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Neptune
Work on a new-generation light cruiser started in February 1944. The designers used the Edinburgh-class and U.S. Cleveland-class cruisers as a basis. The first draft designs were completed in March; the result of their development was Project Y. The lead ship of this series was to be named Neptune; however, the construction of the Worcester-class cruisers in the U.S. showed that light cruisers with high gun-elevation angles were no longer seen as cutting-edge, so British designers resumed their search for new solutions.
Specifications
Survivability
Hit Points39,900
Flood Damage13%
Main Battery
Main Guns4 × 3
Caliber152 mm
Firing Range15.0 km
Reload Time4.0 s
Rotation Time18.0 s
Max Dispersion136 m
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage3,200
Shell Velocity768 m/s
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes4
Speed62 knots
Range10.0 km
Damage15,533
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns6
Range7.0 km
AA Defense
AA Rating85
AA Main Guns34
AA Ranges
20 mm Oerlikon Mk.I on a Mk.IIA mount × 14
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.XI on a Mk.V mount × 10
113 mm/45 QF Mk.V on an RP41 Mk.VI mount × 6
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXV mount × 4
Maneuverability
Max Speed33.5 knots
Turning Radius790 m
Rudder Shift Time15.1 s
Concealment
Max Surface Detection12.80 km
Min Surface Detection10.37 km
Air Detection8.50 km
Submarine Detection8.50 km
Depth Charges
Bombs Per Drop4
Max Drops2
Bomb Damage5,000
Reload Time40 s
Modules
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXV mount
533 mm Mk IX**
533 mm Mk IXM
Neptune (B)
Neptune (A)
Propulsion: 110,000 hp
Mk IX mod. 1
Mk IX mod. 2
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Main Battery Modification 2
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4
Damage Control System Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5
Concealment System Modification 1
Torpedo Lookout System
Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 6
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 3
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