ROCN Zhong Shan

"Originally built for the Qing navy, she was renamed in honor of Sun Yat-Sen, the founder of the Republic of China. She was armed with a variety of foreign weapons and designed to patrol shallow rivers, with a shallow draft and less powerful propulsion. Nonetheless, she proved to be a capable ship and served both on river and occasionally on the open ocean."

Zhongshan is the starting ship for Naval 1918

Description
The POCN Zhongshan was built as the first of the four Yongfeng-class gunboats, being commissioned from Mitsubishi by Qing Empire in 1910. On April 13th 1925 the ship was renamed Zhongshan in honour of Sun Yat-Sen, who is better known as Zhongshan in China.

Performance
Despite being the starter ship in the game having low health armour and weak armaments, it possesses some surprising firepower. Due to its guns fast reload speeds, it is able to spam out HE rounds in quick succession, possibly setting multiple fires capable of taking down even late tier ships. It also possesses depth charges, which allows it to sink submarines, althought its low speed may prevent it from catching up to faster submarines. However, keep in mind that any shots that hit may potentially sink you, due to your low health and poor protection.

Pros & Cons
Pros


 * Fast primary reloads
 * 12km primary range
 * Depth charges

Cons


 * Slow speed
 * Weak protection
 * low health

Recommended Perks
Faster primary reload perks are highly reccommended as to increase HE output

Royal Navy Gunnery

 * 15% Shorter Primary Reloads
 * Significantly Increased Chance of Magazine Detonations and Turret Flash Fires

Main Battery Reload

 * 10% Shorter Primary Reloads
 * Increased Chance of Magazine Detonations