Boise

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 Boise — American • Premium • Tier VI • Cruiser.

A Brooklyn-class light cruiser. Her main battery consisted of fifteen rapid-fire 152 mm guns. In the 1940s, the cruiser carried numerous automatic AA guns.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VI
 Class: Cruiser

 Entered Service: 1938
 Ships in Series: 7

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	33 300	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 165	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.1	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	5.8	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm Mk16	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x3	-
• Firing range (km)	14.6	-
• Reload time (sec)	10	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	-
• HE maximum damage	2200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	12	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
• AP maximum damage	3200	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk27	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	4.5	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk20	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	49	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	68	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• DPS	64	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk27	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	58	-
• Range (km)	4.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Boise

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	33 300	6	165	0	5x3	9.1

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm Mk16	5x3	10	18	2200	12	3200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	14.6 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Boise

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%

Consumables

Cruiser - Boise

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Cooldown time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3km Detection of ships: 4km Duration: 100s Cooldown time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +666 Duration: 20s Cooldown time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Cooldown time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Boise

Pros:

• Main battery similar to Helena, with massive broadside firepower.
• Relatively quick turret traverse.
• Three rear facing turrets allows for effective kiting tactics.
• Quick rudder shift.
• Access to a Royal Navy-style Repair Partyconsumable, which gives her excellent survivability.
• Good concealment.

Cons:

• Weak broadside armor.
• Poor forward turret angles and high shell arcs.
• Slow for a Tier VI cruiser, with a large turning radius.
• Slower main battery reload speed and weaker AA suite than Helena.
• No torpedo protection.

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