North Carolina

Tier VI | Type: Battleship
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Tennessee	Kansas Minnesota
Cost	9 000 000
Variants	Leviathan
XP Required	143 000

Stock Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints48 000

Armor13 - 406 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction19 %

Artillery

Main Battery

406mm Mk63x3

Firing Range14.4 km

Reload Time32 s

180 Turn Time45 s

HE Max Damage5700

HE Fire Chance36 %

HE Penetration68 mm

AP Max Damage13 100

Sigma1.7

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk3210x2

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Max Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk446x1

DPS166

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk210x4

DPS159

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk3210x2

DPS151

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed23.8 kn

Turning Circle Radius760 m

Rudder Shift Time22.8 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea14.4 km

Detectability by Air11.5 km

Detectability firing in smoke13.9 km

Upgraded Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints58 000

Armor13 - 406

Torpedo Damage Reduction19 %

Artillery

Main Battery

406mm Mk63x3

Firing Range15.9 km

Reload Time32 s

180 Turn Time45 s

HE Max Damage5700

HE Fire Chance36 %

HE Penetration68 mm

AP Max Damage13 100

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk3210x2

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Max Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk444x1

DPS158

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk215x4

DPS238

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk3210x2

DPS151

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed27 kn

Turning Circle Radius760 m

Rudder Shift Time17.3 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea14.4 km

Detectability by Air11.5 km

Detectability firing in smoke13.9 km

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.

Entered Service: 1941
Ships in a series: 2

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.

Modules

	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

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing +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%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +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: +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

Spotter

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:

• 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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