W. Virginia 1941

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W. Virginia 1941

Encouraçado | E.U.A. | Tier VI

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Comprapromo

Pontos de Energia50 200

Bateria Principal

406 mm/45 Mk.5 em uma torre4 х 2 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo2 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga30 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação4 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus45 sec.

Distância Máxima16.06 km.

Dispersão Máxima220 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 HE861.8 kg.

Projétil AP406 mm AP Mk5

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP12 400

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP768 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP1016 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 em uma torreta Mk.1310 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima4.96 km.

Taxa de Fogo8.57 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga7 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE960 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE6 %

Armamento Secundário #2

127 mm/25 Mk.19 em uma torreta Mk.198 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima4.96 km.

Taxa de Fogo13.33 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga4.5 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE657 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE9 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/25 Mk.19 em uma torreta Mk.198 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo58.4

. . . Distância Máxima4.2 km.

76 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta simples4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo11.2

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

12.7 mm Browning em uma torreta simples8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo30.4

. . . Distância Máxima1.2 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima21 nós

Raio da curva670 m.

Tempo de virada do leme13.7 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície15.93 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar11.74 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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W. Virginia 1941

Encouraçado | E.U.A. | Tier VI

Posição na Árvore Tecnológica

Geral

Preço de Comprapromo

Pontos de Energia50 200

Bateria Principal

406 mm/45 Mk.5 em uma torre4 х 2 pçs.

Taxa de Fogo2 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga30 seg.

Velocidade de Rotação4 graus/seg.

Tempo para Virar 180 Graus45 sec.

Distância Máxima16.06 km.

Dispersão Máxima220 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 HE861.8 kg.

Projétil AP406 mm AP Mk5

Dano Máximo do Projétil AP12 400

Velocidade Inicial do Projétil AP768 m/s

Peso do Projétil AP1016 kg.

Armamento Secundário #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 em uma torreta Mk.1310 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima4.96 km.

Taxa de Fogo8.57 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga7 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE960 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE6 %

Armamento Secundário #2

127 mm/25 Mk.19 em uma torreta Mk.198 х 1 pçs.

Distância Máxima4.96 km.

Taxa de Fogo13.33 tiros/min.

Tempo de Recarga4.5 seg.

Projétil HE127 mm HE/HC Mk36

Dano Máximo do Projétil HE1 800

Velocidade inicial do Projétil HE657 m/s

Chance de Incendiar com HE9 %

Defesa Antiaérea (AA)

127 mm/25 Mk.19 em uma torreta Mk.198 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo58.4

. . . Distância Máxima4.2 km.

76 mm/50 Mk.22 em uma torreta simples4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo11.2

. . . Distância Máxima3.51 km.

12.7 mm Browning em uma torreta simples8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Dano Médio por Segundo30.4

. . . Distância Máxima1.2 km.

Manobrabilidade

Velocidade Máxima21 nós

Raio da curva670 m.

Tempo de virada do leme13.7 seg.

Ocultamento

Distância de detecção em Superfície15.93 km.

Distância de detecção no Ar11.74 km.

Níveis de Batalha

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W. Virginia 1941 — Encouraçado Americano Promo Premium Tier VI.

Um dos encouraçados da classe Colorado. Ele desenvolveu baixa velocidade, foi equipado com canhões de bateria principal de 406 mm e blindado de acordo com o esquema de tudo ou nada com a máxima proteção possível das partes vitais do navio.

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.5 em uma torre	2	45	220	5 700	36	12 400		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 ( )
West Virginia	50 200	16	457	4	8/10	8/4/8				0	0

	Aumento no Alcance de Disparo (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Mk6 mod. 1	0	16,1		0	0

	Velocidade Máxima (nós)		Preço de Pesquisa (XP)	Preço de Compra ( )
Propulsão: 28.900 hp	21		0	0

Atualizações Compatíveis

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Opinião dos Jogadores

Performance

W. Virginia 1941 is quite similar to her tech-tree sister, Colorado. Armed with the same set of eight 16" guns, tough armor, and sluggish maneuverability, captains familiar with Colorado's play style will be right at home using W. Virginia 1941.

W. Virginia 1941 is placed at Tier VI, and as such has a few differences from her sister at Tier VII. She has a difference of 9,100 hit points, and almost 3 kilometers less range. She does however possess a faster rudder shift time. Her anti-aircraft firepower is also significantly worse than that of Colorado.

