Phoenix

Tier III | Type: Cruiser
Preceded by	Succeeded by
St. Louis	Omaha Pensacola
Cost	85 000
XP Required	6300

Stock Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints22 300

Armor6 - 76 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

152mm Mk86x1

Firing Range11.6 km

Reload Time8 s

180 Turn Time18 s

HE Max Damage2100

HE Fire Chance7 %

HE Penetration25 mm

AP Max Damage3000

Sigma2.0

Torpedo

533mm double2x2

Reload Time44 s

Max Damage11 733

Detectability by Sea1.1 km

Range5.5 km

Speed56 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

7.6mm Hotchkiss Mk12x1

DPS3

Range1 km

AA Armament 2

76.2mm Mk102x1

DPS4

Range3 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 kn

Turning Circle Radius630 m

Rudder Shift Time7 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea10.3 km

Detectability by Air6.2 km

Detectability firing in smoke4.6 km

Upgraded Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints24 000

Armor6 - 76

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

152mm Mk810x1

Firing Range12.8 km

Reload Time7 s

180 Turn Time18 s

HE Max Damage2200

HE Fire Chance12 %

HE Penetration25 mm

AP Max Damage3100

Torpedo

533mm triple2x3

Reload Time66 s

Max Damage11 733

Detectability by Sea1.1 km

Range5.5 km

Speed56 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

12.7mm Browning M2 mod. 14x1

DPS14

Range1.2 km

AA Armament 2

28mm Mk2 mod. 22x4

DPS14

Range3.1 km

AA Armament 3

76.2mm Mk104x1

DPS8

Range3 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 kn

Turning Circle Radius630 m

Rudder Shift Time5.4 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea10.3 km

Detectability by Air6.2 km

Detectability firing in smoke4.6 km

Phoenix — American Tech Tree Tier III Cruiser.

A scout cruiser design whose distinctive features were very high speeds and a torpedo armament. In contrast to most cruisers of her time, the cruiser's artillery was placed in open mounts. Phoenix never materialized, but served as a prototype for the development of the Omaha-class cruisers.


Year of Design: 1916

Ship Traits
Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.	Agile: Above average ability to change direction.	Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	22 300	6	76	0	6x1	2	7	0
Hull B	24 000	6	76	0	10x1	2	5.4	17 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
152mm Mk8	6x1	8	18	2100	7	3000	0
152mm Mk8	10x1	7	18	2200	12	3100	2120

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	11.6 km	0
Targeting System Mk3 mod. 2	10 %	12.8 km	2120

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm double	2x2	44s	7.2s	11 733	5.5	56	1.1
533mm triple	2x3	66s	7.2s	11 733	5.5	56	1.1

	Maximum Speed
Stock	35 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1

Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%

Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary batter -5%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 2.5km Detection of ships: 3.5km Duration: 90s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Good main battery firepower (when fully upgraded) - can fire forwards as well as she can backwards; good turret traverse, good reload time, and great firing range
• Has defensive torpedoes - may also be useful in ambushing unsuspecting enemy ships
• Good maneuverability - 35 knots top speed and 5.4 seconds rudder shift time
• Access to Sonar

Cons:

• Poor survivability - thinly armored and prone to rudder and engine incapacitations, coupled with her very low hit points for a Tier IV cruiser
• Poor torpedo range - can only reach out to 5.5km and thus are for last resort occasions
• Poor concealment - can be easily spotted as she can rain on her enemies
• Underwhelming AA firepower - can easily be targeted by aircraft carriers with little to no resistance

Performance

History

Phoenix is based on a US Navy proposal for a 6500 scout cruiser, dated from 1917 ; more accurately, the Scheme II, with a slight modernisation which makes the ship look like her successor, the Omaha class light cruiser. Lightly armoured (with a belt of only 3 inches/76mm), she was designed to be a fast vessel (32.4 knots) to be the reconnaissance vessels of a battleship group, and to lead destroyers flotilla. They were never built, but served as a basis to the Omaha class light cruiser, launched in 1920.

In 'World of Warships Legends', the ship is named after the city of Phoenix, following the US Navy tradition of naming cruisers after the capital city of states.

As she was never built, her second hull is fictional, and kind of a “what if” modernisation. This second hull creates a slight continuity error : she’s armed with two quads. 1.1 inches/28mm anti-air guns, meaning she’s in a fictional 1941 condition since this particular weapon was equipped on cruisers starting this year. The “error” resides in the fact that the real USS Phoenix (CL-46) was commissioned in 1938, having two ships sharing the same name being highly unlikely.

Sources:

• Photo # S-584-113 Picture Data, https://www.shipscribe.com/styles/S-584/images/s-file/s584113c.htm

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