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HMS Invincible
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Rank
AB
6.0
RB
6.0
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Battlecruiser
Main role
175,000
RP
Research
490,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The brainchild of First Sea Lord "Jacky" Fisher, the Invincible class were the first battlecruisers ever to be built, pioneering the design which was based around the idea of an enlarged and upgunned armoured cruiser that should have the firepower and protection to devastate enemy cruisers and raiders, yet be fast enough to outrun opposing battleships. Built between 1906 and 1909, the Invincible class formed the foundation of this new type of ship which became a key part of the ongoing Anglo-German naval arms race.

HMS Invincible was laid down on 2 April 1906, launched on 13 April 1907, and commissioned on 20 March 1909. At the start of World War I, she took part in the Battle of the Heligoland Bight, then was transferred to the West Indies, where she participated in the Battle of the Falkland Islands, destroying a German squadron consisting of obsolete battleships and light cruiser alongside her sister ship Inflexible. In February 1915, she returned to Britain, becoming the flagship of the Third Battlecruiser Squadron. During the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916, Invincible was sunk after a short duel with SMS Derfflinger.

Introduced in Update "Hot Tracks", HMS Invincible is presented in her 1916 refit. She is a typical representative of the large World War I-era warships in the game, with minimal AA defences and mediocre anti-torpedo protection, and generally weak armour for such a large vessel. However, as a representative of the battlecruiser class, she boasts decent mobility.


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Specification
Armour
Citadel 177 / 152 / 38 mm
Main fire tower 177 / 177 / 177 mm
Hull 25 mm (steel)
Superstructure 16 mm (steel)
Number of sections 10
Displacement 20,135 t
Crew 1,032 persons
Max speed
Forward 49425842 km/h
Backward 24202820 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 305 mm/45 Mark X cannon
Ammunition 880 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
39.4 → 30.3 s
Vertical guidance -3 / 13°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 32.632.6 °/s
Vertical 43.443.4 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE727272727272
APC501453394352321280
SAPCBC266240209186170148
Secondary armament
12 × Turret — 4 inch/40 QF mark III cannon
Ammunition 1,200 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
3.9 → 3 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 15°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 2218.72218.7 °/s
Vertical 1411.91411.9 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE111111111111
SAP756452454138
Anti-aircraft armament
76 mm/45 QF 3in 20cwt HA Mark I cannon
Ammunition 150 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1512.81512.8 °/s
Vertical 1210.21210.2 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE-TF777777
3 pdr QF Hotchkiss cannon
Ammunition 300 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -1 / 25°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 40344034 °/s
Vertical 2521.32521.3 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE444444
Additional armament
Setup 1 28 × 450 mm R.G.F. Mark VI** torpedo
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 22,774 → 28,604 SL
RB 28,736 → 36,092 SL
Crew training 140,000 SL
Experts 490,000 SL
Aces 1,500 GE
Research Aces 670,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
450 / 600 % SL
190 % RP
Total cost of modifications 173,800 RP
275,000 SL
Talisman cost 2,000 GE

Research order:

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Unsinkability
Firepower
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