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Vrijheid

Also called: 弗赖海特 Beta

Netherlands · Tier VII · CL Cruiser · Premium

Airstrike cruiserGuns up front, airstrikes for the caps you cannot reach with the hull.

Playstyle

Use islands, concealment, and mid-range kiting lanes to stack pressure without becoming the easiest target
Avoid: Do not sit still waiting for gimmick damage

Key characteristics

Strong AAStealthy (11.5 km)Lobs over islandsSmokeEngine BoostFragile

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Community Data

Vrijheid Community Stats

Across 10,000+ Standard battles from 130+ players, Vrijheid averages a 66% win rate, 79,600 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 55% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Dutch cruiser area denial and fire support is the core job. Use islands, concealment, and mid-range kiting lanes to stack pressure without becoming the easiest target. Look for clustered ships where Dutch airstrike-style pressure and cruiser fire can force movement.

Positioning

Use islands, concealment, and mid-range kiting lanes to stack pressure without becoming the easiest target. Look for clustered ships where Dutch airstrike-style pressure and cruiser fire can force movement.

Potato Avoidance

Sit still waiting for gimmick damage

Vrijheid should keep guns active, preserve escape routes, and use area denial to shape enemy movement.

Signature Traits

Airstrike alt-armament

The alt-armament fires a bomber line in place of torpedoes. Rewards behind-cover positioning with the cap in range.

Engine Boost

+20% speed (about +6.6 kt), 60 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact. Uncommon in T7 CAs.

Best-in-class stealth ↗

11.5 km surface detect, top decile of T7 CAs. Stays dark longer.

ELITE AA ↗

Top-tier AA · 529 AA
Long-reach AA · 5.2 km

Fragile HP pool ↗

33400 HP, bottom decile of T7 CAs. Trade hits sparingly.

Short gun range ↗

15.2 km main battery reach, bottom decile of T7 CAs. Outranged by peers; close distance or lean on terrain.

Acquisition

How to get Vrijheid

Vrijheid 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

Age of Discovery: New Ships and the Spirit of Adventure Bundle Start: 2026-03-02
- You can find Vrijheid in the Spirit of Discovery random bundle in the Store.
March Update: Echoes at Sea Store / event post Start: 2026-02-19
- Check the Store for themed content and a chance to step aboard the new ships, available from the Spirit of Discovery random bundle—Spanish Tier VII Premium cruiser Numancia and Dutch Tier VII Premium cruiser Vrijheid.

Builds

Build for cruiser concealment, survivability, reload, and consumable/airstrike tempo where available. Inspirations that help you stay dark or disengage are valuable.

Karel Doorman

Airstrike specialist

InspirationsCornelis van der Windt · Commander Worf

Doorman extends airstrike range, cruise speed, and plane HP via Bird's Eye View / Sea Wings / Iron Feathers so your bombers reach the target and survive AA. Cornelis van der Windt's Flame Storm trait adds bomb burning chance for more fire starts; Worf's Sky Attack trait raises damage on every projectile your aircraft drop. Treat the airstrike like a long-range torpedo: drop bombs across the path of a target rotating to cap or hiding behind an island, then use your main battery to punish whoever you've forced into the open.

Karel Doorman

Fire DoT cruiser

InspirationsJohan Furstner · Cornelis van der Windt

Same Doorman skill spine (airstrike range / cruise speed / plane HP). Furstner's Minister of the Navy trait raises fire damage from your cruiser's shells or bombs; Cornelis van der Windt's Flame Storm adds bomb burning chance on top. Each fire that lands does more DPS, and you start more of them. Pairs well with Burn It Down XXL on the main battery so HE salvos and airstrike bombs both start more fires.

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Cohort position

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Where Vrijheid sits among Tier VII CAs (57 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.

