Mengchong
Tier IX · Cruiser · Pan-Asia · Premium
Rating D (Bottom tier within its tier and class · overall score 14) · Durable cruiser
Durable cruiser. Effective HP of 50,284 is 20% above average. Key skills: Fuel Smoke I ×2 (9 s deploy, 3 s linger); Air Defense Alert I ×2; Torpedo Reload I ×2. Fuel smoke hides it even at full speed for hit-and-run play, but it clears quickly. Sluggish acceleration means you must start turning early to dodge shells and torpedoes. Its weak detectability (10.44 km) drops to 9.29 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 44,250
- Top speed: 32.8 kn
- Surface detectability: 10.44 km
- Main battery: 305 mm 3X3 · reload 14 s · range 12.48 km
Mengchong was a warship used in China in the second and third centuries AD. She had solid, leather-covered sides that allowed archers to fire from behind cover and protected the rowers. Mengchong was used as a cover ship.