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Firing Range
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Reload Time
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HE Shell
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Max Damage
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Shell Weight
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Shell Velocity
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Fire Chance
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Max Salvo
Max Salvo is the maximum number of guns a ship can fire at a single time.
Ships with batteries placed down the centerline can get all of their guns firing on a target at one time. Some ships, like French battleship, Courbet or American cruiser, Omaha, can only have a portion of their full complement of guns can fire at once.
Max Salvo is used in calculations like Alpha Strike, RPM, DPM, and more.
Round Per Minute (RPM)
Rounds Per Minute is the maximum number of rounds a ship can fire in a minute.
RPM = Max Salvo * (60 / Reload Time)
RPM is essentially a function of how quick the guns reload, and how many of them you have. It's more essential a metric for cruisers and destroyers, where DPM is bread and butter.
However, for a battleship in close quarters with other battleships, having a reload time edge can be crucial.
Alpha Strike
Alpha Strike is maximum amount of damage a ship can do in a single salvo.
Alpha Strike = Max Salvo * Shell Damage
Alpha Strike can also be thought of as burst damage potential. In general, ships with a higher Alpha Strike will be less reliant on DPM to burn down opponents.
You'll find battleships and heavy cruisers to have the highest Alpha Strikes in your fleet. Some destroyers, like the Yudachi also rely on high Alpha Strike potential from their torpedo armament.
Damage Per Minute (DPM)
Damage Per Minute is the maximum amount of damage a ship can inflict in a minute.
DPM = Alpha Strike * RPM
If Alpha Strike is the one shot kill, DPM is the slow and steady burn.
Light cruisers and gunboat destroyers, like the Soviet line, tend to have high DPMs. This is often paired with a high chance to cause fires, leading to some complaints about HE spamming cruisers.
Fire/Salvo Chance
This is the chance a ship's full slavo has to cause a fire, assuming 40% of shells hit home.
FSC = (1 - (1-HE Fire Chance)^(Max Salvo*.4))
Where other measures listed here are more theoretical (it's unlikely you'll ever score a full salvo of citadels on an opponent), this aims to be more realistic. With about 40% of shells hitting home, you get a good picture of how your salvos will set fires.
Torpedo Reaction Time
This is the time it takes for a torpedo to travel across its detectability range.
TRT = Detectability Range * 1000 / (Torpedo Speed * 2.6)
A very useful metric for judging how hard it is for your opponent to dodge your torpedoes. This makes much more applicable sense than just judging speed or detectability range.