Like her sister, W. Virginia 1941 excels at mid- and close-range engagements with her enemies. Her large, accurate guns are devastating against cruisers and battleships alike, and her thick armor, when angle properly, keeps her safe from being citadelled by enemy armor piercing ammunition, although guns larger than 356mm will still get overmatch penetration damage on her 25mm plating. She is quite vulnerable to high explosive shells, especially those found on higher tier cruisers and destroyers.

Her slow speed and short range requires captains to have a good grasp of positioning and map layouts to reach engagements in a safe and timely fashion. Captains should be wary of over extending, as her speed will prevent her from withdrawing safely. When top tier, W. Virginia 1941 can easily lead a push; when up-tiered, W. Virginia 1941 is best played as a mid-range support ship.

Captains who have experience playing Colorado — or any of the American battleships from Tier VII and below — should have no problems playing W. Virginia 1941. She offers players something different from Arizona: fewer shells, but more punch.

Prós:

• Well armored citadel positioned low in the ship, making citadel penetrations uncommon.
• Durable against AP shells of 356mm and lower caliber when properly angled.
• Eight 406mm guns with the same penetration and damage as Colorado.
• Good turn radius and quick rudder shift for a battleship.

Contras:

• Mostly covered with 25mm thick plating vulnerable to HE penetrations and 380mm or larger battleship guns.
• Short main battery range makes Predefinição:Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 almost mandatory.
• Slow top speed, a common weakness for American low- and mid-tier battleships.
• Weak AA defenses.
• Poor concealment.

  
  

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Pesquisar

As a premium ship, W. Virginia 1941 doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Melhor Configuração

Atualizações

The recommended upgrades for W. Virginia 1941 are as follows:

• 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

Habilidades de Comandante

Key skills for W. Virginia 1941 commanders include Basics of Survivability and Fire Prevention.

Consumíveis

W. Virginia 1941 equips the following consumables:

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

Camuflagem

As a premium ship, W. Virginia 1941 comes with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Sinais

W. Virginia 1941 captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are 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.

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

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Informações Históricas

USS West Virgnia, 1923

Construction

Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding; Newport News, United States

Laid down: 12 April 1920

Launched: 19 November 1921

Commissioned: 1 December 1923

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Specifications

32,600 tons displacement, standard

33,590 tons displacement, full

190.2m length

29.7m beam

9.2m draft

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Machinery

8 Babcock & Wilcox Boilers

4 General Electric turbo-electric Drives

4794 tons of oil

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Performance

21 knots at 28,900 shaft horsepower

8000 nm at 10 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 343mm tapering to 203mm

Decks: 89mm over citadel

Bulkheads: 343mm

Barbettes: 320mm

Turrets: 467mm face, 254mm sides, 127mm roof

Conning tower: 406mm sides, 203mm roof

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Armament

Main

Eight (4x2) 16"/45 (406mm) Mk.5

Secondary

Ten (10x1) 5"/51 (127mm) Mk.7

Eight (8x1) 5"/25 (127mm) Mk.19 mod.6

Anti-aircraft

Four (4x1) 3"/50 (76mm) Mk.22 mod.2

Eight (8x1) .50 cal (12.7mm) Browning M2 mod.2

Torpedoes

Two (2x1) 21" (533mm) submerged torpedo tubes

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Aircraft Facilities

Two (2) Catapults

Aircraft

Three (3) Seaplanes (either Vought UO or VE, Martin MO, or Loening OL)

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Complement

1080 officers and sailors

USS West Virginia sailing past Hawaii, 1935.

History

Design

The Colorado-class battleships were in most ways repeats of the preceding Tennessee-class, with the larger main battery guns.

In 1916 the US Navy ordered a class of four new battleships, which would be an improvement in firepower over the older classes while keeping the characteristics of the Tennesee hull. This order included sixteen ships of various classes and types, however only the three ships of the Colorado-class would be completed as the ships they were intended to be. Aside from two Lexington-class ships, which would be converted into aircraft carriers however.

Under the Washington Naval Treaty, the ships of the Colorado-class were included in the “Big Seven”: the seven battleships across all navies permitted to carry guns of a caliber of 406-410mm. The other four ships were HMS Nelson and HMS Rodney, and the Japanese Nagato and Mutsu.

