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Tier X Cruiser

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Taejong

A planned successor to the Atlanta- and Oakland-class light cruisers, designed to take advantage of the new longer-barreled 127 mm guns. Due to a large number of modern cruisers serving in the United States Navy, the new class would have been surplus to their naval needs with the end of World War II. Being advanced and well-equipped for nations looking...

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A planned successor to the Atlanta- and Oakland-class light cruisers, designed to take advantage of the new longer-barreled 127 mm guns. Due to a large number of modern cruisers serving in the United States Navy, the new class would have been surplus to their naval needs with the end of World War II. Being advanced and well-equipped for nations looking to modernize their navies after 1945, such ships would have been prime candidates for foreign sales.

Doubloons
31,000
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At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
30,700
Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Surface detection
10.2 km
Main battery range
14.7 km
Main battery reload
3.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection10.2 km
  • Main battery14.7 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 127 mm HE Mk.41 1,800
  • AP · 127 mm AP/SC Mk38 2,100
  • Depth charge 2,100
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
33.0 knots
Turning circle radius
670 m
Rudder shift time
7.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 56

Concealment

Surface detection
10.2 km
Air detection
7.4 km
Submarine detection
7.4 km
Concealment API rating 66

Survivability

Hit points
30,700
Torpedo damage reduction
4 %
Survivability API rating 47

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–95 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 61
Maximum range
14.7 km
Reload time
3.0 s
Rate of fire
17.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
4.5 s
Maximum dispersion
134 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

127 mm HE Mk.41
HE
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
9.0 %
Muzzle velocity
808 m/s
Shell mass
32 kg
127 mm AP/SC Mk38
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Muzzle velocity
808 m/s
Shell mass
32 kg
Gun layout
Mount
127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount
Mounts
6
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 62
Reload time
125 s
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Mk31
Mounts
4
Tubes each
4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 90
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
20
Aura
76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
6

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
2,100
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
12
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
30,700
Main-battery barrels
6
Torpedo tubes
4
AA mounts
34

Engine

Published maximum speed
33.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

127 mm/54 Mk.42 on a twin mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Mk10 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 90,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Mark 17

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Taejong

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
16
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
30,700
Speed
35 kn
Guns
15 km
Torps
10.5 km
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Europe

Svea

HP
33,600
Speed
34 kn
Guns
15.2 km
Torps
13.5 km
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United Kingdom

Fearmaw

HP
41,000
Speed
31.5 kn
Guns
15.3 km
Torps
10 km
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