Encounter - Tier IX Commonwealth (Australian) Cruiser 1943

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.

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Encounter Info

Ship Name:   IX Encounter

Tier: 9

WG introduction:  Nov 30, 2023.

Status during tests and early access:  Special Ship

Release: 13.2 (Early Access)

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Status when final 13.4:  Researchable ship

Research cost when final: 170 000 Ship XP - 13 000 000 Credits

Nation:   Commonwealth (Australia)

Status: Work in Progress

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Armor

Health Points: 41,700

Armour: 13-152 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Deck Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/27/25 mm

Side Plating Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/27-152/25 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Fore Athwartships: 27 mm

Aft Athwartships: 27 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 38-152 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 38-152 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 152 mm

Aux Room Plating: 27 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 38 mm

Citadel Deck: 38 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 25 mm

Tonnage: 16,500

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 13%

Main Battery Armament

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

Firing Range: 16.5 km

Reload Time: 9.8 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 30 s

Maximum Dispersion: 154 m

Sigma Value: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types

High Explosive Shells [HE]

9x 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]

9x 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]

4 × 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVII on a Mk.XIX mount:

Maximum HE shell damage: 1,500

Range: 7.0 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: 3,400

Available flights: 3

Attacking flight aircraft: 1

Bombs in payload: 2x 350-LB. Bomb MK VIII

Range: 10.0 km

Reload: 30 s

Chance of fire: 24%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

4x2 102 mm/45 QF Mk.XVII on a Mk.XIX mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1330

Continuous Damage Per Second: 56

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 2

Continuous Damage: 190

Medium Range:

6x8 40 mm/39 Vickers QF Mk.VIII on a Mk.VI mount:

Action Zone: 2.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 231

Short Range:

12x2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk.II on a Mk.V mount:

Action Zone: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 172

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 33.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 810 m

Rudder Shift Time: 10.3 s

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 12.96 km

Air Detectability: 7.5 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 7.4 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: Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regeneration: 208 hp/s

Slot 5: Submarine Surveillance:

Charges: 3

Action time: 20 s

Reload time: 120 s

Submarine detection distance: 8 km

 

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