Des Moines

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Des Moines

Cruzador | E.U.A. | Tier X

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Pesquisa237500 xp

Preço de Compra19 800 000

Pontos de Energia50 600

Bateria Principal

203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 em uma torre3 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo10.91 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga5.5 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação6 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus30 sec.

Distância Máxima15.83 km.

Dispersão Máxima142 m.

Projétil HE203 mm HE/HC Mk25

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE2 800

Chance de Incendiar com HE14 %

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil HE823 m/s

Peso do Projétil HE118 kg.

Projétil AP203 mm AP Mk21

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP5 000

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP762 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP152 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.326 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima7.3 km.

Taxa de Fogo10 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga6 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE Mk32

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE792 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE5 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.326 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo90.6

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta Mk.3310 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo208

. . . Distância Máxima3.99 km.

20 mm Oerlikon em uma torreta Mk.412 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo43.2

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta Mk.332 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo41.6

. . . Distância Máxima3.99 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima33 nós

Raio da curva770 m.

Tempo de virada do leme8.6 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície13.44 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar7.9 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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12.1

Des Moines

Cruzador | E.U.A. | Tier X

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Pesquisa237500 xp

Preço de Compra19 800 000

Pontos de Energia50 600

Bateria Principal

203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 em uma torre3 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo10.91 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga5.5 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação6 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus30 sec.

Distância Máxima15.83 km.

Dispersão Máxima142 m.

Projétil HE203 mm HE/HC Mk25

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE2 800

Chance de Incendiar com HE14 %

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil HE823 m/s

Peso do Projétil HE118 kg.

Projétil AP203 mm AP Mk21

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP5 000

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP762 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP152 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.326 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima7.3 km.

Taxa de Fogo10 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga6 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE Mk32

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE792 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE5 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.326 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo90.6

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta Mk.3310 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo208

. . . Distância Máxima3.99 km.

20 mm Oerlikon em uma torreta Mk.412 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo43.2

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta Mk.332 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo41.6

. . . Distância Máxima3.99 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima33 nós

Raio da curva770 m.

Tempo de virada do leme8.6 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície13.44 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar7.9 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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X

19 800 000

Des Moines — Cruzador Americano Tier X.

One of the best heavy cruisers in the world. The ship was designed using the experience gained in World War II, resulting in excellent protection and very powerful AA armament. The key distinctive feature of cruisers of this type was auto-loading main guns that had a very high rate of fire.

Módulos

	Taxa de Disparo (tiros/min)	Tempo de Virada de 180º (seg)	Dispersão Máxima (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
203 mm/55 RF Mk.16 em uma torre	10,9	30	142	2 800	14	5 000		0	2 000 000

	Pontos de Energia (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Torres Principais (pcs.)	Torres Secundárias de Canhões (pcs.)	AA Montadas (pcs.)	Tubos de Torpedos (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Des Moines (A)	50 600	6	203	3	6	12/12/6				0	2 900 000

	Aumento no Alcance de Disparo (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Mk10 mod. 1	0	15,8		0	1 800 000

	Velocidade Máxima (nós)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Propulsão: 120.000 hp	33		0	1 600 000

Atualizações Compatíveis

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

Opinião dos Jogadores

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section is incorrect.

Only a handful of high tier cruisers are known to have absurd firing rates: Smolensk, Neptune, Minotaur, Plymouth, Seattle, Worcester, Austin, Salem, Colbert, and this heavy cruiser. It is no surprise that due to her being the last all-gun cruiser made, she has all the lessons learned from her cruiser predecessors in the Second World War incorporated in her design. A very noticeable trait on Des Moines is her absurd rate of fire for a heavy cruiser, with each turret reloading at 5.5 seconds, making her extremely deadly to destroyers within radar range and other cruisers. She also can whittle down battleships quickly and, with her impressive AA suite, wipe out carrier strike squadrons with ease. However, she is extremely fragile: her thin armor makes her susceptible to penetration from most Tier IX and Tier X battleships at all ranges.

