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VIII Drake
Nation
Class
Tier
VIIIEight
Peer
Tier Eight Cruisers
Type
Tech Tree

Overview

7Builds Submitted
2Reviews Submitted
9Records Submitted
Mar 2023Added to WoWS Builds

The project of a warship designed in the late 1930s which was to be able to effectively counter the latest German heavy cruisers. Superiority in firepower was achieved through the use of 234 mm main guns.

Drake Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints49,800
Effective HP89,640
Armor16-229 mm
Torpedo Protection22%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery234 mm 3x3
Range15.60 km
Reload Time11.0 s
Turret Turn Time11.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed16.4°/s
Sigma2.05
HE Damage3,850
HE Alpha Strike34,650
HE DPM189,000
Fires Per Minute4.99
AP Damage5,750
Overmatch16 mm
AP Alpha Strike51,750
AP DPM282,273
torpedo
Torpedo Layout2x4
Torpedo Damage16,767
Torpedo Detectability1.30 km
Torpedo Range10.00 km
Torpedo Speed62.0 kt
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range5.00 km
Secondary Battery 1113 mm 6x2
Secondary Range 15.00 km
Secondary Reload 15.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,600
Secondary Fire Chance 17.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS263
AA Max Range5.00 km
AA Mount 112x1 20 mm
AA DPS 143
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 24x4 40 mm
AA DPS 252
AA Range 22.50 km
AA Mount 34x8 40 mm
AA DPS 379
AA Range 32.50 km
AA Mount 46x2 113 mm
AA DPS 489
AA Range 45.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed33.3 kt
Turning Circle760 m
Rudder Shift Time11.0 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability12.20 km
Air Detectability7.30 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty7.60 km

Drake Records

Damage243 933
TryHardBill
Jul 2023
Base XP4 019
TryHardBill
Aug 2024
Damage Records
243 933Jul 2023
TryHardBill
Top Record
237 256Jul 2023
WPG_Noah_Cook
Second Place
232 394Jun 2023
WPG_Noah_Cook
Third Place
226 945Mar 2023
BDK EU
176 758Mar 2023
Hoshi
Base XP Records
4 019Aug 2024
TryHardBill
Top Record
3 710Aug 2023
reiyukihyo
Second Place
3 623Jun 2023
WPG_Noah_Cook
Third Place
2 980Jul 2023
WPG_Noah_Cook

Drake Reviews

Power3.50
Fun3.00
Learning Curve3.50
Skill Ceiling3.50
Utility3.50
Nine_Tail_Kaga
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility3
nonoch
Power3
Fun3
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling4
Utility4

Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Cruisers
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Ägir
62,85030.0 s9,10033.5 kt13.90 km
Brest
55,30026.0 s9,70031.5 kt11.70 km
Brindisi
47,40016.0 s5,10036.7 kt11.60 km
Buffalo
47,80010.0 s5,00033.0 kt13.00 km
Carnot
66,45024.0 s8,70034.5 kt13.90 km
Dm. Donskoi
47,40011.0 s4,40036.0 kt14.70 km
Drake
49,80011.0 s5,75033.3 kt12.20 km
Ibuki
39,00013.0 s5,15035.0 kt12.60 km
Ibuki B
39,00013.0 s5,15035.0 kt12.60 km
Kronshtadt
71,05018.5 s9,00033.5 kt14.70 km
Michelangelo
66,10021.5 s9,70033.5 kt12.30 km
Neptune
44,9004.5 s3,20033.5 kt12.10 km
Petropavlovsk
45,50014.5 s5,75032.5 kt14.40 km
Roon
49,50010.5 s6,00032.5 kt13.80 km
Saint-Louis
44,0007.5 s5,05033.0 kt13.80 km
Salem
44,7005.5 s4,00033.0 kt13.00 km
Schröder
59,30018.0 s7,70032.5 kt13.10 km
Seattle
43,6006.5 s3,50033.0 kt12.80 km
Takahashi
49,50015.0 s3,10034.5 kt12.40 km
Tulsa
42,7005.2 s5,30033.0 kt12.35 km
Vallejo
44,0006.0 s3,50032.5 kt12.50 km

Drake Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
2
Fire-Breathing Drake
BaronByrne
Jul 2023Open
1
Dpm
NosyRogue
Jul 2023Open
1
Standard Drake
reiyukihyo
Aug 2023Open
1
18.2 km 8.9s reload 29%fire chance and 6.43/min and sims for 50k hp
icysmoke
Dec 2023Open
1
Balance
Nine_Tail_Kaga
Jul 2023Open
1
Sponge
Anonymous
Mar 2023Open
1
Love The Drake
Lord Vader
Mar 2023Open

Drake Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
60 s
Duration
5 s
Slot 2
Repair Party
Charges
2
Cooldown
60 s
Duration
20 s
Health per second
2.00%
Slot 3
Sonar
Charges
2
Cooldown
180 s
Duration
96 s
Ship Detection
4.4 km
Torpedo Detection
3.1 km
Defensive AA Fire
Charges
2
Cooldown
150 s
Duration
40 s
AA Damage Boost
200%
Slot 4
Catapult Fighter
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
100 s