Ship:Des Moines

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Des Moines — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Cruiser.

The heavy cruisers designed during World War II became the epitome of their class, making them the most formidable and powerful U.S. heavy cruisers in history. After the development of a 152 mm automatic gun, the U.S. Navy High Command placed an order for a similar gun but with a caliber of 203 mm. New cruisers were to be equipped with triple-gun turrets featuring the aforementioned 203 mm guns and fitted with a thick armored deck for protection against aerial bomb attacks. USS Des Moines conducted various diplomatic and representative missions. She was also used for training cadets and in naval exercises.

Pros

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	50600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11.2

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.44
• Detectability by air (km)	7.9
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.18
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.9

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.83
• Reload time (sec)	5.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.9
• 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)	142
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.83 km	142

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE/HC Mk25
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	14.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Mk21
• Maximum damage	5000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	152
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	2x127mm
• 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)	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
127 mm	6 × 2
76 mm	12 × 2
20 mm	12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	87.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	416.5	90%	4.0
Long-range	105	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1440	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  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 253 hp/s)

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