Ship:North Carolina

VIII

9,800,000

North Carolina — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier VIII Battleship.

The inaugural series of a new generation of American battleships which began to be designed in the mid-1930s. Their primary advantage over "conventional" battleships lay in their significantly enhanced speed and more potent air-defense systems. During World War II, USS North Carolina played an active role in Pacific Ocean operations, participating in engagements such as the Battle of the Eastern Solomons, the Battle of the Philippine Sea, and the Okinawa landings. During the course of the war, the ship was awarded 12 battle stars.

Pros

• Main guns are effective at short and medium ranges
• Enhanced Repair Party consumable
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Poor torpedo protection

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	North Carolina (A)	North Carolina (B)
• Hit Points	53700	66000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	305
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY	North Carolina (A)	North Carolina (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.5	27.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	760
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.0	15.2

CONCEALMENT	North Carolina (A)	North Carolina (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.19	15.19
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.1
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk8 mod. 1	Mk8 mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	21.14	23.25
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	271
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.14 km	271

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	701
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

North Carolina (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	15 × 2
20 mm	38 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	273	70%	2.0
Mid-range	280	75%	3.5
Long-range	171.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1540	75%	3.5–5.8

North Carolina (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	15 × 4
20 mm	44 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	308	70%	2.0
Mid-range	388.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	171.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1540	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 354.4 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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