Edgar
Tier XI · Cruiser · U.K. · Super ship
Not rated · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser, suited to DD hunting. It is especially strong against cruisers and destroyers (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 88 s on paper). 3 charges of Smoke Generator let it break vision and escape whenever it gets caught. Firing 12 152mm guns every 3.7 s, it reaches 108,389 AP DPM. Detectability of 8.88 km is 0.43 km below average, so it is less likely to be spotted first. Too few same-tier, same-class ships to compare, so no overall grade is given.
Key stats
- HP: 38,962
- Top speed: 33.64 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.88 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 6X2 · reload 3.7 s · range 11.76 km
While working on the Minotaur-class project, British engineers were inspired by the U.S. Worcester-class cruisers laid down in 1945. After the lead ship entered service in 1948, a proposal was made to increase the number of turrets to six; however, this idea was abandoned due to the respective increase in development time that such a change would have entailed.