Kansas

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 Kansas — American • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Battleship.

This battleship design was used as the basis for constructing of a number of warships after World War I. She was similar to the Colorado class in many aspects, being, in fact, an enhanced version of her with more powerful armaments. This warship was the crown of the developmental process of "standard" battleships in the U.S. Navy.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: 18 000 000
 XP: 210 000

 Year of Design: 1918
 Predecessor: North Carolina
 Successors: Minnesota, Vermont

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	61 300	67 000
• Armor (mm)	19 - 457	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	40	40

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	22.5	25
• Turning circle radius (m)	700	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22	15.7

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm/45 Mk5	406mm/45 Mk5
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	4x3
• Firing range (km)	15.1	16.6
• Reload time (sec)	35	35
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	5700	5700
• HE fire chance (%)	36	36
• HE penetration (mm)	68	68
• AP maximum damage	11 500	11 500
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	21	21

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	20mm Oerlikon Mk20
• Arrangement	23x1	23x2
• DPS	83	140
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk1	40mm Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	12x2	12x2
• DPS	136	191
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	127mm Mk32
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• DPS	121	121
• Range (km)	5	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Kansas

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	61 300	19	457	40	4x3	22	0
Hull B	67 000	19	457	40	4x3	15.7	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Mk5	4x3	35	45	5700	36	11 500
406mm/45 Mk5	4x3	35	45	5700	36	11 500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	15.1 km	0
Targeting System Mk7 mod. 2	10 %	16.6 km	450 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	22.5 kn	0
Engine: 68 000 hp	25 kn	450 000

Modifications

Battleship - Kansas

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Kansas

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +306 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 1

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Kansas

Pros:

• The citadel is located below the waterline, and is hard to hit
• Good torpedo damage reduction, torpedo bulges cover most of the ship's sides
• Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 406mm main guns
• Good AA suite, bolstered by the Defensive AA Fireconsumable
• Tight turning circle radius for a battleship

Cons:

• Due to the shape of the superstructure, Kansas can take large amounts of damage even when properly angled
• Extensively covered in 32mm plating, vulnerable to HE spam and large caliber AP overmatch, making her rather squishy
• Mediocre main battery reload time, a whopping 34 seconds
• Most of Kansas' AA defenses are open mounts, and can be easily destroyed with HE
• Very slow, with a base speed of 25 knots

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Kansas

Chilling with the Beasts

• Main battery reload time decreased from 38 s to 34 s
• Main battery shell grouping increased by 12%

All in Black

• Main battery AP shell damage reduced from 12 400 to 11 500
• Main battery reload time increased from 34 to 35 s

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