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Tier VIII Cruiser Premium

U.S.A.

San Diego

USS San Diego, an Atlanta-class cruiser, accompanied aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway, the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Along with British and American aircraft carriers, the cruiser participated in the landings on Bougainville and Tarawa, then took part in the landings on Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and...

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USS San Diego, an Atlanta-class cruiser, accompanied aircraft carriers in the Battle of Midway, the Solomon Islands campaign, and the Battle of Guadalcanal during World War II. Along with British and American aircraft carriers, the cruiser participated in the landings on Bougainville and Tarawa, then took part in the landings on Kwajalein, Eniwetok, and the Marshall Islands, as well as in the raids on Truk Island and Wake Island. USS San Diego fought in the first Battle of the Philippine Sea. In 1945, the cruiser participated in attacks on Okinawa and Tokyo. Over the course of the war, the ship was awarded 18 battle stars.

Doubloons
13,000
Official profile image of San Diego

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
27,900
Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Surface detection
11.4 km
Main battery range
15.6 km
Main battery reload
5.0 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 detection11.4 km
  • Main battery15.6 km
  • Torpedoes4.5 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 · 127 mm AP/SC Mk38 2,100
  • Torpedo · Mk15 mod. 3 16,633
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.5 knots
Turning circle radius
610 m
Rudder shift time
7.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 56

Concealment

Surface detection
11.4 km
Air detection
7.2 km
Submarine detection
7.2 km
Concealment API rating 61

Survivability

Hit points
27,900
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 41

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–89 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 64
Maximum range
15.6 km
Reload time
5.0 s
Rate of fire
10.9 rounds/min
180° turn time
7.2 s
Maximum dispersion
140 m

Shells

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

127 mm AP/SC Mk38
AP
Maximum damage per hit
2,100
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
27 kg
Gun layout
Mount
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.29 mount
Mounts
8
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 17

Mk15 mod. 3

Maximum range
4.5 km
Maximum damage per hit
16,633
Reload time
87 s
Speed
65 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Quad
Mounts
2
Tubes each
4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 69
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
15
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
3
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
1
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.29 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
27,900
Main-battery barrels
8
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
27

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Mk8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

San Diego

Default
Type
Hull

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.29 mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Mk15 mod. 3

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Propulsion: 75,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Compatible upgrades

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

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

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

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

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

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
13
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

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