Worcester

 Worcester — American Legendary Tier Cruiser.

Designed as an AA cruiser with dual-purpose 152 mm guns. Though classified as light cruisers, ships of this class had increased displacement and dimensions, compared with the Baltimore-class heavy cruisers. The main twin turrets were equipped with advanced autoloaders, substantially increasing the rate of fire.

Worcester was released as a Bureau project reward on May 17th, 2021.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design:
 Entered Service: 1948
 Ships in Series: 2
 Predecessor: Seattle

Ship Traits

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	45 400	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 127	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	33	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	740	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	9.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	12.8	12.8
• Detectability by Air (km)	7.7	7.7
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6.3	6.3

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	152mm Mk16	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	15.3	-
• Reload Time (sec)	4.6	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• HE Maximum Damage	2200	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	12	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	30	-
• AP Maximum Damage	3200	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk20	-
• Arrangement	12x2	-
• DPS	73	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm Mk34	-
• Arrangement	2x1	-
• DPS	39	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm Mk33	-
• Arrangement	11x2	-
• DPS	307	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm Mk16	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	76	-
• Range (km)	6	-

Modules

Cruiser - Worcester

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	45 400	6	127	19	6x2	9.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm Mk16	6x2	4.6	7.2	2200	12	3200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.3 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Worcester

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%	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%	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

Cruiser - Worcester

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

Surveillance Radar

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

Range: 9km Duration: 30s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +227 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

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

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

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Worcester

Pros:

• Twelve rapid fire 152mm guns with a fast traverse rate.
• Very strong anti-air capabilities.
• Decent concealment
• 32mm plating at the bow and stern, making it harder to damage when facing forward
• Good Surveillance Radar characteristics

Cons:

• Main guns have a high firing arc, which makes aiming at range or at fast moving targets a hassle.
• Bulk of her AA firepower is in fragile open mounts that can be lost by HE fire.
• 25mm side plating on her hull makes her vulnerable to all battleship shells, and HE fire from cruisers. Though 25mm is better than the 16mm Minotaur has.
• Vulnerable citadel
• Does not get any secondary armament or torpedoes

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Worcester

Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat

• Main battery reload time decreased from 6 s to 4.6 s
• Fire-setting chances for HE shells increased from 10 to 12%
• HE shell penetration increased from 25 mm to 30 mm
• Turning circle radius decreased from 750 m to 740 m
• Surveillance Radar reload time decreased from 180 s to 120 s
• Shell grouping increased by 2.5%