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Tiger

Also called: 虎 Beta

U.K. · Tier IV · Battleship · Tech Tree: Pursuit Battlecruisers

Fast battleshipA fast-mover: reposition between lanes and strike first where peers cannot reach.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 29 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has
Avoid: Using the 29-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

Key characteristics

Long, heavy torpedoes (6 km)High fire chanceEngine BoostFast turret traverseBurny secondariesLow AP DPM

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Playstyle

Overview

Tiger is a Tier IV British fast battleship at 29 kn with Engine Boost on the consumable slot. Mobility lets her rotate flanks battleship-fast and pick fights where her guns get the first salvo. Standout traits: best turret traverse rate in T4 BBs (6) and best burny secondaries in T4 BBs (12).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 29 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has. Mobility means you can pick which fight you are in; do not waste it by holding center the whole match. With 13.6 s on the rudder she starts turning late, so the angle has to be set before you are shot at.

Potato Avoidance

Using the 29-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

The mobility advantage is about picking which cap fight you arrive at, not about leading the brawl line; a fast BB that overextends loses HP that the kit cannot trade back.

Signature Traits

Engine Boost

+8% speed (about +2.3 kt), 120 s duration. Engine Boost consumable gives a small speed nudge - useful for closing a gap or steadying a torpedo run, not for running anything down. Uncommon in T4 BBs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Fast turret traverse · 6°
Tight pattern at max range · 169.8 m
High fire chance · 39%

ELITE SECONDARIES ↗

Burny secondaries · 12%
Tighter secondary dispersion

Low AP DPM ↗

151200 AP DPM, bottom decile of T4 BBs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.

Thin bow plate ↗

16 mm bow, bottom quartile of T4 BBs. Bow-on doesn't save you against same-tier guns.

Acquisition

How to get Tiger

Tiger is available in the Pursuit Battlecruisers branch of the U.K. Tech Tree for 500,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 125,000 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

Early AccessOfficial WG line/source notes indicate a temporary Early Access window before normal acquisition.

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U.K. Tech Tree

Tiger sits in the Pursuit Battlecruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.K. tree.

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Best listed chance for this ship

Anniversary '24 British crate 10% IV Tiger Event · Anniversary '24 British crate
British Battleships Big Crate 10% Tiger Archived · British Battleships Big Crate
British Battleships crate 5% Tiger Archived · British Battleships crate

Official WG availability sources

For King and Country: British Alternate Battleships in Early Access Early Access Start: 2023-10-05 · End: 2023-11-01 Official early-access or tech-tree-line article. Tech-tree ships are temporary crate drops during Early Access, then move to the Tech Tree.
Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.

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Anniversary '24 British crate 10% · IV Tiger
British Battleships Big Crate 10% · Tiger
British Battleships crate 5% · Tiger

Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates - including ~~pity~~ guaranteed-reward timers and, for GD Supporters, pack math personalized to your port.

Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Tiger sits among Tier IV BBs (23 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.

BestTraverse-to-turn ratio5.19 × (1/24) BestMain dispersion169.8 m (1/24) BestSecondary dispersion bracket33 (1 of 4 tied) BestSecondary fire chance12% (1 of 3 tied) Top 10%HE fire chance39% (3/24) Top 25%Hit points49,600 HP (6/24) Top 25%Max speed29 kt (5/24) Top 25%Stealth profile12.95 km / 10.36 km (6/24 / 6/24) Top 25%Acceleration34.5 s (6/24) Top 25%Engine power108,000 hp (4/24) Top 25%Turn-speed retention145.9 hp/m (4/24) Top 25%Power-to-weight3.29 hp/t (5/24) Top 25%Secondary range4.5 km (7/24) Bottom 25%Rudder shift13.6 s (19/24) Bottom 25%Turning circle740 m (19/24) Bottom 25%Main battery range14.5 km (21/24) Bottom 25%HE DPM80,800 (20/24) Bottom 25%AP velocity787 m/s (19/24) Bottom 25%HE velocity787 m/s (19/24) Bottom 25%Displacement32,800 t (20/24) Bottom 25%AP pen at 10 km301 mm (19/24) Bottom 25%Max armor254 mm (20/24) Bottom 25%Citadel belt152 mm (19/24) Bottom 10%AP DPM151,200 (23/24) WorstSigma1.6 (1 of 4 tied) WorstAA range3 km (1 of 8 tied) WorstEnd plates16 mm (1 of 3 tied / 1 of 3 tied)

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Not standouts for Tiger -- 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.