While Des Moines has impressive firepower and AA, her maneuverability is mediocre and her armor is okay at best. With a standard cruiser speed of 33 kts and fast base rudder shift time of 8.6 seconds, Des Moines can evade incoming shells and torpedoes relatively well. However, while she can turn well, the speed loss on turning is massive enough to make her an easy target for any other ship with their guns loaded and ready. With her 30mm midsection(same as zao and hindenburg), it makes her vulnerable to bb shells of 431mm and above, also, the bow is 27mm, which is vulnerable to 406mm guns and above. Additionally, because of how flat her stern is designed in comparison to the other Tier X heavy cruisers, this makes her extremely susceptible to enemy battleship AP shells being able to penetrate her citadel through her stern.

In contrast to her weak points, the Des Moines high shell arc and gun layout gives her a unique advantage that her cruiser colleagues at her tier lack and as such she is capable of weighing anchor behind an island and lob shells over the island at distant targets with relative safety. Should the island be too tall, one can also park the ship around the corner of an island while bow on to act as a deterrent to advancing enemy ships, while presenting a relatively small profile. Exploiting this technique allows one to turn a disadvantage into an advantage. Additionally, firing AP shells at bigger targets such as battleships can deal a surprising amount of damage in such a short time. However, it is recommended to do so only when she is close enough to have the rounds deal maximum penetration or if the target is broadside. Furthermore, given her rate of fire and decent fire chance, this makes Des Moines a deadly flamethrower to battleships within reach.

Overall, unlike most other Tier X cruisers, Des Moines cannot fight as effectively on open water due to her mediocre armor, slow shell velocity, and speed loss when turning. If the player has mounted the Legendary Upgrade Usina de Propulsão Aprimorada (), then Des Moines can become a very agile ship that will prove extremely difficult to hit, provided the player can use their speed and rudder accordingly. But should they play without said upgrade, then a more safe approach for each game would be to play defensively during the initial stages of the game, while becoming more aggressive slowly towards the end. But in general, how aggressive the player should be depends upon the flow of the battle.

Prós:

• An insane rate of fire for such heavy guns.
• High shell arcs make firing over islands easier.
• AP SHS (super-heavy shells) can retain pen and with American Heavy Cruiser ricochet angles(60-67.5) and can tear up almost everything, especially in close.
• A mediocre AA suite that turns solid when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is activated.
• Contrary to the sidebar data on this page, Des Moines's long-range AA artillery reaches out to 5.8km.
• 27mm armor protects against 15-inch guns, 30mm midsection protects against 16 inch guns; citadel is protected by a thick 152mm belt and a 127mm transverse bulkhead, allowing her to tank many battleships if sufficiently angled.
• Medium ranged (10km) and long-lasting Surveillance Radar .

Contras:

• Short ranged main battery with a stock reach of 15.8km.
• High shell arcs make hitting targets at range tricky.
• 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%).
• Anti-aircraft armament easily destroyed and rendered useless against aerial attacks.
• Mediocre agility.

Pesquisar

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

Melhor Configuração

Des Moines can support several build variation. The maximum AA build is detailed separately.

Atualizações

Gunship build

• Slot 1: Predefinição:Main Armaments Modification 1 keeps the guns firing.
• Slot 2: Predefinição:Damage Control System Modification 1 or Predefinição:Surveillance Radar Modification 1 if it is available.
• Slot 3: See below
• Slot 4: Predefinição:Propulsion Modification 1 *
• Slot 5: Predefinição:Concealment System Modification 1
• Slot 6: See below.

Gunship builds pose a dilemma. Increasing rate of fire with Predefinição:Main Battery Modification 3 in Slot 6 practically demands Predefinição:Main Battery Modification 2 in Slot 3, due to the already quite slow turret traverse. When working in close, a slow turret can more than offset the increase in firepower. For PvE play, this is the build to take.

In contrast, Predefinição:Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 in Slot 6 changes the equation. Due to the increasing dispersion at range and lack of a turret traverse penalty, Predefinição:Aiming Systems Modification 1 is called for in Slot 3. This option stretches her range out to 18.4km, on par with Moskva and Hindenburg.

Des Moines also has access to a Unique Upgrade: Usina de Propulsão Aprimorada () for Slot 6, which decreases her rudder shift and halves the time taken to accelerate to full speed. With this upgrade and Predefinição:Propulsion Modification 1, Des Moines can accelerate from 0-27kts in about 8 seconds — most useful when exploiting terrain or open water dodging, this is by far the best modification to take.

