Through the Spy Glass: Hector

Hector is a hypothetical ship that could have been developed in the 1930s, when Great Britain began designing a cruiser based on a smaller version of the Southampton-class hull. This effort ultimately led to the development of the Fiji-class ships. Hector represents what might have emerged if the Royal Navy had instead chosen to construct a full-sized anti-aircraft defense cruiser using the hull of a Belfast-class ship. 

Hector is a Commonwealth Tier VIII Premium cruiser. As a light cruiser, she has modest armor and HP. However, this is offset by her main battery, which is capable of inflicting massive damage when positioned correctly, thanks especially to the resulting fires, along with multiple torpedo launchers boasting excellent range and speed.  

Like many other Commonwealth ships, she features improved acceleration, an enhanced Repair Party consumable, and—most importantly—crawling smoke. This special type of Smoke Generator has a long duration and quick dispersion, allowing her to move at low speed while remaining concealed. This unique combination of features enables you to both respond effectively to the flow of battle and force opponents to adapt to your playstyle.

We recommend these upgrades for Hector: 

• Aiming Systems Mod. 1 
• Steering Gears Mod. 2 
• Concealment System Mod. 1 
• Main Battery Mod. 3 

Commander Harold B. Farncomb is a strong choice to pair with Hector. His Careful base trait reduces ship detectability duration and range after firing main battery guns inside a smoke screen by up to 15% and reduces main battery reload time by up to 3%. 

Recommended skills: 

• Burn it Down XXL, increasing the fire-starting chances of your HE shells by up to 2%. 
• Shell From The Ghost, improving cruiser main battery range and shell grouping inside a smoke screen by up to 5%. 
• Velocious, increasing your maximum movement speed by up to 5%. 
• Smoke on the Water, increasing smoke screen dispersion and deployment times by up to 8%. 
• Fully Packed, reducing your consumable cooldown time by up to 5% and giving you an additional charge for all consumables.  

Inspirations: 

• Gunichi Mikawa, reducing your cruiser detectability by up to 6%. 
• Francesco Mimbelli, reducing your cruiser main battery reload time by up to 5.5%. 

Turn the tide with Hector!