Phoenix
Phoenix
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.
Navy: USN
Ship: American
Nation: United States
Categoy: Tech Tree
Tier: III
Class: Cruiser
Cost: 85 000
XP: 6300
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.
Survivability Stats| SURVIVBILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Hitpoints | 22 300 | 24 000 |
| • Armor (mm) | 6 - 76 | - |
| • Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | 0 | 0 |
Maneuverability| MANEUVERABILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Maximum Speed (kn) | 35 | 35 |
| • Turning Circle Radius (m) | 630 | 630 |
| • Rudder Shift Time (sec) | 7 | 5.4 |
Concealment| CONCEALMENT | STOCK | UPGRADED |
|---|---|---|
| • Detectability by Sea (km) | 10.3 | - |
| • Detectability by Air (km) | 6.2 | - |
| • Detectability while firing in smoke (km) | 4.6 | - |
Torpedos| TORPEDOS | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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| • Name | 533mm double | 533mm triple |
| • Arrangement | 2x2 | 2x3 |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 44 | 66 |
| • 180° Turn Time (sec) | 7.2 | 7.2 |
| • Maximum Damage | 11 733 | 11 733 |
| • Detectability by Sea (km) | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| • Range (km) | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| • Speed (kn) | 56 | 56 |
Main Artillery Stats| MAIN BATTERY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
|---|---|---|
| • Main Artillery Name | 152mm Mk8 | 152mm Mk8 |
| • Main Artillery Arrangement | 6x1 | 10x1 |
| • Firing Range (km) | 11.6 | 12.8 |
| • Reload Time (sec) | 8 | 7 |
| • 180° Turn Time (sec) | 18 | 18 |
| • HE Maximum Damage | 2100 | 2200 |
| • HE Fire Chance (%) | 7 | 12 |
| • HE Penetration (mm) | 25 | 25 |
| • AP Maximum Damage | 3000 | 3100 |
| • Sigma | 2.0 | - |
Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats| AA ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
|---|---|---|
| • Name | 7.6mm Hotchkiss Mk1 | 12.7mm Browning M2 mod. 1 |
| • Arrangement | 2x1 | 4x1 |
| • DPS | 3 | 14 |
| • Range (km) | 1 | 1.2 |
| AA ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
| • Name | 76.2mm Mk10 | 28mm Mk2 mod. 2 |
| • Arrangement | 2x1 | 2x4 |
| • DPS | 4 | 14 |
| • Range (km) | 3 | 3.1 |
Modules, Modifications & ConsumablesModules
Cruiser - Phoenix
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Hit Points | Min Armor (mm) | Max Armor (mm) | Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | Main Battery Turrets | Torpedo Launchers | Rudder Shift (s) | Purchase Price |
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| Stock | 22 300 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 6x1 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Hull B | 24 000 | 6 | 76 | 0 | 10x1 | 2 | 5.4 | 17 000 |
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Turret Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max HE Damage | HE Fire Chance (%) | Max AP Damage | Purchase Price |
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| 152mm Mk8 | 6x1 | 8 | 18 | 2100 | 7 | 3000 | 0 |
| 152mm Mk8 | 10x1 | 7 | 18 | 2200 | 12 | 3100 | 2120 |
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Firing Range Increase (%) | Main Battery Firing Range | Purchase Price |
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| Stock | 0 % | 11.6 km | 0 |
| Targeting System Mk3 mod. 2 | 10 % | 12.8 km | 2120 |
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Launcher Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max Damage | Range | Speed | Detection | |
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| 533mm double | 2x2 | 44s | 7.2s | 11 733 | 5.5 | 56 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 533mm triple | 2x3 | 66s | 7.2s | 11 733 | 5.5 | 56 | 1.1 |
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Maximum Speed |
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| Stock | 35 kn |
Modifications
Cruiser - Phoenix| SLOT 1 |
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Consumables
Cruiser - Phoenix
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| Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding. |
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| Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens. |
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Community ContributionsPlayer Opinion
Cruiser - PhoenixPros:
- 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
Cruiser - PhoenixPhoenix 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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