Ship:Worcester

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Worcester — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Cruiser.

At the beginning of World War II, the U.S. was working on cruisers with an armored deck capable of withstanding aerial bomb attacks. The ship was to have six twin-gun turrets placed at the fore and aft in a super-firing position. It soon became clear that the biggest threat came not from "conventional" bombers but from dive bombers and guided bombs. As a result, the thickness of the armor deck could be reduced. In January 1945, the first ship of the class, USS Worcester, was laid down. Although plans were initially made to construct ten ships, only two of them were actually completed as World War II was drawing to a close.

Pros

• High damage per minute
• Access to Defensive AA Fire, Hydroacoustic Search and Surveillance Radar consumables in separate slots
• Low detectability

Cons

• Poor main battery ballistics
• Poor survivability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	45400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	127
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.1

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.06
• Detectability by air (km)	8.52
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.03
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.52

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	6×2 152mm
• Firing range (km)	16.71
• Reload time (sec)	4.6
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	148
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 16.71 km	148

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE Mk39
• Maximum damage	2200
• Fire chance (%)	12.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	812
• Shell weight (kg)	47.6
• Penetration (mm)	30

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP 130 lb Mk35
• Maximum damage	3200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	59
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
152 mm	6 × 2
76 mm	11 × 2 + 2 × 1
20 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	143.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	434	90%	4.0
Long-range	136.5	90%	6.9

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1890	90%	3.5–6.9

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  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Surveillance Radar  (9km, 3 charges, 40.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 227 hp/s)

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