Des Moines

Tier Legendary | Type: Cruiser
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Buffalo	none
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints50 600

Armor6 - 203 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction19 %

Artillery

Main Battery

203mm Mk163x3

Firing Range15.5 km

Reload Time6 s

180° Turn Time30 s

HE Maximum Damage2550

HE Fire Chance14 %

HE Penetration34 mm

AP Maximum Damage4500

Sigma2.05

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk326x2

Firing Range5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Maximum Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk412x1

DPS43

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

76.2mm Mk3312x2

DPS335

Range5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk326x2

DPS91

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 kn

Turning Circle Radius770 m

Rudder Shift Time8.6 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea13 km

Detectability by Air7.8 km

Detectability while firing in smoke7.5 km

Des Moines — American Legendary Tier Cruiser.

One of the best heavy cruisers in the world. The ship was designed using the experience gained in World War II, resulting in excellent protection and very powerful AA armament. The key distinctive feature of cruisers of this type was auto-loading main guns that had a very high rate of fire.

Des Moines was released as a Bureau project reward on April 11th, 2022.

Entered Service: 1948
Ships in a series: 4

Ship Traits
Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.	Powerful AA Defenses: Above-average AA gun firepower.	Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	50 600	6	203	19	3x3	8.6

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm Mk16	3x3	6	30	2550	14	4500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.5 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 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 battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition 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 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

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: 3.4km Detection of ships: 4.9km Duration: 100s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +253 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

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

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Surveillance Radar

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

Range: 9.9km Duration: 30s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• An insane rate of fire for such heavy guns.
• High shell arcs make firing over islands easier.
• AP SHS (super-heavy shells) can retain pen and with American Heavy Cruiser ricochet angles (60-67.5) and can tear up almost everything, especially in close quarter engagements.

  27mm armor protects against 15-inch guns; citadel is protected by a thick 152mm belt and a 127mm transverse bulkhead, allowing her to tank many battleships if sufficiently angled.

• Very good Surveillance Radar characteristics

Cons:

• High shell arcs make hitting targets at range tricky.
• No torpedoes.
• Citadel is above water and easy to hit when showing broadside, and all 406mm or larger guns can overmatch her armor.
• Anti-aircraft armament easily destroyed and rendered useless against aerial attacks.
• Mediocre agility.

Performance

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How It's Done: Des Moines

Changes

In the Shadow of Leaves

• Main battery reload time increased from 5.5 s to 6 s
• HE shell damage reduced from 2800 to 2550
• AP shell damage reduced from 5000 to 4500
• Surveillance Radar consumable duration decreased from 40 s to 30 s

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