Ship:New Orleans

VII

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New Orleans — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier VII Cruiser.

Compared to her predecessor, the new cruiser had a shorter hull because of the linear arrangement of the power plant. This arrangement allowed for increased thickness of the armor belt at the waterline. USS New Orleans participated in the Battle of the Coral Sea, the Battle of Midway, then served in the campaign off the Solomon Islands. During the battle off Cape Tassafaronga, a torpedo hit caused an explosion that severed part of her bow. After repairs, the ship participated in the landings on Saipan, in the Battle of the Philippine Sea, the Battle of Leyte Gulf, and the invasion of Okinawa. Over the course of the war, the ship was awarded 17 battle stars.

Pros

• Good main battery characteristics: AP with improved angles before autobounce, improved reload and traverse compared to her predecessor
• Improved concealment: Decently stealthy for a Tier VII heavy cruiser, an improvement over Pensacola
• Improved armour protection: Relatively small citadel for a Tier VII cruiser, with good armour thickness of 127mm

Cons

• Overmatch will still hurt her: At Tier VII, she faces more overmatching guns and has only an average HP pool
• Limited damage output: Lower DPM than many same-tier cruisers, she must rely more on decisive salvos than prolonged exchanges of fire with them
• Lack of access to torpedoes: A common characteristic across the US Heavy Cruiser line, which may cause issues in close-range engagements

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	New Orleans (A)	New Orleans (B)
• Hit Points	29700	35000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	127
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	New Orleans (A)	New Orleans (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	660	660
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.0	6.9

CONCEALMENT	New Orleans (A)	New Orleans (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.06	12.06
• Detectability by air (km)	6.0	6.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.0	6.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk7 mod. 1	Mk7 mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.7	16.17
• Reload time (sec)	13.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	27.7

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	134
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.7 km	134

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE/HC Mk25
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	14.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Mk19
• Maximum damage	4600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	853
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE/HC Mk36
• Arrangement	8x1 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	657
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

New Orleans (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	8 × 1
40 mm	6 × 2
20 mm	26 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	213.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	129.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	73.5	90%	4.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	760	90%	3.5–4.8

New Orleans (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	8 × 1
40 mm	6 × 4
20 mm	17 × 2 + 9 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	297.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	175	90%	3.5
Long-range	73.5	90%	4.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1330	90%	3.5–4.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 148.5 hp/s)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  New Orleans in Hawaii Port, with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• 24 February, 2018
• Preliminary characteristics (as Astoria).
• Update March 17, 2018:
  • The 203 mm/55 Mk14 main battery modules were adjusted:
    • The base version was removed, leaving only the researchable version able to be mounted.
    • The reload time for the researchable version was increased from 12 to 13 s.
  • Detectability was increased from 11.82 to 12.42 km.
• Update 0.1.6:
  • Added to the game in Update 0.1.6.
• Update 0.5.0:
  • The power of the Bofors anti-aircraft guns was halved on the stock hull of the ship.
• Update 0.5.1:
  • 203 mm AP shells' ricochet angles improved from 45 - 60 degrees to 60 - 67.5 degrees.
  • The number of charges of the "Catapult fighter I" / "Spotting aircraft I" consumable was increased to 4 ( "Catapult fighter II" / " Spotting aircraft II" - up to 5).
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 3%.
  • Credit profitability increased by 2%.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 8 camouflage was renamed to Type 10.
• Update 0.5.4.1:
  • Radar consumable added.
• Update 0.5.7:
  • The ventilation intersection in front of the main battery turret was fixed.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The hull armored model was refined.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • The display of some decorative objects was fixed on low graphics settings.
• Update 0.5.13:
  • Areas between the bow magazines and outer armoring of the citadel were removed from the cruiser's citadel. Consequently the bow part of the cit was noticeably lowered and is now surrounded by the bow armor. As a result, the size of the most vulnerable part of the cit was significantly decreased, and the general survivability of the cruiser was significantly increased when shells are fired at the bow area.
  • Deck thickness above the bow magazines decreased from 83 to 57 mm.
  • Engine armor below the main armor belt increased from 19 to 25 mm.
  • Armoring of the aft magazine's sides from 51 to 102 mm.
  • HP redistributed between ship parts.
• Update 0.6.1:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 14 to 12 s.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • The base detectability from ships was decreased from 12.42 to 11.82 km.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.8:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased from 4.5 to 5 km.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 7.05 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 40mm guns.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship geometry.
  • The penalty to detectability from an aircraft when firing was increased from 4.02 to 4.06 km, the detectability when firing main guns from smoke was decreased from 7.05 to 6.62 km.
  • Added a bonus to the "Congratulatory" permanent camouflage - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.5:
  • New Orleans was moved to Tier VII.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Fixed description in the Port.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures on the ship and her camouflage.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The armor thickness was changed: the central section was reinforced from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Armoring of extremities increased from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 660 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 15.4
  • Added Repair Party consumable with following parameters — Action time: 28 s. — HP per second: 148.5. — Reload time: 80 s. — Charges: 2. — Citadel damage recovered: 33%. Part of standardised mid-tier cruiser changes