Alabama VL

12.1

Alabama VL

Encouraçado | E.U.A. | Tier VIII

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Compra12 200

Pontos de Energia63 300

Bateria Principal

406 mm/45 Mk.6 em uma torreta3 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo2 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga30 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação4.5 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus40 sec.

Distância Máxima21.1 km.

Dispersão Máxima271 m.

Projétil HE406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE5 700

Chance de Incendiar com HE36 %

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil HE803 m/s

Peso do Projétil HE862 kg.

Projétil AP406 mm AP Mk8

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP13 100

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP701 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP1225 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.3210 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima6.6 km.

Taxa de Fogo10 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga6 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE Mk32

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE792 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE5 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.3210 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo151

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors em uma torreta Mk.212 х 4 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo190.8

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon em uma torreta Mk.452 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo187.2

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima27.5 nós

Raio da curva710 m.

Tempo de virada do leme15.3 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície15.71 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar9.72 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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12.1

Alabama VL

Encouraçado | E.U.A. | Tier VIII

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Compra12 200

Pontos de Energia63 300

Bateria Principal

406 mm/45 Mk.6 em uma torreta3 х 3 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo2 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga30 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação4.5 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus40 sec.

Distância Máxima21.1 km.

Dispersão Máxima271 m.

Projétil HE406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE5 700

Chance de Incendiar com HE36 %

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil HE803 m/s

Peso do Projétil HE862 kg.

Projétil AP406 mm AP Mk8

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP13 100

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP701 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP1225 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.3210 х 2 pçs.

Distância Máxima6.6 km.

Taxa de Fogo10 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga6 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE Mk32

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE792 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE5 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/38 Mk.12 em uma torreta Mk.3210 х 2 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo151

. . . Distância Máxima5.01 km.

40 mm/56 Bofors em uma torreta Mk.212 х 4 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo190.8

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

20 mm Oerlikon em uma torreta Mk.452 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo187.2

. . . Distância Máxima2.01 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima27.5 nós

Raio da curva710 m.

Tempo de virada do leme15.3 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície15.71 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar9.72 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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VIII

12 200

Alabama VL — Encouraçado Americano Tier VIII.

Um de uma série de encouraçados da classe South Dakota. Equipado com defesas AA poderosas e sistemas sofisticados de vigilância. Tinha um desenho sensível de blindagem incluindo um cinturão principal interno blindado e uma proteção horizontal sólida.

Módulos

	Taxa de Disparo (tiros/min)	Tempo de Virada de 180º (seg)	Dispersão Máxima (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
406 mm/45 Mk.6 em uma torreta	2	40	271	5 700	36	13 100		0	0

	Pontos de Energia (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Torres Principais (pcs.)	Torres Secundárias de Canhões (pcs.)	AA Montadas (pcs.)	Tubos de Torpedos (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Alabama VL	63 300	6	457	3	10	12/52/10				0	0

	Aumento no Alcance de Disparo (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Mk8 mod. 1	0	21,1		0	0

	Velocidade Máxima (nós)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Propulsão: 130.000 hp	27,5		0	0

Atualizações Compatíveis

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Opinião dos Jogadores

Performance

Alabama VL is a Tier VIII American battleship that shares many characteristics with her tech tree counterpart, North Carolina. The most obvious similarity is that both share the identical 16-inch, 45-caliber guns mounted in triple turrets in an AB-X configuration, as well as firing the same 13,100 damage AP shells. Both battleships also feature powerful suites of anti-aircraft guns that make them unappealing targets for same- or lower-tier aircraft carriers. Captains familiar with North Carolina’s primary, secondary, and AA armaments will feel right at home behind the helm of Alabama VL.

The big things that set Alabama VL apart from North Carolina are her torpedo defense system — the best of any American battleship in the game — and her improved handling characteristics. With a two second faster rudder shift time and a 50 meter smaller turning circle radius, she is both better able to dodge incoming torpedoes and better able to withstand damage from any she is unable to avoid. While Alabama VL and North Carolina share the same bow armor scheme that enables them to better resist incoming fire when bow-on towards enemies, they also share the same citadel location; enemy battleships with broadside shots on Alabama VL can very easily strip off large amounts of her health, especially at longer ranges.

Captains who enjoy the play style of North Carolina will find Alabama VL to be an enjoyable ship, and will very much appreciate her improved torpedo protection and turning.

