Charleston

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 Charleston — American • Premium • Tier II • Cruiser.

A St. Louis-class cruiser. A large ship with moderate speed, equipped with a large number of rapid-firing guns. The propulsion unit of the cruiser was protected with side-armor.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: II
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1905
 Ships in Series: 3
 Variants: Charleston M

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	29 500	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 102	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	22	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	450	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	5.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm Mk6	-
• Main artillery arrangement	14x1	-
• Firing range (km)	10.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	9	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
• AP maximum damage	3000	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm Mk4 A	-
• Arrangement	18x1	-
• Firing range (km)	2.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	4	-
• HE penetration (mm)	13	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Charleston

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	29 500	6	102	0	14x1	8.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm Mk6	14x1	9	22.5	2100	7	3000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.1 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	22 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Charleston

SLOT 0

Steering Gears Mod 1 Steering gear impairment chance -20% Steering gear repair time -20%

Propulsion Mod 1 Risk of engine becoming incapicitated -20% Engine repair time -20%

Consumables

Cruiser - Charleston

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Charleston

Pros:

• Like St. Louis, Charleston has the most health of any Tier II cruiser
• A large arsenal of fourteen 152mm main guns combined with eighteen 76mm secondary guns
• Turning circle of only 450 meters

Cons:

• Slow rudder shift
• Does not have AA guns, which makes it useless against aircrafts

Performance

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