![]() Although it limits the guns she can bring to bear when pushing, she can keep most of her guns pointing toward the enemy when kiting. Her third turret faces backwards like those found on many Japanese cruisers, and her second is able to rotate a full 360 degrees. Her turret traverse is fast for a heavy cruiser, allowing her to quickly switch between targets. As she lacks HE shells, she will struggle against sharply angled targets and must rely on hitting superstructure or selecting a more favorable target. Like the British light cruisers, she rarely gets high damage salvos but will deal consistent damage to broadside targets. However, she will struggle against ships with turtleback or spaced armor schemes, and can only citadel cruisers with exposed citadels. The short fuse time and low threshold mean she rarely overpenetrates her target, and make her particularly lethal against destroyers and thinly armored cruisers. ![]() Her shells have the same significantly improved penetration angles and short fuse time, and despite their larger caliber they share the same 12mm arming threshold. Like the tech tree light cruisers, Hampshire only fires AP shells. Hampshire carries ten 203mm guns in five twin turrets, three forward of the superstructure and two behind. Although she carries 203mm guns like many other heavy cruisers, she shares many characteristics with the British light cruisers, including an AP-only main battery with improved penetration angles and shorter fuse times. Premium tier VIII Hampshire sits between the light and heavy British cruiser lines. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".
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