Ship:Florida

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Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VII

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VII

Special

Florida — American special premium Tier VII battleship.

After the signing of the Washington Naval Treaty, the "battleship building holiday" began. It was only toward the end of this period that the U.S. Navy started preparing to build ships of this class. In 1935, preliminary sketches were presented, of which only the armament of design A was within the limits imposed by the London Naval Treaty of 1936. Development continued on a project with twelve 356 mm guns housed in three turrets. Its development led to the introduction of the North Carolina-class battleships.

Florida was first released for sale on 1 October 2020.

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 ()
356 mm/50 Mk.11 in a turret	1.9	45	204	4,750	22	9,500		0	0

	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 ()
Florida	51,800	16	406	3	4/6	37/3/8/4/6				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk7 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 116,000 hp	27		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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Tier VII premium American battleship Florida combines an accurate main battery with a moderate top speed and excellent concealment. Her hull differs greatly from Tier VII American Standard battleships Colorado and California, with a lower freeboard, heavily armored deck, and raised citadel. Captains looking for a unique battleship experience will enjoy Florida’s opportunistic, ambush focused play style.

The Hull

Florida’s hull characteristics prove advantageous in some situations and disadvantageous in others. With a rudder shift time of 15.4 seconds, she struggles to make course adjustments necessary for dodging torpedoes. Her small health pool of 51,800, one of the lowest of all Tier VII battleships, exacerbates this vulnerability. However, the subtle course adjustments needed to dodge incoming shells or avoid grounding on islands are not a problem, as she features a better than average turning circle.

Florida’s concealment is a defining feature of her playstyle. With a surface detectability range of 13.9km (11km with relevant skills and upgrades), Florida is one of the stealthiest battleships at Tier VII, allowing her to choose engagements advantageous to her. She also excels as a late-game ambush predator, using her concealment to sneak up on unsuspecting cruisers and battleships and pump their broadsides full of steel.

The Armor

Florida’s armor is in many ways the opposite of Tier VII tech tree American Battleship ‘’Colorado’’. While ‘’Colorado’’ features a wider frame with an underwater citadel, Florida has a slender frame with an above-water citadel. ‘’Colorado’’’s main armor belt is thinly plated at 26mm, while Florida’s lower belt is reinforced with 285mm of plating, protecting her citadel from long range battleship fire. Florida’s 37 mm deck is one of the most well-armored decks at Tier VII, making her highly resistant from cruiser and destroyer high-explosive shells.

As a fast, slender ship with relatively well-armored extremities, Florida shrugs off most medium to low caliber high explosive shells. She can also cause large caliber battleship armor piercing shells to ricochet off her angled midsection. Again, her biggest threat is torpedoes. An above-average torpedo protection of 26% does not make up for her small health pool and sluggish maneuverability.

Main Armament

Florida’s main armament consists of 12 slow-reloading and accurate 356mm guns arranged in a 3x4 configuration. Her main battery uses the large cruiser dispersion formula found on ships like Alaska and Graf Spee. While a sigma value of 1.7 suggests that her shells tend to fall relatively far from the center of an aiming reticule, her large shell count effectively saturates these small areas with shells. As a result, Florida can deal devastating damage to broadside enemy cruisers and battleships with a high level of consistency. However, with a reload time of 32 seconds, it is advised for captains to hold their fire and wait (or even use her superior concealment to reposition) for the best possible shot. Florida’s main battery’s biggest weakness is their abysmal armor penetration capabilities. While she has enough penetration to punch through cruiser and destroyer armor, she has trouble hitting battleship citadels at mid and long ranges. Furthermore, she lacks the ability to overmatch 25mm of armor, making her A.P. ineffective against angled battleships and heavy cruisers. In these situations, captains should make use of her high explosive shells to deal consistent damage.

Anti-Aircraft Suite

The anti-aircraft suite of Florida can be characterized as above average, having a range of 5.8km, 5 flak, and a mid range dps of 270. She also gets access to Defensive AA fire, which will give enemy carriers second thoughts about striking her.

Game Play Summary

Florida’s play style departs from the standard battleship play style of staying at longer ranges in the early game and progressively getting closer as the match progresses. Instead, captains should stay within the mid-range throughout the match. They should carefully analyze the mini-map, predict enemy rotations, and use her stealth to catch enemy ships by surprise with a devastating salvo from her accurate guns. While Florida’s lack of main-battery over-match may pose issues, experienced players who know how to identify and exploit weak spots in enemy lines will enjoy her ambush predator play style.

Pros:

Thick deck armor, can bounce most AP and shatter many HE shells
Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 356mm guns
Excellent dispersion for a battleship
Comfortable shell velocity
Decent AA suite, bolstered by the Defensive AA Fire  consumable
Good main battery range, also can equip the Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 upgrade
Good concealment with all the relevant upgrades

Cons:

Small gun caliber, AP shells cannot over-match 25mm armor
Fairly anemic HE shells, low damage and fire chance
Slow main battery reload speed and turret traverse
Smallest health pool for a Tier 7 battleship, and one less Repair Party  charge than standard
Poorly armored for a battleship, nose and aft armor are merely 25mm
The citadel is exposed above the waterline, showing Florida's broadside is extremely risky
Slow rudder shift time

Research

As a premium ship, Florida has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Florida’s optimal build is the standard stealth and tank build, with skills like fire prevention and concealment expert. Captains may choose to either enhance her top speed using brisk or counter her torpedo weakness with vigilance. Gun Feeder is highly recommended, as Florida makes use of both her H.E and A.P during each battle.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Florida are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1

Commander Skills

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

Florida can equip:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  – 4 charges
Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  – 4 charges or Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Florida comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

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 . ★★

Gallery

References

Wargaming

Armada: Florida. 2 Oct 2020.

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