Wyoming

12.8

Wyoming

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price7200 exp

Purchase price785,000

Hit Points41,500

Main Battery

305 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret6 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time60 sec.

Firing Range14.38 km.

Maximum Dispersion203 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Common 870 lb

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell22 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity884 m./s.

HE Shell Weight394.6 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP 870 lb

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity884 m./s.

AP Shell Weight394.6 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #2

IDS_PAGS149_5IN_51_MK710 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

76.2 mm/50 Mk.10 on a Mk.11 mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second16.8

. . . Firing Range3 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed17.98 knot

Turning Circle Radius590 m.

Rudder Shift Time15.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range13.62 km.

Air Detectability Range7.73 km.

Battle Levels

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12.8

Wyoming

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier IV

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price7200 exp

Purchase price785,000

Hit Points43,800

Main Battery

IDS_PAGM124_12IN50_MK76 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2 shots/min.

Reload Time30 sec.

Rotation Speed3.5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time51.43 sec.

Firing Range15.82 km.

Maximum Dispersion203 m.

HE ShellIDS_PAPA056_305MM_HE_HC_MK8

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell23 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity914 m./s.

HE Shell Weight335.7 kg.

AP ShellIDS_PAPA054_SHELL_305MM_AP_AP_MK15

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity884 m./s.

AP Shell Weight394.6 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/51 Mk.7 on a Mk.13 mount6 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4 km.

Rate of Fire8.57 shots/min.

Reload Time7 sec.

HE Shell127 mm HE/HC Mk39

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity960 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

12.7 mm Browning on a single mount14 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second50.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

76 mm/50 Mk.22 on a single mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second22.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

28 mm Mk.1 on a Mk.2 mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second13.8

. . . Firing Range2.4 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed20.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius590 m.

Rudder Shift Time11.2 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range13.62 km.

Air Detectability Range7.73 km.

Battle Levels

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IV

785,000

Wyoming — American Tier IV battleship.

In 1908, a discussion arose within the U.S. Navy regarding the possibility of transitioning to a larger caliber for battleship guns, inspired by the British example. To save time on infrastructure conversion and avoid additional design efforts, a decision was made to keep the main caliber of battleships under construction at 305 mm while increasing the number of guns to 12. Upon entering service, USS Wyoming assumed the flagship role for the Atlantic Fleet and actively took part in the occupation of Veracruz. During World War I, the battleship reinforced the British fleet by relocating to Scapa Flow. She then escorted convoys and conducted patrols in the North Sea.

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 ()
305 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret	2	51.4	203	4,200	23	8,300		0	100,000

	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 ()
Wyoming (A)	41,500	13	305	6	16	8				0	150,000
Wyoming (B)	43,800	13	305	6	6	14/6/8				2,300	390,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk4 mod. 1		0		0	40,000
Mk4 mod. 2		0		1,200	180,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 24,000 hp	18		0	32,000
Propulsion: 28,000 hp	20.5		800	120,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
For a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".

After upgrading from South Carolina, players will be happy with Wyoming at Tier IV. She is a worthy upgrade, being well-armored and having decent firepower. Additionally, Wyoming benefits from protected matchmaking through 200 games. Unless a player joins a division with a Tier V ship, the highest tier game Wyoming will encounter is Tier V. This benefits Wyoming, as she will never see the powerful ships at Tier VI.

Wyoming is a well armored dreadnought, making her one of the toughest ships in the lower tiers. This armor allows her to brawl with Tier V battleships, but care should still be taken to avoid showing full broadside to battleships when possible. Wyoming is armed with six turrets, each with two 12" rifles. These guns provide her with a devastating broadside — if she connects with her target.

Counteracting the armor and firepower, Wyoming's turrets are very slow turning, so it is important to try to plan maneuvers in advance and try to avoid having to complete a 180-degree turret rotation in the heat of battle. This is doubly important when her maneuverability is considered. Wyoming is very slow, and it may take her an entire game to get across the map. As the battle begins, it is hugely important to try to read the map and see which way the enemy is going. However, Wyoming has excellent gun range for a Tier IV battleship that allows her to hit distant targets if she finds herself out of position. At close range, Wyoming has a secondary battery that can tear apart destroyers. This is useful if a destroyer manages to sneak up on her. Overall, Wyoming is a good ship that is capable of devastating cruisers as well as battleships. To be used to her maximum potential, it is essential to read the map and plan tactical maneuvers and engagements prior to carrying them out. Players will experience the most success when supported by friendly destroyers and cruisers.

