USS San Diego American Tier VIII Premium Light Cruiser 1942

An Atlanta-class light cruiser relying on dual purpose guns as her main battery. During the 1943-1944 rearmament, the ship's AA capabilities were improved by equipping her with 40 mm Bofors guns.

 

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USS San Diego Commemorative Flag.

San Diego is the second most populous city in California and the key ship base of the United States Navy in the Pacific. San Diego Bay was discovered by Spanish navigators in 1524, and the city's motto reads as "Semper Vigilans" (Latin for "ever vigilant").

 

San Diego is similar in some ways to the light cruiser Austin — it has unlimited charges of the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable, and it equips the Hydroacoustic Search and Defensive AA Fire consumables in two separate slots. Furthermore, the ship has effective AA and access to SAP shells instead of AP. San Diego has low HP, good concealment, and two quadruple torpedo launchers.

 

USS San Diego Info:

Ship Name:  VIII USS San Diego

Tier: VIII (8)

Paper ship: No

Class: Atlanta-class light cruiser

WG introduction: Mar 9th, 2022

Status: Premium Ship

Ship release: 0.11.5

Cost is: 11,300  Doubloons Includes port slot in the Armory

Nation:   USA

Current development status: Released

0.11.5 permaflage:  San Diego - Type 10 Free

0.11.6 permaflage:  Your 1st San Diego Regular permanent Camo will be Free with  0.11.6 Economy bonus Multiboost: Level 8 built in.

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Ship Armor:

Hit Points: 27 900.

Overall: 138-89 mm.

Fore Athwartships: 6-89 mm.

Aft Athwartships: 6-89 mm.

Plating: 16 mm.

Bulkhead: 25 mm.

Citadel Armor Belt: 51-89 mm.

Citadel Deck: 32 mm.

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm.

Turret Plating: 32 mm.

Tonnage: 8,470 t.

 

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Main Battery Armament:

8 × 2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.29 mount:

Max Range: 14.8 km

Reload: 5.5 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 144 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types:

AP Shells: 16 x 127 mm AP/SC Mk38:

Alpha Damage: 2100

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.21

Ricochet: Chance: 45° / Assured: 60°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 21.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 2598.0

Shell Mass: 27.0 kg

Velocity: 792.0 m/s

 

SAP Shells: 16 x 127 mm SC Mk38:

Alpha Damage: 1800

Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing

Alpha Piercing CS: 36.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.21

Ricochet: Chance: 70° / Assured: 80°

Normalization: 45°

Shell Detonator: 0.03

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 3.0

Shell Mass: 27.0 kg

Velocity: 792.0 m/s

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Torpedoes:

2 x 4 533 mm Quad:

Reload:  87 s

180° Turn Time:  7.2 s

Range:  4.5 km

Damage:  16633 hp

Speed:  65 kts

Visibility Distance:  1.3 km

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

8 × 2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.29 mount:

Firing range:  5.8 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA:  168

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions:  1540

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  7

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

Mid Range:

1 x 4 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
3 x 2 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA:  91

Action Zone:  0.1 - 3.5 km

Short Range:

15 x 1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Hit Probability:  85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA:  116

Action Zone:  0.1 - 2.0 km

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Depth Charges Airstrike:

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area.

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 3

Max Bomb Damage: 1600

Max Range: 7 km

Reload: 45 s

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 32.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 610 m

Rudder Shift Time: 7.3 s

Propulsion: 75 000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability:   11.8 km

Detectability by depths:  0-7.2 km

Air Detectability:  7.2 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:   5.13 km

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Available Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage control party

Charges:  infinite.

Action Time:  5 s.

Reload Time:  60 s.

Slot 2  :Repair Party

Charges:  3

Action Time:  28 s

Reload Time:  80 s

HP healed per sec: 139 hp/s km

Citadel damage recovery: 50%

Slot 3  :Hydroacoustic Search

Charges:  3

Action Time:  100 s

Reload Time:  120 s

Detectability Torpedo distance: 3.5 km

Detectability Ship distance: 5.0 km

Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire

Charges:  4.

Action Time:  30 s.

Reload Time:  60 s.

Continuous Damage:   +100%

Damage from Shell Explosions:   +300%

Slot 5: Main Battery Reload Booster

Charges: 2.

Action Time:  15 s.

Reload Time:  180 s.

Main Battery Reload Time:  -33.3%.

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.