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Warspite

Also called: 厌战 Beta

U.K. · Tier V · Battleship · Premium

All-rounder battleshipA jack-of-all-trades battleship; read the comp and pick anchor, brawler, or sniper.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat
Avoid: Torpedo Boat Brawling; with no torpedoes you cannot trade back a fight fought inside enemy torpedo range

Key characteristics

381 mm AP overmatch2 sigma accuracyStrong secondaries (5 km)Spotter planeSuper-healStiff AP fuse

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Playstyle

Overview

Warspite is a Tier V British all-rounder battleship with 381mm guns at 15.5 km: she has no single dominant kit trait but is competent across the board. The role flexes by team comp - mid-range AP anchor by default, brawl support when the team commits, sniper when the line sits back. Versatility is the value, not specialization. Standout traits: best sigma in T5 BBs (2) and best burny secondaries in T5 BBs (12).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 12-15 km with bow toward the closest threat. Rotate one or two map cells with the team rather than holding solo; a battleship alone on a flank is a free focus target for the enemy. At 23.5 kn you cannot re-cross the map, so the flank you pick early is the one you fight all game; choose it for where the enemy battleships will end up, not where they start. Once the rudder is over she turns tightly for her cohort (550 m), so a committed turn costs less water than most of what she is fighting.

Potato Avoidance

Torpedo Boat Brawling

With no torpedoes you cannot trade back a fight fought inside enemy torpedo range. Hold the band where your guns and secondaries punish them while their fish still fall short, and lean on armor and volume of fire instead of closing the last few kilometers into a spread you have no answer for.

Signature Traits

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Tight grouping
Big-caliber AP overmatch · 26.6 mm
Flat AP trajectory

Burny secondaries ↗

12% best HE fire chance per secondary shell (before target resistance), best of T5 BBs. Stacks fires faster than peers in a brawl.

ELITE REPAIR PARTY ↗

Super-heal
Fast heal cycle · 6667 HP

Long-reach AA ↗

5 km AA reach, top decile of T5 BBs.

Stiff AP fuse ↗

64 mm AP arming threshold, bottom decile of T5 BBs. Over-pens thin plates; the trade-off pays off when most targets are battleship belt armor.

Acquisition

How to get Warspite

Warspite is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition paths: Containers and Early Access. 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.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.
Early AccessOfficial WG line/source notes indicate a temporary Early Access window before normal acquisition.

Best listed chance for this ship

Super V crate 4.166667% One of the Tier V Premium ships Event · Super V crate · 1 of 24 ships
British Battleships Big Crate 0.5% Warspite Archived · British Battleships Big Crate
Spring Big Crate 0.45% V Warspite Common · Spring Big Crate

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Santa Level 4 0.272727% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 4 · 1 of 22 ships
Santa Level 3 0.261364% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 3 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Santa Level 30.220455%
- Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.040909%
Super Santa '22 0.25% Tier IV or V Premium ship Archived · Super Santa '22 · 1 of 28 ships
Super Santa '23 0.242273% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Super Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
Mega Santa '23 0.143955% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Mega Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
Santa Level 2 0.116477% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 2 · 4 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Santa Level 20.063636%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.033068%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.013636%
- Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.006136%
Champion's Box 0.052273% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Champion's Box · 2 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Champion's Box → Santa Level 30.044091%
- Champion's Box → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.008182%
Santa Level 1 0.037494% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Santa Level 1 · 6 paths combined · 1 of 22 ships
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- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.011023%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 20.009545%
- Santa Level 10.009%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.00496%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.002045%
- Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 40.00092%
Ultimate Crate 0.024227% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships
British Battleships crate 0.01% Warspite Archived · British Battleships crate
Secret Santa '23 0.0009% Tier V Premium ship Archived · Secret Santa '23 · 1 of 22 ships

Official WG availability sources

For King and Country: British Alternate Battleships in Early Access Early Access / event 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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British Battleships Big Crate 0.5% · Warspite
British Battleships crate 0.01% · Warspite
Mega Santa '23 0.143955% · Tier V Premium ship
Santa Level 1 0.009% · Tier V Premium ship
Santa Level 2 0.063636% · Tier V Premium ship

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 Warspite sits among Tier V BBs (25 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.

