Ship:California

Latest revision as of 00:17, 9 July 2026

VII

7,500 doubloons

California — U.S.A. Premium Tier VII Battleship.

USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941 she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and participated in combat in the Pacific Ocean, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa.

Pros

High survivability.
Great damage per salvo.

Cons

Low rate of fire.
Low speed.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 291.5 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)

Gallery

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 ===Pros===
-* Pro 1
+* High survivability.
-* Pro 2
+* Great damage per salvo.
 ===Cons===
-* Con 1
+* Low rate of fire.
-* Con 2
+* Low speed.
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 58300
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 35
 |}
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 343
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 26
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 16
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 26
 |}
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 640
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 19.2
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.7
 |}
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 4×3.0 356mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 4×3 356mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 19.9
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 | style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 127 mm HE Mk32
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x127mm
+| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 8x2 127mm
 |-
 | style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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 ! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
 |-
-| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1200 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
+| style="color:inherit;" | 5 || style="color:inherit;" | 1400 || style="color:inherit;" | 75% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–5.8
 |}
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+</gallery>[[File:Californiapermacamo.png|thumb|California in her default permanent camouflage.]]</div></div></div>
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SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	58300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	35

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	343
• Deck (mm)	26
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	20.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	640
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.09
• Detectability by air (km)	9.69
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.71
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.69

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	259
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.9 km	259

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE/HC Mk22
• Maximum damage	5000
• Fire chance (%)	30.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	861
• Shell weight (kg)	578.34
• Penetration (mm)	59

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Mk16
• Maximum damage	10500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	680.4
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

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