Ship:Chung Mu

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Destroyer | Pan-Asia | Tier IX

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IX

13,000,000

Chung Mu — Pan-Asian Tier IX destroyer.

A former U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer (USS Erben, DD-631) that was transferred to the Republic of Korea Navy in 1963. The ship carried good armament and had enhanced AA capabilities.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.30 mod.0 mount	17.1	5.3	97	1,800	5	2,100		0	1,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Chung Mu (A)	14,800	3	20	5		6/3/5	2			0	1,400,000
Chung Mu (B)	17,100	3	20	5		2/1/5	2			40,000	3,200,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk15 mod. 3	0.5	117	7.2					0	1,300,000
Mk16 mod. 1	0.5	117	7.2					25,000	1,900,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk9 mod. 1		0		0	900,000
Mk9 mod. 2		0		20,000	1,500,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 60,000 hp	38		0	1,100,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Players familiar with Tier IX American destroyer Fletcher will be at home in Chung Mu, as most of the important characteristics of both ships are extremely similar.

While Chung Mu retains the excellent close range firepower of Fletcher, she has the Pan-Asian line signature weapon — deep water torpedoes — and has access to the unique Pan-Asian Smoke Generator  and Surveillance Radar . Consequently, Chung Mu is uniquely dangerous to both cruisers, battleships, and the occasional aircraft carrier. While Chung Mu is entirely capable of contesting capture points just like her American sister, her inability to damage destroyers with her torpedoes hampers her ability to control enemy destroyer access to those capture points. Rather, Chung Mu excels at cooperative flanking, where she can easily destroy distracted cruisers and battleships. Her most important upgrade from Hsienyang is gaining access to Upgrade Slot 6, allowing captains to customize their Chung Mu into builds that befit their preferred play style for the ship.

Players will be tempted to exchange the Smoke Generator  for Surveillance Radar , but the radar's modest range and duration makes it difficult to employ effectively in the absence of smoke. As such, the radar consumable is best used by experienced players or those working in a division, as the consumable requires the close cooperation of allies to take advantage of the targets thus spotted.

Pros:

Excellent close range main battery firepower.
Good AA capabilities.
Good maneuver profile, especially when in top configuration.
Good concealment values.
Powerful torpedoes with excellent detection values.
Access to radar consumable.
Smoke screen can be made to operate nearly continuously with proper captain skills, and signal flags.

Cons:

Poor main battery muzzle velocity.
Incapable of damaging destroyers with torpedoes.
Radar is short-ranged and short-lived.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Chung Mu is as follows:

Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for a bump in AA, more health, and a faster rudder shift time. Research of this module unlocks progression to Yueyang.
Torpedoes: Chung Mu’s upgraded torpedo module is one of the best investments out there, as it provides a moderate bump up damage but a 20% increase in speed.
Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to Mk9 mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Captains will want to prioritize Hull (B) first, as the extra range provided by the fire control module is far less important than the extra hit points and better rudder shift of the B hull. The improved torpedoes should come next; the increase to main battery range should be saved for last or skipped entirely.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Chung Mu are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection *
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: See below.

Upgrade recommendations for Slots 1, 3, 4, and 5 are fairly easy to make; captains who equip Surveillance Radar  instead of Smoke Generator  are encouraged to equip special upgrade Surveillance Radar Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 2. The upgrade chosen for Upgrade Slot 6 — and the corresponding commander skills — will separate one Chung Mu from another.

Torpedo Build: Captains wishing to focus their Chung Mu as a torpedo boat will opt for Torpedo Tubes Modification 2 in Upgrade Slot 6. This lowers her torpedo reload to only 103.7 seconds (down from 122 seconds). If her commander invests in the Level 3 commander skill Torpedo Armament Expertise, the reload time drops to a scant 93 seconds. Given how hard her torpedoes hit and how fast they travel, this configuration of Chung Mu can give even the vaunted Japanese destroyers a run for their money in the torpedo damage category.

Main Battery (Maximum Rate of Fire) Build: Another solid choice for Chung Mu in Upgrade Slot 6 is Main Battery Modification 3 . When coupled with Level 3 commander skill Basic Firing Training, her rate of fire increases significantly. In this configuration, the reload time on her main battery guns drops to 2.6 seconds (from a base of 3.3 seconds).

Main Battery (Maximum Range) Build: Some captains prefer to maximize the range of Chung Mu’s main battery guns utilizing Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 in the final upgrade slot. While this pushes her main battery range out to 15.0 km, landing shells on all but the slowest, largest ships at such range is incredibly difficult.

Commander Skills

The following captain skills are useful for Chung Mu. Skills with a single star are objectively useful, but two and three star options are far superior.

Regardless of other choices, Chung Mu commanders are strongly encouraged invest in either Priority Target or Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Last Stand at Level 2, Survivability Expert at Level 3, and Concealment Expert at Level 4. Where points go after that depends on how captains wish to play the ship.

A Torpedo Build Chung Mu will want to invest in Torpedo Armament Expertise at Level 3, whereas a Main Battery Build Chung Mu will want to pick up Basic Firing Training — and probably Demolition Expert — instead. Captains concerned about enemy aircraft could opt for Advanced Firing Training or Manual Fire Control for AA Armament. The latter is the better option, as Chung Mu will run most of the time with her anti-aircraft guns disabled in order to avoid detection (making the additional AA range less valuable).

