Ship:Congress

Latest revision as of 00:43, 10 July 2026

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Congress — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

Following the expiration of the London Naval Treaty, the United States began designing ships specifically intended to counter enemy cruisers. The U.S. Navy High Command provided technical specifications to initiate the preliminary development of cruisers armed with six 305 mm and twelve 203 mm guns. One of the presented designs, CA2, was selected for further development, leading to the creation of several draft designs for cruisers equipped with 305 mm main battery guns. The CA2F design suggested placing seven guns in three turrets–two twin-gun turrets and one triple-gun turret.

Pros

High survivability
Great damage per salvo
Has access to Surveillance Radar consumable

Cons

Low rate of fire
Poor mobility

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
Slot 3: Surveillance Radar  (10km, 3 charges, 35.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 255.8 hp/s)

Gallery

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 ===Pros===
-* Pro 1
+* High survivability
-* Pro 2
+* Great damage per salvo
+* Has access to Surveillance Radar consumable
 ===Cons===
-* Con 1
+* Low rate of fire
-* Con 2
+* Poor mobility
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 51150
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 13
 |}
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 229
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 36
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 16
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 27
 |}
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 17.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 13.0
 |}
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3×2 305mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3×2 305mm 1x3 305mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 18.0
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm HE Mk32
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x127mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 6x2 127mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1320 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
+| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1540 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
 |}
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 * '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
 * '''Slot 2:''' {{Defensive AA Fire}} (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}} (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
-* '''Slot 3:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
+* '''Slot 3:''' {{Surveillance Radar}} (10km, 3 charges, 35.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) '''or''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
 * '''Slot 4:''' {{Repair Party}} (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 255.8 hp/s)
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 ==Gallery==
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SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	51150
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	229
• Deck (mm)	36
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.04
• Detectability by air (km)	9.72
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	12.09
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.72

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	199
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 18 km	199

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	4300
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	808
• Shell weight (kg)	462.3
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	8900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	517
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

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