North Carolina

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North Carolina — American Tier VIII 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.

USS North Carolina is now preserved as a military museum ship in Wilmington, North Carolina.

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 ()
406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret	2	45	292	5,700	36	13,100		0	1,200,000

	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 ()
North Carolina (A)	53,700	13	406	3	10	38/15/10				0	1,700,000
North Carolina (B)	66,000	13	406	3	10	44				57,500	4,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk8 mod. 1		0		0	590,000
Mk8 mod. 2		0		26,500	1,800,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 100,000 hp	24.4		0	380,000
Propulsion: 115,000 hp	27.5		15,000	900,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

The biggest transition in American battleship game play, North Carolina is the first fast battleship of the American line. She is a welcome change of pace for players used to the 21 knot top speed of New York, New Mexico, and Colorado, and is a radical departure from the pudgy appearance and mediocre firing range of her dreadnought predecessors.

North Carolina boasts speed, protection, armament, and handling that represent improvements in ship design made over the span of a 15-year gap in American battleship construction that began in the mid-1920's. Her fully upgraded top speed of 28 knots is immediately noticeable, and while other Tier VIII battleships like Bismarck, Tirpitz, and Amagi can still outrun her, the gap in speed is limited to a only few knots. North Carolina is more than capable of keeping up with her team and using her excellent range to begin punishing enemy units while they close.

North Carolina can fire at very long ranges fully upgraded(27km), which is a double-edged sword. If the super-heavy AP shells hit at such ranges, they are legitimate plunging fire penetrations and will pierce most citadel decks. However her dispersion is irritating and the muzzle velocities of her 16-inch, 45 caliber guns are slower than the 50 caliber guns found on Iowa and Montana. Those deadly high arc shells seemingly take forever to return to earth at ranges past 13-14 km, meaning that captains must use additional lead when firing at far off targets. Frustratingly, she cannot equip Aiming Systems Modification 1 to improve her dispersion, either. All-and-all, 23+ kilometer bombing is not a good use of salvos and match time unless the enemy is camping in place.

Still, there are some nice trade-offs. Unlike many ships, her stock configuration is relatively solid, and when fully upgraded her anti-aircraft suite is brutally punishing to enemy planes. When fully-rigged for stealth — via Concealment Systems Modification 1 and the Concealment Expert commander skill — her surface detection range drops to a positively ludicrous 12.1 km. This frequently allows North Carolina to maneuver unseen and strike at unsuspecting cruisers and battleships from an angle they did not anticipate. It also allows her to cease fire and escape when necessary; she is very easy to citadel while broadside to enemy ships (even cruisers!), so care must be taken when turning around under fire. She has the worst torpedo protection out of all Tier VIII battleships; captains must be very cautious about putting North Carolina into a position where enemy destroyers will focus torpedoes on her.

With careful positioning and heads-up play, North Carolina is an solid all-around Tier VIII battleship.

Pros:

Excellent main battery range, when using a range build she can shoot from 27 km away(without spotter aircraft).
Powerful AP shells with very good damage and penetration.
High sigma (2.0) for a Tier 8 battleship.
Very durable when properly angled, with a thick lower belt and 38mm deck armor.
Very strong AA suite.
Significant speed improvement over preceding ships like Colorado, useful for supporting allies and cap areas when needed.
Decent turn radius for a battleship.
Excellent concealment with all relevant upgrades.

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 main battery dispersion.
Despite speed improvement, many battleships can still outrun her.
Extensively covered in 32mm 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, rockets or fire.

Research

Prioritize researching the Hull B upgrade, followed by the propoulsion upgrade. The range upgrade is welcome but optional, as North Carolina's base range is already plenty good, and she can equip the Spotting Aircraft 

consumable to boost it when needed.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for North Carolina are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: AA Guns Modification 1
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1

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

North Carolina can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party 
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip North Carolina with Type 18 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

North Carolina also has an alternate premium camouflage called "Leviathan", in which she appears as she does during the Halloween scenario "Terror of the Deep".

Signals

As a battleship, North Carolina benefits greatly from flags that boost her survivability, such as India Delta, November Foxtrot, and India Yankee.

