Ship:Louchuan

IX

21,500 doubloons

Louchuan — Pan-Asia Premium Tier IX Battleship.

Louchuan was a Chinese naval ship primarily used as a floating fortress during the Han dynasty. Designed as a central vessel within the fleet, Louchuan was equipped for boarding enemy ships. She also carried siege weaponry for long-range engagements.

Pros

• Low detectability
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities, maximum damage and fire chance
• Access to Specialized Repair Teams consumable

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Limited main battery gun aiming angles
• Low AA defense efficiency at long range

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	67900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	381
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	830
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	12.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.84
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.15
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3x3 419mm
• Firing range (km)	21.13
• Reload time (sec)	29.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.85
• Maximum dispersion (m)	271
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.13 km	271

HE SHELL
• Name	419 mm HE Mk I
• Maximum damage	7200
• Fire chance (%)	48.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Shell weight (kg)	995
• Penetration (mm)	105

AP SHELL
• Name	419 mm AP Mk II
• Maximum damage	13000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	747
• Shell weight (kg)	1157
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	70

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	8x2 133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	10 × 6 + 6 × 2 + 4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	619.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	73.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1540	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 1358 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)

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