World of Warships Closed Test 13.1: Dutch cruiser Prins Van Oranje
World of Warships is introducing Dutch cruiser Prins Van Oranje, Tier X, in update 13.1.
This ship is a variant of an unbuilt Dutch Navy super-heavy cruiser (Design 1047) with a different armament configuration. She got her name from a traditional one for the Royal Netherlands Navy. Minelayer Prins van Oranje, who disappeared in the Pacific War in the spring of 1942 with her sistership Gouden Leeuw, had this name before. If you like Gouden Leeuw, you will recognize this ship. She has good armor, strong AA suite, high-damage HE Bomb Airstrike, and great concealment, like her sister. But she also has some differences. She has twelve 234mm guns in three quadruple turrets as her main armament, which makes her a more conventional heavy cruiser. She can use the signature Dutch airstrike, but hers has a longer range and more damage. However, it also has longer cooldown and arrival times, so she relies more on her main battery. She has Hydroacoustic Search and Defensive AA Fire in different slots as her consumables. Prins Van Oranje is most effective in open waters. She can use her great concealment, heavy broadside, and good ballistics to fight and destroy the enemy. She can also support friendly destroyers with her guns from behind. Her airstrike can be hard to lead, but it can dig out stationary enemy positions well. But captains should be careful of enemy torpedoes because she is not very agile. And she may not win long fights with enemy battleships. We are still working on the permanent camouflage for Prins Van Oranje.
Dutch cruiser Prins Van Oranje, Tier X: full preliminary stats
Hit points – 51900. Plating – 25 mm. Fires duration: 30 s.
Torpedo protection – 25 %.
Main battery – 3×4 234 mm. Firing range – 18.1 km.
Maximum HE shell damage – 3350. HE shell armor penetration – 39 mm. Chance to cause fire – 21%. HE initial velocity – 841 m/s.
Maximum AP shell damage – 5750. AP initial velocity – 841 m/s.
Reload time – 14.0 s. 180-degree turn time – 22.5 s. Maximum dispersion – 158 m. Sigma – 2.05.
Airstrike (HE):
Reload time – 160.0 s. Available flights – 2. Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight – 12. Maximum range – 15.0 km. Number of Bombs in Payload – 7. Maximum bomb damage – 8500.0. Armor penetration capacity – 46 mm. Chance of causing fire – 48%.
Depth charges:
Maximum damage – 5000.0. Number of charges – 2. Bombs in a charge – 4. Reload time – 40.0 s.
Secondary Armament:
6×2 120.0 mm, range – 7.3 km.
Maximum HE shell damage – 1700. Chance to cause fire – 7%. HE initial velocity – 850 m/s
AA defense: 12×1 40.0 mm., 6×2 120.0 mm.
AA defense mid-range: continuous damage per second – 536, hit probability – 90 %, action zone – 3.5 km;
AA defense long-range: continuous damage per second – 168, hit probability – 90 %, action zone – 6.0 km;
Number of explosions in a salvo – 7, damage within an explosion – 1680, action zone 3.5 – 6.0 km.
Maximum speed – 33.5 kt. Turning circle radius – 790 m. Rudder shift time – 12.7 s. Surface detectability – 12.7 km. Air detectability – 9.3 km. Detectability after firing main guns in smoke – 8.3 km.
Available consumables:
1 slot – Damage Control Party (Duration time 5 s; Reload time 60 s; Equipment is unlimited)
2 slot – Hydroacoustic Search (Duration time 100 s; Torpedo detection range 3.5 km; Ship detection range 5.0 km; Reload time 120 s; Charges 3)
3 slot – Defensive AA Fire (Duration time 40 s; Average AA damage +50%; Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired from medium- and long-range AA defenses 300%; Reload time 80 s; Charges 3)
4 slot – Repair Party (Duration time 28 s; HP per second 259.5; Reload time 80 s; Charges 3)
All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers. The stats are subject to change during the testing.
source – wows devs blog
