Cerberus - Tier X Commonwealth (Australian) Cruiser 1945

A sizable and seaworthy cruiser and an advancement of an Australian design from the early 1920s, this warship featured increased displacement and a more extensive main battery of twelve 203 mm guns. In layout and silhouette, she has much in common with British County-class cruisers.

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Cerberus Info

Ship Name:   X Cerberus

Tier: 10

WG introduction:  Nov 30, 2023.

Status during tests and early access:  Special Ship

Release: 13.2 (Early Access)

How to Obtain in Early Access: Consecutive Bundle, 19,999 Doubloons {getButton} $text={Early Access Link } $icon={link} $color={blue}

Release: 13.2 (Early Access)

Status when final 13.4:  Researchable ship

Research cost when final: 240 000 Ship XP - 20 000 000 Credits

Nation:   Commonwealth (Australia)

Status: Work in Progress

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Armor

Health Points: 47,300

Armour: 13-203 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Deck Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/30/25 mm

Side Plating Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/20-152/25 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Fore Athwartships: 32 mm

Aft Athwartships: 32 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 51 mm

Aux Room Plating: 32 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 38 mm

Citadel Deck: 38 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 25 mm

Tonnage: 19,500

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 19%

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Main Battery Armament

4 x 3 203 mm/50 BL Mk.VIII on a Mk.III mount:

Firing Range: 18.0 km

Reload Time: 10.5 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 30 s

Maximum Dispersion: 157 m

Sigma Value: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types

High Explosive Shells [HE]

12x 203 mm HE 256 lb:

Alpha Damage: 2,950

Alpha Piercing HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.25

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 630.0

Shell Mass: 107.36

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 841.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 18%

 

Armor Piercing Shells [AP]

12x 203 mm AP 256 lb:

Alpha Damage: 4,350

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.25

Always Ricochet at: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Fusetime: 0.033 s

Detonator Threshold: 34.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.203 m

Krupp: 2880.0

Mass: 107.36 kg

Start Ricochet: 45.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 841 m/s

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Secondaries [HE]

6 × 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount:

Maximum HE shell damage: 1,500

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Air Drag: 0.33

Alpha Piercing HE: 17 mm

HE initial velocity: 811 m/s

Chance Of Fire: 6%

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Torpedoes

2x4 533 mm QR Mk IV/ 533 mm Mk VII:

Damage: 16,767 hp

Range: 13.5 km

Speed: 65 kts

Reload: 96 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Visibility Distance: 1.3 km

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Max bomb damage: 3,900

Available flights: 3

Attacking flight aircraft: 1

Bombs in payload: 2x 650-LB. Bomb MK VIII

Range: 11.0 km

Reload: 30 s

Chance of fire: 28%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

6x2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVI on a Mk.XIX mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1400

Continuous Damage Per Second: 70

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 4

Continuous Damage: 278

Medium Range:

8x6 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount:

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 284

Short Range:

16x2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Action Zone: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 207

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 34.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 790 m

Rudder Shift Time: 11.0 s

Propulsion: 115,000 hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 12.3 km

Air Detectability: 8.2 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 7.3 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges:   3

Action time:   100 s

Reload Time:   120 s

Submarine detection range max depth: 2.0 km

Torpedo detection range: 3.5 km

Ship detection range: 5.0 km

Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 3: Crawling Smoke Generator:

Charges: 3

Action time: 102 s

Smoke screen dispersion time: 10 s

Reload time: 130 s

Radius: 0.45 km

Slot 4: Submarine Surveillance:

Charges: 3

Action time: 20 s

Reload time: 120 s

Submarine detection distance: 8 km

Slot 5: Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regeneration: 236 hp/s

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.