World of Warships RU CLOSED TESTING 13.1: Introducing the Pan-Asian Battleship Changzheng, Tier X
The Changzheng is a Pan-Asian battleship that is currently undergoing closed testing in World of Warships. It is a hypothetical project that imagines how a Yamato-class battleship would look like if it was transferred to the Chinese fleet after the war and modernized with the help of USSR specialists. The ship has Soviet weapons and electronics that suit its style and capabilities.
The main armament of the Changzheng consists of nine 457mm guns in three turrets that can rotate quickly. The guns have a fast reload time for the class and a high accuracy that is similar to the Kremlin. The guns only fire AP shells that have improved ricochet angles, like the Soviet cruisers of the Petropavlovsk branch. The ship also has a rapid-fire and numerous secondary battery that has a standard firing range for the level and class and a slightly better accuracy.
The Changzheng has a unique feature that sets it apart from other battleships: the combat instructions “Operational Repair Measures”. These instructions allow the ship to restore a significant amount of any damage taken over time by hitting secondary guns. The progress on the instruction scale is accumulated by the number of hits. The ship does not have a “Repair Team” consumable, so the instructions are the only way to heal. Unlike the “Repair Team”, the instructions do not have a cooldown time, so the ship can use them again as soon as the progress bar is filled.
The ship’s arsenal also includes the “Search Radar” consumable, which is uncommon for the class. It has a long detection range of ships (but a short duration), has the “Emergency Unit” consumable, which is typical of the first branch of USSR battleships, and a faster reload time and more charges than the standard “Damage Control Party”.
The Changzheng has a solid amount of hit points, but not the best armor (it is similar to the Yamato armor). It also has a high visibility and a low maneuverability and speed.
The name of the ship is inspired by the Long March, a legendary event in the history of the People’s Republic of China. The Long March was a two-year military retreat by the Communist Party led by Mao Zedong in the 1930s, during the civil war with the regime of Chiang Kai-shek. The Communists managed to escape from the enemy encirclement in the south and reach the mountainous region of Yan’an in the north, covering over 8,000 kilometers and preserving the core of their army. The Long March is considered a symbol of the national spirit, courage, and resilience of the Chinese people. The name “Long March” – “Changzhen” – is also given to the most powerful symbols of the Chinese state: strategic nuclear submarines and space launch vehicles. We think that the new battleship of the Celestial Empire in World of Warships deserves this name as well.
Pan-Asian battleship Changzheng, Tier X – full preliminary stats
Hit points – 97200. Plating- 32 mm. torpedo prot. – 55%.
The main caliber is 3×3 457 mm. Firing range – 22.1 km. The maximum damage of an AP projectile is 14500. The initial speed of an AP projectile is 800 m/s. Reload time – 29.0 s. The time for rotating the main battery by 180 degrees is 30.0 s. Maximum dispersion – 296 m. Sigma – 1.80.
Combat instructions: Progress for 8 hits with secondary guns 20%. Idle time 50.0 s. The interval between progress resets for inactivity is 1.0 s. Loss of progress for inactivity 15.0%. Activated effect: Ship’s combat effectiveness per second +2500. Action time 3.0 sec.
Airstrike (DC): Reload time – 30.0 s. Available flights – 2. Number of aircraft in flight – 1. Maximum range – 11.0 km. The number of bombs on the plane is 2. The maximum bomb damage is 4900.
Auxiliary caliber: 2×3 152.0 mm, firing range – 7.3 km. Reload time – 5 s. Maximum damage from a HE projectile is 2200. Chance of arson is 10%. The initial speed of the HE projectile is 950 m/s. 10×2 130.0 mm, firing range – 7.3 km. Reload time – 2.8 s. Maximum damage from a HE projectile is 1800. Probability of arson is 7%. The initial speed of the HE projectile is 950 m/s.
Air defense: 10×2 130.0 mm, 18×4 25.0 mm, 2×2 57.0 mm, 4×4 57.0 mm Short-range air defense: constant damage per second – 287, hit probability – 70%, range – 3.1 km; Medium-range air defense: constant damage per second – 214, hit probability – 75%, range – 4.0 km; Long-range air defense: constant damage per second – 308, hit probability – 75%, range – 6.6 km; The radius of explosions is 3.5 – 6.6 km, the number of explosions in a salvo is 11, the damage in a shell explosion is 1820.
Maximum speed is 27.0 knots. Circulation radius – 900 m. Rudder shift time – 22.1 s. Visibility from the ship – 16.2 km. Visibility from aircraft – 13.0 km. Visibility after a shot from smoke is 17.7 km.
Available equipment: 1 slot – Emergency unit (Operation time 10 s; Reload time 30 s; Number of charges 6) 2 slot – Search radar (Operation time 25 s; Distance of guaranteed detection of ships 12.0 km; Reload time 120 s; Number of charges 3)
All performance characteristics are given without taking into account the commander and upgrades, but with the best modules. Specifications may change during testing.
