Perth
152 mm/50 Mk XXI4 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire8 shots/min. |
Reload Time7.5 sec. |
Rotation Speed7 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time25.71 sec. |
Firing Range12.81 km. |
Maximum Dispersion121 m. |
HE Shell152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2100 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity841 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight50.8 kg. |
AP Shell152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV |
Maximum AP Shell Damage3100 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity841 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight50.8 kg. |
102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX4 х 2 pcs. |
Firing Range5 km. |
Rate of Fire20 shots/min. |
Reload Time3 sec. |
HE Shell102 mm HE 35 lb |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1500 |
Initial HE Shell Velocity811 m./s. |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shel6 % |
533 mm QR Mk IV2 х 4 pcs. |
Rate of Fire0.63 shots/min. |
Reload Time96 sec. |
Rotation Speed25 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec. |
Torpedo533 mm Mk IX |
Maximum Damage15 433 |
Torpedo Speed61 knot |
Torpedo Range8.01 km. |
12.7 mm Mk III5 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second10.5 |
. . . Firing Range1.2 km. |
20 mm Oerlikon Mk IV2 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second7.2 |
. . . Firing Range2.01 km. |
102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX4 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second37.6 |
. . . Firing Range5.01 km. |
Maximum Speed32.5 knot |
Turning Circle Radius640 m. |
Rudder Shift Time7.6 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range10.08 km. |
Air Detectability Range6.9 km. |
Perth — Australian 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.
Perth first went on sale on 18 November 2016 on the NA servers, and on 11 November 2016 on the EU servers.
Modules
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 () | ||
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Perth | 27 100 | 10 | 100 | 4 | 4 | 5/4/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Compatible Upgrades
Slot 1 | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM030_MainWeapon_Mod_I_bb1e79efbcc73dfa03a6dd5ae173566ee691b77e3a6587389d6f7ea07eb03588.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento principal|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_principal]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM031_SecondaryWeapon_Mod_I_5369d8b071df59a515906433ea1fff10a55841495258bcd04d3365467e61e4af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del armamento auxiliar|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0armamento_auxiliar]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM032_PowderMagazine_Mod_I_9607d8ec91ddcca4a95443845b888fbd9de4cd81df5a30a199d400657a552017.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de la santabárbara|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_la.C2.A0santab.C3.A1rbara]] | ||
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Slot 2 | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM006_MainGun_Mod_II_bffc35efc4e090487fd6110a10a2be1f5d51b7918303f724194817e698055412.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 2 de la batería principal|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A02_de_la.C2.A0bater.C3.ADa_principal]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM012_SecondaryGun_Mod_II_c87da07dc4aebb94da59f3df3f8c2934279decb9677334a1a7e4b1f1c9f9ad04.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de la batería secundaria|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_la.C2.A0bater.C3.ADa_secundaria]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM018_AirDefense_Mod_III_d3f357c6dc4e5e627a86e17a16432cb38da32bb1b7999b4a7852371491511770.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los cañones AA|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0ca.C3.B1ones_AA]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM033_Guidance_Mod_I_10c7521afe2d577c42618dd04cf6834f2be78cf6b64503844cf87793a5816484.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los sistemas de tiro|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0sistemas_de_tiro]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM070_Torpedo_Mod_IV_9e34ebc4f1a15656201b4148e32870eb1c67ddb2fb1a0bc410406236b472d1dd.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de los tubos de torpedo|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_los.C2.A0tubos_de_torpedo]] |
Slot 4 | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM020_DamageControl_Mod_I_bbc708467bc8f1e6264ac88fb8999ea40660e4b0b94b59ab7b3f1a8b60539ed8.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del sistema de control de daños|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0sistema_de_control_de_da.C3.B1os]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM069_Movement_Mod_I_ca8429dcc45fdad36cdd474a13e5a289d6f7cf27ae32c9f30d42b72b9db493af.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Protección de la sala de máquinas|link=Ship:Upgrades#Protecci.C3.B3n_de_la_sala_de_m.C3.A1quinas]] | |||
Slot 5 | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM023_DamageControl_Mod_II_3c6aea0c5bccc94f1d8f1fa52662232afa007d784638ce6e981c8ad3457c63fa.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 2 del sistema de control de daños|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A02_del.C2.A0sistema_de_control_de_da.C3.B1os]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM025_SteeringGear_Mod_II_523c86ce4c7d228e73ee3d2cb406f4d78a205aa2453fec45b0925dec519bf7c5.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 del aparato de gobierno|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_del.C2.A0aparato_de_gobierno]] | [[File:wows icon_modernization_PCM089_DepthCharges_Mod_I_734ed2711a1c6aa8227fa258f81054dcc2db8aecf66e4baaf0006589181ceb33.png", "local": "{\"default\": \"gui|44px|Modificación 1 de las cargas de profundidad|link=Ship:Upgrades#Modificaci.C3.B3n.C2.A01_de_las_cargas_de_profundidad]] |
Player Opinion
Performance
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
Pros:
- 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.
Cons:
- 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.
Research
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
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.
Commander Skills
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 | ||||||||
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Cost (points) |
Endurance | Attack | Support | Versatility | ||||
1 |
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★ |
★ |
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★★ |
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2 |
★★ |
★★ |
★★★ |
★ |
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★ |
3 |
★★★ |
★ |
★ |
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★ |
★★★ |
★★★ |
★★ |
4 |
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★ |
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★ |
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★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful |
Consumables
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.
Camouflage
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.
Signals
Recommended Signal Flags | |||||
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Combat | |||||
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★★ |
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★★★ |
★ |
★★★ |
★★★ |
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★ |
★★ |
Economic | |||||
★★ |
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★★ |
★ |
★ | |
Special | |||||
★★ |
★★ |
★★ |
★ |
★ | |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful |
Gallery
Perth exchanges fire with an enemy Leander class cruiser.
A final salvo of high explosive shells from the Perth destroys the enemy Sims class destroyer.
Historical Info
Historical Gallery