Ship:Balao

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Balao — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier X Submarine.

The most abundant American submarines of World War II. They contributed substantially to the success of the U.S. Navy in the Pacific War. The primary objective of the new type of submarine, which was also capable of long-distance independent voyages, was fully realized in the design: these vessels were crew-comfortable and carried ample supplies of fuel and torpedoes. USS Balao completed ten combat missions during World War II, earning nine battle stars.

Pros

Enhanced Damage Control Party consumable available
Access to the Enhanced Rudder Gears consumable
Fast dive capacity recharge
High sonar ping velocity

Cons

Low dive capacity
Small number of loaders

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Sonar

Torpedoes

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (3 charges, 15.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (1.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
Slot 3: Submarine Surveillance  (60.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 1
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | Mk29 mod. 0 || style="color:inherit;" | — || style="color:inherit;" | — || style="color:inherit;" | —
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-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PAPT056 || style="color:inherit;" | PAPT061 || style="color:inherit;" | PAPT043 || style="color:inherit;" | PAPT044
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 7833 || style="color:inherit;" | 7833 || style="color:inherit;" | 15867 || style="color:inherit;" | 17133
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 46.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 46.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 46.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 46.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 86 || style="color:inherit;" | 89 || style="color:inherit;" | 65 || style="color:inherit;" | 69
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 20800 || style="color:inherit;" | 43700 || style="color:inherit;" | 20800 || style="color:inherit;" | 47500
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.3 || style="color:inherit;" | 2.4 || style="color:inherit;" | 1.6 || style="color:inherit;" | 1.6
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.4 || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3 || style="color:inherit;" | 0.4 || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload (s) || style="color:inherit;" | 46 || style="color:inherit;" | 40 || style="color:inherit;" | 46 || style="color:inherit;" | 40
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 86 || style="color:inherit;" | 65 || style="color:inherit;" | 89 || style="color:inherit;" | 69
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Bow torpedo tubes || style="color:inherit;" colspan="4" | 6
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.3 || style="color:inherit;" | 1.6 || style="color:inherit;" | 2.4 || style="color:inherit;" | 1.6
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Stern torpedo tubes || style="color:inherit;" colspan="4" | 4
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 31.5% || style="color:inherit;" | 96.0% || style="color:inherit;" | 31.5% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.05%
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo loaders (bow/stern) || style="color:inherit;" colspan="4" | 2/2
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-{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
-! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SUBMARINE TORPEDOES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Bow torpedo count || style="color:inherit;" | 6
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Stern torpedo count || style="color:inherit;" | 4
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo loaders (bow/stern) || style="color:inherit;" | 2/2
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Homing torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PAPT056
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Homing torpedo damage || style="color:inherit;" | 20800
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Homing torpedo range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.4
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Homing torpedo speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 86
-|-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Homing torpedo concealment (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.3
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SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	20200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	25
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	510
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	5.86
• Detectability by air (km)	2.17
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	2.17

SUB STATS
• Concealment at periscope depth (km)	2.17
• Maximum submerged speed (kt)	26.0
• Diving plane shift time (sec)	26.1
• Maximum diving speed (m/s)	3.3
• Dive capacity	240
• Dive depletion rate	—
• Dive recharge rate	1.2

SONAR
• Sonar reload time (sec)	9.0
• Ping velocity (m/s)	600
• Ping width (m)	13.5
• Single ping duration (sec)	25.0
• Double ping duration (sec)	65.0
• Maximum ping range (km)	12.0

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