World of Warships - First Look: Tier VIII Premium American Cruiser USS Anchorage
242Here's our First Look at Tier VIII Premium American cruiser USS Anchorage. If you have played Tier IX American cruiser USS Buffalo in the tech tree, then you largely know what you're getting: Anchorage IS a Buffalo - same hull, same guns, etc. - with a couple of tweaks and changes.
FROM WARGAMING:
Anchorage is a universal heavy cruiser capable of fighting at close- and mid-ranges. The ships has a decent main caliber guns. "Hydroacoustic Search" consumable and torpedo armament allows Anchorage to feel comfortable in close-range combat, and a "Smoke generator" consumable, which is uncharacteristic for American heavy cruisers, will let her avoid enemy's focused fire or take a break in battle.
Hit points – 41800. Plating - 27 mm.
Main battery - 4x3 203 mm. Firing range - 15.6 km. Maximum HE shell damage – 2800. Chance to cause fire – 14%. HE initial velocity - 823 m/s. Maximum AP shell damage - 5000. AP initial velocity - 762 m/s. Reload time - 15.5 s. 180 degree turn time - 30.0 s. Maximum dispersion - 141 м. Sigma – 2.0.
Torpedo tubes - 2x4 533 mm. Maximum damage - 19033. Range - 10.5 km. Speed - 66 kt. Reload time - 85 s. Launcher 180 degree turn time – 7.2 s. Torpedo detectability - 1.4 km.
Secondary Armament:
2x2 127.0 mm. Range - 5.0 km.Maximum HE shell damage – 1800. Chance to cause fire – 5%. HE initial velocity - 792 m/s
4x1 127.0 mm. Range - 5.0 km. Maximum HE shell damage – 1800. Chance to cause fire – 5%. HE initial velocity - 792 m/s
AA defense: 16x1 20.0 mm, 14x4 28.0 mm, 2x2 127.0 mm, 4x1 127.0 mm.
AA defense short-range: continuous damage per second - 214, hit probability - 85 %, action zone 0.1-2.4 km;
AA defense long-range: continuous damage per second - 88, hit probability - 90 %, action zone 0.1-5.8 km;
Number of explosions in a salvo - 4, damage within an explosion - 1470; action zone 3.5-5.8 km.
Maximum speed - 33.0 kt. Turning circle radius - 800 m. Rudder shift time – 11.2 s. Surface detectability – 13.6 km. Air detectability – 8.0 km. Detectability after firing main guns in smoke – 8.0 km.
Available consumables:
1 slot - Damage Control Party
2 slot - Fighter
2 slot - Spotting Aircraft
2 slot - Hydroacoustic Search
3 slot - Smoke Generator (Duration time - 30 s; smoke screen dispersion time - 124 s; Reload time - 160 s; Number of charges - 2; Action radius - 450.0 m;
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