Ship:Rattlehead

V

4,000 doubloons

Rattlehead — U.S.A. Premium Tier V Cruiser.

The Immortal Vic Rattlehead can be seen clutching a radiant green crystal of cosmic nature, sailing the seas on a rusted ship. His credo is, "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil." Vic navigates in search of retribution and destruction.

Pros

• Hydroacoustic Search consumable available.
• Rapid torpedo damage.
• High damage per minute.

Cons

• Short firing range.
• Weak armor.
• High maneuverability.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	27000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	76
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	13

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	600
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.09
• Detectability by air (km)	5.36
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.87
• Detectability by depths (km)	5.36

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	10×2 152mm
• Firing range (km)	13.88
• Reload time (sec)	6.7
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9
• 180° turn time (sec)	24.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	128
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 13.88 km	129

HE SHELL
• Name	152 mm HE/HC Mk34 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	2200
• Fire chance (%)	12.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	914
• Shell weight (kg)	47.7
• Penetration (mm)	25

AP SHELL
• Name	152 mm AP/SC Mk27 mod. 5
• Maximum damage	3100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	914
• Shell weight (kg)	47.6
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 3
• Torpedo name	Bliss Leavitt Mk9 mod. 1
• Reload time (sec)	38
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	6,233
• Range (km)	8.2
• Speed (kt)	49
• Detectability (km)	1
• Flooding chance (%)	96

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	5
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
76 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Long-range	21	90%	3.5

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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