West Virginia '44

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 West Virginia '44 — American • Premium • Tier VI • Battleship.

A Colorado-class battleship with low speed, 16-inch (406 mm) main battery guns, and armor that followed an all-or-nothing scheme to maximize the protection of the ship's most vital parts. This version of the ship represents West Virginia after her refloating and extensive repairs and modifications, including to her defenses and armaments

West Virginia '44 was released as a random bundle reward during the Of Stars and Freedom update.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Special)

 Entered Service: 1923
 Ships in Series: 4

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Secondary Reach: Above average secondary battery range.

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	62 000	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 457	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	37	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	21	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	750	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13.9	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm/45 Mk.5	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.9	-
• Reload time (sec)	30	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	5700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	36	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	12400	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	6	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	2160	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk.4	-
• Arrangement	58x1	-
• DPS	209	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk.24	-
• Arrangement	1x2	-
• DPS	6	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk.15	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• DPS	9	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	10x4	-
• DPS	159	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	121	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - West Virginia '44

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	62 000	16	457	37	4x2	14.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Mk.5	4x2	30	45	5700	36	12400

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.9 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	21 kn

Modifications

Battleship - West Virginia '44

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%

Consumables

Battleship - West Virginia '44

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: +409 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 140s 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: 100s Number of consumables: 4

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - West Virginia '44

Pros:

• Good HP pool and torpedo damage reduction
• Decent maneuverability
• Secondary batteries have decent range
• Good AA armament

Cons:

• Painfully slow
• Large silhouette, making the ship easier to hit
• Secondary guns, despite the above-average range, lack penetration

Performance

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