Supertest: Pan-Asian Tier VI Cruiser Rahmat

Historical background

The Rahmat is a hypothetical Dido-class light cruiser that would have been transferred to… I guess the Royal Malaysian Navy? It’s honestly the only one I can think of but it’s mostly because they also had a frigate named Rahmat in the 60s/70s.

Also, while the A hull is carrying the initially planned five twin turrets with 133 mm (5.25 in) guns, the B hull is… a weird mix between the initial configuration and the configuration some ships received because of a shortage of twin 133 mm turrets in World War II. Because of that shortage, some of the Dido-class members were launched with either missing turrets or different ones. HMS Scylla, for example, was armed with four twin QF 113 mm (4.5 in) Mk.III in UD MK III mountings.

When it comes to the B hull of Rahmat, she is armed with five of these twin 113 mm turrets with three superfiring at the front and two superfiring at the rear.

Just like the rest of the Pan-Asian cruisers, Rahmat gets a Smoke Generator and deepwater torpedoes.

Ship’s preview

Camouflage

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
Rahmat (A)	Propulsion: 62 000 HP	‎‎Mk VI mod. 1	133 mm/50 QF Mk I	533 mm Mk IX**
Rahmat (B)		‎‎Mk VI mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

5 x 2 133 mm/50 QF Mk I
Maximum Firing Range	11.360 km
Reloading Time	7.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	23° for 4 turrets 43° for 5 turrets
Optimal firing angles at the rear	37°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	111 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 133 mm HE Mk IC
Alpha Damage	1 900
Penetration capacity	22 mm
Explosion size	0.46
Fire chance	8 %
Projectile Speed	792 m/s
Air Drag	0.321
Projectile Mass	36.3 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 133 mm AP Mk IC
Alpha Damage	2 550
Projectile Speed	792 m/s
Air Drag	0.321
Projectile Mass	36.3 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 882
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Damage from continuous DPS: +50% Damage from flak explosions: +300%	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

5 x 2 113 mm/45 Mk III UD
Maximum Firing Range	12.496 km
Reloading Time	5.25 s
180 Degree Turn Time	9.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	20° for 4 turrets 37° for 5 turrets
Optimal firing angles at the rear	33°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	119 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 113 mm HE Mk XVI
Alpha Damage	1 600
Penetration capacity	19 mm
Explosion size	0.36
Fire chance	7 %
Projectile Speed	746 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	25.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 113 mm AP Mk XVI
Alpha Damage	2 100
Projectile Speed	746 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	25.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 882
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Damage from continuous DPS: +50% Damage from flak explosions: +300%	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:

Hidden armor platings in the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

On paper, Rahmat looks relatively decent. Basically a tier VI Atlanta but with the Smoke Generator to have more freedom of movement which will be much needed considering her short firing range.

As for her torpedoes, the reload time is nice but at the same time, it’s only 3 torpedoes per side so their actual impact will be quite limited.

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