvo
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Huanghe Community Stats
Across 1,200+ Standard battles from 160+ players, Huanghe averages a 60% win rate, 43,600 damage and 1.0 kills per battle, and survives 36% of them.
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Record History
Playstyle
Overview
Huanghe is a Tier V Pan-Asian light cruiser with Sonar as her vision tool. It lets her contest islands and smoke without exposing the hull to vision cycles, which shapes how she pressures caps. A Smoke Generator on top means she can fight from cover the sonar has already cleared, with the bubble out to 4 km. Standout traits: best smoke duration in T5 CAs (90 s, 2nd of 10) and best AA reach in T5 CAs (5 km, 6th of 28). The trade is hit points in T5 CAs (24,100 HP, 27th of 28).
Positioning
Work the islands rather than a firing line. Sonar (4 km on ships, 2.8 km on torpedoes) is the whole kit, and it only pays inside that radius, so hold the cover beside a contested cap and use it to catch destroyers and torpedoes coming around the corner: HE into the destroyer, AP into any cruiser that shows you a broadside while it sits in smoke. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 5.6 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6.5 km, so you see it coming with roughly 0.9 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and only your Sonar bubble sees out; past that you are shooting at what a teammate holds lit. Enemy sonar (about 4 km) and radar (about 8.1 km) read straight in regardless. She is genuinely evasive in both phases of a turn, answering the helm in 6.7 s and carving a 570 m circle, so you can break a salvo and still be where you meant to go.
Potato Avoidance
Burning Torpedo Reload Booster on a hopeful salvo
These torpedoes ignore the Destroyer class
With only 2 charges it is a finisher rather than an opener: spend it on a target that cannot turn away, a broadside battleship or a cruiser already committed to its own attack, where the extra torpedo salvo lands as damage instead of splashes. A booster pressed on a maybe is one you will not have when the certainty shows up. Aim torpedo drops ONLY at battleships, carriers, and most cruisers; every torp fired at a DD is wasted output.
Signature Traits
Torps IGNORE the Destroyer class (deep-water mechanic); they pass under DDs and cannot hit them. Aim ONLY at battleships, carriers, and most cruisers; every torp fired at a DD is wasted, shared by 2/28 T5 CAs.
90 s smoke deployment window, best of the 10 T5 CAs with smoke. Lays a longer rolling smoke trail while moving.
5 km AA reach, best of T5 CAs.
- Stealthy torps · 0.9 km
- Short torpedo warning · 5.6 s
24100 HP, bottom decile of T5 CAs. Trade hits sparingly.
76 mm max plate, bottom quartile of T5 CAs. Citadel windows open against peer-tier guns. AP above 456 mm of caliber cannot arm on 76 mm at flat impact and overpenetrates for minimal damage; angling adds effective thickness and can push those same shells over the arming threshold, turning overpens into full penetrations.
How to get Huanghe
Huanghe is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.
History: Early Access Jan 2023 – Mar 2023 (temporary crate drops, now ended).
While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.
Best listed chance for this ship
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Super V crate
4.166667%
One of the Tier V Premium ships
Event · Super V crate · 1 of 24 ships
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Anniversary '23 Pan-Asian Crate
1%
V Huanghe
Event · Anniversary '23 Pan-Asian Crate
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Pan-Asian Cruiser Big Crate
0.5%
V Huanghe
Archived · Pan-Asian Cruiser Big Crate
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Santa Level 4
0.272727%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Santa Level 4 · 1 of 22 ships
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Santa Level 3
0.261364%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Santa Level 3 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Santa Level 30.220455%
- Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.040909%
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Spectral Vault 4.0
0.26087%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Spectral Vault 4.0 · 1 of 23 ships
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Super Santa '23
0.242273%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Super Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
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Spectral Vault 3.0
0.239565%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Spectral Vault 3.0 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 23 ships
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- Spectral Vault 3.00.21087%
- Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.028696%
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Mystic Lantern
0.2%
Tier V Premium ship
Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 25 ships
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Mega Santa '23
0.143955%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Mega Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
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Santa Level 2
0.116477%
Tier V Premium ship
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- Santa Level 20.063636%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.033068%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.013636%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.006136%
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Spectral Vault 2.0
0.090043%
Tier V Premium ship
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- Spectral Vault 2.00.06087%
- Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.021087%
- Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.005217%
- Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.00287%
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Champion's Box
0.052273%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Champion's Box · 2 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Champion's Box → Santa Level 30.044091%
- Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.008182%
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Santa Level 1
0.037494%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Santa Level 1 · 6 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.011023%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 20.009545%
- Santa Level 10.009%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.00496%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.002045%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.00092%
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Ultimate Crate
0.024227%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
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Spectral Vault 1.0
0.019108%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Spectral Vault 1.0 · 7 paths combined · 1 of 23 ships
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- Spectral Vault 1.00.008609%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.00.005478%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.002109%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.00.001898%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.00047%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000287%
- Spectral Vault 1.0 → Spectral Vault 2.0 → Spectral Vault 3.0 → Spectral Vault 4.00.000258%
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Mystic Box
0.012%
Tier V Premium ship
Event · Mystic Box · 1 of 25 ships
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Pan-Asian Cruiser Crate
0.01%
V Huanghe
Archived · Pan-Asian Cruiser Crate
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Secret Santa '23
0.0009%
Tier V Premium ship
Archived · Secret Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
Official WG availability sources
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Rabbit and Dragons: Lunar New Year and Early Access Pan-Asian Cruisers
Crates
Start: 2023-01-31 · End: 2023-03-01
- Besides other in-game goods, such as Commander Progression Items, these crates include Tier V Premium cruiser Huanghe in their possible contents.
