Georgia W

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 Georgia W — American • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

A "high-speed battleship" project which preceded Iowa-class ships. The main battery comprised 457 mm guns placed in twin turrets, which were developed alongside the project of the ship herself in 1938.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special) 17 500

 Year of Design: 1938
 Variants: Georgia

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Reloader: Above average main battery reload time.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	63 000	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 540	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	26	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	890	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	16.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	15	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	457mm Mk. 1	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	17.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	26	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	6450	-
• HE fire chance (%)	43	-
• HE penetration (mm)	76	-
• AP maximum damage	15750	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	40x1	-
• DPS	144	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	16x4	-
• DPS	254	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk38 mod. 0	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	151	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Georgia W

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	63 000	6	540	26	3x2	16.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
457mm Mk. 1	3x2	26	45	6450	43	15750

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.2 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Georgia W

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	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%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Georgia W

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +416 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

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: 8% Duration: 180s Relaod time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

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

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Georgia W

Pros:

• Second highest AP alpha damage of any battleship in the game, on par with Ohio.
• Outstanding dispersion for a battleship.
• Fairly quick main battery reload time for the caliber it has.
• Accurate, rapid-firing secondary guns.
• Fast for a battleship with a speed of 33 knots.
• Very good AA suite.
• Access to the Engine Boostconsumable with a long duration.
• Improved Repair Partyconsumable with a fast cooldown.

Cons:

• Same armor profile as Iowa, vulnerable to HE spam.
• Poor AP shell velocity.
• Poor torpedo protection.
• Large turning circle radius.

Performance

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