Incheon: Tier X Pan-Asian (Republic of Korea) Heavy Cruiser 1950

This heavy cruiser armed with eight automatic 203 mm main caliber guns is an alternative version of a design for a cruiser with powerful rapid-firing artillery, developed in the 1940s in the United States. Had Incheon been cast in metal, such a ship could have joined the Republic of Korea Navy during its active expansion from the 1950s through the 1980s.

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Key Features of the Incheon

• Blending characteristics from both USN heavy cruisers and Pan-Asian cruisers.
• Main battery: Four twin 203mm autoloading turrets.
• Excellent damage output with high penetration HE shells and AP shells with improved ricochet angles.
• Concealment and short cooldown Pan-Asian smoke generator for aggressive play and cover creation.
• Access to deepwater torpedoes and a Torpedo Reload Booster (similar to Jinan).
• Weaknesses: Lack of Hydroacoustic Search and no Surveillance Radar.
• Poor ballistics, short range, and bad turret angles for open-water combat.

Gameplay Tips for Incheon

• Using Incheon's concealment and Smoke Generator, players can take advantage of her main battery and find good positions.
• Her main focus should be enemy battleships, but she can also deal with enemy cruisers and destroyers with the help of her teammates' spotting.
• However, she should avoid being isolated and watch out for enemy ships with Radar; if they detect her at a bad moment, Incheon could be sunk in no time.

Incheon Info

Ship Name:   X Incheon

Level: 10

Rarity Level: Uncommon Ship. Requires moderate effort, typically available through recurring events and steady in-game progress.

WG introduction:  March 6, 2024

Base Value:  26,000

Nation:   Pan-Asia,  Republic of Korea

Current development status: Released

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Armor Specifications

Health Points: 48,600 hp

Armour: 6-206 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Deck: Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/30-152/25 mm

Side Plating: Fore/Mid/Aft: 25/30/25 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Fore Athwartships: 30 mm

Aft Athwartships: 30 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 127-152 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 127-152 mm

Armor Belt: 30 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 152 mm

Citadel Plating: 102 mm

Citadel Magazine Armor: 127 mm

Citadel Deck: 78 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Turret Plating: 51-203 mm

Conning Tower: 206 mm

Torpedo Protection: 16%

Tonnage: 20,254 t

Main Battery Armament

4x2 203 mm/55 Mk15:

Max Range: 16.1 km

Reload: 5.5 s

180° Turn Time: 22.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 136 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Overmatch: 14mm

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 203 mm HE/HC Mk25:

Alpha Damage: 2800

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Max HE Damage per Minute: 244,361

Alpha Piercing HE: 34.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.333

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0

Normalization: 8.0

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 630.0

Shell Mass: 118.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0

Velocity: 823.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 14%

AP Shells

8x 203 mm AP Mk21 mod. 1:

Alpha Damage: 5000

Max AP Damage per Minute: 436,360

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.356

Shell Always Ricochet At: 67.5

Normalization: 7.0

Shell Detonator: 0.022

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2919.0

Shell Mass: 152.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 60.0

Velocity: 762.0 m/s

Torpedoes

2×4 533 mm/Mk16 mod. 1/Mark 17* Deepwater

Deals damage to: Cruisers/Battleships/Carriers only.

Reload:  95 s

180° Turn Time:  7.2 s

Range:  13.5 km

Damage:  17,900 hp

Speed:  69 kts

Visibility Distance:  0.8 km

Secondaries

6x2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1800

Range: 7.3 km

Reload: 6.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 21 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 792 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 8.0 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

Maximum bomb damage: 4900

Burn Probability: 28%

AA Defence

Long Range

6×2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 105

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1680

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 5

Continuous damage: 394

Action zone: 3.5-5.8 km

Mid Range

12×2 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount:

Firing range: 4.0 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 413

Short Range

12×2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 147

Mobility

Maximum Speed: 33.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 800 m

Rudder Shift Time: 8.3 s

Propulsion: 120,000 hp

Visibility

Surface Detectability: 13.8 km

Air Detectability: 8.0 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 8.5 km

Consumables

Slot 1 Damage Control Party:

Charges:  infinite.

Action Time: 5 s.

Reload Time: 60 s.

Slot 2 Smoke Generator:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 30 s.

Reload Time: 110 s.

Radius: 450 m .

Lifetime: 70 s.

Slot 3 Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 40 s.

Reload Time: 80 s.

Average AA Damage: +50%

Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired from medium and long-range AA defenses: 300%.

Slot 4 Torpedo Reload Booster:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 1 s.

Reload Time: 300 s.

Torpedo Reload Time: 8 s.

Slot 5 Repair Party:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 28 s.

Reload Time: 80 s.

HP per Second: +243 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.