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Cambridge

Also called: 剑桥 Beta

U.S.A. · Tier VIII · CB Cruiser · Premium

Super-cruiserBattleship-caliber guns on a cruiser hull; overmatch broadside cruisers with AP, don't brawl battleships.

Playstyle

Hold mid-range angles where the big guns punish cruiser broadsides but you stay out of battleship brawls
Avoid: Do not brawl battleships or show a flat broadside; the cruiser hull cannot tank it

Key characteristics

305 mm AP overmatchHeavy AP pen2.1 sigma accuracyHeavy HE shellsWide always-pen zoneLight secondaries

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How to get Cambridge
Builds
Cohort position
Stats and specs
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Community Data

Cambridge Community Stats

Across 2,000+ Standard battles from 100+ players, Cambridge averages a 62% win rate, 90,600 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 44% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Cambridge is a super-cruiser: heavy-caliber guns on a cruiser hull. Bully cruisers and destroyers with AP from mid range, keep your broadside hidden, and avoid trading with battleships that out-tank you.

Positioning

Hold mid-range angles where the big guns punish cruiser broadsides but you stay out of battleship brawls. Use islands and speed to control when you are exposed, and rotate before a battleship can pin you.

Potato Avoidance

Brawl battleships or show a flat broadside

The cruiser hull cannot tank it. Avoid over-committing past your support, where your citadel gets punished.

Signature Traits

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Big-caliber AP overmatch · 21.3 mm
Tight grouping
Heavy HE shells · 4300 damage

ELITE REPAIR PARTY ↗

Super-heal
Fast heal cycle · 20496 HP

ELITE ARMOR ↗

Thick end plates · 27 mm
Thick bow plate · 27 mm

Light secondaries ↗

108000 secondary DPM (theoretical), bottom quartile of T8 CAs. Less per-minute secondary throughput than peers; brawl trade depends more on the mains.

Slow AP shells ↗

762 m/s AP muzzle velocity, bottom quartile of T8 CAs. Lobby trajectory, more lead, easier to dodge at range.

Acquisition

How to get Cambridge

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

BundleAvailable as a Store bundle.

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

Official WG availability sources

U.S.A. 250: History-Inspired Event & New Alternative Destroyers Store / event post Start: 2026-06-26
- The Steel Eagles random bundle offers you a chance to receive a U.S. ship: one of the alternative destroyers in Early Access or new Tier VIII Premium cruiser Cambridge.
July Update: Born to Sail Free Crates Start: 2026-06-25
- You'll be able to find them in U.S. Alt. Destroyer crates and the Steel Eagles random bundle, which can also drop another new ship—U.S. Tier VIII Premium cruiser Cambridge.

Builds

Start with the standard cruiser priorities: survivability, concealment or positioning control where relevant, and enough reload/accuracy pressure to keep the ship useful all match.

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Cohort position

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Where Cambridge 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.

BestAP ricochet start60° (1 of 8 tied) BestRepair heal rate2 %/s (1 of 7 tied) BestEnd plates27 mm (1 of 10 tied / 7/36) Top 10%Sigma2.1 (3/36) Top 25%Rudder shift8.7 s (9/36) Top 25%Main battery caliber305 mm (7/36) Top 25%HE shell damage4,300 (4/29) Top 25%HE fire chance27% (4/29) Top 25%AP shell damage8,900 (8/35) Top 25%Secondary HE alpha1,800 (7/27) Top 25%AP auto-bounce angle67.5° (6/35) Top 25%Displacement17,070 t (9/36) Top 25%AP pen at 10 km421 mm (8/35) Top 25%AA threat2,485 (8/36) Bottom 25%Hit points42,700 HP (29/36) Bottom 25%Smoke fire bloom9.73 km (30/36) Bottom 25%HE velocity808 m/s (27/29) Bottom 25%AP arming threshold51 mm (29/35) WorstSecondary DPM (per side)108,000 (1 of 5 tied) WorstSecondary fire chance5% (1 of 12 tied) WorstAP velocity762 m/s (1 of 6 tied) WorstNo torpedoes (15 of 36 in cohort)

See 27 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Cambridge -- 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(23/36) Concealment12.43 km(13/36) Air detection7.65 km(19/36) Turning circle750 m(13/36) Main battery range15.8 km(12/36) Main battery reload12.5 s(20/36) Fires per minute7.73(14/29) HE DPM123,136(19/29) AP DPM254,864(20/35) Main dispersion142 m(21/36) Secondary HE pen21 mm(13/27) Time to 90% speed25.3 s(15/36) Acceleration (0-12 kt)9 s(15/36) Engine power120,000 hp(22/36) Power / turn radius160 hp/m(19/36) Power-to-weight7.03 hp/t(15/36) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)186,500(19/29) AA DPS497(20/36) AA range5 km(24/36) Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,944(16/36) Max armor160 mm(18/36) Citadel belt160 mm(14/36) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(20 of 28 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.033 s(24 of 35 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(32 of 36 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(22 of 28 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(33 of 36 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points42,700

Displacement17,070 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.

