Texas Alpha

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 Texas Alpha — American • Premium • Tier IV • Battleship.

The first super-dreadnought in the U.S. Navy. She underwent extensive retrofitting to reinforce her torpedo protection and horizontal armor. During World War II, she received powerful AA armament.


Texas Alpha was released as a special reward for those who participated in the Alpha Testing of the game.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: IV
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1914
 Ships in Series: 2
 Variants: Texas

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	49 100	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 356	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	31	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	20.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	600	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.9	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	11.8	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm Mk8	-
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	-
• Firing range (km)	14.7	-
• Reload time (sec)	34.3	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	60	-
• HE maximum damage	5000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	30	-
• HE penetration (mm)	59	-
• AP maximum damage	10 300	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk7	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	7	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	44x1	-
• DPS	158	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	10x4	-
• DPS	159	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	76.2mm Mk22 mod. 2	-
• Arrangement	10x1	-
• DPS	28	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Texas Alpha

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	49 100	13	356	31	5x2	14

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm Mk8	5x2	34.3	60	5000	30	10 300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	14.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	20.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Texas Alpha

SLOT 1

Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%

Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%

AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%

Consumables

Battleship - Texas Alpha

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: +245 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s 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: 180s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Texas Alpha

Pros:

• Best-in-tier AA defense. Aircraft from Tier III carriers melt in her vicinity and Tier V carriers will have significant difficulty attempting a second strike if her AA suite is intact.
• The third (amidships) turret has much better firing angles than New York.
• Slightly better torpedo protection and detection ranges than New York.
• Solid AP performance at mid to close ranges.
• Lowered citadel is difficult to hit by equivalent tier battleships.
• Good turning circle radius owing to the low length to beam ratio characteristic of dreadnought battleships.
• Good main battery firing range.

Cons:

• Slow speed of 20.5 knots means she will frequently find herself left behind by her teammates.
• Slightly worse rudder shift than New York gives her less reaction time to dodge incoming torpedoes.
• Her biggest strength — her AA armament — is vulnerable to being knocked out by incoming HE shells; the longer she is under sustained HE fire, the less AA firepower she will have.
• Poor gun firing angles like her sister, you will have to give a significant amount of broadside to bring all her guns to bear
• Prone to poor shell dispersion, accurate long-range gunnery will be difficult.
• 19mm deck and extremity sections make bow-tanking against any battleship or large gun cruisers such as Graf Spee ill-advised, Texas will easily take penetration damage through the nose or rear. Bouncing shells will have to be done with her belt armor.

Performance

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