Ship:Encounter

IX

13,000,000

Encounter — Commonwealth Tech Tree Tier IX Cruiser.

A fast ship project based on draft designs of a cruiser with 203 mm main guns was planned for construction at an Australian dockyard in the 1920s. The outline and layout of the project partly mirrored those of the British Hawkins-class cruisers. A unique solution for its era was the arrangement of main battery artillery in triple-gun turrets.

Pros

• Access to long-range Submarine Surveillance consumable and long-range Depth Charge Airstrike
• Access to Crawling Smoke Generator and Hydroacoustic Search consumables

Cons

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

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Encounter (A)	Encounter (B)
• Hit Points	37300	41700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Encounter (A)	Encounter (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	810	810
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.4	10.3

CONCEALMENT	Encounter (A)	Encounter (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.96	12.96
• Detectability by air (km)	7.23	7.23
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.77
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.23	7.23

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk IX mod. 1	Mk IX mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.0	16.5
• Reload time (sec)	9.8
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.1
• 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)	136
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136

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)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	102 mm HE 35 lb
• Arrangement	4x2 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)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Encounter (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	4 × 2
40 mm	6 × 4
20 mm	12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	108.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	161	90%	2.5
Long-range	56	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	1330	90%	3.5–5.8

Encounter (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
102 mm	4 × 2
40 mm	6 × 8
20 mm	12 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	171.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	231	90%	2.5
Long-range	56	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	1330	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: Crawling 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, 186.5 hp/s)

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