World of Warships Supertest: U.S. Tier IX Premium Cruiser Vallejo

So I just realized that I completely forgot to cover Vallejo. Time to fix that issue.

Historical background

Vallejo is based on a preliminary design for the Worcester-class of light cruiser from the U.S. Navy. More specifically, Vallejo is based on Scheme D from December 1941.

Compared to the Worcester-class, Scheme D was only armed with five turrets and was equipped with catapults amidship.

In World of Warships, Vallejo is falling a similar archetype to Lazo as a DPS cruiser equipped with a Fast Take-Off Spotter that has a lot of charges and a very quick cooldown but in return, it only lasts for 60 seconds. She also gets improved ballistics compared to the other U.S. light cruisers.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s commemorative flag

Ship’s camouflage

(I miss the time when all camouflages had cool and diverse patterns…)

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
Vallejo	Propulsion: 100 000 HP	‎‎‎Mk9 mod. 1	152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret

General Characteristics

Main Armament

5 x 2 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret
Maximum Firing Range	16.680 km
Reloading Time	5.5 s
180 Degree Turn Time	7.2 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	32°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	148 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE Mk39 mod.12
Alpha Damage	2 200
Penetration capacity	30 mm
Explosion size	0.58
Fire chance	12 %
Projectile Speed	812 m/s
Air Drag	0.2
Projectile Mass	47.6 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 152 mm AP 130 lb Mk35 mod.12
Alpha Damage	3 200
Projectile Speed	762 m/s
Air Drag	0.21
Projectile Mass	59.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 000
Projectile Detonator	0.025 s
Detonator threshold	25 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
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%	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%	Rapid Take-off Spotter Number of charges: 5 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 10 s Maximum firing range: +20%
			Fighter Number of charges: 4 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 4 Patrol radius: 3.0 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Personal Opinion

As of right now, Vallejo appears to be a particularly solid DPS cruiser. Thanks to the reduced air drag, her ballistics are similar to that of Chapayev, making it easy to land shots at long range compared to other U.S. ships. Other than that, she also gets a 38 mm deck, giving her a much-appreciated survivability advantage as well as a special Rapid Take-Off Spotter to get extra range. While it doesn’t last as long as a standard Spotting Aircraft, the cooldown is incredibly short.

The only real downside of the ship is the lack of AP penetration but when you have that kind of damage output with HE, who cares?

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