Supertest: Pan-Asian Tier V Cruiser Chung King

Historical background

Chung King was initially called HMS Aurora, a light cruiser of the Arethusa-class. After the war, the Aurora was sold to the Republic of China Navy (Taiwanese Navy) and renamed Chung King after the Chinese war time capital of Chung King (Chongqing). In February 1949, her crew defected to join the Communists and she was renamed Tchoung King.
A month later, she was sunk in Huludao harbour by Nationalist aircraft.

She was later salvaged with Soviet assistance but then stripped bare as “repayment”. The original engines were sent to the Shanghai Department of Electricity and were replaced with engines from the scuttled coastal defense ship Hai Yung. The empty hulk spent the rest of her life as an accommodation and warehouse ship, being subsequently renamed Huang He in 1959, when it was transferred to Shanghai on 27 October of that year to be converted to a salvage ship at a planned budget of 3 million ¥.

After spending 276,000 ¥, the conversion project was canceled, and the ship was once again transferred, this time to Tianjin in June 1965, used as a barracks ship and renamed Pei Ching. She was scrapped at some point during the Cultural Revolution. Her name tablet and ship’s bell were preserved in the Military Museum of the Chinese People’s Revolution.

In World of Warships, Chung King will be the first ship of the new Pan-Asian cruisers line and ironically, has the biggest guns of all the ships. She is equipped with deepwater torpedoes and the same Smoke Generator as Pan-Asian destroyers. For some reason, she retains the British AP shell characteristics with a short fuse timer and improved ricochet angles.

Ship’s preview

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Chung King (A)	Propulsion: 64 000 HP	‎‎Mk V mod. 1	152 mm/50 Mk XXI	‎533 mm Mk IX*
Chung King (B)		‎‎Mk V mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 152 mm/50 Mk XXI
Maximum Firing Range	10.910 km
Reloading Time	7.5 s
180 Degree Turn Time	25.7 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	35°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	35°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	108 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV
Alpha Damage	2 100
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.54
Fire chance	9 %
Projectile Speed	841 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	50.8 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV
Alpha Damage	3 100
Projectile Speed	841 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	50.8 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 609
Projectile Detonator	0.005 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	60° – 75°

Secondary battery

4 x 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX
Maximum Firing Range	4.300 km
Reloading Time	3.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 102 mm HE 35 lb
Alpha Damage	1 500
Damage	310
HE penetration	17 mm
Explosion Size	0.3
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	811m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	15.88 kg

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Smoke Generator Number of charges: 3 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 100 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 70 s

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 152 mm/50 Mk XXI
Maximum Firing Range	12.001 km
Reloading Time	7.5 s
180 Degree Turn Time	25.7 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	35°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	35°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	116 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE 6crh Mk IV
Alpha Damage	2 100
Penetration capacity	25 mm
Explosion size	0.54
Fire chance	9 %
Projectile Speed	841 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	50.8 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV
Alpha Damage	3 100
Projectile Speed	841 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	50.8 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 609
Projectile Detonator	0.005 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	60° – 75°

Secondary battery

4 x 2 102 mm/45 QF Mk XIX
Maximum Firing Range	4.300 km
Reloading Time	3.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 102 mm HE 35 lb
Alpha Damage	1 500
Damage	310
HE penetration	17 mm
Explosion Size	0.3
Chance to Cause Fire	6 %
Projectile Speed	811m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	15.88 kg

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Smoke Generator Number of charges: 3 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 100 s Smoke radius: 450 m Smoke duration: 70 s

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Personal Opinion

For a tier V cruiser, Chung King looks pretty decent. She gets great concealment allowing her to fire her torpedoes from a safe distance and while her HE DPM is pretty low, she gets the British AP to compensate. Also, she gets the Smoke Generator to deal damage while staying hidden.

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