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| + | Other than the gun shields and some very light armour on the bridge HMS Abdiel more resembles a destroyer than a light cruiser. She is does however feel much tankier than the equivalent destroyers at this BR, likely due to her displacement. | ||
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| + | If carrying mines in the stern then her survivability is much reduced. Often players will target her rear quarters trying to detonate the mines or rear ammo racks so don't carry them unless you intend to use them. | ||
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| + | Her front ammo racks are somewhat protected behind fuel tanks and are at least partially underwater, though magazine explosions seem to plague the entire British line, particularly from plunging 5"/38 fire at range. The rear ammo racks seem to be very vulnerable too. | ||
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| + | She does contain a lot of empty space however, especially if mines are not being carried, hence feels as though she can take a lot more of a beating than equivalent BR ships. | ||
=== Mobility === | === Mobility === | ||
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| − | {{NavalMobility}} | + | HMS Abdiel, at 39 knots fully upgraded, is faster than many coastal torpedo boats. Acceleration is rapid compared to anything else in the British blue water fleet and she'll do 13 knots in full reverse. She feels more like a particularly responsive destroyer and is difficult to target against a skilled player using evasive manoeuvres. Rudder control is pretty much instant allowing you to dodge incoming shells. |
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| + | Her speed and manoeuvrability allows capping and positioning unavailable to other ships, though as a Light Cruiser she is hampered by using the Heavy fleet spawn.{{NavalMobility}} | ||
=== Modifications and economy === | === Modifications and economy === | ||
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| − | {{main|4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)}} | + | {{main|4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)}} |
| − | '' | + | ''With two twin 4"/45 turrets forward and another at the stern HMS Abdiel has similar firepower to other British ships at this BR. The stern turret can fire at relative fine angles forward, about 15 degrees off the bow. Turret traverse is somewhat slow though easily enough to keep the guns on target which manouvreing.'' |
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| + | She therefore plays far more like a destroyer than a Light Cruiser. | ||
{{:4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)/Ammunition|4 inch HE, 4 inch SAP, 4 inch HE-TF, 4 inch HE-VT}} | {{:4 inch/45 Mark XVI (102 mm)/Ammunition|4 inch HE, 4 inch SAP, 4 inch HE-TF, 4 inch HE-VT}} | ||
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| − | + | Secondaries amount to a single quad 40mm pompom high mounted on the rear superstructure. You often see Coastal vessels in down tiers and the pompoms tend to make short work of them. | |
* '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}} | * '''Universal:''' {{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}}{{-}}{{Annotation|HEF|High-explosive fragmentation}}{{-}}{{Annotation|AP-T|Armour-piercing tracer}} | ||
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{{main|Vickers Mk.V (12.7 mm)}} | {{main|Vickers Mk.V (12.7 mm)}} | ||
| − | '' | + | Dedicated AAA is rather weak with 2x quad 50 cals either side of the bridge. You'll want to keep some 4" VT handy if there are aircraft around, particularly bombers operating above pompom range. She doesn't feel to be too vulnerable to low level air attack given the BR though can suffer from high altitude bombing if the player is distracted as she's a comparatively large target. |
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| + | The 4" guns do provide an excellent rate of fire however so best to use individual ranged shots to walk the fire onto the approaching aircraft. | ||
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| + | She certainly isn't a AAA cruiser though can be effective. | ||
=== Additional armament === | === Additional armament === | ||
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{{main|Type M Mark I mine}} | {{main|Type M Mark I mine}} | ||
| − | + | HMS Abdiel can carry 40 Type M Mk1 contact mines which are dispensed from racks under the rear deck. These are 600kg each and will happily cripple if not destroy any ship coming into contact with them. | |
== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | '' | + | |
| + | The play style for HMS Abdiel will be familiar to those of lightly gunned destroyers. In down tiers you can happily bully weaker opponents, even literally pushing them around at contact range. Up tiers are more difficult, especially when carrying mines. It's important not to give easy shorts into your rear hull. Also to dodge incoming salvos as plunging fire through the forward deck can reach the magazines. | ||
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| + | The 4" guns are very accurate inside of about 5km so it's important to place your shots against opponents who have superior firepower. Using single ranged shots and walking the fire up and down the target seems to be surprisingly effective rather than spamming broadsides. At range varying speed and direction can make her a difficult target though closer in you are likely to be outgunned. | ||