Anti-aircraft build

• Slot 1: Predefinição:Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 to protect her AA armament.
• Slot 2: Predefinição:Defensive AA Fire Modification 1 – Special Upgrade
• Slot 3: Predefinição:AA Guns Modification 1 *
• Slot 5: Predefinição:Concealment System Modification 1 – 6.4km detection by air with all modifiers
• Slot 6: Predefinição: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.

Consumíveis

Des Moines can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Surveillance Radar  *
• Slot 4: Repair Party 

For an Anti-aircraft build, take Defensive AA Fire. And for maximum effect, Caça . For a short range gunship build, Spotting Aircraft  can be useful, especially combined with Eye in the Sky. However, playing forward, the better alternative is Surveillance Radar For a long range gunship build, radar is less important and long-duration Hydroacoustic Search  (with upgrade Predefinição:Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1 may be preferable, as might Catapult Fighter.

Camuflagem

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for Credits ; Types 1 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce detection range.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Des Moines with Type 20 camouflage that lowers her detection range, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Sinais

Sinais de Combate Recomendados
Juliet Charlie -100% de risco de detonação do pente do seu navio. ★★★	India Yankee -20% para a duração do incêndio. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% para a duração da inundação.	Hotel Yankee -20% de dano recebido ao colidir com o inimigo. +50% de dano causado ao colidir com o inimigo. ★	Victor Lima +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. +0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +4% de chance de Inundar. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. <br+0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +5% de risco de detonar. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% de chance de causar inundação. +5% de risco de detonar.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% para o alcance máximo de tiro das baterias secundárias. -5% para a dispersão máxima dos projéteis da bateria secundária. -5% para o tempo de recarga das baterias secundárias.	November Echo Setteseven +5% de dano contínuo de todos os canhões AA. +5% de dano por segundo no raio de explosão dos projéteis atirados dos canhões AA de médio e longo alcance. ★★★	Sierra Mike +5% para a velocidade máxima do navio. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% para o tempo de recarga de todos os consumíveis. ★★★	India Delta +20% para a quantidade de HP que pode ser restaurada quando o consumível Equipe de Reparos é usado. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% de tempo de ação do Gerador de Fumaça.	Sierra Bravo +10% de tempo de ação da Busca Hidroacústica -10% no tempo de recarga do Fogo Defensivo AA.
Notas:
Legenda: ★★★ - Extremamente Útil       ★★ - Frequentemente Útil       ★ - Ocasionalmente Útil      Sem estrelas - Não é Útil

Galeria

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  A sinking Montana provides a meat shield for both his friendly Riga and the enemy Des Moines during a Succession League brawl.

Informações Históricas

Des Moines was launched 27 September 1946 by Bethlehem Steel Company, Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts; sponsored by Mrs. E. T. Meredith, Jr.; and commissioned 16 November 1948, Captain A. D. Chandler in command. She became the first of her class to mount the semi-automatic Mark 16 8 inch turrets and carry the new Sikorsky HO3S-1 utility helicopters in place of seaplanes. It was named after the capital of the state of Iowa.

In a varied operating schedule designed to maintain the readiness of the Navy to meet the constant demands of defense and foreign policy, Des Moines cruised from her home port at Newport, Rhode Island and after 1950, from Norfolk, Virginia on exercises of every type in the Caribbean, along the East Coast, in the Mediterranean Sea, and in North Atlantic waters. Annually between 1949 and 1957 she deployed to the Mediterranean, during the first seven years serving as flagship for the 6th Task Fleet (known as the 6th Fleet from 1950). In 1952, and each year from 1954 to 1957, she carried midshipmen for summer training cruises, crossing to Northern European ports on the first four cruises. She also sailed to Northern Europe on NATO exercises in 1952, 1953, and 1955. On 18 February 1958, she cleared Norfolk for the Mediterranean once more, this time to remain as flagship for the 6th Fleet until July 1961 when was placed out of commission in reserve.

