Congress

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 Congress — American • Premium • Tier VII • Cruiser.

A variant of the "large cruiser" project with seven 12-inc (305mm) guns as her main battery. She was similar to the Alaska-class ships in terms of her other characteristics.

Congress was temporarily released in the store for Quadrans, a special currency related to the 4th anniversary of Legends, between July 24th and August 28th, 2023.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Year of Design: 1944

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Big and Flammable: Fires set on this ship last longer due to her large size and high caliber guns.

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	51 150	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 330	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	13	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	850	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	10	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm/50 Mk8	-
• Main artillery arrangement	2x2	-
• Main artillery name 2	305mm Mk8	-
• Main artillery arrangement 2	1x3	-
• Firing range (km)	16	-
• Reload time (sec)	20	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	4300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	27	-
• HE penetration (mm)	51	-
• AP maximum damage	8900	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	20x1	-
• DPS	72	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	-
• Arrangement	14x2	-
• DPS	158	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	91	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Congress

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	51 150	16	330	13	2x2	13

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm/50 Mk8	2x2	20	30	4300	27	8900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Congress

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Congress

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Radar

Significantly increases guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships, including those located within a smoke screen.

Range: 9.4km Duration: 35s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +256 Duration: 28s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Cooldown time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Congress

Pros:

• One of the biggest HP pools at Tier VII cruisers
• Hard hitting 305 mm guns at Tier VII
• Excellent accuracy and the same improved AP angles found in same tier US cruisers on her main battery armament reinforces her role of a cruiser-killer.
• Has access to the Radarconsumable.

Cons:

• Long main battery reload at 20 seconds.
• Large size and more sluggish maneuverability makes her an easier target for both enemy shells and torpedoes.

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Congress

All in Black

• Big Guns trait replaced with Big and Flammable

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