Ship:Cerberus

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20,000,000

Cerberus — Commonwealth Tech Tree Tier X Cruiser.

A sizable and seaworthy cruiser and an advancement of an Australian design from the early 1920s, this warship featured increased displacement and a more extensive main battery of twelve 203 mm guns. In layout and silhouette, she has much in common with British County-class cruisers.

Pros

• Access to long-range Submarine Surveillance consumable and long-range Depth Charge Airstrike
• Access to Crawling Smoke Generator and Hydroacoustic Search consumables
• High damage per minute with HE shells

Cons

• Weak armor
• Low gun traverse speed
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	47300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	203
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	790
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.34
• Detectability by air (km)	8.22
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.28
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.22

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	18.0
• Reload time (sec)	10.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.7
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	157
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 18 km	157

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE 256 lb
• Maximum damage	2950
• Fire chance (%)	18.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	107.36
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP 256 lb
• Maximum damage	4350
• Shell velocity (m/s)	841
• Shell weight (kg)	107.36
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	533 mm Mk VII
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	533 mm Mk VII
• Reload time (sec)	96
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	16,767
• Range (km)	13.5
• Speed (kt)	65
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	282

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	6x2 102mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	811
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	3900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	8 × 6
20 mm	16 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	206.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	283.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	70	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1400	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 102.0s action, 130.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 236.5 hp/s)

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