Prós:

• 16-inch guns that throw super-heavy AP shells like IX Iowa and X Montana.
• Unrivaled AA suite at her tier.
• Very durable when angled.
• Her armor belt is slightly thicker than North Carolina's.
• Underwater citadel.
• Best-in-tier torpedo protection.
• Tight turning circle.
• Decently fast at nearly 28 knots.

Contras:

• Slow muzzle velocity (especially with the heavy AP shells) requires more lead.
• Dispersion can be unfriendly at times and she can't mount Aiming Systems Mod 1 to improve it.
• Not as well-armored as American Standard battleships; flashing her broadside to enemy battleships is suicidal.
• Weak secondaries compared to other Tier VIII battleships.
• Rudder shift — while faster than North Carolina — is still fairly slow.

Pesquisar

As a premium ship, Alabama VL has no upgrades to research.

Melhor Configuração

Atualizações

The recommended upgrades for Alabama VL are:

• Slot 1: Predefinição:Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Predefinição:Damage Control System Modification 1
• Slot 3: Predefinição:Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 *
• Slot 4: Predefinição:Damage Control System Modification 2 *
• Slot 5: Predefinição:Concealment System Modification 1 *

Slot 3 offers a couple of options: Predefinição:AA Guns Modification 1 will boost her AA strength, while Predefinição:Secondary Battery Modification 1 will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries instead.

For Slot 4, captains should consider Predefinição:Steering Gears Modification 1 to improve rudder shift speed.

In Slot 5, captains may wish to consider Predefinição:Torpedo Lookout System. Alabama VL has a very good torpedo protection system (TPS) but is also agile enough to dodge with a little warning, especially with the steering upgrade in Slot 4.

Consumíveis

Alabama VL can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Caça 

Camuflagem

As a premium ship, Alabama VL comes with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her service cost, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Sinais

The most important combat signals are the ones that enhance survivability, which are India Delta (), Sierra Mike (), and India Yankee (). There is also the option to mount November Echo Setteseven () to enhance her already formidable AA and/or November Foxtrot () to shorten the reload time of consumables.

Sinais de Combate Recomendados
Juliet Charlie -100% de risco de detonação do pente do seu navio. ★	India Yankee -20% para a duração do incêndio. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% para a duração da inundação. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% de dano recebido ao colidir com o inimigo. +50% de dano causado ao colidir com o inimigo. ★	Victor Lima +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. +0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +4% de chance de Inundar.	India X-Ray +1% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre maior que 160mm. <br+0.5% de chance de incendiar com bombas e projéteis de calibre menor ou igual a 160mm. +5% de risco de detonar.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% de chance de causar inundação. +5% de risco de detonar.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% para o alcance máximo de tiro das baterias secundárias. -5% para a dispersão máxima dos projéteis da bateria secundária. -5% para o tempo de recarga das baterias secundárias. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% de dano contínuo de todos os canhões AA. +5% de dano por segundo no raio de explosão dos projéteis atirados dos canhões AA de médio e longo alcance. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% para a velocidade máxima do navio. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% para o tempo de recarga de todos os consumíveis. ★	India Delta +20% para a quantidade de HP que pode ser restaurada quando o consumível Equipe de Reparos é usado. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +15% de tempo de ação do Gerador de Fumaça.	Sierra Bravo +10% de tempo de ação da Busca Hidroacústica -10% no tempo de recarga do Fogo Defensivo AA.
Notas:
Legenda: ★★★ - Extremamente Útil       ★★ - Frequentemente Útil       ★ - Ocasionalmente Útil      Sem estrelas - Não é Útil

Galeria

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  Two Alabamas prepare for battle.

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  A pair of Alabamas demolish an enemy Gearing-class destroyer.

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  Alabama bounces an enemy North Carolina’s shells.

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  North Carolina is nearly rammed by Alabama.

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  Alabama destroys an enemy Minotaur in one salvo.

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  Alabama and North Carolina touch tips.

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  Flag of Alabama. Given to players who purchased a special bundle containing Alabama.

