Phoenix
Tier IV · Cruiser · U.S.A.
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 46) · Long-range cruiser
Long-range cruiser. Main battery range is 10.5 km (0.9 km longer than average), and dispersion at 10 km is about 157 m, 15% tighter than average. Top speed of 32.2 kn is 1.1 kn above average, with good turning, rudder shift, acceleration. Its firepower trails other cruisers, so pick favorable angles and ranges over straight DPM races. A firepower equipment build improves reload 7→6.65 s, dispersion 157→142 m.
Key stats
- HP: 17,696
- Top speed: 32.25 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.02 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 10X1 · reload 7 s · range 10.5 km
A scout cruiser design whose distinctive features were very high speeds and a torpedo armament. In contrast to most cruisers of her time, her artillery was placed in open mounts. Phoenix never materialized, but served as a prototype for development of the Omaha-class cruisers.