With a 190.2 meter long and 29.7 meter wide hull, the compact design of the standard-type battleships was continued. The maximum displacement reached 40,400 tons when fully loaded, and the draft increased to 10.8 meters. With eight boilers producing steam for two turbo generators, these ships could reach 21 knots at a power output of 28,900 shaft horsepower on each of four shafts. Fuel supplies on board would permit a cruising range of up to 9,700 nautical miles.

The protection scheme was a continuation of the all-or-nothing scheme, which placed a lot of emphasis on protecting the vital compartments and main armament of the ship, while leaving the rest of the ship mostly unprotected. The main belt was 343mm thick, and would thin down to 203mm at its lower edge. The forward and rear bulkhead were protected by 343mm of armor. At the upper edge of the armored belt the main armor deck started, and would cover the entire machinery and magazines with a thickness of 89mm. The barbettes for the main battery turrets were 320mm thick, and the turrets themselves had 457mm faces, 229-254mm sides and a 127mm strong roof. The conning tower had 406mm sides and a 203mm strong roof.

The main battery was carried in four twin turrets of 406mm (16-inch) guns. The secondary armament at completion consisted of twelve to fourteen (Maryland carried the higher number) single mounted 127mm guns, and four or eight (Maryland packing the lower number) 76.2mm guns which would also be able to engage aircraft. Two underwater torpedo tubes were installed, and would later be removed during refits.

As with most ships of the era, the anti-aircraft armament was later deemed insufficient, and various modernizations would address that issue. These would result in Colorado carrying eight single mounted 127mm/25 guns, while her two classmates would receive eight 127mm/38 twins in enclosed turrets. Up to fifty-two (52) barrels of 40mm Bofors in quad and twin mounts, plus as many as sixty-four (64) 20mm Oerlikons in single, twin or even quad mountings would find themselves installed aboard the ships of the class. In the late 1920s, all three ships received at least one aircraft catapult and the ability to carry up to three seaplanes.

Laid down on 12 April 1920 at Newport News, Virginia, launched on 19 November 1921, and commissioned into the United States Navy as the final “standard-type battleship” on 1 December 1923, USS West Virginia (BB-48) would be the last American battleship commissioned into the USN until USS North Carolina (BB-55) joined the Navy 18 years later.

Service

In her early life, West Virginia suffered technological issues that lead to her becoming grounded in the Lynnhaven Channel when her engine room lost power. Once these issues were resolved, West Virginia became the flagship of the United States Navy in October 1924. West Virginia was present in every annual ‘Fleet Problem’ (military exercises carried out by the USN) from 1925 through to mid-1940, while participating in several goodwill voyages across the Pacific. In the final months of 1941, West Virginia underwent intensive training alongside the fleet based out of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She was moored at Berth F-6 when Japanese planes crossed the horizon on 7 December 1941.

The first wave of Japanese planes struck West Virginia hard. Seven aerial torpedoes struck her port side at a shallow depth: one dislodged her rudder; several others struck her belt and tore holes in her side; others exploded inside her armored second deck by entering the holes torn by previous torpedoes. Two improvised armor-piercing bombs made from 16” AP shells fitted with aerial fins struck her deck and destroyed her floatplane and penetrated the roof of Turret #3, but neither detonated. Her port side filled with seawater, and her crew raced to counter-flood her starboard side to prevent her from capsizing in the harbor. Fires from USS Arizona (BB-39) spread to West Virginia’s upper decks. Her captain, Captain Mervyn S. Bennion, was mortally wounded on the bridge but continued to give orders to keep his ship from sinking. The ship’s executive officer abandoned ship during the first attack, and Lt. Commander John S. Harper took over as commanding officer. He countermanded the captain’s dying order for all hands to abandon ship, ordering repair parties to fight the fires broken out on her decks. By the end of the day, West Virginia was a half-sunken wreck, but she was not lost.

Six months later, repairs to West Virginia were underway. A patch was applied to her hull, the water pumped out and the ship refloated, and she was moved to drydock Number One in June 1942. Despite the monumental task of repairing the serious damage to her port side, West Virginia sailed under her own steam from Pearl Harbor to the Puget Sound Navy Yard in Washington State for a complete rebuild. She remained in the Navy Yard until mid-1944, when her extensive refit and repairs were complete. She returned to Pearl Harbor in late September 1944, then sailed to Manus Island to join up with — and become the flagship of — Battleship Division 4. The division sailed north to join Task Force Group 77.2, and participated in the Invasion of the Philippines. West Virginia had sat idly by long enough; crippled the moment the war began, she could finally avenge herself at last.

