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U17577377: /* Usage in battles */

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‎Usage in battles

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U17577377: /* Description */ Added In-Game Year

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 {{main|15 inch/42 BL Mark I (381 mm)}}
-The Hood currently possesses the second-largest guns in the game (surpassed only by the [[IJN Mutsu]]), with eight 381 mm 15"/42 BL Mark I cannons mounted in four twin turrets, larger than those on the Bayern by 1 mm. She has two rounds available, 15 inch 4crh CPC, a SAPCBC shell, and 15 inch 4crh Mark XIIa APC, an APCBC shell. The SAPCBC shell, while having a smaller filler than the equivalent SAP shells on the Bayern and the Japanese 356 mm, is still the strongest SAP shell in the game, solely due to its penetration. Penetrating 487 mm at point blank, it has very minimal penetration falloff, and it still penetrates 308 mm at 15 km, while the Bayern can only penetrate 170 mm at that range, while the Japanese 356 mm SAP can't even reach that penetration at 1 km. This allows the Hood to smash any battleship designed before "all or nothing" armour schemes came into wide use, as while their main belts may be able to hold up, their weaker upper belts stand no chance, and several of these SAP shells finding their way around the realms of enemy ammunition magazines will have very entertaining results. Due to the high filler, even hits to the upper hull may cause a large enough explosion to detonate ammunition several decks below.
+The Hood possesses large-calibre guns in the game, with eight 381 mm 15"/42 BL Mark I cannons mounted in four twin turrets. She has two rounds available, 15 inch 4crh CPC, a SAPCBC shell, and 15 inch 4crh Mark XIIa APC, an APCBC shell. The SAPCBC shell, while having a smaller filler than the equivalent SAP shells on the Bayern and the Japanese 356 mm, is still the strongest SAP shell in the game, solely due to its penetration. Penetrating 487 mm at point blank, it has very minimal penetration falloff, and it still penetrates 308 mm at 15 km, while the Bayern can only penetrate 170 mm at that range, and the Japanese 356 mm SAP can't even reach that penetration at 1 km. This allows the Hood to smash any battleship designed before "all or nothing" armour schemes came into wide use, as while their main belts may be able to hold up, their weaker upper belts stand no chance, and several of these SAP shells finding their way around the realms of enemy ammunition magazines will have very entertaining results. Due to the high filler, even hits to the upper hull may cause a large enough explosion to detonate ammunition several decks below.
 The APCBC shell is fairly strong with ~20 kg of TNT effective filler and decent penetration statistics, making it quite handy for punching deep into the internals of an opposing capital ship and bypassing most, if not all armour that it comes across while in regular battle ranges.

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 {{main|15 inch/42 BL Mark I (381 mm)}}
-The Hood currently possesses the largest guns in the game, with eight 381 mm 15"/42 BL Mark I cannons mounted in four twin turrets, larger than those on the Bayern by 1 mm. She has two rounds available, 15 inch 4crh CPC, a SAPCBC shell, and 15 inch 4crh Mark XIIa APC, an APCBC shell. The SAPCBC shell, while having a smaller filler than the equivalent SAP shells on the Bayern and the Japanese 356 mm, is still the strongest SAP shell in the game, solely due to its penetration. Penetrating 487 mm at point blank, it has very minimal penetration falloff, and it still penetrates 308 mm at 15 km, while the Bayern can only penetrate 170 mm at that range, while the Japanese 356 mm SAP can't even reach that penetration at 1 km. This allows the Hood to smash any battleship designed before "all or nothing" armour schemes came into wide use, as while their main belts may be able to hold up, their weaker upper belts stand no chance, and several of these SAP shells finding their way around the realms of enemy ammunition magazines will have very entertaining results. Due to the high filler, even hits to the upper hull may cause a large enough explosion to detonate ammunition several decks below.
+The Hood currently possesses the second-largest guns in the game (surpassed only by the [[IJN Mutsu]]), with eight 381 mm 15"/42 BL Mark I cannons mounted in four twin turrets, larger than those on the Bayern by 1 mm. She has two rounds available, 15 inch 4crh CPC, a SAPCBC shell, and 15 inch 4crh Mark XIIa APC, an APCBC shell. The SAPCBC shell, while having a smaller filler than the equivalent SAP shells on the Bayern and the Japanese 356 mm, is still the strongest SAP shell in the game, solely due to its penetration. Penetrating 487 mm at point blank, it has very minimal penetration falloff, and it still penetrates 308 mm at 15 km, while the Bayern can only penetrate 170 mm at that range, while the Japanese 356 mm SAP can't even reach that penetration at 1 km. This allows the Hood to smash any battleship designed before "all or nothing" armour schemes came into wide use, as while their main belts may be able to hold up, their weaker upper belts stand no chance, and several of these SAP shells finding their way around the realms of enemy ammunition magazines will have very entertaining results. Due to the high filler, even hits to the upper hull may cause a large enough explosion to detonate ammunition several decks below.
 The APCBC shell is fairly strong with ~20 kg of TNT effective filler and decent penetration statistics, making it quite handy for punching deep into the internals of an opposing capital ship and bypassing most, if not all armour that it comes across while in regular battle ranges.