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| + | Unless there are clear choke points the obvious use for mines is at the cap points and Abdiel does make an exceptional vessel for taking such, even at much higher BRs where her speed can turn matches. A very useful vessel to keep around should the match situation require it. Her manoeuvrability is well suited to the inland cap points, where she'll often face coastal vessels. Though watch out for torpedoes as she's rather long. | ||
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| + | Some caution is required early in the game where it is easy to get well ahead of the rest of your team and become the focus. On the other hand she's quite capable of dodging a lot of incoming fire, so long as they don't take her engines out, and using her to lay smoke to protect the spawn or advancing fleet can be effective. | ||
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| + | In arcade battles her class is clearly visible, though in RB some destroyer captains might not recognise her silhouette and be wary of taking on a Light Cruiser. She can also be effective as a scout, keeping enemy vessels in sight such that the rest of the fleet can engage. | ||
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| + | Well worth keeping her in your roster for Enduring Confrontation too as her ability to get around the map to complete objectives is unparalleled. | ||
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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* Decent anti-air defense | * Decent anti-air defense | ||
* Can be loaded with 40 sea mines for area denial | * Can be loaded with 40 sea mines for area denial | ||
| + | * Exceptionally good fun to play | ||
'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
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* Lacks any torpedo armament | * Lacks any torpedo armament | ||
* Practically no armour protection save for the bridge; highly vulnerable to enemy fire | * Practically no armour protection save for the bridge; highly vulnerable to enemy fire | ||
| − | * Extremely vulnerable magazines and mine racks, both sit way above the waterline | + | * Extremely vulnerable magazines and mine racks, both sit way above the waterline, the former seems to be ahistorical |
| + | * Current meta doesn't particularly suit minelayers | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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| − | '' | + | ''Designed to speed into contested waters and lay minefields overnight the Abdiel class proved to be very useful vessels, although they were rarely used in their intended role. A minefield laid in the Sicilian Channel claimed two Italian Destroyers and a couple of merchant ships though only 2% of the UK's total minelaying effort was offensive in nature, rather than the tens of thousands of mines laid around Britain's coasts by small boats and aircraft.'' |
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| + | Instead they became invaluable as supply vessels which could run the gauntlet of Axis airpower to help relieve Malta, Tobruk and participated in many evacuations. None of the Abdiel class were lost whilst performing their intended role though three were lost during the war. Including, rather ironically, HMS Abdiel to a mine in Taranto harbour. | ||
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| + | A memorial to the fast minelayers can be found in Milford Haven, their operating base. | ||
== Media == | == Media == | ||
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;Skins | ;Skins | ||
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* [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_minelayer_abdiel_class_abdiel Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | * [https://live.warthunder.com/feed/camouflages/?vehicle=uk_minelayer_abdiel_class_abdiel Skins and camouflages for the {{PAGENAME}} from live.warthunder.com.] | ||
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* ''reference to the series of the ship;'' | * ''reference to the series of the ship;'' | ||
* ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --> | * ''links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.'' --> | ||
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| − | * | + | * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbfT8Inqd3M&t=2s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbfT8Inqd3M] |
| − | * | + | * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLWXAkOHdaU |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* ''topic on the official game forum;'' | * ''topic on the official game forum;'' | ||
* ''other literature.'' --> | * ''other literature.'' --> | ||
| − | + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiel-class_minelayer | |
| − | + | https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-07ML-Abdiel.htm | |
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| + | https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/98851/War-Memorial-with-Sea-Mine-Milford-Haven.htm | ||
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{{ShipManufacturer J. Samuel White}} | {{ShipManufacturer J. Samuel White}} | ||
{{Britain light cruisers}} | {{Britain light cruisers}} | ||
Revision as of 16:29, 22 August 2023
Contents
Description
The Abdiel-class, HMS Abdiel (M39), 1941 is a rank II British light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB) and 4.3 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".
The Abdiel-class "mine-laying cruisers" were a class of six fast minelayers. Designed for quick minelaying operations close to enemy waters or shipping lanes, the ships of the class feature exceptionally high top speed that even rivals destroyers and sufficient armaments to fend off the enemy if detected.
