Her armor is a relatively thin 16 mm above the waterline and she is prone to catching fire even from secondary armaments from cruisers if she gets within their range. She is however one of the slowest cruisers with a maximum speed of 30.6 Knots, leaving her vulnerable to enemy cruisers and destroyers who can gain on her. Her only other armaments being 8 x 1 40mm Bofors (which can be increased to 8 x 2) and 2 x 2 25mm Bofors with most of the AA being located near the aft of the ship and having a maximum range of 3.5km.Ĭelebes has the tightest turning radius of all current Tier V cruisers with 580 meters and has a better than average rudder shift time of 7.7 seconds, making her responsive to avoiding danger though it does take her a moment before she starts or stops her turns. The main armaments of this vessel are four 150 mm rifles in double turrets with two fore and two aft, she has no secondary guns to speak of and rather oddly, no torpedoes - continuing the tradition from De Ruyter. 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".Ĭelebes is a Tier V cruiser of the Royal Netherlands Navy and is a peculiar ship at that.
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