Through her Mediterranean services Des Moines contributed significantly to the success of the 6th Fleet in representing American power and interests in the countries of Southern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Near East. She made this contribution through such activities as her participation in NATO Mediterranean exercises; her call to seldom-visited Rijeka, Yugoslavia, in December 1950 and Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, in May 1960, and to many other ports as a regular feature of her schedule; her cruising in the eastern Atlantic during the wake of the Suez Crisis of 1956; and service on patrol and as control center for American forces in the Lebanon crisis of 1958. Film footage of her cruising with other ships of the United States 6th Fleet was used in the introduction and conclusion of the movie: "John Paul Jones" starring Robert Stack (Warner Brothers-1959).

After decommissioning in 1961 she was mothballed in the South Boston Naval Annex and eventually laid up in the Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility at Philadelphia in maintained reserve. In 1981 the United States Congress directed that the Navy conduct a survey to determine if she and sister ship USS Salem (CA-139) could be reactivated (in lieu of two Iowa-classs battleships) to support the 600-ship Navy proposed by the Reagan Administration. The study concluded that while both ships would be useful in the active fleet, there was not enough deck space to add the modern weapons fit (Tomahawk cruise missiles, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Phalanx CIWS mounts, radars and communication systems) that the ships would need to operate in a 1980's environment. In addition, the per-ship costs for the reactivations and updates (that were determined feasible) would be close to the costs for an Iowa, for a much less capable ship. Therefore, both ships remained in maintained reserve until they were struck off the reserve list in August 1993. After an attempt to turn her into a museum ship in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, failed — Salem did become a museum ship , however — she was sold in 2005, and then towed to Brownsville, Texas, for scrapping. By July 2007, she had been completely broken up. Her status officially changed to "disposed of by scrapping, dismantling" on 16 August 2007. Two of her dual 5"/38 gun mounts were donated to the USS Lexington (CV-16) museum in Corpus Christi, TX, where they can now be seen on display.

Her sister ship USS Newport News (CA-148) was scrapped in New Orleans in 1993. The third Des Moines-class ship, the USS Salem (CA-139), is a museum ship in Quincy, Massachusetts.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Des Moines was never camouflaged as it was commissioned after World War II. After the war the navy adopted the peacetime color of Light Gray overall.
• Permanent camouflage resembles the Measure 31/16d scheme, which is actually the historical camouflage of the Baltimore-class heavy cruiser.

Galeria Histórica

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Referências

• USS Des Moines (CA-134) - Wikipedia
• Des Moines-class cruiser - Wikipedia
• Squall Line: Des Moines - News - World of Warships
• Armada - USS Des Moines - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from update 0.1.2 (alpha version).
• Update 0.3.1:
  • Repair Party consumable added.
• Update 0.5.1:
  • the number of charges of the "Catapult fighter I" / "Spotting aircraft I" consumable was increased to 4 ( "Catapult fighter II" / " Spotting aircraft II" - up to 5).
  • armor thickness increased by 2 mm (from 25 mm to 27 mm).
  • 203 mm AP shells' ricochet angles improved from 45 - 60 degrees to 60 - 67.5 degrees.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • experience earnings increased by 9%.
• Update 0.5.4.1:
  • Radar consumable added.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • the hull armored model was refined.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • sigma increased from 2.0 to 2.05 σ.
  • fixed minor visual bugs at low and medium settings.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • the armor thickness of the deck was increased from 27 to 30 mm.
  • the appearance was improved.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • the range of the secondary battery was increased from 5 to 6 km.
  • fixed a bug with the display of the third gun on Des Moines silhouette.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • visibility when firing main guns in smoke changed to 8.18 km.
  • detection distance of the Curtiss SC-2 deck aircraft was adjusted to the correct value. Detection from other aircraft will now be 7 km, from ships - up to 8 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • fire extinguishing time is now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • the survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects the 76.2 mm guns.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • the appearance of air defense installations was updated. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • fixed geometry and textures of the ship. These changes do not affect the in-game characteristics of the ship.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • added a special space camouflage. Camouflage can be purchased in the game client for 8,000 doubloons until the release of update 0.7.4.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • the range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • changed armor thickness: side armor increased from 27 mm to 30 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • the value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 770 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.8:
  • minor fixes to textures and geometry of the ship.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • fixed the artillery camera.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • the firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • the horizontal aiming angles of the bow guns were fixed - now they are equal to 149 degrees.

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