Ship:Delaware

IX

15,000,000

Delaware — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier IX Battleship.

In the 1940s and 50s, the option of transforming the Iowa-class battleships into hybrid battleship-carriers was considered. A flight deck at least 350 feet long would need to be installed. It would also be necessary to preserve the ship's combat power. Both requirements could be met by relocating the third turret to the ship's stern and replacing it with a twin-gun turret to compensate for the weight.

Pros

• High damage per squadron attack run
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Susceptible to small caliber fire due to large superstructure

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Delaware (A)	Delaware (B)
• Hit Points	69900	80800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	307
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY	Delaware (A)	Delaware (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	24.0	17.2

CONCEALMENT	Delaware (A)	Delaware (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.2	16.2
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.15
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk9 mod. 1	Mk9 mod. 2
• Arrangement	1x2 406mm 2x3 406mm
• Firing range (km)	19.62	21.58
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	256
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.62 km	256

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Delaware (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	14 × 4
20 mm	15 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	182	70%	2.0
Mid-range	367.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Delaware (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
76 mm	14 × 2
20 mm	15 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	175	70%	2.0
Mid-range	469	75%	4.0
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	2229
• Speed (kt)	125
• Squadron size	5
• Size of attacking flight	5
• Aircraft on deck	5
• Preparation time (sec)	7.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	AN-M65 Mod 1
• Bomb type	HE
• Bombs in payload	2
• Bomb damage	7300
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 349.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 90.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

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  Delaware
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  Default camo for Delaware

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
  • Squadron preparation to attack time increased from 3 to 4 s.
  • Dispersion of bombs increased.
  • Maneuverability of planes during attack reduced by 30%.
  • Bombers now drop with a level flight approach, in line with the Louisiana.
  • Bomber dispersion ellipse is now similar to Louisiana.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.10.
• Update 12.0:
  • Added to early access in Update 12.0, Delaware could drop from 1 of 63 random bundles available in the Armory for 1000 doubloons each.
• Update 12.1:
  • Updated patrol fighter models.
• Update 12.2:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 12.2.
• Update 12.5:
  • Fixed a bug in the characteristics of the ship's Depth Charge Airstrike:
    • Number of charges has been increased from 1 to 2.
• Update 12.6:
  • The size of the bombers' reticle has been increased.
• Update 12.9:
  • Fixed camera issues when viewing the ship.
• Update 13.1:
  • Changed the parameters of the Stock and Researchable Dive bombers:
    • Bombers are now equipped with JATO boosters.
    • HE bomb penetration increased from 42 to 53 mm.
• Update 15.4:
  • Upper hangar armor plating thickness increased: 19 to 38 mm
  • Parts of the superstructure below the flight deck have been included in hangar armoring