Georgia

13.9

Georgia

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points74,100

Main Battery

457 mm/48 Mk.1 in a turret3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.31 shots/min.

Reload Time26 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range20.04 km.

Maximum Dispersion216 m.

HE Shell457 mm HE Type B

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,450

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell43 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity800 m./s.

HE Shell Weight1230 kg.

AP Shell457 mm AP Type B

Maximum AP Shell Damage15,750

Initial AP Shell Velocity732 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1746 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.38 mount10 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.5 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.38 mount10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second151

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount40 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second144

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount16 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second254.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 knot

Turning Circle Radius890 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.41 km.

Air Detectability Range11.3 km.

Battle Levels

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13.9

Georgia

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points74,100

Main Battery

457 mm/48 Mk.1 in a turret3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.31 shots/min.

Reload Time26 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range20.04 km.

Maximum Dispersion216 m.

HE Shell457 mm HE Type B

Maximum HE Shell Damage6,450

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell43 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity800 m./s.

HE Shell Weight1230 kg.

AP Shell457 mm AP Type B

Maximum AP Shell Damage15,750

Initial AP Shell Velocity732 m./s.

AP Shell Weight1746 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.38 mount10 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.5 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.38 mount10 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second151

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount40 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second144

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount16 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second254.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33 knot

Turning Circle Radius890 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.41 km.

Air Detectability Range11.3 km.

Battle Levels

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IX

Special

Georgia — American special premium Tier IX battleship.

A "high-speed battleship" project which preceded the 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.

Georgia was first released for sale worldwide on 14 June 2019. Since Update 0.10.1 the ship is no longer available to purchase.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
457 mm/48 Mk.1 in a turret	2.3	45	216	6,450	43	15,750		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Georgia	74,100	16	540	3	10	40/16/10				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk9 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 230,000 hp	33		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Georgia is loaded with so many gimmicks that any high tier Soviet, French, or Royal Navy battleship would be envious of her. A low number of hard-hitting guns, superior secondaries, and a special set of consumables make this "paper ship" perform very differently from her US counterparts like Iowa or Missouri.

Georgia comes packed with six 18-inch guns in three twin-turrets, an arrangement that is (rather unfortunately) familiar to Gneisenau captains. She does comes with a much more forgiving dispersion curve and a 26 second reload to compensate, though this is but a small mercy as Georgia will most certainly be lagging behind other battleships in terms of damage output. Still, her broadside power is not to be trifled with, considering she has the second highest AP citadel damage in the game at 15,750 per shell thanks to her hefty 18-inch AP shells, second only to the Shikishima. Needless to say, anyone giving a broadside to what equates to roughly 2/3 of a Yamato-class battleship's main battery is just asking to be sunk.

Adding to that, Georgia’s secondaries are practically identical to those found on Massachusetts, with the same improved range, rate of fire and accuracy. She also borrows Massachusetts’s unique Repair Party  with a faster cooldown, and Bourgogne’s Engine Boost  which increases her speed to nearly 38 knots when active. This does seem to set Georgia up as a mid- and close-range brawler. This isn't really the case as Georgia simply isn't as durable with a more vulnerable citadel, and simply doesn't have the damage output to do so. Generally, players should try to assess the situation to see when is the best opportunity for them to charge in guns blazing or flank around using Georgia’s blistering pace to catch an unaware enemy on the broadside. This is the most efficient way to take advantage of Georgia’s main guns and secondaries to maximise their damage output.

Georgia is undoubtedly the most unique amongst US battleships and because of that, she is pretty fun and comfortable to play. Treating her like an uptiered Massachusetts with more firepower and speed certainly isn't a bad way to play, and it will reward you for it.

Pros:

• Second highest per shell AP alpha damage of any battleship in the game.
• Outstanding dispersion for a battleship.
• Fairly quick main battery reload speed.
• Accurate, fast firing secondary guns with a very long base range.
• Fast for a battleship with a speed of 33 knots.
• Very good AA suite.
• Improved Engine Boost  with long duration and fast cooldown.
• Improved Repair Party  with fast cooldown.

Cons:

• Lowest barrel count of all Tier 9 battleships with only six rifles.
• Main battery DPM is among the lowest in tier.
• Short main battery range for tier/class.
• Same armor profile as Iowa, vulnerable to HE spam.
• Poor AP shell velocity.
• Poor torpedo protection.
• Large turn radius.

