While advantageous against AP fire under limited circumstances, it makes London highly vulnerable against HE fire as even destroyer caliber fire will not struggle to land penetrating hits all around her hull.Īn important tool in London's arsenal is her Smoke Generator. Shells hitting beneath the turrets are highly likely to exit the hull on the other side, resulting only in over-penetrations. An advantage of the scheme is the absence of citadel space beneath the turrets, making only shots beneath her funnels capable of deleting London. A large, thinly armored hull and a citadel that sticks up above the waterline. London's armor scheme reflects that of many of her comrades.

Also while torpedo hits are painful, with only four per side they may not be enough to defeat a larger opponent.

Unfortunately, close range is all they are good for given the short range of 7km. Eight torpedo launchers round off the armament, offering a painful sting at close range if required. The biggest drawback of her main armament is the short range, making it difficult to apply her weaponry especially when facing Tier VIII ships. Both shell types are usable, her HE shells having decent all around stats while her AP is effective against the lightly armored cruisers that are common in London's matchmaking spread. Her 15 second reload is the slowest of any cruiser at her tier save for the large guns of Admiral Graf Spee. Eight 203mm main guns offer a good broadside firepower, stronger than that of Aoba, yet not quite on the level of Pensacola. On paper London offers an arsenal that is neither outstanding nor disappointing. London is a Tier VI British heavy cruiser, that is taking the spot as a premium ship alongside Devonshire The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.

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