Ipiranga: Tier VIII Pan-American (Brazil) Battleship 1944 (13.8 Early Access)

  Ipiranga: Tier VIII Pan-American (Brazil) 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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Balance Changes

  VIII Ipiranga

CT 13.8 Changes:

• Ship engine parameters changed. Acceleration characteristics significantly improved. The ships will now have similar acceleration to that found on Vermont and St. Vincent.
• Access to Propulsion Modification 1, this was removed due to it becoming redundant.

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Ipiranga Info

Ship Name:   VIII Ipiranga

Level: 8

Class: WG Project

WG introduction: July 5, 2024

Status when final:  VIII Ipiranga

Status during Early Access:  VIII Ipiranga

Ship release: 13.8 Early Access

Cost when final:  135 000 -  11 000 000

Nation:   Pan-American (Brazil)

Current development status: Released on Early Access

 

How to obtain in 13.8 Early Access

Final reward on 13.8 First Progression Line Event Pass

Among the rewards of the first progression line, you'll be able to obtain Festive Tokens and Battle of Paso de Patria containers, Ninth Anniversary Gift container that's guaranteed to drop a Tier VI ship, Pan-American battleship VIII Ipiranga is the final reward.

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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.