Black Edinburgh
Tier VIII · Cruiser · U.K.
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 73) · Stealthy cruiser
Stealthy cruiser. It is weak against battleships (AP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 17 min on paper · torpedoes supply 49% of it). Top speed is 32.2 kn (0.7 kn below average), but 10.5 s acceleration and 7.8 s rudder shift and 7.8°/s turning make it exceptionally nimble at dodging shells and snapping turns. With 4 Damage Control charges it shrugs off fire and flooding combos. Detectability of 7.68 km is 0.84 km below average, so it is less likely to be spotted first. AP-only, but its destroyer-calibre shells rarely overpen, so they work on destroyers too.
Key stats
- HP: 30,680
- Top speed: 32.25 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.68 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 4X3 · reload 7.5 s · range 11.1 km
The most powerful light cruiser in the Royal Navy during World War II. She surpassed most other same-type ships in terms of armor protection and inherited powerful main guns from her predecessors. Among other Royal Navy cruisers of the 1930s, Edinburgh carried more powerful AA weapons.