Ship:Congress

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

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

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 305mm 1x3 305mm
• Firing range (km)	18.0
• 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)	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

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	6x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• 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
127 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	14 × 2
20 mm	20 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	150.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	273	90%	3.5
Long-range	108.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1540	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: 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)

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