World of Warships

History

In February of 1922, the world's leading countries signed a treaty in Washington to limit naval armament. Eight years later, the treaty was extended in London. According to these treaties, the signing countries could start building new battleships no earlier than 1935. This period of naval history is known as the "battleship-building holiday."
However, work on ship projects didn’t stop. In 1928, the U.S. Secretary of the Navy raised the issue of designing new battleships. By the time the "battleship-building holiday" ended, the U.S.A. had reviewed 38 projects, each designated with a Roman numeral and a letter. In 1937, a single project was selected, according to which the construction of battleships North Carolina and Washington would later start, while the other projects were archived.

The World of Warships designers were attracted to the schematic of a battleship that was designated with the numeral XVI. She has a length of 217 m; twelve 356 mm guns housed in three quadruple turrets; sixteen 127 mm dual-purpose guns—six coupled mounts and four single guns; a top speed of 27 knots; and a 285 mm thick armor belt.

This ship became Tier VII battleship Florida.

Modeling the Ship

Main battery:twelve 356 mm/50 Mark 11 guns placed in three quadruple turrets

Dual-purpose battery: sixteen 127 mm/38 Mark 12 guns in six twin and four single mounts

AA defenses:thirty-eight 40 mm AA Bofors guns placed in quadruple and twin mounts; thirty-seven 20 mm Oerlikon auto-cannons placed in single mounts

Commanding Florida

Commander with 10 skill points

• Priority Target
• Adrenaline Rush
• Superintendent
• Concealment Expert

Commander with 19 skill points

• Priority Target
• Adrenaline Rush
• Superintendent
• Concealment Expert
• Fire Prevention
• Basics of Survivability
• Expert Marksman

Upgrades

• Main Armaments Modification 1
• Damage Control System Modification 1
• Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1
• Damage Control System Modification 2

Key Features

• Twelve 356 mm guns arranged in three turrets, with a good firing range and decent accuracy for the ship's tier.
• Decent AA defenses, enhanced with the Defensive AA Fire consumable.
• She earns more credits per battle, and her permanent camouflage adds a 50% XP bonus per battle and reduces the cost of the ship's post-battle service by 10%.

In order to obtain U.S. battleship VII Florida with a permanent camouflage, commemorative flag, Commander with 10 skill points, and a Port slot, you need to purchase sequentially available bundles. These are available in exchange for American Tokens in the Armory. One of them contains a Florida: Admiral Pack. There will be a total of eight bundles available in the Armory, with each consecutive bundle becoming available after you purchase the previous one.

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Source: https://worldofwarships.eu/en/news/history/armada-florida/