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Aberdeen

Also called: 阿伯丁 Beta

U.K. · Tier VIII · CL Cruiser · Premium

AP-only cruiserAP-only: there is no HE, so hunt broadsides and stay mobile in the open.

Playstyle

Fight from behind islands at mid range, where her 9.0 km radar can catch destroyers and cruisers contesting a cap and her turrets
A 12.1 km surface detectability, 8th-lowest of 36, lets her pick her moment near cover
Avoid: Trading broadsides at long range with battleships and heavy cruisers

Key characteristics

Long torps (10 km)Radar (9 km)High AP DPMWide always-pen zoneLobs over islandsWeak torp belt

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Community Data

Aberdeen Community Stats

Across 200+ Standard battles from 45 players, Aberdeen averages a 55% win rate, 66,400 damage and 0.8 kills per battle, and survives 33% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Aberdeen is a British Tier VIII premium cruiser built around AP volume and information. Her eight 152 mm guns reload in 4.0 s, the fastest of 36 Tier VIII cruisers, for 384,000 AP damage per minute, 3rd at her tier. Those shells bounce less than almost anyone's, tied best for ricochet angles, but they penetrate little: 279 mm up close, 27th at her tier. Radar with three 40 s charges, five short smoke charges and three heals round out the kit. The trade is a 39,200 HP pool, among the smallest at her tier, and a heal that recovers little per use.

Positioning

Fight from behind islands at mid range, where her 9.0 km radar can catch destroyers and cruisers contesting a cap and her turrets, traversing at 38 degrees per second (2nd of 36), switch targets almost instantly. A 12.1 km surface detectability, 8th-lowest of 36, lets her pick her moment near cover. Aim for broadsides and superstructure: with low penetration and slow shells, 6.65 s to reach 10 km, distant belt armour is wasted effort. Her smoke lasts only 15 s on a 70 s reload, so treat it as a quick escape, not a firing position.

Potato Avoidance

Trading broadsides at long range with battleships and heavy cruisers

Her 39,200 HP is 6th-smallest at her tier and her torpedo protection is just 4 percent, so focused fire deletes her quickly. Meanwhile her AP manages only 129 mm of penetration at medium range, 28th at her tier, so that duel costs her far more than it costs them. Stay close to cover and spend her damage on targets her shells can actually hurt.

Signature Traits

Surveillance Radar

9 km range, 40 s duration. Detects all enemy ships within a fixed radius regardless of line-of-sight. Controls caps and punishes smoke-firing DDs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

AP DPM machine · 384000 AP
Fast reload · 4 s

Long-reach AA ↗

6 km AA reach, best of T8 CAs.

Extra heal charges ↗

3 Repair Party charges, best of T8 CAs. More total HP available across a match.

ELITE RADAR ↗

Long-duration radar · 40 s
Extra radar charges · 3 Surveillance

WEAK ARMOR ↗

Weak torp belt · 4%
Soft superstructure · 6 mm

Acquisition

How to get Aberdeen

Aberdeen is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Campaign.

CampaignEarned in the campaign “The Foghorn's Bride” (Oct 2026); campaign ships can later return through other limited methods.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Official WG availability sources

THE FOGHORN'S BRIDE CAMPAIGN BREAKDOWN Campaign Start: 2026-10-05
- To successfully complete "The Foghorn's Bride" campaign and unlock British Tier VIII Premium cruiser Aberdeen, you must accumulate 1,975 Renown with an active Admiralty Backing.
THROUGH THE SPY GLASS: ABERDEEN Campaign Start: 2026-10-06
- Aberdeen is a British Tier VIII Premium cruiser you can receive by completing "The Foghorn's Bride" campaign with Admiralty Backing.
Halloween Update: The Restless Fleet Campaign Start: 2026-10-01
- The final prize is British Tier VIII Premium cruiser Aberdeen.
- You get the new ship once you complete all 80 milestones of the campaign with an active Admiralty Backing.

Builds

Invest first in survivability, since her 39,200 HP pool and modest heal leave little margin for error. Next, anything that extends or recharges radar and smoke multiplies her best tools, and concealment narrows the gap between her 12.1 km detection and 9.0 km radar. Her 4.0 s reload already delivers top-tier damage per minute, so more reload is worth less than staying alive to keep firing. Check current picks in the Build Tool before committing points.

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Cohort position

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Where Aberdeen sits among Tier VIII CAs (35 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.