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

References

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 |Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
-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.<br><br>USS ''North Carolina'' is now preserved as a [https://www.battleshipnc.com/ military museum ship] in Wilmington, North Carolina.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|0b2da4c67ab84ac1b78429e0fd86b758}}
+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.<br><br>USS ''North Carolina'' is now preserved as a [//www.battleshipnc.com/ military museum ship] in Wilmington, North Carolina.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|0b2da4c67ab84ac1b78429e0fd86b758}}
 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
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 ''North Carolina'' boasts speed, protection, armament, and handling that represent improvements in ship design made over the span of a 15-year gap in American battleship construction that began in the mid-1920's.  Her fully upgraded top speed of 28 knots is immediately noticeable, and while other Tier VIII battleships like ''[[Bismarck]], [[Tirpitz]]'', and ''[[Amagi]]'' can still outrun her, the gap in speed is limited to a only few knots.  ''North Carolina'' is more than capable of keeping up with her team and using her excellent range to begin punishing enemy units while they close.
-While ''North Carolina'' can fire at long ranges, her dispersion is irritating and the muzzle velocities of her 16-inch, 45 caliber guns are slower than the 50 caliber guns found on ''[[Iowa]]'' and ''[[Montana]]''.  Her shells seemingly take forever to return to earth at ranges past 13-14 km, meaning that captains must use additional lead when firing at far off targets. Frustratingly, she cannot equip [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_V.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_2.29|Aiming Systems Modification 1]] to improve her dispersion, either.  She has the worst torpedo protection out of all Tier VIII battleships; captains must be very cautious about putting ''North Carolina'' into a position where enemy destroyers will focus torpedoes on her.
+''North Carolina'' can fire at very long ranges fully upgraded(27km), which is a double-edged sword. ''If'' the super-heavy AP shells hit at such ranges, they are legitimate plunging fire penetrations and will pierce most citadel decks. However her dispersion is irritating and the muzzle velocities of her 16-inch, 45 caliber guns are slower than the 50 caliber guns found on ''[[Iowa]]'' and ''[[Montana]]''.  Those deadly high arc shells seemingly take forever to return to earth at ranges past 13-14 km, meaning that captains must use additional lead when firing at far off targets. Frustratingly, she cannot equip [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_V.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_2.29|Aiming Systems Modification 1]] to improve her dispersion, either. All-and-all, 23+ kilometer bombing is not a good use of salvos and match time unless the enemy is camping in place.
-Still, there are some nice trade-offs.  Unlike many ships, her stock configuration is relatively solid, and when fully upgraded her anti-aircraft suite is brutally punishing to enemy planes.  When fully-rigged for stealth — via [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_VIII.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_6.29|Concealment Systems Modification 1]] and the Concealment Expert commander skill — her surface detection range drops to a positively ludicrous 12.1 km.  This frequently allows ''North Carolina'' to maneuver unseen and strike at unsuspecting cruisers and battleships from an angle they did not anticipate.  It also allows her to cease fire and escape when necessary; she is very easy to citadel while broadside to enemy ships (even cruisers!), so care must be taken when turning around under fire.
+Still, there are some nice trade-offs.  Unlike many ships, her stock configuration is relatively solid, and when fully upgraded her anti-aircraft suite is brutally punishing to enemy planes.  When fully-rigged for stealth — via [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_VIII.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_6.29|Concealment Systems Modification 1]] and the Concealment Expert commander skill — her surface detection range drops to a positively ludicrous 12.1 km.  This frequently allows ''North Carolina'' to maneuver unseen and strike at unsuspecting cruisers and battleships from an angle they did not anticipate.  It also allows her to cease fire and escape when necessary; she is very easy to citadel while broadside to enemy ships (even cruisers!), so care must be taken when turning around under fire.  She has the worst torpedo protection out of all Tier VIII battleships; captains must be very cautious about putting ''North Carolina'' into a position where enemy destroyers will focus torpedoes on her.
 With careful positioning and heads-up play, ''North Carolina'' is an solid all-around Tier VIII battleship.
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 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Handles very differently from her predecessors.
+* Excellent main battery range, when using a range build she can shoot from 27 km away(without spotter aircraft).
