HMAS Tobruk

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HMAS Tobruk
AB RB SB
4.7 4.7 4.7
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Description

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The Battle-class, HMAS Tobruk (D37), 1950 is a rank III British destroyer with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Main fire tower13 / 13 / 13 mm
Hull16 mm (steel)
Superstructure4 mm (steel)
Number of section7
Displacement3 300 t
Crew306 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB81 / 31 km/h
RB66 / 25 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference
AB2 443 → 3 129 Sl icon.png
RB3 879 → 4 968 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications27 500 Rp icon.png
51 400 Sl icon.png
Talisman cost1 100 Ge icon.png
Crew training22 000 Sl icon.png
Experts76 000 Sl icon.png
Aces500 Ge icon.png
Research Aces320 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
210 / 520 / 100 % Sl icon.png
142 / 142 / 142 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
Research:
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Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
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Rudder Replacement
Research:
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Cost:
1 900 Sl icon.png
125 Ge icon.png
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Propeller Replacement
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
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Engine Maintenance
Research:
1 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
3 200 Sl icon.png
210 Ge icon.png
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Damage Control Division
Research:
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Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
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Fire Division
Research:
1 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 900 Sl icon.png
125 Ge icon.png
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Smokescreen
Research:
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Cost:
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125 Ge icon.png
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Shrapnel Protection
Research:
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160 Ge icon.png
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Ventilation
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
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New Pumps
Research:
1 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
3 200 Sl icon.png
210 Ge icon.png
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Ammo Wetting
Research:
1 700 Rp icon.png
Cost:
3 200 Sl icon.png
210 Ge icon.png
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114mm_uk_sap_ammo_pack
Research:
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40 mm HE clips
Research:
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114mm_uk_aa_distant_fuse_ammo_pack
Research:
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40 mm AP clips
Research:
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1 900 Sl icon.png
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
Research:
1 000 Rp icon.png
Cost:
1 900 Sl icon.png
125 Ge icon.png
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Improved Rangefinder
Research:
1 300 Rp icon.png
Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
160 Ge icon.png
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Improved Rangefinder
Research:
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Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
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Primary Armament Targeting
Research:
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Cost:
2 400 Sl icon.png
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114mm_uk_aa_radio_fuse_ammo_pack
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Torpedo Mode
Research:
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Cost:
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210 Ge icon.png

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 4.5 inch/45 QF Mark V cannon
Ammunition600 rounds
Vertical guidance-5° / 80°

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Secondary armament

3 х Turret2 x 40 mm QF STAAG Mark II gun
Ammunition4000 rounds
Belt capacity4 rounds
Fire rate156 shots/min
6 х Turret40 mm QF Mark VII gun
Ammunition2000 rounds
Belt capacity4 rounds
Fire rate160 shots/min

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Torpedo armament

Main article: Mk.IX (533 mm)

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Additional armament

Setup 110 x 533 mm Mk.IX** torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
I Dry-Docking Tool Set 4.5 inch SAP 40 mm HE clips
II Rudder Replacement Fire Protection System Smokescreen 4.5 inch HE-TF 40 mm AP clips Auxiliary Armament Targeting
III Propeller Replacement Shrapnel Protection Ventilation Improved Rangefinder Primary Armament Targeting
IV Engine Maintenance New Pumps Ammo Wetting 4.5 inch HE-VT Torpedo Mode

Pros and cons

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History

HMAS Tobruk in Jervis Bay, circa. 1954-1958. Note the two Mk VI gun turrets ahead of her superstructure.

The Battle Class, HMAS Tobruk was a destroyer of the Battle class commissioned for the Australian navy. As one of the two-ship “Australian Battle” class, she featured an improved main armament and more advanced gunnery equipment. She was commissioned too late to see service in the Second World War, but served in the Korean war and Malayan Emergency. She was severely damaged in a gunnery accident in 1960, and was written off and sold for scrap.

Design and development

The Battle class, the predominant late-war British destroyer design before the emergence of the Daring class, was designed to be built in several flotillas. The 1943 “Battles” were thus known as the “Early Battle Class”. The United Kingdom intended to build the later Battle class ships with the new QF 4.5 inch Mark VI turret, but these ships were cancelled in early 1945 due to the end of hostilities in the western theatre. However, two ships had been laid down by the Australian navy, which were built and completed nevertheless, to be known as the “Australian Battle” Class ships. Construction was very slow, and Tobruk wasn’t commissioned until the early 1950s.

HMAS Tobruk displaced 3400 tons full, making her very large for a WWII-era destroyer. She carried a main armament of four 4.5 inch QF Mark VI guns in two twin turrets - these advanced turrets were capable of firing at 20 rounds per minute (RPM). Tobruk carried an anti-aircraft armament of twelve 40 mm Bofors guns in three dual and six single mounts, as well as two quintuple torpedo tubes. Fitted with steam turbines developing 50 000 shaft horsepower, she was able to make 31.5 knots (58 km/h).

Operational history

After her commissioning in 1951, Tobruk was deployed to the Korean Theatre to assist naval operations there, primarily serving as a shore bombarder and carrier escort. She returned to Australia in late 1952 for a refit, then deployed to Korea again, this time staying until 1954. After she returned home, Tobruk underwent a refit, and was deployed as part of an Australian naval squadron to southeast Asia (the Far East Strategic Reserve). She later served during the Malayan Emergency, and received a second battle star (her first in Korea) for it. In September of 1960, Tobruk was conducting exercises with her sister ship Anzac when a targeting error caused a shell from Anzac to hit her; the damage was severe, and two of Anzac’s crew members were charged for the accident. It was deemed that the damage was uneconomical to repair, and as a result, Tobruk was placed in reserve and later scrapped.

Media

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See also

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  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

References

  • Royal Australian Navy. (2020, August 05). HMAS Tobruk (I). Retrieved January 04, 2021, from https://www.navy.gov.au/hmas-tobruk-i
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