HMNZS Leander

HMNZS Leander

HMS Arethusa

HMS Southampton

HMNZS Leander

HMS Arethusa

HMS Southampton

Britain

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	5.3	5.3

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:61 000

Purchase:230 000

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Description

The Leander-class, HMNZS Leander (75), 1942 is a rank IV British light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On".

General info

Survivability and armour

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Mobility

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Armament

Primary armament

152 mm 6 inch/50 Mark BL XXIII (x8)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Turret 1 (x2)	Turret 2 (x2)	Turret 3 (x2)	Turret 4 (x2)
Vertical guidance	-5°/+60°
Horizontal guidance	±145°
Total ammo capacity	1,600

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
6 inch HE	HE	71	62	46	38	36	36
6 inch CPBC	SAPBC	203	180	149	124	118	118

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
6 inch HE	HE	841	50.8	0.0	0.1	3,600	+0°	79°	80°	81°
6 inch CPBC	SAPBC	841	50.8	2.5	15	1,700	°	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

102 mm 4 in QF Mark V (x8)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Front port turret (x2)	Front starboard turret (x2)	Rear port turret (x2)	Rear starboard turret (x2)
Vertical guidance	-90°/+80°	-80°/+90°	±90°
Horizontal guidance	-10°/+80°
Total ammo capacity	2,000

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
102 mm HE	HE	71	62	46	38	36	36
102 mm SAP	SAPBC	203	180	149	124	118	118

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Fuse delay in m:	Fuse sensitivity in mm:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):	Normalization At 30° from horizontal:	Ricochet:
								0%	50%	100%
102 mm HE	HE	532	14.06	0.0	0.1	721	+0°	79°	80°	81°
102 mm SAP	SAP	728	15.2	1.0	10	520	°	47°	60°	65°

Anti-aircraft armament

20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II (x5)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Front turret	Middle port turret	Middle starboard turret	Rear port turret	Rear starboard turret
Vertical guidance	-5°/+65°			-0°/+65°
Horizontal guidance	±180	-60°/+90°	-90°/+60°	±180
Total ammo capacity	9,000

12.7 mm Vickers Mk.V (x12)
Turrets (Bow to stern)
	Front port turret (x4)	Front starboard turret (x4)	Rear turret (x4)
Vertical guidance	+25°/+75°
Horizontal guidance	±90°
Total ammo capacity	24,000

Torpedo armament

533 mm steam turbined Mk.V torpedo
# on ship	Mass (kg)	Maximum speed in water (km/h)	Travel distance (km)	Depth stroke (m)	Arming distance (m)	Explosive type	Explosive mass (kg)
8	1,736	74	4.57	1.0	50	TNT	305

Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Seakeeping	Unsinkability		Firepower
I	Dry-Docking	Tool Set		6 inch CPBC	4 inch SAP	Anti-Air Armament Targeting
II	Rudder Replacement	Fire Protection System	Smokescreen	6 inch HE-TF	4 inch HE-TF	Auxiliary Armament Targeting
III	Propeller Replacement	Shrapnel Protection	Ventilation	Improved Rangefinder	4 inch HE-VT	Primary Armament Targeting
IV	Engine Maintenance	New Pumps	Ammo Wetting	6 inch HE-VT	Torpedo Mode

Pros and cons

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History

The Leander-class light cruisers were designed in the late 1920s under the influence of the York-class heavy cruisers. However, the Leander-class differed from previous light cruisers by placing a higher emphasis on seaworthiness and operating range, rather than on protection and firepower. This was done with the aim to make the Leander-class light cruisers more suitable for the commerce protection role.

Initially, five ships of the Leander-class were ordered in the early 1930s, with HMS Leader as the lead ship being laid down in September 1930. Leander was completed a year later and commissioned into service in March 1933. Initially, the warship served with the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy, before being transferred to the Royal New Zealand Navy after its formation in 1941. From there onwards, the ship sailed under its new designation HMNZS Leander.

Leander primarily served in the Pacific theatre during WW2, taking part in several smaller operations during her early service life. Leander was also briefly stationed in the Mediterranean, supporting allied troops in actions against Vichy France during the Syria-Lebanon campaign. After that, Leander once again returned to the Pacific, where she was severely damaged after an engagement with a small Japanese task force in July 1943. The damage suffered from a torpedo hit was so severe that it rendered Leander inoperable for the remainder of the war, until she was repaired in August 1945.

HMNZS Leander only had a very short post-war service life. The warship was officially decommissioned in 1948 and sold for scrap in 1950.

- From Devblog

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See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] HMNZS Leander - The Legend of Defiance

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