HMS Repulse

HMS Repulse

HMS Queen Mary

HMS Repulse

HMS Queen Mary

Britain

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.7	6.7	6.7

Class:

Battlecruiser

Research:380 000

Purchase:990 000

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Description

HMS Repulse was laid down in January 1915 at John Brown's Clydebank shipyard, launched in January 1916, and commissioned in August 1916. Serving as part of the Grand Fleet during the latter years of the First World War, she participated in the Second Battle of Heligoland Bight in November 1917 and witnessed the surrender of the German High Seas Fleet in November 1918. Following significant refits between 1918 and 1939 to improve armour, armament, and general capabilities, she spent much of the interwar period on peacetime exercises and tours, including escort duties and displays of British naval power. During the Second World War, Repulse patrolled the North Atlantic, participated in the Norwegian Campaign, and later formed part of Force Z alongside HMS Prince of Wales to deter Japanese advances in Southeast Asia. On 10 December 1941, while attempting to intercept Japanese invasion forces near Malaya, Repulse and Prince of Wales were overwhelmed by a concentrated attack from Japanese bombers and torpedo planes, sinking after multiple torpedo strikes. The wreck of Repulse, located in 1959 off the east coast of Malaysia, lies in 54 metres of water and is a designated war grave, though recent reports of illegal salvaging, including the removal of artifacts and unexploded shells, have again drawn international attention to the vessel.

The British battlecruiser Renown-class, HMS Repulse (34), 1941 was introduced in Update "Firebirds" as the second, and last, vessel of her class. Compared to her direct peers, Repulse's main guns offer above-average penetration but low damage output with both AP and SAP shells. While she is relatively resilient to flat-trajectory fire, she is very vulnerable to plunging fire, especially under oblique angles, even from light cruisers. Her mobility is fairly typical for a battlecruiser, making it easier for her to close the gap and approach preferred combat ranges than many other vessels. Overall, she is not the easiest vessel to play, preferring to break contact when under fire (e.g., by using a smoke screen from her floatplane) and targeting enemies that are prone to destruction from magazine explosions.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel102 / 229 / 102 mm

Main fire tower229 / 178 / 279 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section10

Displacement38 110 t

Crew1 433 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB61 / 26 km/h

RB53 / 23 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	61	26
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	53	23

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB25 221 → 32 989

RB31 025 → 40 580

Total cost of modifications296 000

452 000

Talisman cost2 300

Crew training280 000

Experts990 000

Aces2 000

Research Aces830 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 270 Rudder Replacement Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 500 Propeller Replacement Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Engine Maintenance Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 430	Damage Control Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 270 Fire Division Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 500 Shrapnel Protection Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Ventilation Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 New Pumps Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 430 Ammo Wetting Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 430	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 270 15-inch 4crh Mark IIa APC Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 270 102mm_uk_mkxvi_navy_SAP_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 18 000 270 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 22 000 Cost: 34 000 500 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Improved Rangefinder Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Torpedo Mode Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 430 Hydroplane Research: 19 000 Cost: 29 000 430

Armament

Primary armament

3 х Turret2 x 15 inch/42 BL Mark I cannon

Ammunition240 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

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Penetration statistics
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
4crh CPC	SAPCBC	487	462	427	399	377	345
4crh Mark XIIa APC	APCBC	644	597	528	470	422	357

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
4crh CPC	SAPCBC	752	871	0.035	26	58.6	48°	63°	71°
4crh Mark XIIa APC	APCBC	752	871	0.025	26	20.68	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

3 х Turret3 x 102 mm/45 BL Mark IX cannon

Ammunition450 rounds

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Penetration statistics
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	11	11	11	11	11	11
4 inch SAP	SAP	90	72	51	37	28	24

Shell details
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	805	14.06	0	0.1	721	79°	80°	81°
4 inch SAP	SAP	805	15.2	0.015	5	520	47°	60°	65°

Anti-aircraft armament

6 х Turret4 in/45 QF Mark V cannon

Ammunition200 rounds

3 х Turret8 x 40 mm 2pdr QF Mk.VIII automatic cannon

Ammunition17920 rounds

Belt capacity56 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

6 х Turret20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon

Ammunition1800 rounds

Belt capacity60 rounds

Fire rate450 shots/min

4 х Turret4 x 12.7 mm Vickers Mk.V machine gun

Ammunition8000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 18 x 533 mm steam turbined Mk.V torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] HMS Repulse: “Who Touches Me is Broken”!
• [Wikipedia] HMS Repulse (1916)
• [History Of Diving Museum] How a Bottle & Tile from the HMS Repulse Came to Rest on the Ocean Floor
• [Advanced Diver Magazine] Diving into British Naval History HMS Repulse
• [USNI News] Authorities Detain Chinese Ship Suspected of Salvaging U.K. WWII Wrecks

John Brown & Company
Destroyers
Daring-class	HMS Diamond
Light Cruisers
Emerald-class	HMS Enterprise
Town-class	HMS Southampton
Tiger-class	HMS Tiger
Battlecruisers
Renown-class	HMS Repulse
Admiral-class	HMS Hood
Battleships
Queen Elizabeth-class	HMS Barham

Britain battlecruisers
Invincible-class	HMS Invincible
	HMS Queen Mary*
Renown-class	HMS Renown · HMS Repulse
Courageous-class	HMS Glorious
Admiral-class	HMS Hood
	* Unique ship