HMS Cadiz
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Description
The Battle-class, HMS Cadiz (D79), 1951 is a premium gift rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Wind of Change" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season VII, "Armoured Elephant".
A Battle-class destroyer, HMS Cadiz is very similar to its Australian sister HMAS Tobruk. It has only 4 forward-mounted main guns that have a high rate of fire and can rotate 360°, a large AA battery of effective 40 mm guns, and 10 torpedoes that have somewhat awkward launch angles. Unfortunately, like other members of its class, it suffers from having a very easy to hit ammo rack, right under the main turrets.
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
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| Upgraded | 81 | 31 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 66 | 25 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
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Additional armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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Pros:
- Guns have a high rate of fire
- Main guns have access to an HE-VT round
- Main guns can rotate 360°
- Large and strong anti-aircraft battery of 14 40 mm guns
Cons:
- Very easy to hit ammo rack under the main guns
- Only forward-mounted guns mean that it is vulnerable to flanking
History
Devblog
The destroyer HMS Cadiz (D79) was laid down at the Scottish shipyard of the Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company in 1944, but was commissioned after the end of the war, in April 1946. The ship was assigned to the Home Fleet and participated in diplomatic cruises, exercises, and also in the Coronation Review (1953) to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. In 1956, the destroyer was sold to the Pakistan Navy. Before being sent to a new home port, the ship was modernised and refitted, and received a new name - PNS Khaibar. In 1971, during the Indo-Pakistani War, the destroyer Khaibar was sunk as a result of two hits by Soviet-made P-15 Termit anti-ship missiles launched by the Indian missile boat Nirghat. This was the first effective use of missiles of this class by the Indian navy.
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See also
- Related development
External links
| Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company | |
|---|---|
| Destroyers | |
| G-class | ORP Garland |
| K-class | HMS Kelvin |
| Battle-class | HMS Cadiz |
| Hunt-class | La Combattante* |
| Light Cruisers | |
| Town-class | HMS Liverpool |
| Heavy Cruisers | |
| County-class | HMS Norfolk |
| Battlecruisers | |
| Renown-class | HMS Renown |
| *HMS Haldon in French service | |
| Britain destroyers | |
|---|---|
| Town-class | HMS Churchill · HMS Montgomery |
| V-class | HMS Valhalla · HMS Vega · HMS Verdun |
| G-class | HMS Grafton · ORP Garland |
| Hunt-class | HMS Calpe · HMS Brissenden |
| Tribal-class | HMCS Haida · HMS Eskimo · HMS Mohawk |
| J-class | HMS Jervis |
| K-class | HMS Kelvin |
| N-class | HMAS Nepal |
| Battle-class | HMS Armada · HMS Cadiz · HMAS Tobruk |
| Daring-class | HMS Daring · HMS Diamond · HMS Diana |
| Britain premium ships | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | MTB-1(2) · MTB-422 · Fairmile D (5001) · HMS Gay Archer |
| Motor gun boats | MGB-75 · SGB Grey Goose |
| Gunboats | HMS Spey |
| Sub-chasers | LÉ Orla |
| Frigates | HMS Whitby |
| Destroyers | HMS Montgomery · HMS Valhalla · HMS Verdun · ORP Garland · HMS Jervis · HMCS Haida · HMS Mohawk · HMS Cadiz · HMS Diamond |
| Light cruisers | HMS Belfast |
| Battleships | HMS Iron Duke |
