Ship:Wukong

VIII

13,000 doubloons

Wukong — Pan-Asia Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

Wukong is the Monkey King and one of the main mythological characters in Chinese culture. He is an immortal demon who obtained extraordinary power after long years of wandering and spiritual perfection.

Pros

• High level of citadel protection
• Long range torpedo and heavy torpedo damage
• Torpedo Reload Booster consumable available

Cons

• Low torpedo count per salvo

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	38000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	100mm
• Deck (mm)	27mm
• Superstructure (mm)	16mm
• Extremities (mm)	25mm

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.27
• Detectability by air (km)	7.16
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.03
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.16

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 203mm
• Firing range (km)	17.58
• Reload time (sec)	10.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.7
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	154
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 17.58 km	154

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE OEA Mle 1927
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	15.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	876
• Shell weight (kg)	123.82
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936
• Maximum damage	4900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	845
• Shell weight (kg)	134
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2x3
• Torpedo name	24V Mod D
• Reload time (sec)	85.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	18400
• Range (km)	12.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	0.8
• Flooding chance (%)	311%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
• Arrangement	5x2 100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	90.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

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

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	5 × 2
40 mm + 37 mm	4 × 4 + 4 × 2
20 mm	16 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	129.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	210	90%	3.5
Long-range	45.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	1190	90%	3.5–5.8

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: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 190 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Torpedo Reload Booster  (3 charges, 1.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

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Changelogs

Ship Change Log

• Update Nov 11, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.11.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Torpedo speed increased from 63 to 64 knots.
  • Torpedo reload time decreased from 110 to 107 s.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Updated model and textures.
  • Armor thickness was changed: the central section was reinforced from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• First available to players at the end of January 2020 in the "Journey to the West" containers.
• Update 12.5:
  • Reload time of the ship's torpedo tubes has been reduced from 107 to 85 seconds.