North Carolina

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 North Carolina — American • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Battleship.

The first U.S. battleship of the new generation. The key advantage over her predecessors of this type was significantly increased speed. In contrast to preceding ships of the same type, she featured a thinner armor belt, but had very solid horizontal armor protection and a superior AA armament including numerous dual-purpose artillery.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 9 000 000
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1941
 Ships in Series: 2
 Predecessor: Tennessee
 Successors: Kansas, Minnesota
 Variants: Leviathan, Kheper

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	48 000	58 000
• Armor (mm)	13 - 406	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	19

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	23.8	27
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	760
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.8	17.3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13.9	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm Mk6	406mm Mk6
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	14.4	15.9
• Reload time (sec)	32	32
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	36	36
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	13 100	13 100
• Sigma	1.7	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2	10x2
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk4
• Arrangement	46x1	44x1
• DPS	166	158
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	40mm Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	10x4	15x4
• DPS	159	238
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2	10x2
• DPS	151	151
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - North Carolina

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	48 000	13	406	19	3x3	22.8	0
Hull B	58 000	13	406	19	3x3	17.3	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm Mk6	3x3	32	45	5700	36	13 100
406mm Mk6	3x3	32	45	5700	36	13 100

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.4 km	0
Targeting System Mk6 mod. 2	10 %	15.9 km	225 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	23.8 kn	0
Engine: 100 000 hp	27 kn	225 000

Modifications

Battleship - North Carolina

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%

Consumables

Battleship - North Carolina

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: +316 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

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Player Opinion

Battleship - North Carolina

Pros:

• Powerful AP shells with very good damage and penetration.
• Very durable when properly angled, with a thick lower belt..
• Very strong AA suite.
• Significant speed improvement over its counterpart Colorado, useful for supporting allies and cap areas when needed.
• Decent turning circle radius for a battleship.

Cons:

• Due to the heavy weight of AP shells, they have a long flight time meaning that excessive lead is required to hit a target.
• Poor shell grouping for an American battleship.
• Despite speed improvement, many battleships can still outrun her.
• Extensively covered in 26mm armor; vulnerable to HE spam and AP overmatch.
• Very easy to citadel when showing broadside because of the citadel's location at the waterline.
• Poor protection against torpedos and torpedo bombers due to the poor torpedo damage reduction of a mere 19%.
• Even though North Carolina's AA is strong they can be easily destroyed by HE shells and bombs.

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