Bluewater Fleet
HMS Arethusa
III
Rank
AB
5.0
RB
5.3
Battle rating
Great Britain
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
48,000
Research
180,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
25 / 57 / 25 mm
Main fire tower
25 / 25 / 25 mm
Hull
19 mm (steel)
Superstructure
10 mm (steel)
Number of sections
8
Displacement
6,665 t
Crew
623 persons
Max speed
Forward
57496649 km/h
Backward
26223022 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 2 × 6 inch/50 BL Mark XXIII cannon
Ammunition
1,200 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
9.8 → 7.5 s
Vertical guidance
-5 / 60°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7676 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
| SAPBC | 198 | 177 | 152 | 134 | 121 | 105 | |
| HE-TF | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
| HE-VT | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | |
Secondary armament
4 × Turret — 2 × 4 inch/45 Mark XVI cannon
Ammunition
1,600 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
3.9 → 3 s
Vertical guidance
-10 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7676 °/s
Vertical
108.5108.5 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HE | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| SAP | 103 | 89 | 75 | 65 | 58 | 51 | |
| HE-TF | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| HE-VT | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
2 × Turret — 4 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 2 gun
Ammunition
16,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
156 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 88°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3529.83529.8 °/s
Vertical
2823.82823.8 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
4 × Turret — 2 × 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mark V autocannon
Ammunition
14,400 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
60516051 °/s
Vertical
5042.55042.5 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
5 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
9,000 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-5 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Additional armament
Setup 1
6 × 533 mm steam turbined Mk.V torpedo
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
6,079 → 7,903
RB
6,649 → 8,644
Crew training
52,000
Experts
180,000
Aces
700 
Research Aces
390,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
360 / 600 %
154 %
Total cost of modifications
45,600
97,700
Talisman cost
1,300
Research order:
Seakeeping |
|---|
Unsinkability | |
|---|---|
Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|
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