La Argentina

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 La Argentina — Pan‑American • Tech Tree • Tier IV • Cruiser.

Cruiser La Argentina was built according to the 1926 program in Great Britain. The British Arethusa-class light cruiser served as the basis for the design, with a number of changes regarding enhanced armament to add training functions to the ship. La Argentina became part of the Argentine Navy in 1939.

 Navy: PAM
 Ship: Pan‑American
 Nation: Pan‑America
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: IV
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: 500 000
 XP: 24 000

 Entered Service: 1939
 Ships in Series: 1
 Predecessor: Córdoba
 Successors: Almirante Cochrane, Coronel Bolognesi

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Advanced Sonar: Can be equipped with the Advanced Sonar consumable, enabling early detection of enemy torpedo launches.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	22 200	23 900
• Armor (mm)	6 - 84	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	4	4

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	30	30
• Turning circle radius (m)	610	610
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	9.6	6.8

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	5.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm TR Mk IV	533mm TR Mk IV
• Arrangement	2x3	2x3
• Reload time (sec)	72	72
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	8	8
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	1.3
• Range (km)	14 862	14 862
• Speed (kt)	61	61

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm/50 QF Mk.IV	152mm/50 QF Mk.W
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	12.6	13.8
• Reload time (sec)	9.5	8.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	18
• HE maximum damage	2100	2100
• HE fire chance (%)	9	9
• HE penetration (mm)	25	25
• AP maximum damage	2550	2550
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/50 QF Vickers-Armstrong Mk.P	102mm/50 QF Vickers-Armstrong Mk.P
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• Reload time (sec)	3	3
• HE maximum damage	1500	1500
• HE fire chance (%)	6	6
• HE penetration (mm)	17	17

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	12.7mm Mk.III	25mm/70 Vickers-Armstrong
• Arrangement	6x4	6x2
• DPS	39	74
• Range (km)	1.2	2.5
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	7.7mm Maxim Mk.I	7.7mm Maxim Mk.I
• Arrangement	12x1	12x1
• DPS	59	51
• Range (km)	1	1
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	102mm/50 QF Vickers-Armstrong Mk.P	102mm/50 QF Vickers-Armstrong Mk.P
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• DPS	44	44
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - La Argentina

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	22 200	6	84	4	3x3	2	9.6	0
Hull B	23 900	6	84	4	3x3	2	6.8	100 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
152mm/50 QF Mk.IV	3x3	9.5	18	2100	9	2550	0
152mm/50 QF Mk.W	3x3	8.5	18	2100	9	2550	12 500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	12.6 km	0
Targeting System Mk IV Mod. 2	10 %	13.8 km	12 500

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm TR Mk IV	2x3	72s	7.2s	8	14 862	61	1.3
533mm TR Mk IV	2x3	72s	7.2s	8	14 862	61	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - La Argentina

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%

Consumables

Cruiser - La Argentina

Damage Control Party

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

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

Advanced Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen. Advanced effect: Shows the bearing of the nearest launch point of a torpedo fired from an enemy ship with 10 km for 15 s.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.6km Detection of ships: 3.7km Duration: 90s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +167 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 70s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

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Player Opinion

Cruiser - La Argentina

Pros:

• Good set of consumables for the tier
• Decent torpedoes
• Tight turning circle radius
• Good HE and AP alpha

Cons:

• Terrible AA defense
• Poor armor
• Mediocre top speed

Performance

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