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost . ★★	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier.
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage.	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Chung Mu can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Smoke Generator  or Surveillance Radar 
Slot 3: Engine Boost 
Slot 4: Torpedo Reload Booster

Signals

Captains who have opted for a Torpedo Build Chung Mu will want to equip a Juliet Whiskey Unaone () signal in order to maximize potential damage from torpedo hits. Throwing on a Sierra Mike () signal will further boost her excellent speed and allow her to move around the map more quickly as needed. November Foxtrot () is recommended, if available. Main Battery Build Chung Mu captains should also consider Victor Lima () and India X-Ray () signals to maximize the fire chance of her main battery shells.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

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References

Ships of Pan-Asia

Destroyers	II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi • VIII Loyang • VIII Fenyang • VIII Loyang B • VIII Zhu Que • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • IX Nanning • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • X Lüshun B • ★ Kunming
Cruisers	I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VII Lanzhou • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • VIII Narai • VIII Piñatian • VIII AL Harbin • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • IX Baotou • X Jinan • X Incheon
Battleships	VII Teng She • IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan • IX Xuan Wu • IX Taihang • IX Yimeng
Aircraft Carriers	VIII Sanzang

Destroyers

U.S.A.	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • IV DD 214 • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Hughes • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Osborne • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Christopher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • IX Johnston • IX GQ Johnny • X Gearing • X Burrows • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • X Laffey • X Hull • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Japan	II Tachibana • II Umikaze • II Tachibana Lima • III Wakatake • IV Isokaze • V Minekaze • V Fūjin • V Kamikaze • V Kamikaze R • V Mutsuki • VI Fubuki • VI Hatsuharu • VI Shinonome B • VI Shinonome • VII Akatsuki • VII Shiratsuyu • VII Yūdachi • VIII Akizuki • VIII Kagerō • VIII Asashio • VIII HSF Harekaze II • VIII Asashio B • VIII AL Yukikaze • VIII Shigure • IX Yūgumo • IX Kitakaze • IX Minegumo • IX STAR Kitakaze • X Shimakaze • X Harugumo • X Hayate • X AL Shimakaze • ★ Yamagiri
Germany	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39 • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35 • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44 • IX ZF-6 • IX ZF-6 Golden • IX ZH-1 • X Z-52 • X Elbing • X Z-42 • X Georg Hoffmann • X Georg Hoffmann Golden • X Sharqi
U.S.S.R.	II Storozhevoi • III Derzki • IV Izyaslav • V Gremyashchy • V Podvoisky • V Okhotnik • VI Gnevny • VII Minsk • VII Leningrad • VII Tashkent '39 • VIII Ognevoi • VIII Kiev • VIII Provorny • IX Udaloi • IX Tashkent • IX Neustrashimy • IX Neustrashimy B • IX AL Tashkent • X Khabarovsk • X Grozovoi • X Delny • ★ Zorkiy
Pan-Asia	II Longjiang • III Phra Ruang • IV Shenyang • V Jianwei • VI Fushun • VI Anshan • VII Gadjah Mada • VIII Hsienyang • VIII Siliwangi • VIII Loyang • VIII Fenyang • VIII Loyang B • VIII Zhu Que • VIII Ship Smasha • IX Chung Mu • IX Nanning • X Yueyang • X Lüshun • X Lüshun B • ★ Kunming
U.K.	II Medea • III Valkyrie • III Campbeltown • IV Wakeful • V Acasta • VI Icarus • VI Gallant • VII Jervis • VII Jupiter '42 • VIII Lightning • VIII Cossack • VIII Cossack B • VIII Eskimo • IX Jutland • IX Somme • IX Barfleur • X Daring • X Druid
Europe	II Tátra • III Romulus • IV Klas Horn • V Visby • V Muavenet • V Kalmar • VI Västerås • VI Stord • VII Skåne • VII Grom • VII Błyskawica • VII Stord '43 • VII Scarlet Storm • VIII Öland • VIII Split • VIII Orkan • VIII Błyskawica '44 • IX Östergötland • IX Lambros Katsonis • IX Velos • IX Friesland • IX Jäger • IX Błyskawica '52 • X Halland • X Gdańsk • X Småland • X Ragnar • ★ Dalarna
Italy	II Curtatone • III Nazario Sauro • IV Turbine • V Maestrale • VI Aviere • VI Leone • VII Luca Tarigo • VII FR25 • VIII Vittorio Cuniberti • IX Adriatico • IX Paolo Emilio • X Attilio Regolo • X Alberico da Barbiano
France	II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V L'Adroit • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Duchaffault • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Le Hardi • VII Vauquelin • VIII L'Aventurier • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • VIII Hoche • IX Orage • IX Mogador • X Cassard • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Châteaurenault • X Kléber CLR
Commonwealth	III Vampire • VII Haida • VII Huron • X Vampire II
Netherlands	IX Groningen • X Tromp
Spain	X Álvaro de Bazán
Pan-America	VI Juruá • X La Pampa

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