BestTurning circle550 m (1/26) BestSigma2 (1 of 5 tied) BestSecondary dispersion bracket33 (1 of 4 tied) BestSecondary fire chance12% (1/25) Top 10%Acceleration33.1 s (2/26) Top 10%Repair heal rate0.6 %/s (2/26) Top 25%Main battery caliber381 mm (5/26) Top 25%AP shell damage11,400 (5/26) Top 25%Secondary HE alpha2,200 (7/25) Top 25%Secondary HE pen25 mm (5/25) Top 25%Turn-speed retention145.5 hp/m (4/26) Top 25%Secondary range5 km (5/26) Bottom 25%Smoke fire bloom13.04 km (21/26) Bottom 25%Main battery range15.5 km (21/26) Bottom 25%Fires per minute5.44 (21/26) Bottom 25%AP velocity732 m/s (23/26) Bottom 25%HE velocity732 m/s (21/26) Bottom 25%AP arming threshold64 mm (22/26) Bottom 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)125,770 (21/26) WorstTraverse-to-turn ratio2.62 × (26/26)

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Not standouts for Warspite -- 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.

Hit points53,800 HP(14/26) Max speed23.5 kt(19/26) Concealment14.23 km(10/26) Air detection11.38 km(10/26) Rudder shift14.2 s(14/26) Main battery reload30 s(17/26) HE shell damage5,300(11/26) HE fire chance34%(10/26) HE DPM84,800(20/26) AP DPM182,400(20/26) Main dispersion210.7 m(11/26) Secondary DPM (per side)181,395(14/26) Engine power80,000 hp(11/26) Displacement36,490 t(12/26) Power-to-weight2.19 hp/t(9/26) AP pen at 10 km438 mm(15/26) AA DPS248(10/26) AA range5 km(8/26) AA threat684(11/26) Flak per wave (expected)255(19/26) Repair charges3(13/26) Max armor330 mm(15/26) Citadel belt330 mm(10/26) Bow armor25 mm(16/26) Stern armor25 mm(15/26) Deck armor32 mm(18/23) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(21 of 26 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(25 of 26 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(25 of 26 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points53,800

Displacement36,490 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.

196.8 x 31.4 m (published figure)

Armor range16–330 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 25, 32, 38, 40, 44, 51, 76, 89, 102, 108, 127, 152, 177, 256, 330 mm

Armor material/layer entries80

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.

23.3%

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 (9,684 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 (10,760 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.

22%

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.

26,900

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.

16,100

Effective HP

Base 53,800 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.6%/s x 28 s = 9,038 HP per charge, x3 charges = 27,115 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.

80,915

Repairable: penetration60%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 381 mm/42 Mk I

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 8 barrels

Reload time30 s

Firing range15.5 km

Turret traverse3.3 °/s

Turret armor330 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.

±138°, ±150°, 2x ±143°

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.

37° off bow / 42° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

AP pen max range369 mm

HE fire DPM vs T5 BB40970

Effective HE DPM vs T5 BB125770

Shell Grouping (σ)2

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{15502}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 1.7}{1000} + 1.7) \cdot 30 = 210.7 m

210.7 m at 15.5 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 210.7 \cdot 0.6 = 126.4 m

126.4 m at 15.5 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 210.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 63.2 m

63.2 m at 15.5 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 126.4 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 37.9 m

37.9 m at 15.5 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 3.3 deg/s traverse speed = 54.5 s.

54.5 s

Shells/min

8 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 16.

HE shells

HE Damage5,300

HE Velocity732 m/s

Fire Chance34%

HE penetration

64 mm ≈ 381 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

64 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

5,300 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 42,400.

