Ship:South Carolina

III

309,000

South Carolina — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier III Battleship.

In the early 20th century, the United States reinforced its naval fleet by constructing several classes of battleships. American naval theorists, alongside their British counterparts, came up with the concept of a battleship armed solely with large-caliber guns. Upon her commissioning, USS South Carolina was assigned to the Atlantic Fleet. She played a role in safeguarding U.S. interests during the Mexican Revolution and participated in the occupation of Veracruz. During World War I, the battleship escorted troop convoys to France. After the war ended, she was involved in transporting troops back to America.

Pros

• Enhanced repair party consumable. (increase the amount of HP recovered).
• Artillery plotting room modification 1 upgrade available from tier V.
• Excellent main battery firing range.

Cons

• Low level of protection against HE shells.
• Low speed.
• Slow turret traverse.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	South Carolina (A)	South Carolina (B)
• Hit Points	29000	31700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	279
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY	South Carolina (A)	South Carolina (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	18.0	18.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	480	480
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.1	9.4

CONCEALMENT	South Carolina (A)	South Carolina (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.44	13.44
• Detectability by air (km)	6.0	6.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	10.62
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.0	6.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk3 mod. 1	Mk III mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	14.24	15.66
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.1
• Maximum dispersion (m)	202
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 14.24 km	202

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE
• Maximum damage	3700
• Fire chance (%)	20.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	394.6
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP
• Maximum damage	7300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	394.6
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.2

South Carolina (A)

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	76 mm HE
• Arrangement	22x1 76mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Penetration (mm)	13
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

South Carolina (B)

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	76 mm HE
• Arrangement	20x1 76mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Penetration (mm)	13
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

AA Defense

South Carolina (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
76 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	14	75%	3.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 191.4 hp/s)

Gallery

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Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.1.3:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.3 (alpha) as a Tier II Battleship named Michigan.
• Update 0.1.6.4:
  • Moved to Tier III.
• Update 0.5.0.1:
  • HP of Hull (B) increased from 29,000 to 31,700.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Credits and experience earnings ratios were changed:
    • Experience +6%.
    • Credits +9%.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • Improved visual models of rangefinders on main battery turrets.
• Update 0.5.9:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Stock firing range increased from 10,218 to 14,240 m.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Credits earnings changed by –10%.
• Update 0.6.11:
  • Improved appearance with the use of special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 10.62 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The survivability of the secondary battery was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 76.2 mm guns.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Sigma value increased from 1.8 to 1.9.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • The rudder shift time for Hull (A) was reduced from 14.9 to 13.1 s.
  • The rudder shift time for Hull (B) was reduced from 10.7 to 9.4 s.
  • HP recovery rate for the Repair Party consumable was increased from 0.5 to 0.66 % HP per second.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 3.2 km.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 4100 to 3700
    • Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 8100 to 7300
    • Sigma value increased: 1.9 to 2.1
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 45 to 36s