New Ship: Fort Worth - Tier IX American Premium Cruiser 1940

Fort Worth - Tier IX American Premium Cruiser 1940

A hypothetical design representing an alternative development concept for heavy cruisers at the time the Alaska class was being developed. During the interwar years, the U.S. Navy explored the use of 254 mm guns on cruisers, including in 1940, when countering potential "pocket battleships" was considered significant. The ship carries triple 127 mm secondary mounts as developed for battleships in the 1930s.

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Key Features

This new American cruiser packs an excellent punch, with impressive main guns that are unique for an American ship. Let's take a look!

• Great ballistics with great firing range and signature American Improved AP ricochet angles
• Access to a time-based Main Battery Reload Booster, but very low base damage per minute
• Has access to torpedo armament
• Strong consumable choices
• Large HP pool
• Great top speed
• Mediocre concealment

Battle Tips

To master the Fort Worth, leverage her 254mm guns by playing at a distance where her excellent ballistics and improved AP ricochet angles can punish broadsides, while using her large HP pool and high top speed to reposition away from overmatching battleship fire. Since your base damage per minute is low, you must make every salvo count and strategically activate your Main Battery Reload Booster to capitalize on enemy mistakes or finish off targets. While you can support destroyers in Key Areas using your Surveillance Radar and Hydroacoustic Search, your mediocre concealment and vulnerable armor require careful positioning; save your slow but hard-hitting torpedoes strictly as a weapon of last resort for any enemies that attempt to rush your position.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   IX Fort Worth

Level: 9

WG introduction: March 5, 2026

Status during tests:  IX Fort Worth

Base value: 21,500

Estimated release: 15.4

Game Nation:  USA

Armor

Hit points: 66,500

Plating: 16-350 mm

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 13%

Side armor fore/mid/aft: 27/21-191/27-269 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 27/27/27 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25-260 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25-260 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51-260 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 51-260 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Aux Room Armor: 28-191 mm

Citdel Torpedo Bulkhead: 26 mm

Citadel Deck: 76 mm

Turret Plating: 152-350 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Conning Tower: 269 mm

Tonnage: 31,800 tn

Main Battery Armament

3 x 3 254 mm/60 Mk.4 in a turret:

Firing range: 18.6 km

Reload time: 20.0 s

180-degree turn time: 30.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 161 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

9x 254 mm HE Mk1:

Alpha Damage: 3,550

Alpha Piercing HE: 42.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.258

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 254 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 231.4 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 920.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 20%

AP Shells

9x 254 mm AP Mk1:

Alpha Damage: 6,500

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.258

Shell Always Ricochet At: 67.5°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 42.0

Shell Diameter: 254 mm

Shell Krupp: 2580.0

Shell Mass: 231.4 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Speed: 925.0 m/s

Torpedoes

2 x 5 533 mm Mk14/Mk17 mod. 0:

Maximum damage: 16,633

Maximum range: 9.2 km

Speed: 55 kt

Detectability range: 1.1 km

Torpedo tube reload time: 109 s

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Airstrike

Airstrike range: 7.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

Maximum HE bomb damage: 4200

Chances of causing a fire on target: 24%

Depth Charges

Not available

Secondaries

6 x 3 127 mm HE Mk32:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,800

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 6.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.347

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 1350.0

Shell Mass: 24.5 kg

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 372

Long Range

6 x 3 127 mm/38 Triple Mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,610

Damage by long-range AA guns: 133

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 6

Priority sector reinforcement: 50%

Mid Range

14 x 4 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 371

Short Range

24 x 1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 175

Mobility

Maximum speed: 35.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 900 m

Rudder shift time: 13.4 s

Propulsion: 165,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 14.4 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 18.6 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 10.2 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 16.4 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-8.9 km

Detectability range by air: 8.9 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 10.9 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Repair Party

Charges: 3

HP per second: +332

Duration time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

Detection of torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection of ships: 5.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Fighters: 3

Slot 4: Main Battery Reload Booster

Main battery reload time: -50%

Total usage time: 65s

Minimum usage time: 0s

Cooldown after use: 5s

Slot 5: Fighters

Charges: 3

Action radius: 3 km

Duration time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Fighters: 4

Slot 5: Spotting Aircraft

Charges: 4

Action Time: 100 s

Reload Time: 240 s

Added Firing Range : +20%

Slot 5: Surveillance Radar

Charges: 3

Action Time: 35 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Detection of ships:10.0 km

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

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.