Through the Spy Glass: Hampshire

Hampshire is a British Tier VII Premium cruiser armed with ten 8-inch (203 mm) guns. Her magazines are stocked with AP shells that hit incredibly hard and 533 mm torpedoes for her two quadruple-tube launchers. This array of weaponry pairs effectively with a consumable loadout that allows for tactical variety, including Repair Party, a choice between Sonar or Defensive AA Fire, and Catapult Fighter.

Concealment and reloading are king when it comes to Hampshire's playstyle, and with this Commander-build suggestion, you'll be able to slip in and out of positions and unleash devastating salvos of high-damage AP on opposing ships.

We have made the following changes to Tier VII Hampshire after the open test:

• Main battery reload time changed from 9.5 s to 10.5 s
• Spotter consumable option removed

We recommend the following build: Bruce Fraser with his Make Haste base trait, improving your maximum movement speed by up to 3%. For his skills, we recommend the following:

• Beyond Range, increasing your cruiser's main battery range by up to 10%.
• Before It's Too Late, increasing the range at which you can detect incoming torpedoes by up to 15%.
• Punch Through, improving your cruiser's main battery AP shell damage by up to 10% and your AP shell penetration multiplier by up to 6%.
• Fixated, improving both your cruiser's main battery shell grouping and main battery dispersion by up to 5%.
• Refill Station, improving your main battery reload time by up to 10% and increasing your main battery range by up to 10% when within proximity of an allied ship.

Regarding Inspirations, you should try:

• Gunichi Mikawa, improving your cruiser's concealment by 6%.
• Francesco Mimbelli, improving your cruiser's main battery reload time by up to 5.5%.

Turn the tide with Hampshire!