Desert Falcon

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 Desert Falcon — Japanese • Premium • Tier IV • Cruiser.

Like a falcon soaring across endless skies, this ship moves through the sea with strength and grace.

 Navy: IJN
 Ship: Japanese
 Nation: Japan
 Category: Premium

 Tier: IV
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Special)

 Year of Design: 1926
 Variants: Furutaka

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior HE Damage: Above-average HE shell damage.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Sluggish Aim: Below average main battery traverse speed. Close quarters combat problematic.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	30 700	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 105	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	2.9	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	6.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	5.9	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	610mm quadruple	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	94	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 105	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.5	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	59	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm 3rd Year Type mod. 2	-
• Main artillery arrangement	6x1	-
• Firing range (km)	13.4	-
• Reload time (sec)	13.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	3300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	17	-
• HE penetration (mm)	34	-
• AP maximum damage	4700	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm 10th Year Type mod. C	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	20	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	7.7mm Type92	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	12	-
• Range (km)	1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	120mm 10th Year Type mod. C	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	22	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13mm Type93	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	24	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Desert Falcon

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	30 700	6	105	0	6x1	2	2.9

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm 3rd Year Type mod. 2	6x1	13.5	36	3300	17	4700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	13.4 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
610mm quadruple	2x4	94s	7.2s	15 105	10	59	1.5

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Desert Falcon

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%

Consumables

Cruiser - Desert Falcon

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: 2.7km Detection of ships: 3.7km Duration: 90s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 70s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Desert Falcon

Pros:

• Guns are very accurate
• 203 mm guns are powerful weapons at her tier
• Can overmatch Tier III and IV cruiser plating
• Torpedoes have high damage
• Extremely thick deck armor of 48mm which, at longer ranges, allows it to bounce every shell in the game if used properly
• Decent concealment
• Has access to Sonarconsumable

Cons:

• Slow turret traverse
• Low DPM due to reload and number of guns
• Torpedoes are easily detected and slow
• Poor AA defenses
• Large turning circle radius

Performance

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