- What’s more—Pan-Asian Tier V Premiums—cruiser Huanghe and destroyer Anshan—will be available with 20% off.
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The Return of Treasure Hunt
Crates
Start: 2022-08-05
- 150 cells opened: Super V Crate
- Five ships of Tier V previously not included in possible drops, were added to the crate. Those are: Arizona, Hyūga, Zuihō, Anshan, and Huanghe.
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Lunar New Year: Legendary Journey to the West
Store / event post
Start: 2025-01-24
- In addition to the new content, we’re bringing back some of the best Lunar New Year-themed items from previous years.
- Special Lunar New Year-themed ships: Pan-Asian destroyer Northern Dragon and Japanese cruisers Eastern Dragon and Southern Dragon, accompanied by Pan-Asian cruiser Huanghe in the unique Fury skin.
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Anniversary Update: New Horizons
Crates
Start: 2022-07-21
- This time, you can acquire up to two Super V crates, including the usual crate-exclusive Shinonome, but also the latest Tier V Premium ships added to the range of available drops—this means Arizona, Hyūga, Zuihō, Anshan, and Huanghe!
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Three Years Young: Anniversary Gifts
Crates
Start: 2022-07-25
- Additionally, all Tier V Premium ships released since the first instance of Treasure Hunt concluded (those being Arizona, Hyūga, Zuihō, Anshan, and Huanghe) have been added to the possible drops.
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September Update: Full Progress Ahead
Sale
2026-09-03
- The "River of Fury" Pick-One bundle: get the Pan-Asian cruiser Huanghe with a mission rewarding the Fury skin for her and a commemorative flag, or claim just the Fury skin and commemorative flag right away.
- Both options come with a 20% discount.
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Ships and Mooncakes: It's Mid-Autumn Festival!
Doubloons
2024-09-16
- One Japanese and two Pan-Asian ships will also be available for doubloons during the Festival, including ships usually only available for Global XP—Atago and Loyang.
- And here's Huanghe, another ship available in the Store that also comes in a set with a flag and the unique Fury skin:
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- Anniversary '23 Pan-Asian Crate 1% · V Huanghe
- Mega Santa '23 0.143955% · Tier V Premium ship
- Mystic Box 0.012% · Tier V Premium ship
- Mystic Lantern 0.2% · Tier V Premium ship
- Pan-Asian Cruiser Big Crate 0.5% · V Huanghe
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Builds
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Cohort position
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Where Huanghe sits among Tier V CAs (27 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.
See 35 mid-pack stats
Not standouts for Huanghe -- 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.
