Monmouth
Tier X · Cruiser · U.K. · Premium
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 71) · Gunnery cruiser
A British premium heavy cruiser of the Gibraltar line whose main weapon is twelve 234 mm AP guns. Its AP salvo is 12,780, 33% above average, and both its 12.42 km range and dispersion are slightly better than Gibraltar's. It has only 2 smoke charges, but each lasts 28 s, and Sonar II and Air Defense Alert II make it strong at close-range defense and AA. Per the wiki, its enhanced Repair Party and secondaries make it especially good in close-range 1v1 fights. However, a 31.7 kn top speed and 15.67 s acceleration make it heavy-footed, so it struggles to escape when caught by several enemies at once.
Key stats
- HP: 43,681
- Top speed: 31.69 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.12 km
- Main battery: 234 mm 3X4 · reload 11 s · range 12.42 km
A hypothetical design embodying the idea of a heavy cruiser with 234 mm main battery guns within a post-war reality. The project for a ship with a displacement of over 20,000 tons and an unusual artillery layout in quadruple-gun turrets was considered by the Admiralty in 1938 but did not receive further development.