Des Moines
Des Moines — American Tier X cruiser.
Des Moines and her sister ships were the last all-gun heavy cruisers built for the U.S. Navy. Their MK16 main guns were fed via autoloaders, giving them a fierce rate of fire. They also carried an effective suite of secondary guns and AA guns.
Ship Stats
Survivability
Health: 39,204
Citadel Protection: 12.50%
Fire and Flooding Resistance: 25%
Damage Reduction: 10.50%
Torpedo Damage Reduction: 12%
Armour
Bow: 27 mm
Stern: 27 mm
Deck: 70 mm
Belt: 152 mm
Maneuverability
Top Speed: 32.23 Knots
Time to Full Speed: 15 s
Max Traverse Speed: 6.50 deg/s
Turn Time: 7.80 s
Main Guns (203 mm L/55 MK16 3x3)
Reload Time: 6 s
Rate of Fire: 90 RPM
Range: 11.27 km
Flight Time: 6.13 s
Initial Velocity: 251.47 m/s
Deceleration: 6.53 m/s²
Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 66 m / 234 m / 57.60 m
Sigma: 2 σ
HE Damage: 666
Raw Alpha: 5,994
Raw DPM: 59,940
Fire Chance: 8%
Raw Alpha: 52.78%
Raw FPM: 5.28 FPM
AP Damage: 908
Raw Alpha: 8,172
Raw DPM: 81,720
Citadel Chance: 9%
Raw Alpha: 57.21%
Raw CPM: 5.72 CPM
Citadel Damage Rate: 200%
HE Citadel Damage: 1,332
AP Citadel Damage: 1,816
Turret Traverse: 9 deg/s
Secondary Guns (127 mm L/38 MK32 6x2)
Reload Time: 6 s
Rate of Fire: 60 RPM
Range: 5.99 km
Flight Time: 3.21 s
Initial Velocity: 251.47 m/s
Deceleration: 10.01 m/s²
Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 60 m / 192 m / 54 m
Sigma: 1 σ
HE Damage: 387
Raw Alpha: 2,322
Raw DPM: 23,220
Fire Chance: 3%
Raw Alpha: 16.70%
Raw FPM: 1.67 FPM
Turret Traverse: 16 deg/s
Anti-Aircraft Armament
Large Caliber AA Damage: 261
Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km
Small Caliber AA Damage: 428
Small Caliber AA Range: 3 km
Total AA Damage: 551
Concealment
Surface Detection: 9.30 km
After Firing Guns: 12.54 km
Ship Skills and Elite Bonus
Artillery Plotting Room (1st Slot)
Main Gun & Secondary Gun Firing Range: +8%
Main Gun & Secondary Gun Reload Time: +5%
Before: 11.27 km / 6 s / 5.99 km / 6 s
After: 12.17 km / 6.3 s / 6.47 km / 6.30 s
Rapid Reload II x3
Main gun reload time: -30% for 20 seconds
Before: 6 s
After: 4.20 s
Air Defense Alert II x3
Large Caliber AA damage: +100% for 20 s
Small Caliber AA damage: +100% for 20 s
Before: 261 / 428
After: 522 / 856
Cooldown time: 75 s
Radar I x1
Detects hostile ships:
7.20 km for 10 s
Cooldown: 120 s
Damage Control Center
Fire and Flooding Resistance: +15%
Before: 25%
After: 28.75%
Internal Bulkhead Upgrade
Ship Hit Points: +1%
Torpedo Damage Reduction: +7%
Fire and Flooding Resistance: +7%
Before: 39,204 / 12% / 25%
After: 39,596 / 12.84% / 26.75%