Pros:

• Well armored for her tier
• A devastating broadside
• Excellent main battery firing range (for her tier), especially when fully upgraded.
• Armor piercing (AP) shells can penetrate the armor and citadel of any ship she can encounter.
• With a short turning radius, Wyoming is capable of dodging torpedoes surprisingly well.
• Decent anti-aircraft suite.

Cons:

• Painfully slow, even slower than US Standard BBs.
• Weak torpedo protection.
• Turret 3 has bad firing angles that require the ship to expose much of her broadside to fire.
• Slow turret traverse speed.
• Turret configuration is a curveball to players fresh off of South Carolina.
• Top hull (B) has a very weak secondary battery for a battleship with only three slow-firing, short-range barrels per side.

  In replay files, Wyoming is named Arkansas.

Research

This is a suggested research path:

1. Propulsion Mod. 2
2. Wyoming (B) Hull
3. Mk4 Gun Fire Control System Mod. 2

Players should prioritize the propulsion upgrade to improve her top speed. Afterwards, the hull upgrade is necessary to further improve her maneuverability (by reducing rudder shift time), increase main battery turret rotation, and install anti-aircraft armaments, which will be important against the Tier IV carriers. Finally, the range upgrade should be researched and mounted to provide Wyoming with excellent firing range.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Wyoming are:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumables Specialist -10% cooldown time of:  Main Battery Reload Booster ,  Torpedo Reload Booster ,  Spotting Aircraft ,  Catapult Fighter , &  Defensive AA Fire .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance -30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AA & ASW Expert +10% damage from continuous AA and flak. +10% damage inflicted by depth charges..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness –0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP..	Focus Fire Marksman In the priority AA sector:   +25% continuous damage.   +1 flak burst per salvo. –10% reload time of Airstrike armament.
4	Furious For each active fire on board:   –5% main battery reload time   +5% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies.	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship.	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Wyoming equips the following consumables:

• Damage Control Party 
• Repair Party 

Signals

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.

Gallery

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  Wyoming in the "A" hull configuration with Type 5 camouflage at port.

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  Wyoming with "B" hull configuration sporting Type 2 camouflage at port.

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  View overlooking the bow and forward turrets.

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  View overlooking the stern and rear turrets.

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  Wyoming sails the open ocean, aerial port view.

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  Wyoming demonstrates the power of its devastating broadside.

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  Hull A

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  Hull B

Historical Info

Construction

Cramp Shipbuilding Company; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Laid down: 9 February 1910

Launched: 25 May 1911

Commissioned: 25 September 1912

Specifications

26,000 tons displacement, standard

171.3m length

28.4m beam

8.7m draft

Machinery

12 boilers, 4 turbines

Performance

20.5 knots at 28,000 shaft horsepower

8,000 nautical miles at 10 knots

Armor

Main belt: 229-279mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 279mm barbette, 305mm turrets

Casemates: 165-229mm

Conning tower: 292mm

Armament

Main

Twelve (6x2) 305mm guns

Secondary

Twenty-one (21x1) 127mm guns

Torpedoes

Two (2x1) 533mm submerged torpedo tubes

History

Design

The Wyoming-class was a pair of dreadnought battleships built for the United States Navy. The two ships, Wyoming and Arkansas, were authorized in early 1909, and they were built between 1910 and 1912. They were the fourth dreadnought design of the US Navy, and they marked an incremental improvement over the preceding Florida class. The primary changes being the addition of a sixth twin gun turret, bringing the number of 12-inch (305 mm) guns to twelve, and improved armor protection, including the first use of a torpedo bulkhead in an American battleship design. The Navy had seriously considered a significantly more powerful 14-inch(356 mm) gun, but it would have entailed significant delays and required extensive improvements to accommodate what would have been much larger ships.

Service

The two ships frequently served together, first in the Atlantic Fleet in the 1910s. Both vessels were deployed to British waters after the United States entered World War I in April 1917 to reinforce the Royal Navy's Grand Fleet. They served in the Pacific Fleet in 1919–21, before both returned to the Atlantic Fleet. Much of their time in the Atlantic Fleet was spent conducting peacetime training exercises, along with taking cadets from the US Naval Academy on training cruises. Wyoming and Arkansas were heavily modernized in the mid-1920s, receiving more efficient oil-fired boilers to replace their old coal-fired models, improved deck armor to protect against plunging fire, anti-torpedo bulges to increase their resistance to underwater damage, and anti-aircraft guns to defend against aerial attacks.