Peers in this cohort
Compare Tier V CruisersStats & specs
Customize in the Build Tool →ƒ
How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.ƒ
180° − 143° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 37° off bow; 180° − 149° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 31° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.ƒ
In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (14.3 km) shells land in an ellipse about 132 m wide and 79 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie and 203 more.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.ƒ
6 broadside guns x 60 / 7 s base reload = 51.4.HE shells
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25 mm ≈ 152 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
2,200 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 13,200.ƒ
13,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 7 s base reload = 113,143.ƒ
51.4 shells/min × 0.12 (12% fire chance) = 6.17.AP shells
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floor(152 mm caliber / 14.3) = 10 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: .ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (14.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 399.2 m/s: .ƒ
3,300 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 19,800.ƒ
19,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 7 s base reload = 169,714.ƒ
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.ƒ
Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: . In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.ƒ
42,000 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,000 blast = 15,000. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.ƒ
Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.ƒ
How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): . 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.ƒ
This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.9 per hit, shown as . Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.ƒ
Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg: .ƒ
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 14,000 = 42,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.ƒ
Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.ƒ
Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 94 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.ƒ
Effective DPS: 40 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 126 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 94 + Medium 126 = 220ƒ
Effective DPS: 19 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.85 hit probability = 57 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 94 + Medium 126 + Near 57 = 277ƒ
Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 3 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 7 clouds per salvo × 190 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.ƒ
Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.ƒ
Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.ƒ
A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.ƒ
Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.ƒ
The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.ƒ
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 4×2 100 mm (4/side) × 60/4 s × 1400 = 84,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).ƒ
Fires/min (per side) 3.6 × (1 − 0.233 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 54,550 HP = 27,112. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.ƒ
Secondary DPM (per side) 84,000 + secondary fire DPM 27,112 = 111,112: shell damage plus fire damage against one T5 battleship, every shell hitting.ƒ
Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
4×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 4 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 3.6. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.ƒ
top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 33 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.2 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.ƒ
Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.ƒ
Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.ƒ
Time to reach 90% of top speed (29.7 kt of 33.0 kt).ƒ
Time to reach 99% of top speed (32.7 kt of 33.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.ƒ
With the rudder hard over the hull turns 7.0°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 7 − 7.0 = +0.0°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.ƒ
Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 11.86 km x 0.955 = 11.33 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.ƒ
Detectability by sea 11.86 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 11.33 km.ƒ
max(main battery range, sea detectability 11.86 km) = 14.32 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.ƒ
Air detectability 7.12 km + gun-firing bloom 3.04 km = 10.16 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 152 mm × 0.020 = 3.04 km.ƒ
Sea detectability 11.86 km + 2.0 km while burning = 13.86 km.ƒ
Air detectability 7.12 km + 3.0 km while burning = 10.12 km.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active
Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 92 s active · 3.96 km ship detect ƒ
Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000):ƒ
Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000):
Torpedo Reload Booster2 charges · 360 s reload · 1 s active · 8 s torpedo launchers reload time ƒ
While active, torpedo tubes reload in this time instead of the full reload, letting you fire a second spread right after the first.
Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost ƒ
Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 90 s emit / 10 s cloud active · 450 m radius
Under the hood
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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.
The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.
Main battery formulas
The standard cruiser dispersion curve.(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: at 0 m, at m, and at 14323 m. Below the kink: , so .How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: at 0 m, at m, and at 14323 m. Above the kink: , so .AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula , where 687.6 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 950 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula , where 503.9 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 950 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 950 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 950 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.3 mounts × 2 barrels = 6; all 6 bear on the broadside.Model inputs
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.Torpedoes
900 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 5.6 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).8040 m / (60.0 kt × 2.6855) = 49.9 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).2 launchers × 3 tubes.6 wing tubes / 2 = 3: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 14,000 = 84,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.AA defense
Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 37mm 67 V11 8x2 -> 126 DPS @ 3.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 8x1 -> 57 DPS @ 2 km; 100mm 70 SM 5 1S 4x2 -> 95 DPS @ 5 km.@ 5 km: 95 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 126 + 95 = 221; @ 2 km: 126 + 57 + 95 = 278. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.126 + 57 + 95 = 278 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).126 × 3.5 + 57 × 2 + 95 × 5 = 1030. 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.Secondary battery firepower
The only family (100 mm): 1400. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1400 from the 100 mm family.The only family (100 mm): 6%. 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.The only family (100 mm): 17 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.Ship Charts
Background
A British light cruiser (HMS Aurora) intended to carry out close reconnaissance and counter-destroyer missions. In 1948, the ship was transferred to the East and ended up as a part of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) a year later. In the early 1950s, a refurbishment plan to replace her weapons and equipment with Soviet-made models was laid out.
Armor Beta
Hull HP 24,100, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.
Overmatched by 93+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.
Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.
Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 23%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 16 mm primary (range 16–30 mm) | 3,700 (15% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Moltke, Graf Spee)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP. |
| Hull (midship) | 25 mm primary (range 13–51 mm) | 18,100 (75% of HP) | Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bayern, Gneisenau)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+ | Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest. |
| Stern | 16 mm primary (range 16–30 mm) | 1,100 (5% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Moltke, Graf Spee)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 76 mm primary (range 16–76 mm) | ≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap) | Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage | Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10. |
| Superstructure | 9 mm primary (range 9–70 mm) | 1,300 (5% 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 | 12,100 magazine HP | Turret knocked out | Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster. |
| Secondary mount (100 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 (37 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 | 7,200 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.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Huanghe can equip.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Fury (Huanghe)Decorative
Primary official WG sources
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