HMS Leopard
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Description
The Leopard-class, HMS Leopard (F14) is a rank V British frigate with a battle rating of 4.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Upgraded | 62 | 20 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 44 | 14 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
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Usage in battles
Currently HMS Leopard is experiencing a bug which affects the turret located on the bow. There is a visual component which causes one of the barrels in the twin turret to always point directly at 12 o'clock dead center of the bow, it clips through the sides of the turret regardless where the player directs the turret to aim. That would be a minor annoyance on it's own but somehow this bug also affects the performance of the separate guns in the twin turret. The port barrel in the bow turret seems to fire considerably higher and sooner than the starboard barrel in the same turret. So much so in fact that more often than not only one shell fired from the twin guns in this turret will hit the intended target if it is any distance at all from the HMS Leopard. For instance this can be replicated in the test drive by firing at the destroyer approx. 4.8km away. This is rather unfortunate as the HMS Leopard already requires a very large amount of RP to unlock and almost 1 million SL to purchase. Meaning as of right now most players will probably simply forego the expense and just leave it sitting there in the tech tree un-purchased.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Two QF 4.5in cannons, located at the aft and bow of the ship
- Raised QF STAAG AA mount near the center of the boat
- Bridge is hidden behind the bow's cannon
- Access to HE-VT shells
- Large compliment of crew
- Eight (separate) engine blocks, allowing for lasting mobility in combat scenarios.
Cons:
- Poor max speed compared to frigate's cousin, HMS Blackpool
- No torpedoes or other specialised high-explosives
- High repair cost demands a cautious play-style
- Ammunition for the STAAG and aft cannon are located in close proximity to each other
History
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Media
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See also
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- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
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| Portsmouth Royal Dockyard | |
|---|---|
| Frigates | |
| Leopard-class | HMS Leopard |
| Heavy Cruisers | |
| County-class | HMS London |
| Battleships | |
| Unique ships | HMS Dreadnought |
| Orion-class | HMS Orion |
| Iron Duke-class | HMS Iron Duke |
| Britain frigates | |
|---|---|
| Leopard-class | HMS Leopard |
| Whitby-class | HMS Blackpool · HMS Whitby |
| Restigouche-class | HMCS Terra Nova |
