Encounter
Tier IX · Cruiser · Commonwealth
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 70) · Stealthy cruiser
Stealthy cruiser, suited to fire pressure. 3 charges of Crawling Smoke Generator let it break vision and escape whenever it gets caught. Detectability of 8.34 km is 0.92 km below average, so it is less likely to be spotted first. 33.1 kn top speed and good turning give it excellent mobility. Unique skill: 'Combat Instruction: Spark' gives main battery accuracy +43%, shell velocity +8%, turret traverse +8% for 25 s after setting 3 fires. Its firepower trails other cruisers, so pick favorable angles and ranges over straight DPM races.
Key stats
- HP: 38,468
- Top speed: 33.08 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.34 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 3X3 · reload 8.1 s · range 12.06 km
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.