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  Premium Ship

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  Type 10 Alabama Camo

Informações Históricas

USS Alabama VL, 1942

Construction

Builder: Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Laid down: 20 July 1939

Launched: 16 February 1942

Commissioned: 16 August 1942

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Specifications

37,970 tons displacement, standard

44,519 tons displacement, full load

207.26m length

32.96m beam

8.91m draft

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Machinery

Eight (8) Babcock & Wilcox boilers

Four (4) General Electric steam turbines

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Performance

27.5 knots at 130,000 shaft horsepower

15,000 nautical miles at 15 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 310mm, 32mm outer hull plating

Lower belt: 310-25mm

Decks: 152mm armored deck, 38mm weather deck,
   16mm splinter deck

Bulkheads: 287mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 440mm barbette, 457mm face,
   241mm side, 305mm rear, 184mm roof

Conning tower: 406mm side, 184mm top

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Armament

Main

Nine (3x3) 406mm/45 guns

Secondary

Twenty (10x2) 127mm/30 dual purpose guns

Anti-Aircraft

Twelve (3x4) 28mm guns

Twelve (12x1) 12.7mm guns

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Aircraft

Three (3) Vought OS2U Kingfisher floatplanes, two catapults

History

Design

The South Dakota-class battleships were the next evolution in battleship design from the previous North Carolina-class. Still designed in the late 1930s, they remained under the limitations imposed by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and the subsequent 1936 London Naval Treaty. Originally conceived to be more additions to the North Carolina-class ships, it was decided to delay their design by a year in order to implement some solutions to the shortcomings discovered on the preceding “fast-battleship” class.

The South Dakotas were the first “fast-battleship” class of the US Navy to implement sloped armor plating to address the issue of high angle oncoming shells from plunging fire, especially from 406mm shells. Due to the design itself being of an advanced phase already when this decision was made, only the main armor belt — located interior of the ship — was able to be angled inwards by 19 degrees, which stretched from the main deck down to the bottom plates. Moreover, the bottom plate armor and other major longitudinal armor sections were thickened in comparison to the North Carolina-class.

As a consequence of the additional armoring to increase the survivability of the South Dakota-class ships, they had to be made shorter to meet the displacement restrictions of 35,000 tons imposed by the Washington Naval Treaty. Subsequently, whey were roughly 14 meters shorter than their predecessors of the North Carolina class. The design requirements for the South Dakotas still required them to maintain the same top speed of 27 knots as the North Carolinas; more powerful propulsion systems were required and some creative design choices were made in order to fit everything into the more compact hull as a result. The machinery compartments were re-organized in order to squeeze in all of the boilers, turbines, and accompanying evaporating and distilling equipment, as opposed to North Carolina’s more dispersed engineering arrangement. Furthermore, the machinery rooms themselves took up to two deck spaces, as the boilers were placed on a level above the rest of the machinery to allow the propeller shafts — connected to their respective turbines — to run their full length, unhampered. One interesting design feature resulted from the changes: the bottom hull ended well before the stern of the ship, and the two outer propeller shafts formed a “skeg”, or an enclosure, around the inner propeller shafts. This had the added benefit of providing additional protection from torpedo damage.

The superstructure of the South Dakota-class was taller and narrower than previous American battleships. Due to the concentration of propulsion machinery in the midsection, the design required only one funnel as opposed to the usual two, saving some deck space. From the onset the South Dakota-class were designated the role of fleet flagships, therefore a flag bridge was placed above the ship's command bridge in the conning tower specifically for this purpose.

USS Alabama (BB-60), last of the South Dakota-class battleships, was laid down at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard on 1 February 1940, launched 16 February 1942, and commissioned exactly 6 months later on 16 August 1942.

Service History

Alabama’s first assignment was in the Atlantic; the Royal Navy was focused on the Mediterranean Sea in a build-up effort to support the Invasion of Sicily ("Operation Husky"), and they lacked the capital ships to protect their northern convoys. Requesting help from their American allies, Alabama and her sister ship USS South Dakota sailed for the Orkney Islands to join the British Home Fleet. Her first duties were as a convoy escort, until July 1943 when she participated in “Operation Governor”: a diversion exercise executed around Southern Norway in an attempt to draw Germany’s attention away from the Allies’ true target of Sicily (the Kriegsmarine never responded to the challenge). Alabama’s and South Dakota’s service with the British Home Fleet ended on 1 August 1943, and the duo plus their screening destroyers detached from the Home Fleet and steamed for Norfolk, Virginia. Alabama would undergo ten days of refits and repairs before setting sail for the Panama Canal and Pearl Harbor in the Pacific.

Following a month and a half of exercises with fast carrier task groups, Alabama moved to Fiji before setting sail again on 11 November 1943 to take part in “Operation Galvanic”, the assault on the Japanese-held Gilbert Islands. She screened the fast carriers, only opening fire with her AA guns when enemy aircraft approached her formation. Her first shelling operation, however, was on 8 December 1943, as Alabama and five other fast battleships bombarded the Japanese-held island of Nauru, causing severe damage to the vital phosphate-producing facilities. Alabama spent the rest of the year on carrier escort duty or standby, not returning to the front lines until 1944.