The London Naval Treaty of 1930 mandated that Wyoming be demilitarized; she accordingly was converted into a training ship, with half of her main battery turrets, belt armor, and anti-torpedo bulges removed. Arkansas was permitted to continue in service with the fleet, however. After the United States entered World War II, Arkansas was used to escort convoys to North Africa. By 1944, she had been assigned as a coastal bombardment vessel; in this role, she supported Allied landings at Normandy (Operation Overlord) and southern France (Operation Dragoon) before being transferred to the Pacific, where she provided fire support to Marines fighting on Iwo Jima and at Okinawa in 1945. Wyoming, meanwhile, continued as a training ship, being modified further in 1944 to include the various types of anti-aircraft guns that trainees would operate in the fleet. Both ships were decommissioned shortly after the war, with Arkansas being expended as a target ship during the 1946 nuclear tests at Operation Crossroads, and Wyoming being sold for scrap in 1947.

In-game historical inaccuracies

• Hull (B) actually represents Wyoming's sister ship, Arkansas. The tripod foremast was unique to Arkansas.
• Hull (B) depicts Arkansas after her September 1942 refit. However, she should have twenty (20) single 20mm Oerlikon cannons, not fourteen (14) single 12.7mm Brownings. She also received two more 3" (76mm)/50 caliber AA guns for a total of ten; Hull (B) has only eight.
• Her December 1942 refit, which added two more quad 1.1" (28mm) AA guns and six single 20mm Oerlikon cannons is missing.
• Her May 1943 refit, which replaced the eight quad 1.1" guns with eight quad 40mm Bofors is also missing. By 1944, Arkansas had nine quadruple 40mm Bofors guns.
• All 26 of Arkansas' 20mm Oerlikon cannons are missing.
• Aircraft catapult for OS2U Kingfisher floatplane on turret #3 is missing.
• Arkansas's Measure 31a camouflage scheme is missing.
• Wyoming's Measure 12 (modified) camouflage scheme is also missing.

Historical Gallery

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  Wyoming as completed.

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  Arkansas underway in 1920.

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  Wyoming after conversion to a gunnery training ship.

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  Arkansas in her 1944 configuration, with tripod foremast.

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  Arkansas engaging shore batteries off Omaha beach.

References

1. USS Wyoming (BB-32) - Wikipedia
2. Wyoming-class battleship - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Added to the game in Update 0.3.1.
• Period between Updates 0.3.1 and 0.4.1:
  • Hull (A):
    • Secondary battery reduced from 21 to 16 127-mm guns.
    • Secondary battery range increased from 3.5 km to 3.7 km.
    • Added air defense in the form of eight 76-mm guns (range 2 km, DPS = 16).
    • Rudder shift time reduced from 23.2 to 17.7 s.
  • Hull (B):
    • Rudder shift time reduced from 16.5 to 12.7 s.
  • Main battery characteristics became dependent on Hull:
    • Hull (A):
    • 180° turn time increased from 45 to 60 s.
    • Firing range decreased from 12.8 to 11.0 km.
    • HE fire chance reduced from 23% to 22%.
    • Hull (B):
    • 180° turn time increased from 45 to 51.4 s.
  • For the 24,000 hp propulsion module, her maximum speed was increased by 0.9 knots (from 18.3 knots to 19.2 knots).
  • For the 28,000 hp propulsion module, her maximum speed was increased by 1.0 knots (from 20.9 knots to 21.9 knots).
  • Air defense upgrades now available in the first upgrade slot.
• Update 0.4.0:
  • Fixed the incorrect armoring of the 12"/50 (305 mm/50) turrets when mounted on the stock hull. The armor of the bottom part of a turret was decreased from 60 mm to 38 mm, and the armor of its upper part was decreased from 160 mm to 76 mm.
  • Rotation speed of main battery guns decreased from 4 to 3.5 degrees per second.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Credits and experience earnings ratios were changed:
    • Experience -3%.
    • Credits -7%.
• Update 0.5.9:
  • The armored model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base firing range increased from 10,965 to 14,380 m.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 10.77 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The survivability of the secondary battery was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 76.2 mm guns.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Catapults added to the turrets of the main battery on Hull (B).
  • Added Spotting Aircraft consumable.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • The rudder shift time for Hull (A) was reduced from 17.7 to 13.1 s.
  • The rudder shift time for Hull (B) was reduced from 12.7 to 11.2 s.
  • HP recovery rate for the Repair Party consumable was increased from 0.5 to 0.66 % HP per second.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4 km.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Fixed the incorrect secondary battery firing sector, as a result the secondary gun arrangement on the ship was changed.

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