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 == Description ==
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-The '''HMS Hood (51), 1941''' was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers. Ordered during World War I, her keel was notably laid down on 31 May 1916; the same day as the Battle of Jutland. Many design flaws were found in previous battlecruiser designs. This would go on to cause drastic revisions, delaying her launch until August of 1918, much longer than typical for British shipbuilding of the era. She would benefit greatly from this redesign, gaining a belt of equal strength to battleships of her era and the same battery of 8x{{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} guns, while still having the speed of a battlecruiser. This essentially made her the first "fast battleship" despite her battlecruiser designation. She was so powerful that during a postwar visit the US Navy would note that she could defeat any American ship except for the Colorados (the then latest US Battleship) in straight combat, and could easily outrun all American battleships while doing so. "The Mighty Hood" would be a symbol of the power of the British navy throughout the interwar period, and though scheduled for a massive overhaul this would be curtailed by the outbreak of war. She would famously be sent to intercept the infamous Bismarck on its first voyage, tragically being lost less than 5 minutes after the Bismarck opened fire to an extremely lucky magazine hit. This would galvanize the entire available Royal Navy to converge on and sink the Bismarck; its first voyage becoming the last.
+The '''HMS Hood (51), 1941''' was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers. Ordered during World War I, her keel was notably laid down on 31 May 1916; the same day as the Battle of Jutland. Many design flaws were found in previous battlecruiser designs. This would go on to cause drastic revisions, delaying her launch until August of 1918, much longer than typical for British shipbuilding of the era. She would benefit greatly from this redesign, gaining a belt of equal strength to battleships of her era and the same battery of 8x{{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} guns, while still having the speed of a battlecruiser. This essentially made her the first "fast battleship" despite her battlecruiser designation. She was so powerful that during a postwar visit, the US Navy would note that she could defeat any American ship except for the Colorados (the then-latest US Battleship) in straight combat, and could easily outrun all American battleships while doing so. "The Mighty Hood" would be a symbol of the power of the British navy throughout the interwar period, and though scheduled for a massive overhaul this would be curtailed by the outbreak of war. She would famously be sent to intercept the infamous Bismarck on its first voyage, tragically being lost less than 5 minutes after the Bismarck opened fire to an extremely lucky magazine hit. This would galvanize the entire available Royal Navy to converge on and sink the Bismarck; its first voyage becoming the last.
-Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, the strongest battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this unfortunately predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
+Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, the strongest battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this, unfortunately, predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably, the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
 == General info ==

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 The '''HMS Hood (51), 1941''' was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers. Ordered during World War I, her keel was notably laid down on 31 May 1916; the same day as the Battle of Jutland. Many design flaws were found in previous battlecruiser designs. This would go on to cause drastic revisions, delaying her launch until August of 1918, much longer than typical for British shipbuilding of the era. She would benefit greatly from this redesign, gaining a belt of equal strength to battleships of her era and the same battery of 8x{{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} guns, while still having the speed of a battlecruiser. This essentially made her the first "fast battleship" despite her battlecruiser designation. She was so powerful that during a postwar visit the US Navy would note that she could defeat any American ship except for the Colorados (the then latest US Battleship) in straight combat, and could easily outrun all American battleships while doing so. "The Mighty Hood" would be a symbol of the power of the British navy throughout the interwar period, and though scheduled for a massive overhaul this would be curtailed by the outbreak of war. She would famously be sent to intercept the infamous Bismarck on its first voyage, tragically being lost less than 5 minutes after the Bismarck opened fire to an extremely lucky magazine hit. This would galvanize the entire available Royal Navy to converge on and sink the Bismarck; its first voyage becoming the last.
-Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, the strongest in the Royal Navy tree as of the time of writing. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this unfortunately predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
+Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, the strongest battlecruiser built by the Royal Navy. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this unfortunately predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
 == General info ==