BestRepair charges3 (1 of 6 tied) Top 10%Stealth profile11.46 km / 6.88 km (5/58 / 4/58) Top 10%Smoke fire bloom5.37 km (3/58) Top 10%Main battery reload4.7 s (2/58) Top 10%Main dispersion137.5 m (6/58) Top 10%Displacement11,850 t (6/58) Top 10%AA threat2,028 (4/58) Top 10%Flak damage per salvo (expected)1,944 (5/58) Top 25%AP velocity940 m/s (11/58) Top 25%HE velocity940 m/s (10/50) Top 25%AP arming threshold20 mm (7/58) Top 25%AA DPS529 (7/58) Top 25%AA range5.2 km (7/58) Bottom 25%HE fire chance8% (45/50) ShorterAP fuse timer0.01 s (50/58) Bottom 25%Engine power85,000 hp (45/57) Bottom 25%Power / turn radius118.1 hp/m (49/57) Bottom 10%Hit points33,400 HP (56/58) Bottom 10%Main battery range15.15 km (54/58) Bottom 10%HE shell damage1,850 (46/50) Bottom 10%Max armor100 mm (54/58) WorstMain battery caliber127 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstAP shell damage2,100 (1 of 2 tied) WorstNo secondaries (7 of 58 in cohort) WorstAP pen at 10 km70 mm (58/58) WorstNo torpedoes (15 of 58 in cohort) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (1 of 17 tied) WorstCitadel belt75 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstEnd plates16 mm (1 of 8 tied / 1 of 8 tied)

See 14 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Vrijheid -- 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(31/58) Rudder shift9 s(29/58) Turning circle720 m(25/58) Sigma2(30/58) Fires per minute8.15(20/50) HE DPM188,364(19/50) AP DPM213,818(44/58) Time to 90% speed25.1 s(35/57) Acceleration (0-12 kt)9 s(32/57) Power-to-weight7.17 hp/t(28/57) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)248,819(19/50) NormAP ricochet start45°(41 of 58 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(41 of 58 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(54 of 58 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points33,400

Displacement11,850 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.

185.8 x 17.98 m

Armor range13–100 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 15, 16, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 75, 80, 100 mm

Armor material/layer entries69

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.6337 fire coefficient = 36.6%. 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.

36.6%

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 × 33,400 HP = 3,006 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 × 33,400 HP = 3,340 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.27 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 19%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

19%

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

16,700

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.

10,000

Effective HP

Base 33,400 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 33,400 HP = 4,676 HP per charge, × 3 charges = 14,028 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.

47,428

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 × 600 = 1,200), 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.

600

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 × 3,000 = 6,000), 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.

3,000

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 × 2,800 = 5,600), 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.

2,800

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 × 25,100 = 50,200), 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.

25,100

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 × 3,100 = 6,200), 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 ×. 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.

3,100

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 × 500 = 1,000), 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.

500

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: 8×127 mm

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload time4.7 s

Firing range15.2 km

Turret traverse12 °/s

Turret armor125 mm

Guns to bear

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

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (15.2 km) shells land in an ellipse about 138 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, 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{15150}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 137.5 m

137.5 m at 15.2 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 137.5 \cdot 0.6 = 82.5 m

82.5 m at 15.2 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 137.5 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 41.3 m

41.3 m at 15.2 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 82.5 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 24.8 m

24.8 m at 15.2 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 12 deg/s traverse speed = 15 s.

15 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 4.714 s (4.7 s = 33 ticks) base reload = 101.8. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 4.286 s (4.2 s = 30 ticks) all-upgrades reload (4.7 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 4.2 s) = 112.

Initial: 101.8 → 112

HE shells

HE alpha1,850

HE Velocity940 m/s

Fire Chance8%

HE fire DPM vs T7 BB60421

Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB248785

HE penetration

20 mm = 127 mm caliber / 6.35 (non-standard HE penetration ratio).

20 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

1,850 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 14,800.

14,800

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 14,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.714 s (4.7 s = 33 ticks) base reload = 188,364. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 14,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.286 s (4.2 s = 30 ticks) all-upgrades reload (4.7 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 4.2 s) = 207,200.

Initial: 188,364 → 207,200

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 101.8 shells/min × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 8.15. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 112 shells/min × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 8.96.

Initial: 8.15 → 8.96

AP shells

AP alpha2,100

AP Velocity940 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold20 mm

AP pen max range47 mm

AP overmatch

floor(127 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

8 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 2400 \cdot {23.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot 940^{1.38} = 259.7 mm

259.7 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 271.6 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2400 \cdot {23.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {271.6}^{1.38} = 46.8 mm

46.8 mm at 15.2 km

AP full-salvo alpha

2,100 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 16,800.

16,800

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.714 s (4.7 s = 33 ticks) base reload = 213,818. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 16,800 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4.286 s (4.2 s = 30 ticks) all-upgrades reload (4.7 s × 0.9 Main Battery Mod. 3 = 4.2 s) = 235,200.

