Ship:Louisiana

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Louisiana — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Battleship.

This was one of the options for completing the Montana-class battleships. To create a hybrid battleship-carrier, a flight deck at least 350 feet long was required, which could only be done by removing the third turret. To preserve her combat power, it was suggested to replace the fourth turret with a quadruple-gun turret.

Pros

• High damage per squadron attack run
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Susceptible to small caliber fire due to large superstructure

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	96300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	35%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	409
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	950
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.8
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.82
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	22.82
• 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	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	288
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 22.82 km	288

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	13500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• 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)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk41
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	808
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
76 mm	16 × 2
20 mm	16 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	185.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	528.5	75%	4.0
Long-range	175	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1680	75%	3.5–6.0

Aircraft

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	2500
• Speed (kt)	135
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	6
• Aircraft on deck	12
• Preparation time (sec)	7.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	AN-M65 Mod 1
• Bomb type	HE
• Bombs in payload	2
• Bomb damage	7300
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 481.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 90.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Louisiana
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  Default camo for Louisiana

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
  • Squadron preparation to attack time increased from 3 to 4 s.
  • Dispersion of bombs increased.
  • Maneuverability of planes during attack reduced by 30%.
  • Changed the parameters of the bomber squadron’s attack — Planes' maneuverability during the preparation to attack and when attacking increased by 33%. — Bombs' minimum dispersion reduced by 50%.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.10.
• Update 12.0:
  • Added in early access as the last bundle out of 7 in the American Hybrid Battleship event. The final stage of these sequential bundles cost 20,000 doubloons, and to unlock Louisiana on the very first day of the patch cost players approximately 80,000 doubloons.
• Update 12.1:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.2:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 12.2.
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.6:
  • The size of the bombers' reticle has been increased.
  • The ship's bombers now have the same reticle as the bombers on Nebraska and Delaware.
• Update 13.1:
  • Changed the parameters of the Stock and Researchable Dive bombers:
    • Bombers are now equipped with JATO boosters.
    • HE bomb penetration increased from 42 to 53 mm.
• Update 15.4:
  • Upper hangar plating armor thickness increased: 19 to 38 mm
  • Parts of the superstructure below the flight deck have been included in hangar armoring
  • Number of aircraft on deck increased: 6 to 12
  • As a result, the ship is now able to store up to two bomber squadrons simultaneously.