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 The '''HMS Hood (51), 1941''' was the first of the planned four Admiral-class battlecruisers. Ordered during World War I, her keel was notably laid down on 31 May 1916; the same day as the Battle of Jutland. Many design flaws were found in previous battlecruiser designs. This would go on to cause drastic revisions, delaying her launch until August of 1918, much longer than typical for British shipbuilding of the era. She would benefit greatly from this redesign, gaining a belt of equal strength to battleships of her era and the same battery of 8x{{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} guns, while still having the speed of a battlecruiser. This essentially made her the first "fast battleship" despite her battlecruiser designation. She was so powerful that during a postwar visit the US Navy would note that she could defeat any American ship except for the Colorados (the then latest US Battleship) in straight combat, and could easily outrun all American battleships while doing so. "The Mighty Hood" would be a symbol of the power of the British navy throughout the interwar period, and though scheduled for a massive overhaul this would be curtailed by the outbreak of war. She would famously be sent to intercept the infamous Bismarck on its first voyage, tragically being lost less than 5 minutes after the Bismarck opened fire to an extremely lucky magazine hit. This would galvanize the entire available Royal Navy to converge on and sink the Bismarck; its first voyage becoming the last.
-Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, by far the strongest in the Royal Navy tree. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this unfortunately predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
+Introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]], HMS Hood is an extremely powerful ship, the strongest in the Royal Navy tree as of the time of writing. Her main battery stands out with the highest penetration {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} rounds found on any ship, good armour and great speed complementing the impressive firepower. Coming in her 1941 refit, this unfortunately predates the advent of {{Annotation|HE-VT|High-explosive variable-timed}} shells. This leaves the anti-aircraft capability lacking, though not nearly so bad as early dreadnoughts or preceding battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]]. Captains can expect Hood to perform well in all modes, but notably the speed is a major advantage for those playing Naval Enduring Confrontation.
 == General info ==

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-HMS Hood, as a battlecruiser, possesses exceptional speed. However unlike other battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]] that precedes it, it does not sacrifice armour nor firepower to attain this speed. She is able to destroy most ships with a single well placed salvo, and is completely capable of duking it out with other capital ships as well.
+HMS Hood, as a battlecruiser, possesses exceptional speed. However unlike other battlecruisers such as the [[HMS Invincible]] that precedes it, it does not sacrifice armour nor firepower to attain this speed. She can destroy most ships with a single well-placed salvo and is completely capable of duking it out with other capital ships as well.
 ;Against BCs & BBs
-Whenever Hood is fighting other battlecruisers or battleships, the recommended shell for most situations actually differs from most other capital ships. At typical ranges in arcade and realistic battles, the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} shells will actually be typically be able to penetrate the belt of many battleships. The {{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} actually has more penetration that many early battleships {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}} rounds. Captains should attempt to aim slightly the waterline around the magazines (typically underneath the front or rear turrets) as the penetration and subsequent discharge of the large explosive mass will extremely often result in catastrophic damage; many "one-shots" can be expected with good placement of salvos. On the off chance that combat is taking place at further ranges; for example in naval enduring confrontation; captains should load a small amount of {{Annotation|APCBC|Armour-piercing capped ballistic capped}} for those situations, though more precise aim will be required as these have less than half the explosive mass.
+Whenever Hood is fighting other battlecruisers or battleships, the recommended shell for most situations differs from most other capital ships. At typical ranges in arcade and realistic battles, the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} shells will typically be able to penetrate the belt of many battleships. The {{Annotation|15-inch|381 mm}} {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} actually has more penetration that many early battleships {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}} rounds. Captains should attempt to aim slightly at the waterline around the magazines (typically underneath the front or rear turrets) as the penetration and subsequent discharge of the large explosive mass will extremely often result in catastrophic damage; many "one-shots" can be expected with good placement of salvos. On the off chance that combat is taking place at further ranges; for example in naval enduring confrontation; captains should load a small amount of {{Annotation|APCBC|Armour-piercing capped ballistic capped}} for those situations, though more precise aim will be required as these have less than half the explosive mass.
 ;Against CAs & Below
-Anything that is not a capital ship will be penetrated under almost all circumstances by the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} shell; this is the only one which should be used against cruisers and the like. Against extremely lightly armoured targets attempts should be made to engage from angles closer to the bow or stern of the enemy ship if possible. The shells have such great penetration that against lightly armoured cruisers overpenetration is common even with the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} round; this results in little damage even with a successful hit. One option when engaging multiple enemies is to utilize the ranging shot function. This fires one turret at a time, mitigating the 30 seconds the main battery takes to reload. The secondary battery also comes into usefulness here, though at only {{Annotation|4 inches|102 mm}} and with a paltry {{Annotation|0.125-inch|3.2 mm}} shield for protection, these are both very limited in capability and extremely easy to dispatch with even autocannons, let alone shell splinters. These should be left unrepaired whenever possible as to not drain crew.
+Anything that is not a capital ship will be penetrated under almost all circumstances by the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} shell; this is the only one which should be used against cruisers and the like. Against extremely lightly armoured targets attempts should be made to engage from angles closer to the bow or stern of the enemy ship if possible. The shells have such great penetration that against lightly armoured cruisers overpenetration is common even with the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour piercing}} round; this results in little damage even with a successful hit. One option when engaging multiple enemies is to utilize the ranging shot function. This fires one turret at a time, mitigating the 30 seconds the main battery takes to reload. The secondary battery also comes into usefulness here, though at only {{Annotation|4 inches|102 mm}} and with a paltry {{Annotation|0.125-inch|3.2 mm}} shield for protection, these are both very limited in capability and extremely easy to dispatch with even autocannons, let alone shell splinters. These should be left unrepaired whenever possible to not drain crew.
 === Pros and cons ===