Ship:Louisiana

14.8

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier X

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X

21,000,000

Louisiana — American Tier X battleship.

This was one of the options for completing the Montana-class battleships. To create a hybrid battleship-carrier, a flight deck at least 350 feet long was required, which could only be done by removing the third turret. To preserve her combat power, it was suggested to replace the fourth turret with a quadruple-gun turret.

Louisiana was first released for sale on DD MMM YYYY.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret	2	45	288	5,700	36	13,500		0	2,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Louisiana	96,300	6	505	2/1	10	16/16/10				0	3,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
BTD Destroyer		135	2,500		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 212,000 hp	31		0	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
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Summary

A further development of Delaware, Louisiana is the final ship in the American Battlecarrier line. She stands out from other battleships by sacrificing a traditional superstructure for a flight deck that can launch powerful dive bombers. Her key upgrade over her predecessor is an extra 2 barrels on her aft turret, bringing her total number of main battery guns to 10.

Armor

The main weakness of Louisiana is her armor layout. Her hull armor is nearly identical to Montana, with a 259 mm lower belt, 409 mm belts along and above the waterline stretching almost to the deck, and a lighter 38 mm plate that covers the rest of the way to the deck and partly up the superstructure. She also features a 32 mm bow and stern, giving her the ability to bounce everything up to the Yamato. Her main downside is her upper superstructure/flight deck. While the flight deck itself has a 38 mm plate which can shatter small caliber guns, it leaves a massive target for any enemy aircraft at Tier X. The side plating is a thin 19 mm, and covers the entire width of the ship above the secondary mounts. Any shells that would normally miss or bounce off the deck or secondaries will most likely penetrate into the superstructure and deal damage. Louisiana’s flight deck presents a large target for enemy ships to shoot at, and while her hull armor is decent, she will lose significant HP through her superstructure alone.

Armament

Louisiana has one of the most unique armament layouts in the game. She mounts 10x 406 mm guns in 3 turrets. 6 of the guns are forward in a 2x3 layout, with a single quad turret on the stern underneath the flight deck. Her shells are identical to Montana’s and have an alpha of 13500 on her AP shells. While not the most outstanding caliber or alpha damage at the tier, Louisiana like Montana excels at exploiting broadside targets with her main battery.

Louisiana also contains a unique secondary battery layout. On paper it seems normal, with 5 dual 127 mm turrets per side. But 4 of her 5 starboard turrets have the ability to fire across her flight deck to bring the total of port firing turrets to 9. While her secondaries appear the best of the US battleships, Louisiana only has the standard range for the tier, and they lack the special accuracy found on ships such as Ohio or Georgia. Commander skills should not be used towards the secondaries and instead put into skills that improve the survivability or air fleet of the ship.

The main selling point of the Louisiana line is that they are hybrid battleships. Unlike Kearsarge, Louisiana is equipped with dive bombers just like her predecessors. Her squadrons also get access to Engine Cooling , allowing her planes to travel faster across the battlefield or to get out of enemy AA fire.. Her squadron has a 120 second base preparation time which can be reduced via Airstrike Modification 1 and Focus Fire Training. Each squadron consists of 6 planes, each with 2500 HP and armed with 2 HE bombs. Each bomb has an alpha damage of 7300, 46% fire chance, and can pen 52 mm of armor. Unlike her predecessors, Louisiana has a much tighter bomb reticle at 70x164 m compared to the 105x244 found on Nebraska and Delaware. While the penetration may not be enough to directly damage the decks of battleships, most cruisers and destroyers will not only feel the high fire chance, but will also be chunked by direct penetration due to the small ellipse.

Anti-Aircraft

As a hybrid ship, Louisiana has one of the best anti-aircraft batteries at Tier X. Her long range battery has a maximum range of 6 km and deals an average continuous damage of 175 per second. The medium range battery contains the strongest ship based AA defense, dealing an average of 529 damage per second starting at 4 km. The short range AA battery has a max range of 2 km and deals an average of 186 hp of damage per second. To support her AA guns, Louisiana has 8 flak explosions that deal 1764 hp each. To further supplement her AA defense, Louisiana also has access to the Catapult Fighter  consumable to chase down enemy aircraft. Overall Louisiana can hold her own against enemy aircraft, as well as support friendly ships.

Battle Performance

Louisiana is a second line battleship and should not be spearheading pushes. Due to her massive flight deck, attempting to tank damage will result in the quick loss of her HP. In the event Louisiana comes under focus fire, she should utilize her fully upgraded 13.6 km concealment to go dark to reposition. Louisiana should focus on broadside targets with her main battery due to her lack of overmatch with her 406mm guns. Using her bombers, Louisiana is able to easily hunt enemy destroyers or strike targets behind islands. Players need to be mindful while using her squadron however, as there is no direct control of her gun orientation or consumables, and the only ship control is via autopilot.

Pros:

Accurate main battery
Decent Concealment at 13.6 km fully upgraded
Bombers with engine cooling consumable available
Ability to spot enemies with the bombers
Improved agility when compared with Montana, with a faster rudder shift time and higher top speed
Gain access to fighter consumables in a separate slot

Cons:

Massive superstructure
406 mm guns cannot overmatch 32 mm of armor which is standard at the tier
Subpar firing angle for the back turret

Research

As a Tier X ship, Louisiana has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 or Air Groups Modification 3 
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

Commander Skills

Do not run a secondary build. Louisiana is not a ship meant to push in. Focusing skills into the squadrons and/or survivability is the most effective build.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party . ★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns.
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed.	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★★
4	Furious 1st fire / flood −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Louisiana equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 4: Repair Party  – 4 charges
Slot 3: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges

Dive Bombers:

Slot 1: Engine Cooling  – 2 charges

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

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Ship:Louisiana

Modules

Compatible Upgrades