Ship:Puerto Rico

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41,500 doubloons

Puerto Rico — U.S.A. Special Tier X Cruiser.

After the failure of the second London Naval Treaty but before the outbreak of World War II, the United States began preliminary design works with the intention of building ships specifically tailored for countering cruisers. In 1938, the U.S. Navy High Command provided technical specifications to initiate the preliminary development of cruisers armed with six 305 mm guns and twelve 203 mm guns. Further development resulted in the creation of several draft designs for cruisers equipped with 305 mm main battery guns. Among the designs, the largest and most heavily armed ship featured four triple-gun main battery turrets.

Pros

• High AP damage per salvo.
• Large HP pool.
• Long-duration  Surveillance Radar consumable.
• Hydroacoustic Search consumable available.

Cons

• Long reload time.
• Poor maneuverability.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	71650
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	28

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	254
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	910
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.06
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	13.15
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3 305mm
• Firing range (km)	18.81
• Reload time (sec)	22.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.7
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.2
• Maximum dispersion (m)	248
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 18.81 km	248

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE Mk17 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	4300
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	808
• Shell weight (kg)	462.3
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP Mk18 mod. 1
• Maximum damage	8900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	517
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk41
• Arrangement	8x2 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)	8
• 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	8 × 2
40 mm	16 × 4
20 mm	26 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	185.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	420	90%	3.5
Long-range	143.5	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1680	90%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

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

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: Surveillance Radar  (10km, 3 charges, 35.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 358.2 hp/s)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.8.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.8.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • Available via completing the Dockyard in Update 0.8.11.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Fixed display of secondary battery in the characteristics of the ship.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.11.3:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Available via completing the dockyard starting in Update 0.11.7.
• Update 12.1:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.10:
  • Fixed an audio issue with the ship's horn that caused it to have a low volume in certain situations.
• Update Oct 14, 2019:
  • Sigma parameter was changed from 1.9 to 2.2.
• Update Nov 1, 2019:
  • Detectability range by sea decreased from 17.6 to 16.56 km.
  • Detectability range by air decreased from 11.86 to 11.16 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke decreased from 14.27 to 13.15 km.
• Update Aug 16, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.