Wisconsin

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 Wisconsin — American • Premium • Tier VIII • Battleship.

Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship and one of the last battleships commissioned worldwide. She participated in the late Pacific campaign, escorting carriers and shelling fortifications. Beyond World War II, she engaged in conflicts in Korea and the Persian Gulf. After colliding with a destroyer in 1956, she was repaired using the bow section of her unfinished sister ship, USS Kentucky. Since 2001, Wisconsin has been a museum ship in Norfolk.

Wisconsin was released as the final reward of the Forward for Freedom campaign, which took place from June 30th to August 4th, 2025.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost:

 Entered Service: 1944
 Ships in Series: 6

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Long Reach: Above average main battery range. Hit them before they can hit you.

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	75 500	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 439	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	40	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	920	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	15.3	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm Mk7	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	17.4	-
• Reload time (sec)	36	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	5700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	36	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	13 000	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk.4	-
• Arrangement	49x1	-
• DPS	176	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	20x4	-
• DPS	318	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	151	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Wisconsin

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	75 500	6	439	40	3x3	17.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm Mk7	3x3	36	45	5700	36	13 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.4 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Wisconsin

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 - Wisconsin

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: +498 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: 4

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -65% Duration: 20s Reload time: 180s The number of consumables is unlimited

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 40s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 4

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Wisconsin

Pros:

• Great set of consumables; including an improved version of the Main Battery Reload Boosterconsumable with unlimited charges
• Good torpedo damage reduction and a really well protected citadel
• Main battery guns are very accurate and deal high damage
• Excellent AA defenses

Cons:

• Large turning circle radius
• Mediocre rudder-shift time
• Easily damaged by HE shells

Performance

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