USS District of Columbia

**Background Details**

The USS District of Columbia is to be the lead boat of her class. She and her sister ships, are supposed to replace the Ohio class.

**Overview**

Sailing through the dangerous waters and countering even the most powerful surface vessels with ease, the Columbia is incredible submarine, with satisfactory speed and maneuverability, as well as reasonable durability. As it is a Battlepass ship, and the month has ended, it can only be obtained via the Free Market.

**Tactics**

**Playing as a Columbia**

Always submerge when necessary, and repair yourself when underwater, as most ships aren't armed with Swarmers. ALWAYS stay away from submarine killers, like ROKS Jeongjo the Great or RF TARK Pyotr Velikiy. Use your Tomahawk to trick the enemy into flaring by repeatedly launching it. Once that has been done, launch all your other missiles and the Tomahawk once it has finished reloading. Note that this is only practical for ballistic missiles with slow reload. Do the opposite with cruise missiles like SCALP: Once the enemy has flared the cruise missiles, launch your Tomahawk.

**Playing Alongside a Columbia**

All subs, with the exception of the SMX-25 and RF Belgorod, are defenceless against aircraft. Therefore, it is vital to aid it with air defense, if you are a surface ship, or help it destroy submarine killers, if you are a submarine yourself.

**Playing Against a Columbia**

This submarine is remarkably annoying, as it can launch all of its default weapons when submerged, like an overpowered Ohio, and it has one of the most health pool-deleting missiles in-game. The Columbia's less-than-average durability is a slight flaw, however. Use this to your advantage and overwhelm it with torpedoes, RUM-139 Swarmers or both.

**Suggested armaments setup**

First missile slot: DF-17, SCALP Naval, RSM-56 Bulava, RIM-161, UGM-33 Trident II, JL-3(for fastest reload)

Second missile slot: DF-17, SCALP Naval, RSM-56 Bulava, UGM-33 Trident II, JL-3(for fastest reload)

Third missile slot: DF-17, SCALP Naval, RSM-56 Bulava, UGM-33 Trident II, JL-3(for fastest reload)

NOTE: It is extremely recommended to use ballistic missiles in your missile equipments, so all of your weapons can be launched even when submerged.

Second torpedo slot: A244 SLWT(for quick reload), UGST Physic(for high damage), F21 Artemis, Type-12(best of both worlds - somewhat)

**Advantages and Disadvantages**

**Advantages**

* Higher durability than other Battlepass Submarine (SMX-31 and SMX-25).

* Has access to the Tomahawk Block V and VLWT, incredibly powerful.

* Reasonable speed and maneuverability.
* Has high oxygen capacity.

**Disadvantages**

* Has only one torpedo slot (That can be changed. Either the exclusive VLWT and the first missile slot cannot.)

**Trivia**

* Very similar to the USS Ohio, just the propellers and size are different.
* The exclusive BGM-109 Tomahawk Block V is the only missile that can launch 4 missiles once per shot, making it very overpowered.
* The exclusive VLWT also the only torpedo that can launch 3 torpedoes once per shot. VLWT doesn't have high damage, but because of the number of torpedoes, it is very hard to avoid all of them.
* Currently, USS District of Columbia has been laided down and under construction.

**Gallery**