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Cruiser | Commonwealth | Tier VI

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Perth — Commonwealth premium Tier VI cruiser.

This warship was built in the United Kingdom, based on a reworked design of Leander-class cruisers with a modified arrangement of the propulsion unit. She was similar to her prototype in terms of armament, but had a different armor layout. In 1939, the ship was commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy.

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXIII on a Mk.XXI mount	8	25.7	121	2,100	9	3,100		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Perth	27,100	10	100	4	4	5/2/4	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Mk IX	0.6	96	7.2	15,433	61	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk VI mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 72,500 hp	32.5		0	0

Perth is a sister ship to Tier VI British cruiser Leander; however, she has some significant differences. Most notably, she carries a high explosive round — like Belfast (and unlike her sister ship) — allowing her to set enemies on fire with something other than secondaries. Her other primary difference is her smoke screen. Unlike the short deployment time high staying time of typical British cruiser smoke, Perth has a Smoke Generator that deploys smoke continuously for 90 seconds, but each individual cloud of smoke only lasts for 10. This allows Perth to create a "moving smokescreen" so to speak, enabling her to remain invisible for a full 100 seconds if moving at speeds less than 12.5 knots.

In the negative column, Perth’s armor piercing rounds are not the "super AP" of the other British light cruisers, and her anti-aircraft suite is even weaker than that of stock hull Leander. Her low main battery firing range also means she must be played very carefully or she will be quickly removed from the battle by anything that can citadel her; which is, unfortunately, anything in the game with cruiser caliber guns or better. When her short firing range is combined with her woefully mediocre anti-aircraft suite, Perth’s ability to equip either a Spotting Aircraft or a Catapult Fighter — something Leander can't do — becomes an important choice; either will give her some spotting ability outside of her smoke screen, but one will increase her range and the other will help cover her from enemy aircraft.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Perth from the NA forums

Lowest detection radius of all Tier VI cruisers.
Has access to high explosive rounds, giving her more flexibility against angled targets and destroyers.
Good handling charateristics: short rudder shift time, and tight turning circle.
Comes with a unique version of the Smoke Generator consumable that allows Perth to move at low speeds and take her smoke cloud with her.
Can choose between equipping either a Spotting Aircraft or Catapult Fighter.

Loses access to Repair Party that comes standard on sister ship Leander.
Dreadfully bad anti-aircraft suite, and cannot equip Defensive AA Fire.
Low health pool; narrowly misses out on having the least health of any Tier VI cruiser (Nürnberg retains that honor).
Shortest main battery firing range of all Tier VI cruisers.

As a premium ship, Perth doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Like most mid-tier cruisers, Perth lacks access to key upgrade slots that allow her to improve her performance significantly. As such, most of her recommended upgrade choices are fairly self-explanatory: Main Armaments Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 1, Aiming Systems Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 2, either Damage Control System Modification 1 or Propulsion Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 4, and a choice of Propulsion Modification 2 or Steering Gears Modification 2 in Upgrade Slot 5. Perth’s mediocre anti-aircraft guns are not worth investing any points into improving.

Perth has more commander skill options available to her, simply by virtue of the fact she has high explosive shells available to her main battery. Skills such as Expert Loader or Demolition Expert are not wasted on her as they would be on her cousin in the Royal Navy cruiser branch, Leander. In point of fact, Demolition Expert might be the best Tier 4 skill available to Perth commanders. Key skills in any Perth commander build are Expert Marksman at Tier 2 and Superintendent at Tier 3.

Investing commander skill points into improving Perth’s anti-aircraft defenses is not recommended.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns.	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. ★	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Perth retains the dependency that her cruiser cousins in the regular Royal Navy tech tree have on their consumables; subsequently, premium versions of ALL consumables are recommended. Smoke Generator II and Damage Control Party II are particularly critical given their impact to to her survivability.

As a premium ship, Perth comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Perth exchanges fire with an enemy Leander class cruiser.
Perth fires a broadside while safely in smoke.
A salvo of high explosive shells hits home on an enemy Leander class cruiser.
The ship's special smokescreen is unique; it only lasts for a short period of time. Therefore, it is most useful for personal defense.
A final salvo of high explosive shells from the Perth destroys the enemy Sims class destroyer.
The moment the captain realized he made a mistake...

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 ====Armament====
-:Eight (4x2) 152mm guns, four (4x1) 102mm guns, twelve (3x4) 12.7mm guns, and eight (2x4) 533mm torpedo tubes
+=====Main=====
+:Eight (4x2) 152mm guns
+=====Secondary=====
+:Four (4x1) 102mm guns
+=====Anti-aircraft=====
+:Twelve (3x4) 12.7mm guns
+=====Torpedoes=====
+:Eight (2x4) 533mm torpedo tubes
 ===History===

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