Alabama returned to action as a part of “Operation Forager”: the first invasion of the Marianas Islands focused on re-capturing the island of Guam. Alabama again rotated between carrier escorts and coastal bombardments, often alongside South Dakota. Later in 1944 she moved to join the screening fleet of USS Essex in “Operation Stalemate II”, serving in the Caroline Islands again before later moving to the Philippines and screening carriers striking the Japanese-held islands in the central Philippines. Between October and December 1944, Alabama was heavily invested in the Battle of the Philippines: serving as the lead ship in USS Enterprise’s screen during October; then screening the fast carrier strike forces as they attacked Japanese airfields around Luzon throughout November; and finally departing for home on 17 December 1944. Along with the rest of Task Force 38, she was battered by Typhoon Cobra on the way, and three of her destroyer escorts were lost.

Alabama returned to Pearl Harbor in early April 1945, following several months of repair and refit at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. She departed with Task Force 58 on 9 May 1945, bound for the Ryukyu Islands to support forces that had landed on Okinawa in early April that year. Screening allied carriers, Alabama served on the front lines from May through to July, her final combat operation being the coastal bombardment of industrial areas near Tokyo on mainland Japan, including the first night bombardment by battleships of Japanese industry on Japanese soil. She spent the rest of the war on standby, receiving word on 15 August of the Japanese capitulation, and she later entered Tokyo Bay in early September to receive men that had occupied Tokyo. Following her return to the United States — via Okinawa — Alabama took taking part in Navy Day celebrations in San Francisco harbor on 27 October 1945, and remained on standby until sailing for the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for inactivation overhaul.

Alabama was decommissioned on 9 January 1947 and joined the United States Pacific Reserve Fleet, remaining there until she was struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 June 1962. Citizens of the state of Alabama formed the “USS Alabama Battleship Commission”, which raised funds to secure the preservation of Alabama as a wartime memorial. She was awarded to the state of Alabama on 16 June 1964, and was towed to her permanent berth at Mobile, Alabama. Arriving in Mobile Bay on 14 September 1964, Alabama has remained "in service" as an open museum ship ever since.

In-game historical inaccuracies

• The 5"/38 caliber gun's actual rate of fire is 15 rounds per minute; Alabama’s is 10 rounds per minute. Only sister ship Massachusetts has the correct rate of fire.

Galeria Histórica

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  Alabama being launched, February 1942.

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  Alabama in Casco Bay, Maine, during sea trials. Note the Measure 12 camouflage.

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  A colorized photo of Alabama in Casco Bay, Maine.

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  A view of the forward main battery of Alabama. The snow and Measure 12 camouflage suggests this photo was taken during sea trials but before repainting in Norfolk.

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  Note the Measure 22 camouflage which has been applied.

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  USS Alabama (BB-60), 1 December 1942, in camouflage. Note trunked tower foremast and funnel, similar to that used in the design of the later Iowa-class battleships.

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  Alabama fires a salvo during exercises with the British Home Fleet in 1943.

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  Alabama escorting the Independence-class carrier USS Monterey (CVL-26) en route to the Marshall Islands.

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  Cleveland Indians All-Star pitcher Bob Feller poses by a 40 mm quadruple anti-aircraft gun mount, probably on board USS Alabama in 1943.

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  Alabama cruising with her screen of escorting destroyers in April 1944; USS Knapp (DD-653) is in the foreground.

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  Alabama in what appears to be Measure 11 camouflage. Visible radar systems suggest this photo was taken in 1943 or 1944.

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  A boiler room view inside Alabama.

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  Alabama at permanent berth.

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  Alabama as a museum ship in Mobile Bay, circa 1985.

Vídeo

  

  

Referências

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Alabama from the NA Forums

• USS Alabama (BB-60) - Wikipedia
• South Dakota-class battleship (1939) - Wikipedia
• Alabama Attacks - Armada - Alabama - News - World of Warships
• Chieftain Talks: USS Alabama - News - World of Warships
• Naval Legends: USS Alabama - 02/19/2015 - News - World of Warships
• Naval Legends: USS Alabama - 03/08/2018 - News - World of Warships
• Squall Line: USS Alabama - News - World of Warships
• Armada - Alabama - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
• Chieftain Talks: USS Alabama - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
• Naval Legends - USS Alabama Teaser - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
• Naval Legends: Battleship USS Alabama - Feb 23, 2015 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
• Naval Legends in World of Warships: Battleship Alabama - Mar 8, 2018 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

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