Because of these unusual characteristics, the Abdiel-class often found themselves in roles that they were not intended for, especially as a troop transport. The HMS Abdiel, the lead ship of the class, also found itself in these risky missions. After minelaying and landing operations around the Mediterranean between 1941-43, Abdiel was sunk on 10 September 1943 during the Operation Slapstick landings off the coast of Taranto, Italy, struck by German submarine-laid mines.
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HMS Abdiel is classed as a light cruiser and has a low BR compared to other light cruisers. In this BR bracket, there are some maps that don't feature a cruiser spawn (namely Aleutian Islands) and there is a risk that you won't be able to spawn anything if your line-up consists only of HMS Abdiel herself. |
General info
Survivability and armour
Other than the gun shields and some very light armour on the bridge HMS Abdiel more resembles a destroyer than a light cruiser. She is does however feel much tankier than the equivalent destroyers at this BR, likely due to her displacement.
If carrying mines in the stern then her survivability is much reduced. Often players will target her rear quarters trying to detonate the mines or rear ammo racks so don't carry them unless you intend to use them.
Her front ammo racks are somewhat protected behind fuel tanks and are at least partially underwater, though magazine explosions seem to plague the entire British line, particularly from plunging 5"/38 fire at range. The rear ammo racks seem to be very vulnerable too.
She does contain a lot of empty space however, especially if mines are not being carried, hence feels as though she can take a lot more of a beating than equivalent BR ships.
Mobility
HMS Abdiel, at 39 knots fully upgraded, is faster than many coastal torpedo boats. Acceleration is rapid compared to anything else in the British blue water fleet and she'll do 13 knots in full reverse. She feels more like a particularly responsive destroyer and is difficult to target against a skilled player using evasive manoeuvres. Rudder control is pretty much instant allowing you to dodge incoming shells.
Her speed and manoeuvrability allows capping and positioning unavailable to other ships, though as a Light Cruiser she is hampered by using the Heavy fleet spawn. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" | Mobility Characteristics |- ! rowspan="2" | Game Mode ! rowspan="2" | Upgrade Status ! colspan="2" | Maximum Speed (km/h) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Time (s) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Radius (m) |- ! Forward ! Reverse |- | rowspan="2" | AB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 85 || 29 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | rowspan="2" | RB/SB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 73 || 25 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- |}
Modifications and economy
| Seakeeping | Unsinkability | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armament
Primary armament
With two twin 4"/45 turrets forward and another at the stern HMS Abdiel has similar firepower to other British ships at this BR. The stern turret can fire at relative fine angles forward, about 15 degrees off the bow. Turret traverse is somewhat slow though easily enough to keep the guns on target which manouvreing.
She therefore plays far more like a destroyer than a Light Cruiser.
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 1,000 m | 2,500 m | 5,000 m | 7,500 m | 10,000 m | 15,000 m | ||
| 4 inch HE | HE | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 inch SAP | SAP | 102 | 85 | 64 | 48 | 38 | 30 |
| 4 inch HE-TF | HE-TF | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| 4 inch HE-VT | HE-VT | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (s) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| 4 inch HE | HE | 811 | 15.88 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,550 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| 4 inch SAP | SAP | 811 | 17.35 | 0.015 | 5 | 600 | 47° | 60° | 65° | |||
| 4 inch HE-TF | HE-TF | 811 | 15.88 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,550 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |||
| Proximity-fused shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Arming distance (m) |
Trigger radius (m) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | |||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| 4 inch HE-VT | HE-VT | 811 | 15.88 | 0 | 0.1 | 274 | 18 | 1,550 | 79° | 80° | 81° | |
Secondary armament
Secondaries amount to a single quad 40mm pompom high mounted on the rear superstructure. You often see Coastal vessels in down tiers and the pompoms tend to make short work of them.
- Universal: HEF · AP-T · HEF · AP-T
- 40 mm HE: HEF · HEF · HEF · AP-T
- 40 mm AP: AP-T · AP-T · AP-T · HEF
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
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| Ammunition | Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | ||||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| AP-T | 60 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 32 | 26 | |
| HEF | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Shell details | ||||||||||||
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| Ammunition | Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||||||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||||
| AP-T | 701 | 0.91 | - | - | - | 47° | 60° | 65° | ||||
| HEF | 701 | 0.82 | 0 | 0.1 | 71 | 79° | 80° | 81° | ||||
Anti-aircraft armament
Dedicated AAA is rather weak with 2x quad 50 cals either side of the bridge. You'll want to keep some 4" VT handy if there are aircraft around, particularly bombers operating above pompom range. She doesn't feel to be too vulnerable to low level air attack given the BR though can suffer from high altitude bombing if the player is distracted as she's a comparatively large target.