BestMain battery reload4 s (1/36) BestAP arming threshold12 mm (1 of 3 tied) BestAP ricochet start60° (1 of 8 tied) BestAP auto-bounce angle75° (1 of 3 tied) BestAA range6 km (1 of 7 tied) BestTorpedo reload80 s (1 of 2 tied) BestRepair charges3 (1 of 3 tied) Top 10%AP DPM384,000 (2/35) Top 10%Time to 90% speed9.9 s (4/36) Top 10%Acceleration (0-12 kt)3.5 s (4/36) Top 10%Turn speed retained92.9% (3/36) Top 10%Flak damage per salvo (expected)2,268 (4/36) Top 25%Stealth profile12.12 km / 7.27 km (8/36 / 7/36) Top 25%Smoke fire bloom5.81 km (5/36) Top 25%Turning circle730 m (7/36) Top 25%Main dispersion138.7 m (9/36) Top 25%Displacement14,934 t (6/36) Bottom 25%Hit points39,200 HP (31/36) Bottom 25%Max speed32.5 kt (31/36) Bottom 25%Main battery caliber152 mm (29/36) Bottom 25%Main battery range15.32 km (30/36) Bottom 25%AP velocity768 m/s (28/35) Bottom 25%AP pen at 10 km134 mm (29/35) Bottom 25%Max armor114 mm (31/36) Bottom 10%Power / turn radius109.6 hp/m (35/36) WorstNo secondaries (9 of 36 in cohort) ShortestAP fuse timer0.005 s (1 of 3 tied) WorstEngine power80,000 hp (1 of 2 tied) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (1 of 17 tied) WorstEnd plates16 mm (1 of 7 tied / 1 of 6 tied)

See 10 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Aberdeen -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort.

Rudder shift9.6 s(13/36) Sigma2.05(17/36) Power-to-weight5.36 hp/t(26/36) AA DPS539(11/36) AA threat2,178(11/36) Torpedo range9.99 km(9/21) Torpedo damage≈15,667(10/21) Torpedo speed62 kt(13/21) Torpedo reaction time7.8 s(11/21) Citadel belt114 mm(25/36)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points39,200

Displacement14,934 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

187 x 20.22 m

Armor range6–114 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 13, 16, 19, 37, 38, 40, 51, 63, 76, 114 mm

Armor material/layer entries50

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.6004 fire coefficient = 40%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

40%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 39,200 HP = 3,528 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 39,200 HP = 3,920 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.32 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 4%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

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.

11,800

Effective HP

Base 39,200 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 39,200 HP = 5,488 HP per charge, × 3 charges = 16,464 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above.

55,664

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel33%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,100 = 2,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,100

Auxiliary section HP

Damage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 4,800 = 9,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

4,800

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 29,400 = 58,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

29,400

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 4,700 = 9,400), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

4,700

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,100 = 2,200), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,100

Citadel section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Main Battery

These main guns are dual-purpose: they also fire at aircraft and feed the AA Defense card.

ModuleArtillery: 152 mm/50 Mk XXVI

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload time4 s

Firing range15.3 km

Turret traverse38 °/s

Turret armor102 mm

Turret traverse arcs

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.

2x ±140°, 2x ±145°

Guns to bear

180° − 145° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 35° off bow; 180° − 140° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 40° 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.

35° off bow / 40° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2.05

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (15.3 km) shells land in an ellipse about 139 m wide and 83 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie, Algérie W and 203 more.

Standard cruiser

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{15317}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 138.7 m

138.7 m at 15.3 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 138.7 \cdot 0.6 = 83.2 m

83.2 m at 15.3 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 138.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 40.6 m

40.6 m at 15.3 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 83.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 24.4 m

24.4 m at 15.3 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 38 deg/s traverse speed = 4.7 s.

4.7 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s base reload = 120. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 3.714 s (3.6 s = 26 ticks) all-upgrades reload (4 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 3.6 s) = 129.2.

Initial: 120 → 129.2

AP shells

AP alpha3,200

AP Velocity768 m/s

Min Ricochet60 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet75 deg

Fuse Timer0.005 s

Fuse Threshold12 mm

AP pen max range98 mm

AP overmatch

floor(152 mm caliber / 14.3) = 10 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

10 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2672 \cdot {58.85}^{0.69} \cdot {0.152}^{- 1.07} \cdot 768^{1.38} = 320 mm

320 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.3 km), where the shell has slowed to 325.2 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2672 \cdot {58.85}^{0.69} \cdot {0.152}^{- 1.07} \cdot {325.2}^{1.38} = 97.8 mm

97.8 mm at 15.3 km

AP full-salvo alpha

3,200 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 25,600.

25,600

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 25,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 384,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 25,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 3.714 s (3.6 s = 26 ticks) all-upgrades reload (4 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 3.6 s) = 413,538.

Initial: 384,000 → 413,538

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm TR Mk IV

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time80 s

Projectile speed62.0 kt

Range9.99 km

Maximum simulated damage

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:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 47, 000 \cdot 0.333 = 15, 667

. 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.

≈ 15,667

Maximum damage (ammunition)

47,000 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,100 blast = 16,767. 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.

16,767

Torpedo module damage

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.

1,100

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{62 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.8 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

7.8 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.82 per hit, shown as

2.82 \times 100 = 282 %

. 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.

282%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcswing 129° (one launcher per beam)

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming197 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 15,667 = 47,001. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

47,001

AA Defense

AA mount points24

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

6 km

76.2 mm/70 Mk VI4×2 76mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk V20×2 20mm

Gunsmain battery (DP)

Continuous DPS

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 98 from dual-purpose main battery firing as AA in this range band.

Range6 km

Guns76.2 mm/70 Mk VI

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 75 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 236 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

236

Range5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 98 + Medium 236 = 334

334

Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk V

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 69 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.85 hit probability = 205 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

205

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 98 + Medium 236 + Near 205 = 539

539

AA explosions

Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between salvos - up to 9 clouds per salvo × 280 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.