42,400

HE DPM

42,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 84,800.

84,800

Fires/min

16 shells/min x 34% fire chance = 5.44.

5.44

AP shells

AP Damage11,400

AP Velocity732 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold64 mm

AP overmatch

floor(381 mm caliber / 14.3) = 26 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

26 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 2330 \cdot 879^{0.69} \cdot {0.381}^{- 1.07} \cdot 732^{1.38} = 631.2 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

631.2 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 496.3 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2330 \cdot 879^{0.69} \cdot {0.381}^{- 1.07} \cdot {496.3}^{1.38} = 369.2 mm

369.2 mm at 15.5 km

AP full-salvo alpha

11,400 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 91,200.

91,200

AP DPM

91,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 182,400.

182,400

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.

AA Defense

AA mount points17

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5 km

40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII4×8 40mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV13×1 20mm

102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

4×2 102mm

Guns102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX (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 42 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range5 km

Guns40 mm Vickers 2-pdr. Mk VIII

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 47 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 123 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

123

Range2.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 42 + Medium 123 = 165

165

Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 34 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 83 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 42 + Medium 123 + Near 83 = 248

248

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 1 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron - up to 2 clouds per wave × 170 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 1 clouds

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

170

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves 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.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 5 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts12

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

This ship's secondary families don't share one dispersion bracket. Each family is listed below with its own slope; max dispersion = secondary range (km) × that family's slope + 30 m.

Improved (40%) + Standard

Caliber102 mm

Reload time3 s

HE Damage1,500

Muzzle Velocity811 m/s

Fire Chance6%

Armor Pen17 mm

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Caliber152 mm

Reload time8.6 s

HE Damage2,200

Muzzle Velocity914 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Armor Pen25 mm

Maneuverability

Engine power80,000 hp

Maximum speed23.5 kt

Turning circle radius550 m

Rudder shift time14.2 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 23.5 / 4 + 4.9 = 10.8 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.

10.8 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.

39 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).

7.6 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (21.2 kt of 23.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

33.1 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (23.3 kt of 23.5 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.

52.9 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{23.5 \cdot 0.5144}{550} = 1.26 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{3.3}{1.26} = 2.6 \times

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

2.6× drags

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea14.23 km

Detectability by air11.38 km

Smoke firing penalty13.04 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.

15.5 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (7.62 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

19 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.

16.23 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.

14.38 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

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

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 9,038 HP (16.8% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.6%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 16.8% of max HP restored per charge.
· 27,114 HP (50.4% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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16.8% per charge x 3 charges = up to 50.4% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 323 HP/s (0.6% of max HP) heal per second
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0.6% of max HP (53,800 HP) per second = 323 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Observation Seaplane3 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping

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

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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)2

Max Horiz Disp210.7 m at 15.5 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{15502}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 1.7}{1000} + 1.7) \cdot 30 = 210.7 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km102.5 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 km154 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 km205.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp126.4 m at 15.5 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 210.7 \cdot 0.6 = 126.4 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km81.5 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 15502 = 7751$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 15502 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 7751}{15502 - 7751} = 0.529$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 154 \cdot 0.529 = 81.5 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp63.2 m at 15.5 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 210.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 63.2 m$

Med Vert Disp37.9 m at 15.5 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 126.4 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 37.9 m$

Dispersion familyWarspite Disp.

Warspite-family dispersion. JP BB Disp. is superior past 50% of max range; below that, behaves better than JP BB Disp. but worse than US/UK BB.

AP Pen Close631.2 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2330 \cdot 879^{0.69} \cdot {0.381}^{- 1.07} \cdot 732^{1.38} = 631.2 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far369.2 mm at 15.5 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (15.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 496.3 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2330 \cdot 879^{0.69} \cdot {0.381}^{- 1.07} \cdot {496.3}^{1.38} = 369.2 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km524 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 km438 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.