West Virginia provided gunnery support for the initial landing forces, silencing Japanese coastal installations with her 16” and modern 5” guns. Her first real engagement came when the Imperial Japanese Navy attempted to repulse the Phillipine invasion forces. At 03:16 in the early morning of 25 October 1944, West Virginia’s radar picked up a Japanese fleet, with West Virginia herself leading a battle line of five other ‘standard-type’ battleships. This engagement would come to be the Battle of Surigao Strait, the second and last battleship-versus-battleship engagement in the Pacific War, and the last such engagement in history. The Japanese fleet under Admiral Shoji Nishimura consisted of the battleships Fuso and Yamashiro, the heavy cruiser Mogami, and four destroyers. The seven ships sailed into a deadly trap of half a dozen US battleships – led by West Virginia – supported by eight cruisers and over 60 smaller combat vessels. West Virginia opened fire with her eight 16” guns at 3:52 am at a distance of nearly 21km, with her first salvo striking true on Yamashiro. Her sixteen salvos fired as she crossed the "T" of the surviving Japanese fleet utterly decimated it, with the battle between battleships being over just over 20 minutes after it begun. She returned to Vanuatu for repairs on 29 October.

She returned to the Philippines in late November, resuming patrols in Leyte Gulf to screen against enemy aircraft, where she had her first encounters with kamikaze aircraft. West Virginia herself avoided being struck, but she recovered survivors from vessels sunk by such attacks during her tenure that continued into early 1945. On the 17 February 1945, she sailed to assist US Marines in the attack on the Japanese island fortress of Iwo Jima. She joined the ring of ships surrounding the island on the 19th, and opened fire with her 16” guns, wreaking havoc on the Japanese island garrison. She departed for the Caroline Islands on 4 March, although the fighting on the island continued until the end of the month. Her next deployment was to Okinawa, arriving off the coast of the island on 25 March, where she began to bombard the shoreline ahead of the American landings planned for 1 April. On that date, West Virginia was struck by a kamikaze which crashed into her superstructure, killing or wounding almost 30 men, but the damage was reported as “fixable” and she carried on. By 8 April, West Virginia was prowling the waters in preparation to intercept Japanese superbattleship Yamato, which was headed to Okinawa on a suicide mission. That morning, West Virginia received news that Yamato had been sunk by US aircraft.

West Virginia remained off the coast of Okinawa until the Japanese government agreed to surrender on 10 August. She sailed to Tokyo Bay on 24 August, and was present on 2 September for the signature of the formal surrender. She remained in Tokyo Bay until mid-September, then returned to the US West Coast via Okinawa, Pearl Harbor (where she received a fresh coat of paint), and then on to San Diego, California. She arrived at her destination on 22 October 1945 to take part in Navy Day, where over 25,000 visitors boarded the ship. After the celebrations, she did three runs between Pearl Harbor and the West Coast as a part of Operation Magic Carpet, disembarking her final load of passengers over Christmas in San Pedro. Afterwards, she sailed north to Washington state, arriving in Seattle on 16 January 1946, where she was moored alongside her sister ship Colorado. She was decommissioned a year later, becoming part of the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She remained in reserve status until March 1959, when West Virginia — alongside many WW2-era vessels — ere sold to the scrappers, slowly disappearing from the world piece-by-piece.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Measure 32/7D camouflage was actually applied to West Virginia after her reconstruction in 1944.
• Historical Measure 1 camouflage is missing. This was West Virginia's camouflage in December 1941. A similar paint scheme can be found on Arizona.
• Historical black paint on the roofs of turrets 'A' and 'B', and Insignia Red on turret 'Y' are missing.
• Spotter plane should have Intermediate Blue upper surfaces over Gull Grey undersides. The Silver fuselage, Chrome Yellow wings and Insignia Red tail only existed from 1940 to early 1941.

Galeria Histórica

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  USS West Virginia (BB-48) in San Francisco Bay, c. 1934.

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  West Virginia after her reconstruction at Puget Sound, Bremerton WA, 1944.

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  West Virginia from the bow at Puget Sound, 1944.

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  A pic of USS Maryland (BB-46) from under West Virginia's rear guns.

Referências

1. USS West Virginia (BB-48) - Wikipedia
2. Colorado-class battleship - Wikipedia
3. World of Warships Museum: West Virginia - News - World of Warships
4. West Virginia - Coming Soon in World of Warships! - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

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