Post by flakstruk on Jan 29, 2023 6:06:30 GMT
HMS Berwick
Points 12
Ship - Cruiser 1939
Speed 2
MG 9 9 8 7
SG 4 4 3
AA 6
A4 V9 H3
Harassing Fire 4
A member of the Kent Subclass. Berwick was in the thick of early war fighting. Duelling Italian cruisers at the battle of Spartivento in November 1940 and the German cruiser Admiral Hipper the following month. The German cruiser hit the Berwick multiple times. often punching right through Berwick before the Germans ceased the attack on the convoy. Berwick's long range 8" guns were sorely needed in these early years. As covering many theatres mean the axis often had greater numbers heavy cruisers in a given region.
Armament
Points 12
Ship - Cruiser 1939
Speed 2
MG 9 9 8 7
SG 4 4 3
AA 6
A4 V9 H3
Harassing Fire 4
A member of the Kent Subclass. Berwick was in the thick of early war fighting. Duelling Italian cruisers at the battle of Spartivento in November 1940 and the German cruiser Admiral Hipper the following month. The German cruiser hit the Berwick multiple times. often punching right through Berwick before the Germans ceased the attack on the convoy. Berwick's long range 8" guns were sorely needed in these early years. As covering many theatres mean the axis often had greater numbers heavy cruisers in a given region.
Armament
8 × 8-inch (203 mm) guns (4 × 2)
8 × 4-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft guns (4 × 2)
16 × 2-pounder (40 mm) pom-poms (2 × 8)
2 × single 20-mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns (2 × 1)
14 × 20-mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns (7 × 2)
Armour
Main belt:
4.5-inch (114 mm) with 1-inch (25 mm) closing bulkheads
Lower deck:
1.25-inch (32 mm) over machinery
1.5-inch (38 mm) over steering gear
Main box citadels:
1–4-inch (25–102 mm) sides
1-to-2.5-inch (25 to 64 mm) crowns
Turrets:
1-inch (25 mm) faces, sides, rears, crowns & barbettes