-* Highest range of any Tier VIII battleship.
+* Powerful AP shells with very good damage and penetration.
-* Unrivaled AA suite at her tier.
+* High sigma (2.0) for a Tier 8 battleship.
-* Very durable when angled.
+* Very durable when properly angled, with a thick lower belt and 38mm deck armor.
-* Decently fast at nearly 28 knots.
+* Very strong AA suite.
-* 16-inch guns fire the same super-heavy shells as ''[[Iowa]]'' and ''[[Montana]]'', so the shell penetration and damage are devastating with good hits.
+* Significant speed improvement over preceding ships like ''[[Colorado]]'', useful for supporting allies and cap areas when needed.
+* Decent turn radius for a battleship.
+* Excellent concealment with all relevant upgrades.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Rudder shift is fairly slow.
+* Due to the heavy weight of AP shells, they have a long flight time meaning that excessive lead is required to hit a target.
-* Below average armor piercing shell velocity.
+* Poor main battery dispersion.
-* Dispersion can be unfriendly at times,  and she can't mount [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_V.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_2.29|Aiming Systems Modification 1]] to improve it.
+* Despite speed improvement, many battleships can still outrun her.
-* Large citadel and not as well-armored as ''[[Colorado]]''; flashing her broadside to enemy battleships is suicidal.
+* Extensively covered in 32mm armor, vulnerable to HE spam and AP overmatch.
-* Small volume of secondaries compared to other Tier VIII battleships.
+* Very easy to citadel when showing broadside because of the citadel's location at the waterline.
-* Extremely poor torpedo defense at only 19% (compared to ''[[Amagi]]''’s 28% and ''[[Bismarck]]''’s 22%).
+* 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, rockets or fire.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
-Experience gains should be allocated to Hull (B) first, the Engine upgrade module next, and lastly to the Fire Control System buff to ''North Carolina''’s range.
+Prioritize researching the Hull B upgrade, followed by the propoulsion upgrade. The range upgrade is welcome but optional, as ''North Carolina'''s base range is already plenty good, and she can equip the {{Spotting Aircraft}} consumable to boost it when needed.
 |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
 |Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below -->
+The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
-'''Slot 1''' is most commonly filled with {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}, though {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}} is a popular pick for captains who go for a full AA build with other upgrades and commander skills.
+* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
+* '''Slot 2''': {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
-'''Slot 2''' has one choice for battleships - {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}.  This will reduce chances of fire and flood.
+* '''Slot 3''': {{AA Guns Modification 1}}
+* '''Slot 4''': {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}
-'''Slot 3''' offers several options. {{AA Guns Modification 2}} will boost maximum AA range, while {{Secondary Battery Modification 2}} will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries instead.  {{Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1}} will increase range and give secondaries a slight boost in range and accuracy, but may be a weaker choice than the other two.
+* '''Slot 5''': {{Concealment System Modification 1}}
-'''Slot 4''' {{Steering Gears Modification 2}} is recommended and will reduce rudder shift time. Captains with fire problems could also consider {{Damage Control System Modification 2}}, reducing the amount of time on fire and conserving hit points.
-'''Slot 5''' Maximizing stealth is never a bad choice.  With the Concealment Expert commander skill, {{Concealment System Modification 1}}, and appropriate camouflage, this ship can choose when to engage the enemy.
 |CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
-''North Carolina'' is often built either for anti-aircraft, or for survivability.  The captain skills reflect this, either focusing on survival skills like ''Fire Prevention,'' ''High Alert,'' and ''Basics of Surivability,'' or skills such as ''Advanced Firing Training'' and ''Manual Fire Control for AA Armament.''  ''Concealment Expert'' is highly recommended with all builds.
-{{Commander Skills
+{{Commander Skills 3 BB
-| Priority Target = 2
+| rating11 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| Preventative Maintenance = 1
+| rating12 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| Expert Loader = 1
+| rating13 = 2 <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| rating14 =  <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
-| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft = 2
+| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| Dogfighting Expert =
+| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
-| Incoming Fire Alert = 1
-| Evasive Maneuver =
-| High Alert = 2
+| rating21 =  <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| Jack of All Trades = 1
+| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| Expert Marksman = 3
+| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| Torpedo Acceleration =
+| rating24 =  <!-- Vigilance -->
-| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| rating25 =  <!-- Priority Target -->
-| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| rating26 = 2 <!-- AA Gunner -->
-| Adrenaline Rush = 2
-| Last Stand =
-| Survivability Expert =
+| rating31 =  <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
-| Basics of Survivability = 2
+| rating32 =  <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
-| Torpedo Armament Expertise =
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| Emergency Takeoff =
+| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| Basic Firing Training = 3
+| rating35 =  <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
-| Superintendent = 3
+| rating36 = 2 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
-| Demolition Expert = 1
-| Vigilance = 1
-| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament =
+| rating41 =  <!-- Dead Eye -->
-| Fire Prevention = 3
+| rating42 =  <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
-| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
+| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
-| Air Supremacy =
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
-| Advanced Firing Training = 3
+| rating45 =  <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament = 2
+| rating46 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
-| Radio Position Finding =
-| Concealment Expert = 3
 }}
 |Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
+* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
+* '''Slot 2:''' {{Repair Party}}
+* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}} '''or''' {{Catapult Fighter}}
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
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 Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''North Carolina'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type 18 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
+North Carolina also has an alternate premium camouflage called "Leviathan", in which she appears as she does during the Halloween scenario "Terror of the Deep".
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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 After the end of the war, both ships took part in Operation Magic Carpet, the withdrawal of American military personnel from overseas deployments. The vessels were laid up in the reserve fleet until the early 1960s, when ''North Carolina'' was sold to her home state as a museum ship, and ''Washington'' was broken up for scrap.
-==Historical Inaccuracies==
+==In-game historical inaccuracies==
 * ''North Carolina'' has a unique permanent camouflage in that upgrading to Hull (B) will change the ship's camouflage pattern. Measure 12 is tied to Hull (A) while Measure 32 is tied to Hull (B).
 * The Measure 12 camouflage was used by ''North Carolina'' in 1942. During this time she was armed with five quad 1.1-inch (28 mm) cannons. Hull (A) represents ''North Carolina'' after her November 1942 refit, when she was re-equipped with ten quad 40 mm Bofors. By this time she had been repainted with Measure 21 camouflage, which is overall Navy Blue with dark Deck Blue decks. This camouflage scheme should be on Hull (A) and it is currently missing.
 * ''North Carolina''’s original anti-aircraft complement of four quad 1.1"/75 (28 mm) cannons and twelve .50 caliber (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns is not represented.
-* Actual propulsion is 121,000 hp. There was no 100,000 hp downgrade.
+* Actual propulsion is 121,000 hp; the 100,000 hp downgrade was invented by WG.
 * Actual speed was 28 knots in 1941 and 26.8 knots in 1945, due to increasing number of AA gun mounts and electronics as the World War 2 progressed.
 * The Measure 22 camouflage applied to ''North Carolina'' from 1945-1946 is missing.
+* The 5"/38 caliber gun's actual rate of fire is 15 rounds per minute; ''North Carolina''’s is 10 rounds per minute. Only ''[[Massachusetts]]'' has the correct rate of fire.
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+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_North_Carolina_(BB-55) USS ''North Carolina'' (BB-55) - Wikipedia]
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Carolina-class_battleship ''North Carolina''-class battleship - Wikipedia]
+# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/general-news/armada-north-carolina/ "Armada" Video: USS North Carolina - News - World of Warships]
+# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/nl-north-carolina-trailer/ Naval Legends: North Carolina Trailer - News - World of Warships]
+# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/history/nl-north-carolina/ Naval Legends: North Carolina - News - World of Warships]
+# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rb298JtNoK8 Armada: North Carolina - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
+# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjqObERRj2c Naval Legends: North Carolina. Trailer - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
+# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5f7mgQeHEI Naval Legends: North Carolina - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
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