Initial: 213,818 → 235,200

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

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Squadrons

Plane HP2,000

Plane max speed180 kn

Planes per strike4

OrdnanceHE bomb, 6,300 alpha

Fire chance38%

Bomb penetration36.5 mm

Bomb velocity300 m/s

Charges2

Range10.5 km

Reload54 s

Launch arc-124° to 124°

AA Defense

AA mount points17

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5.2 km

40 mm/56 Bofors Model 193610×2 40mm

40 mm/56 Bofors7×1 40mm

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

104

Range5.2 km

Guns40 mm/56 Bofors + 40 mm/56 Bofors Model 1936

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 135 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 425 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

425

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 104 + Medium 425 = 529

529

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 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 5.2 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.

2.5-5.2 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power85,000 hp

Maximum speed33.0 kt

Turning circle radius720 m

Rudder shift time9 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.

28.5 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

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

11.0 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

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

25.1 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.

40.3 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 5.5°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 12 − 5.5 = +6.5°/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 (+6.5°/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): 11.46 km x 0.955 = 10.94 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

11.46 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 11.46 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 10.94 km.

10.94 km

Detectability by air6.88 km

Smoke firing penalty5.37 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Larger of 15.15 km range and 5.37 km smoke firing penalty = 15.15 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.

15.15 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 6.88 km + gun-firing bloom 2.4 km = 9.28 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020.

9.28 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 11.46 km + 2.0 km while burning = 13.46 km.

13.46 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 6.88 km + 3.0 km while burning = 9.88 km.

9.88 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Choose one

Engine Boost4 charges · 100 s reload · 60 s active · +20% speed bonus

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 Generator3 charges · 160 s reload · 20 s emit / 90 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Repair Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 28 s active · 4,676 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 × 33,400 HP = 4,676 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 14,028 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.14 of max HP per charge × 3 charges = 0.42 × 33,400 HP = 14,028 HP: up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 167 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 33,400 HP = 167 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 km26.9 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15150 = 7575$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15150 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{7575} = 0.398$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.398 = 26.9 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km54.3 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15150 = 7575$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15150 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7575}{15150 - 7575} = 0.532$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.532 = 54.3 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 15 km81.6 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15150 = 7575$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15150 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{15000 - 7575}{15150 - 7575} = 0.598$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 136.5 \cdot 0.598 = 81.6 m$ .

AP pen 5 km132 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2400 \cdot {23.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {574.8}^{1.38} = 132 mm$ , where 574.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 940 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 km70 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2400 \cdot {23.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {364.1}^{1.38} = 70 mm$ , where 364.1 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 940 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 km47 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2400 \cdot {23.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.12}^{- 1.07} \cdot {272.6}^{1.38} = 47 mm$ , where 272.6 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 15 km (from 940 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 km6.51 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3345 \cdot {0.12}^{2}}{8 \cdot 23.5} = 8.05 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 940 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 km6.51 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3345 \cdot {0.12}^{2}}{8 \cdot 23.5} = 8.05 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 940 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)2,400

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 mass23.5 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 coefficient0.3345

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

AP muzzle velocity940 m/s

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

HE muzzle velocity940 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 range104

Only families that reach 5.2 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Bofors Mark IV Hazemeyer 10x2 -> 250 DPS @ 3.5 km; 40mm Bofors Mk3 7x1 -> 175 DPS @ 3.5 km; Far AA (?) -> 104 DPS @ 5.2 km.

AA DPS layered by range104 DPS @ 5.2 km, 529 DPS @ 3.5 km

@ 5.2 km: 104 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 250 + 175 + 104 = 529. 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-blank529

250 + 175 + 104 = 529 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.5 km).

AA threat index2028

250 × 3.5 + 175 × 3.5 + 104 × 5.2 = 2028. 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.

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Background

A post-war version of the Dutch Eendracht-class light cruiser design with an alternative main battery. The ship's main armament consists of automatic dual-purpose 120 mm guns, similar to those mounted on Friesland-class destroyers in the early 1950s.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 33,400, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 142+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel75 mm

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

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 37%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 16–40 mm)	600 (2% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)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)	80 mm primary (range 16–100 mm)	25,100 (75% of HP)	No common AP caliber overmatches80 mm: standard HE shatters; improved HE (DE / FR BB) pens from 356mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	16 mm primary (range 16–75 mm)	500 (1% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	75 mm primary (range 15–75 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	13 mm primary (range 13–75 mm)	3,100 (9% 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	16,700 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.
AA mount (40 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	10,000 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.

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Every custom exterior Vrijheid can equip.

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2026-02-19 · Patch notes March Update: Echoes at Sea Patch notes

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