2 per salvo, 4 clouds each + 1 outer cloud

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

280

Cloud spawn chance

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.

90%

Salvo interval

A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one main battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.

Main battery

Flak zone

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 6 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.

2.5-6 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power80,000 hp

Maximum speed32.5 kt

Turning circle radius730 m

Rudder shift time9.6 s

Engine power-boost threshold30.2 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 32.5 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.0 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

13.0 kt

Crash stop

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.

31.6 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

9.8 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (29.2 kt of 32.5 kt).

9.9 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (32.2 kt of 32.5 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.

28.3 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 6.6°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 38 − 6.6 = +31.4°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

hold target (+31.4°/s spare)

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 12.12 km x 0.955 = 11.57 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

12.12 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 12.12 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 11.57 km.

11.57 km

Detectability by air7.27 km

Smoke firing penalty5.81 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Larger of 15.32 km range and 5.81 km smoke firing penalty = 15.32 km. When you fire, you can be seen out to your main battery range. Skills that shorten your range don't shorten this below your smoke firing penalty.

15.32 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 7.27 km + gun-firing bloom 3.04 km = 10.31 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 152 mm × 0.020 = 3.04 km.

10.31 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 12.12 km + 2.0 km while burning = 14.12 km.

14.12 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 7.27 km + 3.0 km while burning = 10.27 km.

10.27 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 5,488 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 39,200 HP = 5,488 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 16,464 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.14 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.42 × 39,200 HP = 16,464 HP: up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 196 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 39,200 HP = 196 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

Choose one

Surveillance Radar3 charges · 120 s reload · 40 s active · 9 km radar range
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{300 \times 30}{1000} = 9 km$

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
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Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.

Smoke Generator5 charges · 70 s reload · 15 s emit / 40 s cloud active · 600 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

vs standard cruiserStandard

The standard cruiser dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m

(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.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km102 m

(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.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km136.5 m

(500 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 136.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Shell scatter height @ 5 km26.7 m

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:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15317 = 7658$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15317 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{7658} = 0.3959$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.3959 = 26.7 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km54.1 m

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:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15317 = 7658$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15317 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7658}{15317 - 7658} = 0.5306$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.5306 = 54.1 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 15 km81.3 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 15 km, from the same model. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15317 = 7658$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15317 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{15000 - 7658}{15317 - 7658} = 0.5959$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 136.5 \cdot 0.5959 = 81.3 m$ .

AP pen 5 km204 mm

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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2672 \cdot {58.85}^{0.69} \cdot {0.152}^{- 1.07} \cdot 554^{1.38} = 204 mm$ , where 554 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 768 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km134 mm

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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2672 \cdot {58.85}^{0.69} \cdot {0.152}^{- 1.07} \cdot {409.1}^{1.38} = 134 mm$ , where 409.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 768 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km99 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2672 \cdot {58.85}^{0.69} \cdot {0.152}^{- 1.07} \cdot {328.5}^{1.38} = 99 mm$ , where 328.5 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 768 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km6.65 s

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,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3475 \cdot {0.152}^{2}}{8 \cdot 58.85} = 5.36 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 768 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.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)8

4 mounts × 2 barrels = 8; all 8 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,672

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass58.85 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.3475

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity768 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

idealRadius8

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius1.1

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist4,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.8 s

1300 m / (62.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.8 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed62.0 kt

Travel time to max range60 s

9990 m / (62.0 kt × 2.6855) = 60 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count6

2 launchers × 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo3 torpedoes

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.

Full-salvo damage94,002

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 15,667 = 94,002. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range98

Only families that reach 6 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 3in70 Mk6 4x2 -> 236 DPS @ 5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK V 20x2 -> 205 DPS @ 2 km; Far AA (?) -> 98 DPS @ 6 km.

AA DPS layered by range98 DPS @ 6 km, 334 DPS @ 5 km, 539 DPS @ 2 km

@ 6 km: 98 from one family; @ 5 km: 236 + 98 = 334; @ 2 km: 236 + 205 + 98 = 539. 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.

AA DPS at point-blank539

236 + 205 + 98 = 539 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).

AA threat index2178

236 × 5 + 205 × 2 + 98 × 6 = 2178. 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

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Background

A hypothetical addition to the Town-class cruisers, rearmed with the automatic 6-inch (152 mm) and 3-inch (76 mm) guns intended for the Minotaur-class cruisers project (1947) but instead used to complete the Tiger-class cruisers in the 1950s.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 39,200, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are estimates.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 141+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel114 mm

Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.

Farming6 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 16–40 mm)	≈ 1,960 (~5% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)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)	76 mm primary (range 19–76 mm)	≈ 29,400 (~75% of HP)	No common AP 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	16 mm primary (range 16–40 mm)	≈ 1,960 (~5% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst '43, Schill)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	114 mm primary (range 13–114 mm)	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	6 mm primary (range 6–114 mm)	no cap	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).

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.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Aberdeen can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

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Aberdeen

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