Wichita

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Cruiser | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

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VIII

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Wichita — American premium Tier VIII cruiser.

A heavy cruiser that inherited architecture and arrangement from the Brooklyn-class light cruisers. Unlike ships of the previous New Orleans class, Wichita had a new design of the main battery turrets which provided a higher firing accuracy. In addition, she had heavier armor and carried more advanced dual-purpose guns.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
203 mm/55 Mk.15 in a turret	6	30	142	2,800	14	4,600		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Wichita	37,900	6	203	3	4/4	18/4/4/4/4				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk8 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 100,000 hp	33.6		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

Wichita is the first Tier VIII USN Premium cruiser, and the first premium heavy cruiser available for the US tech tree (with the exception of Salem). Like her tech-tree counterpart, Baltimore. Wichita possesses 27 mm plating, allowing her to resist overmatch by the 380 mm guns found on many battleships of her tier. Unlike Baltimore, Wichita does not have the famous USN "super-heavy" AP shells.

Wichita plays nearly identically to Baltimore, with the only exception being her slightly less effective firepower. Like other USN heavy cruisers, using islands as hard cover and using your radar to support cap contesting destroyers should be your primary objectives. Her rather high shell arcs make leading targets at maximum range slightly difficult, but not impossible. Despite lacking the super heavy AP shells of the tech tree cruisers, her AP is still quite powerful against broadside targets, and captains should make use of them if given the opportunity.

Fans of the USN heavy cruisers should have no issues making effective use of Wichita.

Pros:

Extremely good concealment for her tier.
Can mount Surveillance Radar
Good balance of firepower and mobility

Cons:

Unlike her tech-tree counterpart Baltimore, Wichita lacks the super heavy AP shells on her main battery.
Shell arcs can make hitting targets at range difficult.
Very weak torpedo damage mitigation at only 4%.
Her armor can be overmatched by 406mm guns.

Research

As a premium ship, Wichita doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Wichita are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 or AA Guns Modification 2 ()
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 () or Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1

Like many American cruisers, Wichita has two optimal builds associated with her.

General-Purpose Build: The standard load for a cruiser, this generally focuses on anti-surface capabilities. Main Armaments Modification 1 is the optimal choice for Slot 1, as it will help keep the main battery of Wichita, her primary means of dealing damage, operational in the face of heavy fire. Slot 3 is best filled by Aiming Systems Modification 1 , to decrease the dispersion of the main battery guns. Players can choose between Propulsion Modification 1 () or Steering Gears Modification 2 for Slot 4, depending on which better suits their play-style. The former improves acceleration and deceleration, and will benefit players who adopt a more static style of play involving firing at targets over islands. The latter will be more preferable to players that tend to be more mobile and actively avoid fire rather than relying on island cover. Finally, Concealment System Modification 1  remains the player's best choice for Slot 5, to optimize her already excellent concealment.

Anti-Aircraft Build: Although her Anti-Aircraft firepower is inferior to that of Baltimore across the board, it is still among the best of any tier VIII cruisers, and like most American cruisers is worth investing into as an alternate build. For the AA build, the player will have several deviations in their module upgrades from the General-Purpose Build. In Slot 1, the player may choose to take Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 in order to double the durability of their anti-aircraft guns, giving greater longevity to their AA power. In Slot 2, if the player has access to the Special Upgrade Defensive AA Fire Modification 1 , they are advised to utilize it in order to increase the active time of the Defensive AA Fire  consumable by 20%. In Slot 3, the plater should replace Aiming Systems Modification 1 with AA Guns Modification 2 () to extend the range of their anti-aircraft guns by 20%. These upgrades should be taken in combination with the optimal Captain Skills in order to maximize their affects on the player's anti-aircraft battery.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding.	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Wichita can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Surveillance Radar

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Wichita comes included with Type 10 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Wichita captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Yankee () and November Foxtrot () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. India X-Ray () and Victor Lima () signal flags can be mounted to increase the main battery's fire chance. November Echo Setteseven () flags can also be mounted to increase the ship's anti-aircraft damage. Lastly, economic and special signal flags can be mounted to increase the ship's economic gains per battle.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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-| November Echo Setteseven =
+| November Echo Setteseven = 2
 | Mike Yankee Soxisix =
-| India X-Ray =
+| India X-Ray = 2
 | Juliet Whiskey Unaone =
-| Victor Lima =
+| Victor Lima = 3
 | Hotel Yankee =
-| November Foxtrot =
+| November Foxtrot = 2
-| Sierra Mike =
+| Sierra Mike = 3
 | India Delta =
-| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =
+| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1
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+| India Yankee = 2
-| Juliet Charlie =
+| Juliet Charlie = 1
-| Zulu =
+| Zulu = 2
-| India Bravo Terrathree =
+| India Bravo Terrathree = 2
-| Equal Speed Charlie London =
+| Equal Speed Charlie London = 3
-| Zulu Hotel =
+| Zulu Hotel = 2
-| Papa Papa =
+| Papa Papa = 1
-| Wyvern =
+| Wyvern = 2
-| Red Dragon =
+| Red Dragon = 2
-| Dragon Flag =
+| Dragon Flag = 3
-| Ouroboros =
+| Ouroboros = 1
-| Hydra =
+| Hydra = 3
-| Basilisk =
+| Basilisk = 2
-| Leviathan =
+| Leviathan = 2
-| Scylla =
+| Scylla = 3
-}} -->
+}}
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