The 4" guns do provide an excellent rate of fire however so best to use individual ranged shots to walk the fire onto the approaching aircraft.
She certainly isn't a AAA cruiser though can be effective.
Additional armament
HMS Abdiel can carry 40 Type M Mk1 contact mines which are dispensed from racks under the rear deck. These are 600kg each and will happily cripple if not destroy any ship coming into contact with them.
Usage in battles
The play style for HMS Abdiel will be familiar to those of lightly gunned destroyers. In down tiers you can happily bully weaker opponents, even literally pushing them around at contact range. Up tiers are more difficult, especially when carrying mines. It's important not to give easy shorts into your rear hull. Also to dodge incoming salvos as plunging fire through the forward deck can reach the magazines.
The 4" guns are very accurate inside of about 5km so it's important to place your shots against opponents who have superior firepower. Using single ranged shots and walking the fire up and down the target seems to be surprisingly effective rather than spamming broadsides. At range varying speed and direction can make her a difficult target though closer in you are likely to be outgunned.
Unless there are clear choke points the obvious use for mines is at the cap points and Abdiel does make an exceptional vessel for taking such, even at much higher BRs where her speed can turn matches. A very useful vessel to keep around should the match situation require it. Her manoeuvrability is well suited to the inland cap points, where she'll often face coastal vessels. Though watch out for torpedoes as she's rather long.
Some caution is required early in the game where it is easy to get well ahead of the rest of your team and become the focus. On the other hand she's quite capable of dodging a lot of incoming fire, so long as they don't take her engines out, and using her to lay smoke to protect the spawn or advancing fleet can be effective.
In arcade battles her class is clearly visible, though in RB some destroyer captains might not recognise her silhouette and be wary of taking on a Light Cruiser. She can also be effective as a scout, keeping enemy vessels in sight such that the rest of the fleet can engage.
Well worth keeping her in your roster for Enduring Confrontation too as her ability to get around the map to complete objectives is unparalleled.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Features fast-firing and accurate 4-inch guns
- High top speed and mobility
- Decent anti-air defense
- Can be loaded with 40 sea mines for area denial
- Exceptionally good fun to play
Cons:
- Being classed as a light cruiser, the ship is forced to spawn at longer ranges where the 4-inch guns are less effective
- Lacks any torpedo armament
- Practically no armour protection save for the bridge; highly vulnerable to enemy fire
- Extremely vulnerable magazines and mine racks, both sit way above the waterline, the former seems to be ahistorical
- Current meta doesn't particularly suit minelayers
History
Designed to speed into contested waters and lay minefields overnight the Abdiel class proved to be very useful vessels, although they were rarely used in their intended role. A minefield laid in the Sicilian Channel claimed two Italian Destroyers and a couple of merchant ships though only 2% of the UK's total minelaying effort was offensive in nature, rather than the tens of thousands of mines laid around Britain's coasts by small boats and aircraft.
Instead they became invaluable as supply vessels which could run the gauntlet of Axis airpower to help relieve Malta, Tobruk and participated in many evacuations. None of the Abdiel class were lost whilst performing their intended role though three were lost during the war. Including, rather ironically, HMS Abdiel to a mine in Taranto harbour.
A memorial to the fast minelayers can be found in Milford Haven, their operating base.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
See also
External links
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdiel-class_minelayer
https://www.naval-history.net/xGM-Chrono-07ML-Abdiel.htm
https://www.tracesofwar.com/sights/98851/War-Memorial-with-Sea-Mine-Milford-Haven.htm
| J. Samuel White | |
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| Torpedo/Gun Boats | |
| Steam Gun Boat (SGB) | SGB Grey Goose |
| Light Cruisers | |
| Abdiel-class | HMS Abdiel |
| Britain light cruisers | |
|---|---|
| Emerald-class | HMS Enterprise |
| Dido-class | HMS Dido |
| Leander-class | HMNZS Leander |
| Arethusa-class | HMS Arethusa |
| Town-class | HMS Belfast · HMS Liverpool · HMS Southampton |
| Tiger-class | HMS Tiger |
| Abdiel-class* | HMS Abdiel |
