Ship:Mengchong

IX

21,500 doubloons

Mengchong — Pan-Asia Premium Tier IX Cruiser.

Mengchong was a warship used in China in the second and third centuries AD. She had solid, leather-covered sides that allowed archers to fire from behind cover and protected the rowers. Mengchong was used as a cover ship.

Pros

• High survivability
• AP shells deal heavy damage per salvo
• Main battery shells have high armor penetration capabilities
• Long firing range

Cons

• Low firing accuracy
• Long fire extingushing time, takes heavy damage from flooding.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	62850
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	37

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	190
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	880
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.67
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.73
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 305mm
• Firing range (km)	18.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	3
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	203
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 18.5 km	203

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9
• Maximum damage	3600
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	865
• Shell weight (kg)	390
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8
• Maximum damage	9100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	865
• Shell weight (kg)	390
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2x4
• Torpedo name	G7 Steinbutt
• Reload time (sec)	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13700
• Range (km)	6.0
• Speed (kt)	65
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	8.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	9x2 128mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	16.7
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	32
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

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
128 mm	9 × 2
55 mm	9 × 2
20 mm	10 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	119	85%	2.0
Mid-range	364	90%	4.0
Long-range	129.5	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1540	90%	3.5–6.0

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: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 314.2 hp/s)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Mengchong in the Dragon Port, with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 14.0:
  • Number of Depth Charges Airstrike bombs decreased: 3 to 2.
  • Bomb damage increased: 1600 to 4200.
  • Bomb splash damage range increased.