Smoke fire bloom10.91 km(13/24) Main battery caliber343 mm(11/24) Main battery reload30 s(13/24) Fires per minute6.24(9/24) AP shell damage9,450(15/24) Secondary DPM (per side)158,400(10/24) Secondary HE alpha2,200(7/23) Secondary HE pen25 mm(9/23) AP fuse timer0.01 s(16/24) AP arming threshold57 mm(13/24) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)125,951(13/24) AA DPS129(15/23) AA threat334(15/23) Repair charges3(11/24) Deck armor51 mm(13/24) NormTurn speed retained81%(23 of 24 tied at this value) NormTorpedo damage≈9,100(2 of 3 tied at this value) NormTorpedo reaction time7.7 s(2 of 3 tied at this value) NormTorpedo reload95 s(2 of 3 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(20 of 24 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 43,600 → 49,600

Displacement32,800 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

214.7 x 27.58 m

Armor range13–254 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 16, 19, 25, 30, 38, 51, 64, 76, 102, 127, 140, 152, 229, 254 mm

Armor material/layer entries85

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

Initial: 13.3% → 16.6%

Fire duration60 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 60 s, so one unattended fire burns 18% of the pool (8,928 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.5% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 20% of the pool (9,920 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.5% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

13%

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.

24,800

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.

14,900

Effective HP

Base 49,600 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.5%/s x 28 s = 6,944 HP per charge, x3 charges = 20,832 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. Across 1,826 players in our replay corpus the median ship realized about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent — when Repair Party IS pressed it returns ~97% of the per-charge figure above.

70,432

Repairable: penetration60%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 343 mm/45 Mk.II**

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload timeInitial: 33 s → 30 s

Firing range (base)13.2 km

Firing range (top fire control)14.5 km

Turret traverseInitial: 5.5 °/s → 6 °/s

Turret armor229 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. 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 ±150°, 2x ±148°

Guns to bear

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. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

32° off bow / 30° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

HE fire DPM vs T4 BB45151

Effective HE DPM vs T4 BB125951

Shell Grouping (σ)1.6

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{14498}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 1.6}{1000} + 1.6) \cdot 30 = 169.8 m

169.8 m at 14.5 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 169.8 \cdot 0.6 = 101.9 m

101.9 m at 14.5 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 169.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.6} = 63.7 m

63.7 m at 14.5 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 101.9 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.6} = 38.2 m

38.2 m at 14.5 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 5.5 deg/s traverse speed = 32.7 s.

32.7 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 14.5. All upgrades (top gun): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 16.

Initial: 14.5 → 16

HE shells

HE Damage5,050

HE Velocity787 m/s

Fire Chance39%

HE penetration

57 mm ≈ 343 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

57 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

5,050 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 40,400.

40,400

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 40,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 73,455. All upgrades (top gun): 40,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 80,800.

Initial: 73,455 → 80,800

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 14.5 shells/min x 39% fire chance = 5.67. All upgrades (top gun): 16 shells/min x 39% fire chance = 6.24.

Initial: 5.67 → 6.24

AP shells

AP Damage9,450

AP Velocity787 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.015 s

Fuse Threshold57 mm

AP overmatch

floor(343 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

23 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), 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 2145 \cdot 567^{0.69} \cdot {0.343}^{- 1.07} \cdot 787^{1.38} = 531 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

531 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (14.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 445.6 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2145 \cdot 567^{0.69} \cdot {0.343}^{- 1.07} \cdot {445.6}^{1.38} = 242.2 mm

242.2 mm at 14.5 km

AP full-salvo alpha

9,450 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 75,600.

75,600

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 75,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 137,455. All upgrades (top gun): 75,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 151,200.

Initial: 137,455 → 151,200

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm PR Mk II

Launchers / tubes4 launchers × 1 tubes = 4 tubes

Reload time95 s

Projectile speed53 kt

Range6 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 27, 300 \cdot 0.333 = 9, 100

≈ 9,100

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

10,000

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.1 km}{53 kt \times 2.6855} = 7.7 s

. The 2.6855 m/s-per-knot game-speed factor is calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

7.7 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 1.6 per hit, shown as

1.6 \times 100 = 160 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

160%

Torpedo launcher traverse12 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{12 ° / s} = 15 s

15 s

Torp Arming172 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 2 x 9,100 = 18,200.

18,200

AA Defense

AA mount points16

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

3 km

76.2 mm/45 HA Mk IV6×1 76mm

40 mm/39 QF Mark II (upgraded hull only)10×1 40mm

7.7 mm Maxim machine gun Mk I (stock hull only)10×1 8mm

Guns76.2 mm/45 HA Mk IV

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 9 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 24 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 34 → 24

Range3 km

Guns40 mm/39 QF Mark II

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 40 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 105 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

105

Range2.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Outer Medium 24 + Inner Medium 105 = 129

129

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts12

Firing range4.5 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

152 mm/45 BL PVIII12×1 152mm

Caliber152 mm

Reload time5 s

HE Damage2,200

Muzzle Velocity914 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Armor Pen25 mm

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max secondary dispersion @ 4.5 km

4.5 km × 33 + 30 = 178.5 m.

178.5 m

Maneuverability

Engine power108,000 hp

Maximum speed29 kt

Turning circle radius740 m

Rudder shift time13.6 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 29 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.2 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

12.2 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. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

40.5 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

9.8 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (26.1 kt of 29 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

34.5 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (28.7 kt of 29 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.

