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North Carolina

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Battleship · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret; 3 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 21.1 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 6.6 km

North Carolina Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 7,725,895

7.7M7,725,895

Win rate

48.75%

#55 of 55

Avg damage

52,063

#54 of 55

ASIABattles 4,153,310

4.2M4,153,310

Win rate

49.10%

#53 of 53

Avg damage

51,500

#50 of 53

NABattles 4,669,098

4.7M4,669,098

Win rate

48.54%

#53 of 54

Avg damage

49,735

#52 of 54

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points53,700

#57 of 60

Group avg 62,893

Flood Damage19%

Main Belt Armor305 mm

Deck Armor38 mm

Bow / Stern Armor32 mm

Ship Length225.8 m

Ship Width31.9 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)

Caliber406 mm

Firing Range21.1 km

#14 of 60

Group avg 19.7 km

Reload Time30.0 s

Rotation Time45.0 s

Max Dispersion271 m

Sigma2.05

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage13,100

Shell Velocity701 m/s

Overmatch Threshold28.4 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold68 mm

Air Drag0.352

Flight Time14.38 s

Nominal all-gun DPM235,800

#15 of 60

Group avg 220,976

HE Shell

Damage5,700

Shell Velocity820 m/s

Fire Chance36%

Penetration68 mm

Air Drag0.346

Flight Time13.34 s

Nominal all-gun DPM102,600

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns10

Range6.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts8

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km172 dps

Mid range3.5 km280 dps

Short range2.0 km273 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed24.4 knots

#57 of 60

Group avg 29.3 knots

Turning Radius760 m

#14 of 60

Group avg 816 m

Rudder Shift Time20.0 s

Engine Power100,000 hp

Displacement46,700 t

Power-to-Weight2.14 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection15.19 km

#22 of 60

Group avg 15.41 km

Min Surface Detection12.30 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke15.10 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload80 s

Duration20 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.7%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–10.0 km

Planes9

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

North Carolina Change History

12.5Dev Blog 2023-05-31 ↗
- Buffsigma value2 → 2.05

See all version changes →

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2

Max AP Damage:13,100

Max HE Damage:5,700

Rotation Time:45s

North Carolina (A)

Hull

AA Guns:63

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:10

HP:53,700

Range:13-406

Torpedo Tubes:0

North Carolina (B)

Hull

AA Guns:69

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:10

HP:66,000

Range:13-406

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:24.4 knots

Propulsion: 115,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:27.5 knots

Mk8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Main battery firing range: +16%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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North Carolina

Specifications

North Carolina Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

North Carolina Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret

Main Battery

North Carolina (A)

Hull

North Carolina (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Propulsion: 115,000 hp

Engine

Mk8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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