Salem

0.6.9.1.1

Cruiser | U.S.A. | Tier X

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25 000

Salem — American Tier X cruiser.

A Des Moines-class heavy cruiser. Her main battery mounts were equipped with an auto-loading mechanism, which provided her with the greatest firepower among ships of her type. The cruiser's advantages included advanced radar equipment, powerful AA artillery, and reliable horizontal armor protection.

Salem was first released for sale with Update 0.7.6 and is available exclusively in the Armory for Coal.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180 Degree 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 ()
203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 en una torreta	10,9	30	142	2800	14	5000		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 ()
Salem	49 700	6	203	3	6	12/6				0	0

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsión: 120 000 CV	33		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
For a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".

The first non-tech tree Tier X ship^[1] in the game, Salem plays much like her tech tree sister Des Moines, albeit with more survivability at the trade off of less utility. Captains familiar with the American heavy cruiser branch should adapt to Salem’s minor quirks fairly quickly.

The largest difference between the two comes in the form of consumable choices. Des Moines can choose between (with a 10.0 km range), Plantilla:Catapult Fighter, or Spotting Aircraft  for her Slot 3 consumable, and equips the standard version of Plantilla:Repair Party; Salem — who wasn't completed with her aircraft catapults installed — eschews aircraft entirely and has access to either (with a 8.5 km range) or in Slot 3, and equips a specialized repair teams consumable similar to those on Royal Navy cruisers. Most other vital statistics remain identical — or roughly comparable — between the two.

The primary trait of Salem is her absurd rate of fire for a heavy cruiser: each of her barrels loads a fresh 203mm round every 5.5 seconds. The speed at which she pummels enemy targets is a sight to behold, whether she is punishing an enemy destroyer caught by her radar, or pumping super-heavy American armor-piercing shells into the sides of enemy cruisers and battleships.

Enemy aircraft carriers don't enjoy seeing a Salem on the other team either; her adequate AA suite^[2] is only a touch worse than Des Moines’, as Salem here is rendered without her short-range 20mm Oerlikons.

With the handling characteristics befitting her size and the utility offered by her consumables, Salem is an excellent support ship and a late-game terror. She serves equally well as both an anti-air and anti-destroyer screening vessel; however, unlike Des Moines, Salem’s radar is not as useful in assisting in the detection of enemy destroyers due to it's shorter range.

Like her sister ship, learning to use Salem's main battery guns to their fullest requires a bit of time and adaptation. The high shell arcs and long flight times at medium to long range give her both advantages and disadvantages that other Tier X cruisers lack. She is capable of sitting behind an island and using her high shell arcs to lob shells at distant targets from cover, or — more commonly — snuggle up to an island and point her bow at the enemy, while presenting a relatively small target profile. Exploiting this technique allows her captain to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Lobbing armor-piercing shells at bigger targets such as battleships can deal a surprising amount of damage in a short time. And the high rate of fire of her HE shells can burn any battleship to the waterline.

Salem possesses a stronger repair consumable than Des Moines, functioning identically to that of British cruisers of Tiers VIII-X. When it comes to taking fire damage, Salem is functionally immune: her heal can repair up to four full duration fires (damage from the HE shells that triggered the fires not withstanding). While the enhanced repair gives her more flexibility and survivability in the event of positioning mistakes, captains should not be relying it to keep them alive in situations that Des Moines couldn't survive.

Unlike most other Tier X cruisers, Salem cannot effectively fight as an anti-surface combatant in open water, and her slower shells prevent her from faring well in ranged firefights. Instead, captains should focus on playing defensively during the initial stages of a game, and choose areas of the map that provide hard cover and allow them to fight enemies on their own terms at short and medium range. Despite lacking a torpedo armament, the closer Salem gets to a target, the more dangerous she becomes. It should not come as a surprise that if played well, Salem can dictate the early flow of a battle, then become more aggressive in the mid- and late-game stages, quickly mopping up the enemy team with her withering rate of fire. This isn't the only way to play Salem, of course, but it's a common one; captains should adjust their play style depending on the situation to give their team the best chance of winning. Knowing when to go defensive or aggressive is key to conning Salem to victory.

Pros:

An insane rate of fire for such heavy guns.
High shell arcs make firing over islands easier.
AP SHS (super-heavy shells) retain penetration at range, and with superior ricochet angles (60-67.5°) can tear up all but the most heavily armored targets, especially in close.
A fair-to-good AA suite that turns solid when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is activated.
Contrary to the sidebar data on this page, Salem's long-range AA artillery reaches out to 5.8km.
27mm of armor protects against 15-inch guns, 30mm of midsection protects against 16-inch guns; citadel is protected by a thick 152mm belt and a 127mm transverse bulkhead.
Plantilla:Specialized Repair Teams with up to 48% of the health pool restored per charge (with the India DeltaPlantilla:India Delta signal mounted).

Cons:

Short ranged main battery with a stock reach of 15.8km.
High shell arcs make hitting targets at range tricksy.
Slow turret rotation for a cruiser.
No torpedoes.
Citadel is above water and easy to hit when showing broadside, and all 431mm or larger guns can overmatch her armor.
Poor torpedo defense (7%).
Mediocre agility.
Surveillance Radar has a relatively short range (8.5 km).
No Unique Upgrade (the first tier X ship without one).

Research

As a tier X ship, Salem has no modules to research.

Optimal Configuration

The primary build for Salem is for the role of gunship to take advantage of her great strength: her main battery firepower. She can be built for long range, usually coupled with an open-water emphasis. Or more usually, as a shorter-range area control fighter.

