Louchuan - Pan Asian Tier IX Premium Battleship 1913

 Louchuan - Pan Asian Tier IX Premium Battleship 1913 (Three Kingdoms Ship)

Louchuan was a Chinese naval ship primarily used as a floating fortress during the Han dynasty. Designed as a central vessel within the fleet, Louchuan was equipped for boarding enemy ships. She also carried siege weaponry for long-range engagements.

 

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Louchuan Flag

In the years 208–209, Cao Cao, head of the Han central government who laid the foundation for what was to become the state of Cao Wei in northern China, dispatched his fleet south of the Yangtze River with the aim of capturing lands. Despite the huge size of Cao Cao's army, very few of his soldiers had any experience in naval warfare. During the Battle of Red Cliffs, the combined forces of the Wu and Shu kingdoms, led by Sun Quan and Liu Bei, emerged victorious over Cao Cao's fleet.

 

 

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Three Kingdoms

In late September, Legendary Commanders and statesmen from the Three Kingdoms era will make an appearance in World of Warships! In addition to these new Commanders, you'll also discover ships and other themed content inspired by the timeless Chinese novel, Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

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Louchuan Info

Nimble Tiger Camouflage - Image Courtesy of Gamesmodel3D

Ship Name:  IX Louchuan

WG Introduction: August 10th, 2023

Tier: IX (9)

Type:  Premium Ship

Ship Release: 12.8

Base Value:  19,300

Cost: Obtain with Randon bundles for  1500 doubloons each or Admirals bundle for  36,300 doubloons

Nation:  Pan Asia

Current Status: Released

 

Armory:

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Armor

Hit points: 67,900

Plating: 19-381 mm

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 25 %

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 32-305/32-381/32-305 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 32/32/32 mm

Fore Athwartships: 32-280 mm

Aft Athwartships: 32-280 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51-280 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 44-280 mm

Armor Belt: 32-381 mm

Citadel Torpedo bulkhead: 44 mm

Citadel Deck: 32 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 152-381 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

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Main Battery Armament

2×3 419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type D mount:
1×3 419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type C mount:

Firing range: 21.1 km

Reload time: 29.0 s

180 degree turn time: 45.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 271 m

Sigma: 1.85

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells 9 x 419 mm HE Mk I:

Max HE Shell Damage: 7,200

Alpha Piercing HE: 105.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.31

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 419 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 995.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 48%

 

AP Shells: 9 x 419 mm AP Mk II:

Max AP Shell Damage: 13,000

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2353

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.015

Shell Detonator Threshold: 70.0

Shell Diameter: 419 mm

Shell Krupp: 2548.0

Shell Mass: 1157.0 kg

Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 747.0 m/s

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Secondary Armament

8 x 2 133 mm HE Mk IC:

Range:  7.0 km.

Reload:  6.7 s.

Max Shell Damage: 1,900

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Alpha Piercing HE: 22.0 mm

Shell Air Drag: 0.3209

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 133 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 36.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Velocity: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Max Range: 10 km

Bombs in Payload: 2x 350-lb. Bomb MK VIII

Max Bomb Damage: 4,200

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

8×2 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount:

Firing range: 5.2 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 74

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1540

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 4

Continuous Damage: 368

Action zone: 3.5-5.2 km

Mid Range:

6 × 2 40 mm:/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount:
10×6 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount:
4×1 40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 620

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Mobility

Maximum Speed: 29.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 830 m

Rudder Shift Time: 15.8 s

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 14.8 km

Air Detectability: 10.5 km

Detectability by enemy Subs: 0-10.5 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 15.15 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Specialized Repair Teams:

Charges: 3

Action time: 20 s

Reload time: 80 s

Regeneration per second: +1,358 hp/s

Slot 3: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Radius: +3.0 km

Fighters: x4

Slot 3: 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.