Due to the design itself being of an advanced phase already when this decision was made, only the main armor belt - located interior of the ship - was able to be angled inwards by 19 degrees, which stretched from the main deck down to the bottom plates. The South Dakotas were the first “fast-battleship” class of the US Navy to implement sloped armor plating to address the issue of high angle oncoming shells from plunging fire, especially from 406mm shells.

Originally conceived to be more additions to the North Carolina-class ships, it was decided to delay their design by a year in order to implement some solutions to the shortcomings discovered on the preceding “fast-battleship” class. Still designed in the late 1930s, they remained under the limitations imposed by the 1922 Washington Naval Treaty and the subsequent 1936 London Naval Treaty. The South Dakota-class battleships were the next evolution in battleship design from the previous North Carolina-class. While Alabama and North Carolina share the same bow armor scheme that enables them to better resist incoming fire when bow-on towards enemies, they also share the same citadel location enemy battleships with broadside shots on Alabama can very easily strip off large amounts of her health, especially at longer ranges.Ĭaptains who enjoy the play style of North Carolina will find Alabama to be an enjoyable ship, and will very much appreciate her improved torpedo protection and turning. With a two second faster rudder shift time and a 50 meter smaller turning circle radius, she is both better able to dodge incoming torpedoes and better able to withstand damage from any she is unable to avoid. The big things that set Alabama apart from North Carolina are her torpedo defense system - the best of any American battleship in the game - and her improved handling characteristics. Captains familiar with North Carolina’s primary, secondary, and AA armaments will feel right at home behind the helm of Alabama. Both battleships also feature powerful suites of anti-aircraft guns that make them unappealing targets for same- or lower-tier aircraft carriers. The most obvious similarity is that both share the identical 16-inch, 45-caliber guns mounted in triple turrets in an AB-X configuration, as well as firing the same 13,100 damage AP shells. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.Īlabama is a Tier VIII American battleship that shares many characteristics with her tech tree counterpart, North Carolina.

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