USS Roanoke

USS Roanoke

USS Brooklyn

USS Texas

USS Roanoke

USS Brooklyn

USS Texas

USA

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	6.0	6.0

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:175 000

Purchase:490 000

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Description

The Worcester-class light cruisers are the final class of "gun cruiser" built for the United States Navy, being laid down just a few months before the end of World War II. The class was, in concept, built as a distinctive hybrid between the Cleveland-class and Atlanta/Juneau-class light cruiser, featuring twelve 6-inch guns mounted in six twin turrets arranged in linear configuration. Each 6-inch gun was intended to be dual-purpose, and as such they were housed inside a turret with high elevation and firing angles to engage air targets, not dissimilar with the 5-inch dual-purpose guns onboard the Cleveland and Atlanta. However, with the advent of guided anti-ship and surface-to-air missile, the Worcester-class, along with its heavier counterpart the Des Moines-class, were considered obsolete. Out of ten original ships ordered, only two ships; Worcester and Roanoke were completed. Neither saw any action during their relatively short 11-year career before being decommissioned in 1958.

Introduced in Update "Air Superiority", the Worcester-class, USS Roanoke (CL-145), 1949 features an alternative take on the "gun cruiser" design of the Cleveland and Brooklyn, featuring twelve 6-inch guns that were capable of engaging surface and air targets. As the ship is optimized for anti-air duties using her 6-inch guns, she lacked the 5-inch dual-purpose guns that were a common feature of American cruisers, thus captains may often find her dedicated air defense to be somewhat lacklustre. Nevertheless, once the HE-VT shell options are unlocked, the Roanoke is capable of easily eliminating both ground and air targets, even at longer ranges.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel102 / 127 / 89 mm

Main fire tower165 / 76 / 51 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure17 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement18 500 t

Crew1 799 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB71 / 25 km/h

RB61 / 22 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	71	25
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	61	22

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB13 238 → 17 169

RB13 205 → 17 126

Total cost of modifications173 300

274 000

Talisman cost2 000

Crew training140 000

Experts490 000

Aces1 500

Research Aces670 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

190 / 190 / 190 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Rudder Replacement Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 Propeller Replacement Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Engine Maintenance Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 470	Damage Control Division Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Fire Division Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 Smokescreen Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 Shrapnel Protection Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Ventilation Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 New Pumps Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 470 Ammo Wetting Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 470	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 152mm_us_mk35_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 152mm_us_mk34_base_fuse_navy_he_ammo_pack Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 76 mm HE-RF Research: 6 500 Cost: 10 000 220 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 Improved Rangefinder Research: 8 700 Cost: 14 000 290 152mm_us_mk34_radio_fuse_navy_he_ammo_pack Research: 14 000 Cost: 22 000 470

Armament

Primary armament

6 х Turret2 x 6 inch/47 DP Mk.16 cannon

Ammunition804 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 78°

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
Mk.34 HC	HE	49	49	49	49	49	49
Mk.35 AP	APCBC	266	230	182	146	120	96
Mk.34 HC-VT	HE-VT	49	49	49	49	49	49

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Mk.34 HC	HE	812	47.6	0	0.1	5,880	79°	80°	81°
Mk.35 AP	APCBC	762	58.9	0.03	7	866.32	48°	63°	71°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
Mk.34 HC-VT	HE-VT	812	47.6	0	0.1	874	23	5,880	79°	80°	81°

Secondary armament

11 х Turret2 x 3 inch/50 Mk.33 cannon

Ammunition3000 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Fire rate50 shots/min

2 х Turret3-inch/50 Mk.34 gun

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Fire rate50 shots/min

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Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		100 m	1,000 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	4,000 m	5,000 m
HC Mk.27	HE	8	8	8	8	8	8

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
HC Mk.27	HE	823	5.9	0	0.1	500	79°	80°	81°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
AA Mk.31	HE-VT	823	5.85	0	0.1	548	15	352.8	79°	80°	81°

Anti-aircraft armament

8 х Turret2 x 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon

Ammunition3600 rounds

Belt capacity60 rounds

Fire rate450 shots/min

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• Twelve fast-firing 6-inch guns in six turrets, thus being able to keep more firepower in case some were disabled
• Main guns has very good handling and elevation, capable of engaging surface and air targets
• Very well protected for a light cruiser, with layer of anti-frag armour and thick citadel armour along the length of the ship
• Numerous 3-inch AA guns are effective at harrassing deck mounts and countering PT boats
• Generally fast and manoeuvrable despite the size
• Has an air search radar and fast rangefinding system

Cons:

• Very large in size, can be easily spotted and targeted
• Six turrets in linear configuration resulting in a huge ammo rack size, any shot that went through citadel are likely to detonate it
• Much like other American cruiser, it has no torpedo armaments
• Lack of 5-inch dual-purposes guns resulting into mediocre anti-air capability while stock, forcing the usage of 6-inch guns to manually engage air targets

History

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See also

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New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Gun Destroyers (DD)
Porter-class	USS Porter
Cruiser, Light (CL)
Cleveland-class	USS Cleveland
Fargo-class	USS Fargo
Worcester-class	USS Roanoke
Large Cruisers (CB)
Alaska-class	USS Alaska
Battleships (BB)
Wyoming-class	USS Arkansas

USA light cruisers
Omaha-class	USS Detroit · USS Raleigh · USS Trenton
Atlanta-class	USS Atlanta
Brooklyn-class	USS Brooklyn · USS Helena
Cleveland-class	USS Cleveland
Fargo-class	USS Fargo
Worcester-class	USS Roanoke