Rattlehead

Tier IV | Type: Cruiser
Cost (Special)
Variants	Omaha

Stock Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints27 000

Armor6 - 76 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

152mm Mk138x1

152mm Mk162x2

Firing Range12.6 km

Reload Time8 s

180 Turn Time18 s

HE Max Damage2200

HE Fire Chance12 %

HE Penetration25 mm

AP Max Damage3100

Sigma2.0

Torpedo

533mm triple2x3

Reload Time45 s

Max Damage6233

Detectability by Sea1.1 km

Range8.2 km

Speed56 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

76.2mm Mk22 mod. 24x1

DPS11

Range3.5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed34 kn

Turning Circle Radius600 m

Rudder Shift Time5.7 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea11.1 km

Detectability by Air6.7 km

Detectability firing in smoke5.1 km

Rattlehead — American Premium Tier IV Cruiser.

A cruiser that resulted from foul experiments with alien technology in the secret drdock of Hangar 18. You've possibly seen too much and may already know too much...

Megadeth® is a federal registered trademark of Dave Mustaine, used with permission.


Year of Design: 1990

Ship Traits			Premium
Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.	Agile: Above average ability to change direction.	Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	27 000	6	76	0	8x1	2	5.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm Mk13	8x1	8	18	2200	12	3100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	12.6 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm triple	2x3	45s	7.2s	6233	8.2	56	1.1

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34 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 batter -5%

AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%

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: 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: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Quick reload and large amount of guns means that she can fire large amounts of shells at a very long range.
• A high fire chance means that this high volume of fire is also bound to start large amounts of fires and easily burn down any opponents Rattlehead cannot destroy with her AP shells.
• Her torpedoes reload very quickly and can set large amounts of floods if the player can get consistent hits with them.

Cons:

• Her low amount of armor makes her very susceptible to battleship caliber guns, especially from long range.
• Her shell arcs are very floaty and her shells travel very slowly, making long distance gunnery a challenge.
• Rattlehead's torpedoes are very anemic and deal very little damage, and even less so if they hit a torpedo bulge.

Performance

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