California

Tier V | Type: Battleship
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints58 300

Armor16 - 457 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction40 %

Artillery

Main Battery

356mm/50 Mk74x3

Firing Range15.6 km

Reload Time30 s

180° Turn Time60 s

HE Maximum Damage5000

HE Fire Chance30 %

HE Penetration59 mm

AP Maximum Damage10 500

Sigma1.8

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk328x2

Firing Range4 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Maximum Damage1500

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk2041x2

DPS250

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk214x4

DPS223

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk328x2

DPS121

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed20.5 kn

Turning Circle Radius640 m

Rudder Shift Time14.7 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea13.5 km

Detectability by Air11.3 km

Detectability while firing in smoke12.2 km

California — American Premium Tier V Battleship.

A Tennessee-class battleship armed with twelve 356 mm guns and possessing quite modest speed characteristics. After Pearl Harbor, she underwent thorough refurbishment, which significantly changed the ship's design and greatly enhanced her AA defenses.

Entered Service: 1921
Ships in a series: 2

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Agile: Above average ability to change direction.	Ironclad: Above average armor thickness. Greater resisitance to all forms of armor penetration.	Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	58 300	16	457	40	4x3	14.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm/50 Mk7	4x3	30	60	5000	30	10 500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.6 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	20.5 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +291 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 356mm main battery guns
• Good dispersion and sigma, California can reliably land volleys at range
• All-or-nothing armor scheme ensures great protection to the ship's midsection
• The citadel block is completely submerged and very difficult to hit
• Outstanding AA defenses
• Tight turning circle radius and fairly good rudder shift for a battleship of this size

Cons:

• Extremely poor ship speed of only 20.5 knots
• Extensively covered in 26mm plating, very vulnerable to HE spam and high caliber AP overmatch
• Most of California's AA defenses are open mounts, and can be easily destroyed

Performance

History

California was the second Tennessee-class battleship built for the US navy, entering service in late 1921. As one of the last of the “Standard-type” battleships, California was fairly slow for a battleship, even by 1921. However, her twelve 14-inch (356mm) guns were very effective for the time, despite early issues with accuracy that were rectified later. California’s all-or-nothing armor scheme was also advanced and durable.

Throughout the interbellum, she served as the flagship of the Pacific Battle Fleet, performing goodwill visits and cruises in that role. In 1941, she returned to Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor. During the Attack on Pearl Harbor, California was hit by torpedoes and bombs—sinking her. She still had some fight left, and the Navy refloated her and gave her a massive modernization, this is the form she takes in Legends.

California helped in many shore bombardment operations, from Saipan in 1944 to Okinawa.

She took part in the last battleship engagement in history, the Battle of Surigao Strait.

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