California
Tier VII · Battleship · U.S.A. · Premium
Rating S+ (Top of the class within its tier and class · overall score 96) · Long-range battleship
Long-range battleship, suited to AA escort. Its 356mm guns carry a 250% citadel multiplier, so a salvo that citadels can deal up to 44,160. A 13.9 km main battery range, 0.8 km above average, suits long-range fights. Key skills: Precise Aiming System I ×3 (main battery accuracy +33%, 20 s); Air Defense Alert I ×2. At 19.5 kn it is slow, so commit to a flank early. Its weak detectability (11.7 km) drops to 10.41 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 43,125
- Top speed: 19.46 kn
- Surface detectability: 11.7 km
- Main battery: 356 mm 4X3 · reload 19.5 s · range 13.86 km
USS California, the second Tennessee-class battleship, was laid down in 1916 and entered service in August 1921. Throughout her peacetime career, the ship was the flagship of the U.S. Pacific Fleet. In 1941, she was damaged by torpedoes and bombs and sank. A year later, the ship was raised and modernized, after which she returned to service and participated in combat in the Pacific Ocean, including the Mariana and Palau Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa.