San Martin - Tier X Pan-American Argentine Cruiser 1949

After World War II, Argentinian leaders planned on ordering the construction of new cruisers in the U.K. or the U.S.A. The main requirement was for their main guns to be dual-purpose. The most suitable ships for these parameters at that time were cruisers of the Worcester class that designers would have been guided by if such ships had ever been ordered. One such ship could have been San Martín.

 

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Argentine Navy

The Naval Ensign of the Argentine Republic features the same design as the country's official national flag. Its exterior design was finally approved in 1861.

 

 

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Key Features

Another version of the Worcester-class cruiser design, this time from 1949. The cruiser is a further development of the Worcester-class cruiser. The general layout and architecture are similar to Worcester. The propulsion system has a similar layout to that used on Worcester-class cruisers but is improved relative to the prototype to give up to 145,000 hp and a speed of 34 knots. In order to reduce the space taken up by the funnels in the superstructure, the decision was made to unify them into two funnels.
The Argentine Navy could have purchased such a cruiser from the USA after the war, as it happened in reality with two Brooklyn-class light cruisers in 1951.

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San Martin Info:

Ship Name:    X San Martin

Level: X (10)

Paper ship: Yes

Class: Worcester class cruiser design

WG introduction:  December 7, 2022

Status:  Researchable Ship

Researchable cost:  240 000   20 000 000

Nation:   Pan-American (Argentina)

Current development status: Released

 

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San Martin Armor:

Hit Points: 49,800 hp

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo protection: 7 %

Armour: 13-178 mm

Turret Plating: 76-178 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Armor Belt: 25-127 mm

Plating: 25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 89 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 89 mm

Citadel Deck: 89 mm

Citadel Bottom: 30 mm

Tonnage: 21,000

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Main Battery Armament:

Main Battery

2 × 3 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:
2 × 2 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:

Firing range: 15.5 km

Reload time: 6.0 s

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Maximum dispersion: 143 m

Sigma: 2.05.

 

Shell Types

 

AP Shells: 10x 152 mm AP 130 lb Mk35:

Max AP Shell Damage: 3,400

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.28

Shell Always Ricochet At: 75.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2692.0

Shell Mass: 59.0 kg

Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Speed: 812.0 m/s

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Combat Instructions:

Activation effect:

Consumable preparation and reload time: -85%

Action time: 30s

Activation condition

Fire a salvo from all of your main battery guns at an enemy ship, repeat this action until you can activate the Combat Instructions.

Required hits per salvo: 1

Progress bar adds per action: +3%

If you are inactive, you will start to lose your progress.

Time of inactivity before progress loss: 15.0 s

Interval between progress losses: 1.0 s

Progress loss per interval: -15%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 8.0 km

Bombs per payload: 2x 650-Pound Depth Bomb

Maximum bomb damage: 4900

Chance of fire: 28%

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Torpedoes:

2x5 533 mm Mk14/Mk 17

Maximum damage: 17500

Range: 10.5 km

Speed: 66 kt

Reload time: 106 s

Launcher 180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

2×3 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:
2×2 152 mm/47 DP Mk.16 in a turret:

Continuous damage per second: 105

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 6.9 km

Number of explosions in a salvo: 5

Damage within an explosion radius: 1890

Action zone 3.5 - 6.9 km

Mid Range:

9x2 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount:
2x1 76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.34 mount:

Continuous damage per second: 375

Hit probability: 90 %

Action zone: 4.0 km

Short Range:

10x2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.20 mount:

Continuous damage per second: 123

Hit probability: 85 %

Action zone: 2.0 km

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 34.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 790 m

Rudder shift time: 11.4 s

Propulsion: 145,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 11.3 km

Air Detectability: 8.5 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-8.5 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 5.5 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Specialized Repair Teams:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 180 s

HP per Second: +745 hp/s

Slot 3: Short Range Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 180 s

Torpedo detectability: 3.0 km

Ship detectability: 3.0 km

Submarine Spotting Range at Max Depth: 2.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 180 s

Slot 4: Surveillance Radar:

Charges:  4

Action Time:  25 s

Reload Time:  180 s

Detectability Ship distance: 9.0 km

Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Firing distance: +20%

 

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