AP pen 15 km374 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 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 km5.69 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3415 \cdot {0.381}^{2}}{8 \cdot 879} = 2.21 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 732 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 km5.69 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.3415 \cdot {0.381}^{2}}{8 \cdot 879} = 2.21 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 732 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 penetration64 mm

64 mm ≈ 381 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch26 mm

floor(381 mm caliber / 14.3) = 26 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius90

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 time54.5 s

180 degrees / 3.3 deg/s traverse speed = 54.5 s.

HE full-salvo alpha42,400

5,300 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 42,400.

AP full-salvo alpha91,200

11,400 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 91,200.

HE DPM84,800

42,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 84,800.

AP DPM182,400

91,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 182,400.

Shells/min16

8 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 16.

Fires/min5.44

16 shells/min x 34% fire chance = 5.44.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range42

Only families that reach 5 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 2 pdr MkVIII 8barrel 4x8 -> 123 DPS @ 2.5 km; 20mm Oerlikon MK4 13x1 -> 83 DPS @ 2 km; 4in45 QF Mk XIX 4x2 -> 42 DPS @ 5 km.

Maximum AA range5 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range42 DPS @ 5 km, 165 DPS @ 2.5 km, 248 DPS @ 2 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-blank248

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).

AA threat index684

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.

Near aura range2 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (40%) + Standard

This ship's secondary families don't share one dispersion bracket. Each family is listed below with its own slope; max dispersion = secondary range (km) × that family's slope + 30 m.

102 mm × 4 dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30 for this family. Slope is set per gun model.

102 mm × 4 max disp @ 5 km315 m

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

152 mm × 8 dispersion typeImproved (40%, German battlecruiser type)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 33 + 30 for this family. Slope is set per gun model.

152 mm × 8 max disp @ 5 km195 m

5 km × 33 + 30 = 195 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)181,395

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: 4×2 102 mm (4/side) × 60/3 × 1500 = 120,000 + 8×1 152 mm (4/side) × 60/8.6 × 2200 = 61,395. 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 53,800, 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 & stern25 mm

Overmatched by 32+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel330 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming16 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 23%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	25 mm primary (range 25–102 mm)	2,700 (5% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bayern, Gneisenau)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	25 mm primary (range 25–256 mm)	40,400 (75% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bayern, Gneisenau)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 25–102 mm)	1,700 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 380mm+ AP (Bayern, Gneisenau)Angle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	330 mm primary (range 25–330 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	16 mm	2,400 (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	26,900 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 (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	16,100 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 Warspite. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

2023-06-15

Ministry of Balance: Italian Concerto

The armor models of Devonshire and Surrey have each received a small armor addition to their turret rings.

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Historical context

The real HMS Warspite that gave this ship her name. Facts cross-checked against the linked Wikipedia article.

ClassQueen Elizabeth-class battleship

OperatorRoyal Navy (United Kingdom)

Era1915–1947

WarsWorld War I, World War II

BuilderDevonport Royal Dockyard

Launched26 November 1913

Commissioned8 March 1915

DeploymentsOne of the most decorated ships in Royal Navy history; saw combat in both world wars across the North Sea, Mediterranean, Indian, and Atlantic theatres.

Notable engagements

Battle of Jutland (31 May 1916) - Heavily damaged after her steering jammed, drawing fire from much of the German High Seas Fleet.
Second Battle of Narvik (13 April 1940) - Destroyed eight German destroyers in a Norwegian fjord.
Battle of Calabria (9 July 1940) - Long-range hit on the Italian battleship Giulio Cesare - one of the longest-range gunnery hits in naval history.
Battle of Cape Matapan (27–29 March 1941) - Engaged Italian cruisers at point-blank range during a night action.
D-Day shore bombardment (June 1944) - Supported Allied landings on the Normandy beaches.

Fate

Decommissioned 1947 and sold for scrap. Broke her tow and ran aground at Prussia Cove, Cornwall, in 1947; broken up on site over several years.

Skins & permanent camouflages

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