205.8 x 21.59 m

Armor range16–160 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 27, 30, 38, 40, 57, 64, 76, 127, 140, 152, 160 mm

Armor material/layer entries52

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 duration45 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 45 s = 0.135 of the pool; 0.135 × 42,700 HP = 5,764 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 × 42,700 HP = 4,270 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.29 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 13%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

13%

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.

12,800

Effective HP

Base 42,700 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.02 of max HP per second (2%) × 20 s × 42,700 HP = 17,080 HP per charge, × 2 charges = 34,160 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.

63,731–76,860

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 × 1,400 = 2,800), 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.

1,400

Casemate section HP

Damage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 6,600 = 13,200), 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.

6,600

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 × 32,000 = 64,000), 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.

32,000

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 × 1,900 = 3,800), 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 ×. 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.

1,900

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 × 2,900 = 5,800), 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.

2,900

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

ModuleArtillery: 305 mm/50 Mk8

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 6 barrels

Reload time12.5 s

Firing range15.8 km

Turret traverse10 °/s

Turret armor325 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 ±151°, ±150°

Guns to bear

180° − 150° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 30° off bow; 180° − 151° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 29° 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.

30° off bow / 29° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2.1

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (15.8 km) shells land in an ellipse about 142 m wide and 85 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.

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{15800}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 142 m

142 m at 15.8 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 142 \cdot 0.6 = 85.2 m

85.2 m at 15.8 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 142 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.1} = 40.6 m

40.6 m at 15.8 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 85.2 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.1} = 24.3 m

24.3 m at 15.8 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 10 deg/s traverse speed = 18 s.

18 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 6 broadside guns x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 28.6. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 6 broadside guns x 60 / 11.286 s (11.2 s = 79 ticks) all-upgrades reload (12.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 11.2 s) = 31.9.

Initial: 28.6 → 31.9

HE shells

HE alpha4,300

HE Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance27%

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB63379

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB186516

HE penetration

51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

51 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

4,300 HE damage x 6 broadside guns = 25,800.

25,800

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 25,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 123,136. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 25,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.286 s (11.2 s = 79 ticks) all-upgrades reload (12.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 11.2 s) = 137,165.

Initial: 123,136 → 137,165

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 28.6 shells/min × 0.27 (27% fire chance) = 7.73. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 31.9 shells/min × 0.27 (27% fire chance) = 8.61.

Initial: 7.73 → 8.61

AP shells

AP alpha8,900

AP Velocity762 m/s

Min Ricochet60 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet67.5 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold51 mm

AP pen max range347 mm

AP overmatch

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

21 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 2470 \cdot 517^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 762^{1.38} = 622.2 mm

622.2 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.8 km), where the shell has slowed to 499.1 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2470 \cdot 517^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {499.1}^{1.38} = 347 mm

347 mm at 15.8 km

AP full-salvo alpha

8,900 AP damage x 6 broadside guns = 53,400.

53,400

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 53,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 12.571 s (12.5 s = 88 ticks) base reload = 254,864. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 53,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 11.286 s (11.2 s = 79 ticks) all-upgrades reload (12.5 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 11.2 s) = 283,899.

Initial: 254,864 → 283,899

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.

AA Defense

AA mount points10

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.

5 km

76.2 mm Mk3310×2 76mm

127 mm Mk32 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

6×2 127mm

Guns127 mm Mk32 (DP) + 76.2 mm Mk33

Far 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 91 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Medium continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 129 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 406 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

406

Range5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 91 + Medium 406 = 497

497

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 × 240 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.

240

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 secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary 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 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.

2.5-5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts6

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary DPM (per side)

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: 6×2 127 mm (6/side) × 60/6 s × 1800 = 108,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

108,000

Secondary fire DPM vs T8 BB (per side)

Fires/min (per side) 3 × (1 − 0.4 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 75,900 HP = 24,592. 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.

24,592

Total secondary DPM vs T8 BB (per side)

Secondary DPM (per side) 108,000 + secondary fire DPM 24,592 = 132,592: shell damage plus fire damage against one T8 battleship, every shell hitting.

132,592

127 mm Mk32 (DP)

Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.

6×2 127mm

Caliber127 mm

Reload time6 s

HE alpha1,800

Muzzle Velocity792 m/s

Fire Chance5%

Secondary fires/min (per side)

6×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 6 s × 0.05 (5% fire chance) = 3. 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.

HE Pen21 mm

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 power120,000 hp

Maximum speed33.0 kt

Turning circle radius750 m

Rudder shift time8.7 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 33 / 4 + 4.9 = 13.2 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

13.2 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.

