Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier V
Cruiser
Pan-America
La Argentina
Cruiser La Argentina was built according to the 1926 program in Great Britain. The British Arethusa-class light cruiser was used as the basis of the design, with a number of changes regarding enhanced armament to add training functions to the ship. La Argentina became part of the Argentine Navy in 1939.
- Credits
- 1,350,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 22,200
- Maximum speed
- 30.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 9.5 km
- Main battery range
- 12.9 km
- Main battery reload
- 8.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 30.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 610 m
- Rudder shift time
- 9.6 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 9.5 km
- Air detection
- 6.4 km
- Submarine detection
- 6.4 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 22,200
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 4 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–69 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 12.9 km
- Reload time
- 8.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 7.1 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 18.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 122 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
152 mm AP 6crh Mk IV
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,550
- Muzzle velocity
- 841 m/s
- Shell mass
- 51 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 152 mm/50 QF Mk.W in a turret
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 3
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 5.0 km
- Mount
- 102 mm HE 35 lb
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,500
- Fire chance
- 6.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 20.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 811 m/s
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
533 mm Mk IX
- Maximum range
- 8.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 15,866
- Reload time
- 72 s
- Speed
- 61 knots
- Detectability
- 1.3 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 533 mm TR Mk IV
- Mounts
- 2
- Tubes each
- 3
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 7.7 mm Maxim Mk.I
- Calibre
- 7 mm
- Mounts
- 12
- Aura
- 12.7 mm Mk.III
- Calibre
- 12 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 102 mm/50 QF Vickers-Armstrong Mk.P on a single mount
- Calibre
- 102 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 22,200
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 4
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 22
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 30.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
La Argentina (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 201,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
La Argentina (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 5,100 XP
- Purchase
- 450,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
Propulsion: 54,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 134,000 credits
152 mm/50 QF Mk.W in a turret
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 134,000 credits
Mk V mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 134,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Mk V mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 3,400 XP
- Purchase
- 300,000 credits
533 mm Mk IV
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 134,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Battery Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Almirante Cochrane
- Research cost
- 36,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 8
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 3
- Published battle levels
- 5–7
Cross-nation comparison
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