Bluewater Fleet
USS South Dakota
VII
Rank
AB
8.3
RB
8.3
Battle rating
USA
Research country
Battleship
Main role
400,000
Research
1,150,000
Purchase
General information
Specification
Armour
Citadel
287 / 309 / 152 mm
Main fire tower
496 / 260 / 324 mm
Hull
25 mm (steel)
Superstructure
16 mm (steel)
Number of sections
9
Displacement
44,519 t
Crew
2,351 persons
Max speed
Forward
51445944 km/h
Backward
18152115 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 3 × 406 mm/45 Mk.6 gun
Ammunition
1,215 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
38.9 → 29.9 s
Vertical guidance
-2 / 45°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
43.443.4 °/s
Vertical
1210.21210.2 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 103 | 97 | 87 | 79 | 74 | 74 | |
| APCBC | 761 | 729 | 680 | 636 | 596 | 527 | |
Secondary armament
8 × Turret — 2 × 5 inch/38 Mk.12 cannon, mount Mk.28
Ammunition
5,760 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
3.6 → 2.8 s
Vertical guidance
-15 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
2521.32521.3 °/s
Vertical
1512.81512.8 °/s
| Ammunition | Type | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000 m | 2500 m | 5000 m | 7500 m | 10000 m | 15000 m | ||
| HE | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
| SP Common | 146 | 116 | 79 | 55 | 41 | 34 | |
| HE-VT | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | |
Anti-aircraft armament
15 × Turret — 4 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 2 gun
Ammunition
120,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
156 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical
2420.42420.4 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
3 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 2 gun
Ammunition
6,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
156 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical
2420.42420.4 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
5 × 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 2 gun
Ammunition
10,000 rounds
Belt capacity
4 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate
156 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 90°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical
2420.42420.4 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEFI-T | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | |
75 × Turret — 20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon
Ammunition
135,000 rounds
Belt capacity
60 rounds
Reload
basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate
450 shots/min
Vertical guidance
-10 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal
7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical
6555.36555.3 °/s
| Belt | Belt filling | Armor penetration (mm) at a distance: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1000 m | 1500 m | 2000 m | ||
| HEF-T/AP-T | 34 | 32 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 16 | |
Economy
Repair cost
Basic → Reference
AB
32,070 → 41,755
RB
35,797 → 46,608
Crew training
330,000
Experts
1,150,000
Aces
2,800 
Research Aces
1,080,000
Reward multiplier
AB / RB
450 / 600 %
232 %
Total cost of modifications
306,000
512,000
Talisman cost
2,800
Research order:
Seakeeping |
|---|
Unsinkability | |
|---|---|
Firepower | ||
|---|---|---|
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