28.8 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

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

10.0 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (29.7 kt of 33.0 kt).

25.3 s

Acceleration 0-99%

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.

40.5 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 5.1°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 10 − 5.1 = +4.9°/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 (+4.9°/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): 12.43 km x 0.955 = 11.87 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

12.43 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 12.43 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 11.87 km.

11.87 km

Detectability by air7.65 km

Smoke firing penalty9.73 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Larger of 15.8 km range and 9.73 km smoke firing penalty = 15.8 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.

15.8 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 7.65 km + gun-firing bloom 6.1 km = 13.75 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 305 mm × 0.020 = 6.1 km.

13.75 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 12.43 km + 2.0 km while burning = 14.43 km.

14.43 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 7.65 km + 3.0 km while burning = 10.65 km.

10.65 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Choose one

Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 110 s active · 4.98 km ship detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{166 \times 30}{1000} = 4.98 km$
· 3.48 km torpedo detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{116 \times 30}{1000} = 3.48 km$

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.

Repair Party2 charges · 60 s reload · 20 s active · 17,080 HP (40% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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0.02 of max HP per second (2%) × 20 s effective active time = 0.4 of max HP × 42,700 HP = 17,080 HP: up to 40% of max HP restored per charge.
· 34,160 HP (80% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.4 of max HP per charge × 2 charges = 0.8 × 42,700 HP = 34,160 HP: up to 80% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 854 HP/s (2% of max HP) heal per second
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0.02 (2% of max HP) × 42,700 HP = 854 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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 km26.3 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15800 = 7900$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15800 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{7900} = 0.3899$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.3899 = 26.3 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km53.7 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15800 = 7900$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15800 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7900}{15800 - 7900} = 0.5266$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.5266 = 53.7 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 15 km80.5 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15800 = 7900$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15800 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{15000 - 7900}{15800 - 7900} = 0.5899$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 136.5 \cdot 0.5899 = 80.5 m$ .

AP pen 5 km510 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2470 \cdot 517^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {659.6}^{1.38} = 510 mm$ , where 659.6 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 762 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 km421 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2470 \cdot 517^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {574.4}^{1.38} = 421 mm$ , where 574.4 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 762 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 km356 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2470 \cdot 517^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {508.2}^{1.38} = 356 mm$ , where 508.2 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 762 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.29 s

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,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3343 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 462.3} = 2.64 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 808 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.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.51 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3343 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 517} = 2.36 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 762 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)6

3 mounts × 2 barrels = 6; all 6 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,470

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 mass517 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 coefficient0.3343

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

AP muzzle velocity762 m/s

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

HE muzzle velocity808 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

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.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range497

Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 3in50 Twin Mark 33 10x2 -> 406 DPS @ 5 km; 5in38 Mk32 Mod12 6x2 -> 91 DPS @ 5 km.

AA DPS layered by range497 DPS @ 5 km

@ 5 km: 406 + 91 = 497. 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-blank497

406 + 91 = 497 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (5 km).

AA threat index2485

406 × 5 + 91 × 5 = 2485. 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

Max HE alpha1800

The only family (127 mm): 1800. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1800 from the 127 mm family.

Max HE fire chance5%

The only family (127 mm): 5%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 5% from the 127 mm family.

Max HE pen21 mm

The only family (127 mm): 21 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: 21 mm from the 127 mm family.

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Background

A cruiser armed with 12-inch (305 mm) main battery guns, representing a hypothetical embodiment of the preliminary design "Heavy Cruiser Study, Scheme 3" (1940), incorporated into the hull of an Oregon City-class ship. By the end of World War II, USS Cambridge was still in the early stages of construction, making her a suitable platform for experiments with weaponry typical of large cruisers.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 42,700, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern27 mm

Overmatched by 74+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel152 mm

AP can citadel a flat broadside even at range. Stay angled and avoid showing the full side.

Farming16 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 45s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	27 mm primary (range 27–40 mm)	1,400 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 406mm+ AP (Hawke, Iowa)Angle bounces 380mm27 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	27 mm primary (range 27–152 mm)	32,000 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 406mm+ AP (Hawke, Iowa)Angle bounces 380mm27 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	27 mm primary (range 27–152 mm)	2,900 (7% of HP)	Overmatched by 406mm+ AP (Hawke, Iowa)Angle bounces 380mm27 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	152 mm primary (range 27–160 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	16 mm primary (range 16–38 mm)	1,900 (4% 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).
Secondary mount (127 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 (76 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	12,800 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.

Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Cambridge can equip.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
For the ConstitutionDecorative

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2026-06-25 · Patch notes July Update: Born to Sail Free Patch notes

Cambridge

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Under the hood

Main battery formulas

Model inputs

AA defense

Secondary battery firepower

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