Research

As a premium ship, Georgia has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Georgia are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Secondary Battery Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines. ★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half. ★	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. .	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time.. ★★
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party .. ★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%. ★★	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range. ★	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Georgia can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter 
• Slot 4: Engine Boost 

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Georgia comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Georgia captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are highly recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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Historical Info

BB61 Scheme IV, May 1938

Specifications

55,620 tons displacement, full

253.6m length

33m beam

10.96m draft (full)

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Machinery

Eight (8) Babcock & Wilcox Boilers

Four (4) G.E. Geared steam turbines

7,859 tons fuel oil

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Performance

33 knots at 230,000 shaft horsepower

15,000 nm at 15 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 310mm (inclined 19º)

Main Armor Deck: 130mm

Bulkheads: 343mm

Barbettes: 439mm

Turrets: 457mm

Conning tower: 439mm

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Armament

Main

Nine (3x3) 16"/45 (406mm) Mk.6

Secondary

Twenty (10x2) 5"/38 (127mm) Mk.28 mod.2

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Aircraft Facilities

Two (2) Catapults

Aircraft

Three (3) OS2U Kingfisher Observation floatplanes
   or SC Seahawk Scout seaplanes

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Design

Georgia is a fictionalized version of Iowa Scheme IV, from May 1938. Rather than the nine 406mm/45 caliber guns that this design was planned to have, however, Georgia is represented in game with three twin 457mm/48 caliber Mark A guns. During the design stage for what eventually became the Iowa-class battleship, the US Navy considered designs that included 457mm guns. However, the designers found that the penetration difference was marginal compared to the 406mm/50, and the increased weight meant that only two 457mm guns could be installed for the same weight as three 406mm/50 guns. Since the size of American battleships was limited by the Panama Canal, fitting nine 457mm guns would require massive compromises in either armor or speed. If neither of those would be sacrificed, then the ship would not be able to fit through the Panama Canal. Eventually, the design progressed and was eventually laid down and finished as the Iowa-class.

The design was given the name Georgia in accordance with US Navy tradition to name battleships after states. She shares this name with the Virginia-class pre-dreadnought USS Georgia (BB-15) and the Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Georgia (SSGN-729).

Historical Inaccuracies

• Historical 406mm/45 caliber guns in triple turrets are missing.
• In-game gun arrangement was considered for the scheme IV, but ultimately rejected because it would have not let the ship fit in the Panama canal.
• Georgia is actually the name of a Virginia-class pre-dreadnought battleship that served in the US Navy from 1906 to 1920. No other battleship ever inherited the name.
• Designed in 1938, but the in-game model depicts the ship with late-war anti-aircraft guns. The 12.7 mm Browning and quad 28mm/75 AA guns which were standard for early WW2 battleships are missing.
• Georgia is depicted in late-war camouflage. Measure 2 camouflage which would've been applied to the ship when it first entered service is missing.

Historical Gallery

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  Preliminary designs for an 18"/48 turret.

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  Render of an 18"/48 MK1 gun.

Video

References

1. Armada: Georgia - News - World of Warships
2. Armada: Georgia - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.2.

Testing Changes

• Feb 21, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Mar 29, 2019:
  • Dispersion formula changed to the battlecruiser dispersion formula (improved dispersion compared to battleships).
  • Sigma parameter decreased from 2 to 1.8.
  • Secondary battery accuracy decreased to normal secondary dispersion values.
• Apr 10, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 30 to 26 s.
• Apr 19, 2019:
  • Main battery firing range decreased from 21.04 to 20.04 km.
  • Secondary battery firing range increased from 6 to 7.5 km.
  • Secondary battery reload time decreased from 6 to 4 s.
  • Secondary battery accuracy values improved to those of Massachusetts'.
  • Added the Engine Boost consumable: action time 180 s, maximum speed +15%, reload time 120 (90) s, 2 (3) charges.
    • The option to install "Engine Boost Modification I" was enabled.
  • Repair party consumable parameters changed:
    • HP/s decreased from 0.66%/s to 0.5%/s.
    • Cooldown time decreased from 120 (80) s to 60 (40) s.

• Update 0.8.4:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 228,000 Coal.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Minor improvements to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes for textures and ship model.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Georgia was removed from sale in the Armory and the Premium store.
• Update 12.11:
  • The Polar Ice Caps permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 13.0:
  • Fixed textures of the Polar Ice Caps permanent camouflages for the ship.

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