Ipiranga - Tier VIII Pan-American (Brazilian) Battleship 1944

A hypothetical design for a Brazilian Navy battleship developed based on British shipbuilding advancements of the 1920s and 1930s. The ship would feature dual-purpose and anti-aircraft armament of American origin, likely received during modernization in the United States in the 1940s.

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Ipiranga Info

Ship Name:   VIII Ipiranga

Level: 8

WG introduction: July 5, 2024

Ship release: 13.8 Early Access

Cost when final:  135 000 -  11 000 000

Nation:   Pan-American (Brazil)

Current development status: Released

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Ipiranga Armor

Hit Points: 66,300 hp

Bow and Stern Plating: 32 mm

Torpedo Protection: 31%

Hull Plating (fore/mid/aft): 32/32-356/32 mm

Deck Plating (fore/mid/aft): 32/51/32 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Armor Belt: 51-356 mm

Torpedo Bulkhead: 51-83 mm

Fore Athwartships: 32-152 mm

Aft Athwartships: 32-152 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51-152 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 32-152mm

Citadel Deck: 90 mm

Citadel Armored Deck Slopes: 51 mm

Turret Plating: 152-330 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 31%

Tonnage: 47,000

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Main Battery Armament

6x2 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount:

Max Range: 18.7 km

Reload: 33.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 30.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 247 m

Sigma: 1.70σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

12x 356 mm HE Mk VIIb:

Max HE Shell Damage: 5,000

Alpha Piercing HE: 59.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3194

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 385.0

Shell Mass: 721.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91°

Shell Velocity: 747 m/s

Chance of fire: 31%

 

AP Shells

12x 356 mm AP Mk VIIb:

Max AP Shell Damage: 9,800

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.3194

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 59.0

Shell Krupp: 2295.0

Shell Mass: 721.0 kg

Ricochet: 45.0°

Shell Velocity: 757 m/s

 

Direct Control Over Secondary Battery Crews

Combat Instructions:

 To activate Combat Instructions, Press  "F Key"

 

 Activation Conditions:

Fill the Combat Instructions progress bar by completing the conditions below.
 If you are inactive, you will start losing your progress.

• Receive 1000 HP of potential damage: +0.15%
• Hit enemy ships with main battery shells: +6.5%

Effect when Conditions not met:
After some time, you will start to lose progress

• Time of Inactivity Before Progress Loss: 50 s
• Progress Loss per Second of Inactivity: -5%

Activation Effect:

• Secondary Battery Firing Range: +20%.
• Secondary Battery Shell Damage: +25 %.
• Added bonus to the secondary battery reload: -15 %.
• Duration: 30 s.

Secondaries:

8x1 127 mm HE Mk32

Range: 7.6 km

Reload: 5.0 s

Max HE Shell Damage: 1800

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Velocity: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

8x2 152 mm HE Mk V

Range: 7.6 km

Reload: 8.0 s

Max HE Shell Damage: 2600

Alpha Piercing HE: 38.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Velocity: 884.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 9%

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Attack aircraft per flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Range: 10.0 km

Bombs per payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

Max Depth: 80 m

Reload time: 30 s

Chance of fire: 24%

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AA Defence:

Long Range

6x1 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.24 mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 60

Damage Caused by Shell Explosions: 1400

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 3

Action Zone: 3.5 - 5.8 km

Continuous Damage: 233

 

Mid Range

12x2 40 mm Bofors on a Mk.1 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by Zone Area AA:  242

Hit Probability:  75%

 

Short Range

20x1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:
10x2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.20 mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by Zone Area AA:  284

Hit Probability:  70%

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 29.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 820 m

Rudder shift time: 11.1 s

Propulsion: 150,200 hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 15.2 km

Air Detectability: 12.4 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-12.4 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 13.6 km

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Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinite

Work Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Regeneration: +397.8 hp/s

 

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