55.1 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{29.0 \cdot 0.5144}{740} = 1.16 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{5.5}{1.16} = 4.8 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

4.8× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea12.95 km

Detectability by air10.36 km

Smoke firing penalty10.91 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

14.5 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (6.86 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

17.22 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

14.95 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

13.36 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 6,944 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 20,832 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 3 charges = up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 248 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (49,600 HP) per second = 248 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

Engine Boost2 charges · 120 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points43,600 → 49,600
Rudder shift24.8 → 17.7 s
Close-range AA DPS34 → 49
Turret traverse5.5 → 6 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range13,180 → 14,498 m

ArtilleryUpgrade

Base reload33 → 30 s

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)1.6

Max Horiz Disp169.8 m at 14.5 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{14498}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 1.6}{1000} + 1.6) \cdot 30 = 169.8 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km90 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km132 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.

Max Vert Disp101.9 m at 14.5 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 169.8 \cdot 0.6 = 101.9 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km71 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 14498 = 7249$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 14498 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7249}{14498 - 7249} = 0.538$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 132 \cdot 0.538 = 71 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp63.7 m at 14.5 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 169.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.6} = 63.7 m$

Med Vert Disp38.2 m at 14.5 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 101.9 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.6} = 38.2 m$

Dispersion familyBC Disp.

Battlecruiser dispersion. The standard mid-tier reference family that Georgia, Stalingrad, and Siegfried are compared against.

AP Pen Close531 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2145 \cdot 567^{0.69} \cdot {0.343}^{- 1.07} \cdot 787^{1.38} = 531 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far242.2 mm at 14.5 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (14.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 445.6 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2145 \cdot 567^{0.69} \cdot {0.343}^{- 1.07} \cdot {445.6}^{1.38} = 242.2 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km397 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km301 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.72 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4232 \cdot {0.343}^{2}}{8 \cdot 567} = 3.45 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 787 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.72 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4232 \cdot {0.343}^{2}}{8 \cdot 567} = 3.45 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 787 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE penetration57 mm

57 mm ≈ 343 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch23 mm

floor(343 mm caliber / 14.3) = 23 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius55

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.

Broadside guns used for alpha8

All 8 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time32.7 s

180 degrees / 5.5 deg/s traverse speed = 32.7 s.

HE full-salvo alpha40,400

5,050 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 40,400.

AP full-salvo alpha75,600

9,450 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 75,600.

HE DPMInitial: 73,455 → 80,800

Zero upgrades: 40,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 73,455. All upgrades (top gun): 40,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 80,800.

AP DPMInitial: 137,455 → 151,200

Zero upgrades: 75,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 137,455. All upgrades (top gun): 75,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 151,200.

Shells/minInitial: 14.5 → 16

Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 14.5. All upgrades (top gun): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s all-upgrades reload = 16.

Fires/minInitial: 5.67 → 6.24

Zero upgrades: 14.5 shells/min x 39% fire chance = 5.67. All upgrades (top gun): 16 shells/min x 39% fire chance = 6.24.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.7 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement; the community's traditional 2.6 reads about 3% slower).

Torpedo speed53 kt

Travel time to max range42.2 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6855 game-speed factor, m/s per knot, calibrated from in-game measurement).

Torpedo module damage900

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter from in-game data. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure; the exact module-HP conversion is not published.

Tube count4

4 launchers x 1 tubes.

Per-side salvo2 torpedoes

tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).

Full-salvo damage36,400

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 9,100 = 36,400.

Per-side salvo damage18,200

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 2 x 9,100 = 18,200.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range24

Only families that reach 3 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm 2pdr QF MKII PomPom 10x1 -> 105 DPS @ 2.5 km; 3in HA 12PDR 6x1 -> 24 DPS @ 3 km.

Maximum AA range3 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range24 DPS @ 3 km, 129 DPS @ 2.5 km

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-blank129

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2.5 km).

AA threat index334

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 dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 4.5 km178.5 m

4.5 km × 33 + 30 = 178.5 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)158,400

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 12×1 152 mm (6/side) × 60/5 × 2200 = 158,400. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha2200

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2200 from the 152 mm family.

Max HE fire chance12%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 12% from the 152 mm family.

Max HE pen25 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: 25 mm from the 152 mm family.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 43,600 → 49,600 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 76+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel229 mm

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

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 16–140 mm)	2,300 (5% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)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)	152 mm primary (range 19–229 mm)	37,200 (75% of HP)	No common AP caliber overmatches152 mm: no common HE pens	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	16 mm primary (range 16–102 mm)	1,500 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	229 mm primary (range 19–152 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 13–254 mm)	1,800 (4% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damageDamage multiplier ×0.6	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	24,800 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.
Secondary mount (152 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	14,900 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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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Tiger. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×1Main Battery ×1

2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

Tiger has a great ability to control Key Areas, but she can barely resist any ship that pushes her. We're giving her better chances by improving the accuracy of her main guns to match that of German alternative destroyers like Z-31 and Elbing.
Main battery dispersion improved by 49.5%.

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