Her AA suite does support a reasonable anti-aircraft build, though this build is somewhat situational unless divisioning with an aircraft carrier.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for a Long Range Gunship build. The longer range makes open water play more viable.

Slot 1: Modificación 1 del armamento principal
Slot 2: Plantilla:Damage Control System Modification 1 *
Slot 3: Modificación 1 de los sistemas de tiro
Slot 4: Modificación 1 del aparato de gobierno ; Modificación 1 de la propulsión is a viable alternative.
Slot 5: Modificación 1 del sistema de ocultación  *
Slot 6: Plantilla:Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Playing Salem farther from the action, radar (especially her shorter range set) becomes less important. Slot 2 could better be used for Plantilla:Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1.

For Slot 5, another viable build for open water maneuver is to select Propulsion Mod 1 in Slot 4 and Plantilla:Steering Gears Modification 2 in Slot 5. Plantilla:Torpedo Lookout System is also worth considering, particularly with SGM1 in Slot 4.

The recommended upgrades for a Short Range Gunship build. This build somewhat supposes the heavy use of terrain.

Slot 1: Modificación 1 del armamento principal
Slot 2: Plantilla:Damage Control System Modification 1 *
Slot 3: Modificación 1 de los sistemas de tiro *
Slot 4: Modificación 1 de la propulsión
Slot 5: Modificación 1 del sistema de ocultación 
Slot 6: Modificación 3 de la batería principal

Slot 2 – Although Salem's radar has shorter range than others, it is still a useful tool so Plantilla:Surveillance Radar Modification 1 may be the better choice here.

Slot 3 – For close-in work, where quick targeting can be critical, accuracy may be less important than the time to get the battery on target. Thus many captains may prefer Plantilla:Main Battery Modification 2, particularly since Main Battery Modification 3 in Slot 6 slows the turrets significantly.

The recommended upgrades for a maximum Anti-aircraft build:

Slot 1: Plantilla:Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Modificación 1 de fuego AA defensivo – Special Upgrade
Slot 3: Plantilla:AA Guns Modification 1 *
Slot 5: Modificación 1 del sistema de ocultación  – 6.4km detection by air with all modifiers
Slot 6: Plantilla:Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

AA Guns Modification 1 for Slot 3 lowers the priority sector prep time (cooldown) from 10 seconds to 8 seconds, so another choice in this slot is justifiable.

Commander Skills

Consider Outnumbered for a flank holding role. Because serious damage to Salem tends to be catastrophic, i.e. from unseen torpedoes or heavy battleship guns, the extra heal from Superintendent is not as powerful as it first appears.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Specialist -10% cooldown time of Main Battery Reload Booster, Torpedo Reload Booster, Spotting Aircraft, Catapult Fighter, and Defensive AA Fire.	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost.	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time • -50% action time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	Focus Fire Training In the priority AA sector: +25% continuous damage. +1 flak burst per salvo –10% reload time of Air strike armament. ★★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge +15% torpedo damage.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger. ★★	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion. ★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AA Defense and ASW Expert +20% continuous AA damage. +20% flak damage. +15% damage from depth charges. ★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Salem can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire Plantilla:Defensive AA Fire 1
Slot 3: or *
Slot 4: Plantilla:Specialized Repair Teams

In Slot 3, choose Surveillance Radar for a Short Range gunship build. and Hydroacoustic Search for a Long Range gunship or AA support build.

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Salem comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Salem captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. India Delta (Plantilla:India Delta) and November Foxtrot (Plantilla:November Foxtrot) flags are highly recommended to improve the ship's survivability. Sierra Mike (Plantilla:Sierra Mike) is also recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India X-Ray (Plantilla:India X-Ray) and Victor Lima (Plantilla:Victor Lima) signal flags can be mounted to improve the ship's main battery.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
November Echo Setteseven +10% average damage per second of all anti-aircraft mounts. +10% average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	India X-Ray +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Victor Lima +1% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm. +0.5% chance of causing a fire for bombs and shells with a caliber below 160mm. +4% chance of flooding (against your ship). ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.
November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when the Repair Party consumable is used. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Economic
Zulu +20% credits earned for the battle.	India Bravo Terrathree -10% to the cost of the ship's post-battle repair.	Equal Speed Charlie London +50% XP earned for the battle.	Zulu Hotel +50% Commander XP earned for the battle.	Papa Papa +300% Free XP earned for the battle.
Special
Wyvern +50% credits earned for the battle.	Red Dragon +100% XP earned for the battle. +100% Commander XP earned for the battle.	Dragon Flag +333% Commander XP earned for the battle.	Ouroboros +777% Free XP earned for the battle.	Hydra +50% XP earned for the battle. +150% Commander XP earned for the battle. +250% Free XP earned for the battle.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

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Historical Info

References

↑ "Special" ships generally are those that are available for resources rather than cash. Special ships do not have the credit earning bonuses of true premiums. In all other relevant ways, they are treated as premium ships.
↑ While the 8-inch Mk.16 guns of the Des Moines class are dual purpose, they were never used in that role and are not represented as such in World of Warships.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Salem from the NA forums (partly based on incomplete information).

Video from the above

The 8in Automatic Guns of USS Salem - Tour of the ship's main battery. Nov 2021

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[1] "Special" ships generally are those that are available for resources rather than cash. Special ships do not have the credit earning bonuses of true premiums. In all other relevant ways, they are treated as premium ships.

[2] While the 8-inch Mk.16 guns of the Des Moines class are dual purpose, they were never used in that role and are not represented as such in World of Warships.

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