Ship Database
Tier IX Battleship Premium

Pan-Asia

Louchuan

Louchuan was a Chinese naval ship primarily used as a floating fortress during the Han dynasty. Designed as a central vessel within the fleet, Louchuan was equipped for boarding enemy ships. She also carried siege weaponry for long-range engagements.

Doubloons
21,500
Official profile image of Louchuan

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
67,900
Maximum speed
29.5 knots
Surface detection
14.8 km
Main battery range
21.1 km
Main battery reload
29.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection14.8 km
  • Main battery21.1 km
  • Secondary battery7 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.

  • HE · 419 mm HE Mk I 7,200
  • AP · 419 mm AP Mk II 13,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
29.5 knots
Turning circle radius
830 m
Rudder shift time
15.8 s
Maneuverability API rating 41

Concealment

Surface detection
14.8 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 39

Survivability

Hit points
67,900
Torpedo damage reduction
25 %
Survivability API rating 85

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–381 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 90
Maximum range
21.1 km
Reload time
29.0 s
Rate of fire
2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
271 m

Shells

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

419 mm HE Mk I
HE
Maximum damage per hit
7,200
Fire chance
48.0 %
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s
Shell mass
995 kg
419 mm AP Mk II
AP
Maximum damage per hit
13,000
Muzzle velocity
747 m/s
Shell mass
1,157 kg
Gun layout
Mount
419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type D mount
Mounts
2
Barrels each
3
Mount
419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type C mount
Mounts
1
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.0 km
Mount
133 mm HE Mk IC
Maximum damage per hit
1,900
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
9.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 79
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.III on a Mk.VII mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.1/2 on a Mk.IV mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
40 mm/56 OQF Mk.IX on a Mk.VI mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Calibre
133 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
67,900
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
28

Engine

Published maximum speed
29.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Type C/D mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Louchuan

Default
Type
Hull

Mk IX mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

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

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
14
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

U.S.S.R.

Mahtaga

HP
69,400
Speed
27.5 kn
Guns
20.8 km
Open comparison

Europe

Niord

HP
63,900
Speed
32 kn
Guns
21.4 km
Torps
15 km
Open comparison

U.S.A.

Iowa

HP
68,100
Speed
28.8 kn
Guns
21.2 km
Open comparison