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Tier IX Battleship Premium

Pan-America

Valparaíso

A unique battleship that combined high speed, powerful anti-aircraft systems, advanced technological equipment, and obsolete main battery guns from the World War I era. In the late 1950s, the British and Chilean governments discussed the possibility of selling the last British battleship, HMS Vanguard. The deal ultimately fell through, but if it had...

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A unique battleship that combined high speed, powerful anti-aircraft systems, advanced technological equipment, and obsolete main battery guns from the World War I era. In the late 1950s, the British and Chilean governments discussed the possibility of selling the last British battleship, HMS Vanguard. The deal ultimately fell through, but if it had happened, the Chilean Navy would have been replenished with the most powerful ship in its history.

Doubloons
21,500
Official profile image of Valparaíso

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
71,600
Maximum speed
30.0 knots
Surface detection
15.6 km
Main battery range
18.7 km
Main battery reload
25.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection15.6 km
  • Main battery18.7 km
  • Secondary battery8 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • AP · 381 mm AP Mk XXIIc SC 12,500
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
30.0 knots
Turning circle radius
850 m
Rudder shift time
9.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 46

Concealment

Surface detection
15.6 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 36

Survivability

Hit points
71,600
Torpedo damage reduction
25 %
Survivability API rating 89

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–356 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 75
Maximum range
18.7 km
Reload time
25.0 s
Rate of fire
2.4 rounds/min
180° turn time
36.0 s
Maximum dispersion
243 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

381 mm AP Mk XXIIc SC
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,500
Muzzle velocity
804 m/s
Shell mass
1,002 kg
Gun layout
Mount
381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I/N RP 12 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
8.0 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk41
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
9.0 %
Rate of fire
20.7 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
808 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 84
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
11
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.X on a STAAG Mk.2 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
1
Aura
76.2 mm/50 Mk.22 on a Mk.33 mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
127 mm/54 Mk.16 on a Mk.41 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
71,600
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
30

Engine

Published maximum speed
30.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Mk9 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Valparaíso

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

381 mm/42 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
13
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

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