Arkansas Beta

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Arkansas Beta — American special premium Tier IV battleship.

A dreadnought with good armor, reasonably good armament for her time, and balanced performance, typical of U.S. Navy battleships. Due to a lack of AA armament, the ship was vulnerable to air strikes.

Arkansas Beta was given out as a gift ship to players who completed 49 or more matches of any mode during the Closed Beta. It is no longer available.

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	45	203	4,200	22	8,300		0	0

	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 ()
Arkansas	43,800	13	305	6	21					0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk4 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 28,000 hp	20.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Arkansas is essentially a stock Wyoming upgraded with the 28,000 hp propulsion and the hit points of the Wyoming (B) hull. The only other difference is that for some reason it has 0.7 less range than a stock Wyoming. As with American battleships, the armor is an all-or-nothing scheme with most of the protection surrounding the citadel, leaving the bow and stern vulnerable. The hard part of playing this ship is that she has absolutely no defense against enemy aircraft. If you find yourself being targeted by aircraft carriers, the only thing you can do about it is turn away, but that still won't do much good with the slow turning rate. If played as a close range brawler, her guns can destroy anything; the option to mount Main Battery Modification 3 allowing for a much higher rate of fire than a standard battleship of this tier.

The only performance advantage the Arkansas has is that it has all access to all six upgrade slots. Of course, actually using all of those slots will cost the player 6,875,000 credits. Upgrade Slots 1 and 4 are already available on the Wyoming. Upgrade Slot 2 can be equipped with a Gun Firing Control System Modification 1 to improve firing range so that it nearly ties an elite Wyoming. However, that only serves to bring parity. Upgrade Slot 3, Slot 5, and Slot 6 are where any potential improvements are to be had.

Pros:

Premium ship, excellent for earning credits and developing captains.
Has a faster top speed, equivalent to Wyoming with the engine upgrade.
Can use all six upgrade slots, normally only available to ships at Tier IX and X.
As a result of the above she can obtain a very high sustained damage output.
Can reach an astoundingly low 10.2 km detection range when fully built for concealment.
Secondaries can be formidable with upgrades. When fully optimized, the secondary armament has a maximum range of 6 km, same stock range as tier 10 "Montana"

Cons:

Enormous gun dispersion even at close range
Certain upgrades are required in order for the ship to perform at an acceptable level.
Literally not a single AA gun and all carrier pilots know it.
Deck armor is on the weak side; incoming high explosive rounds are a concern.
Pretty slow, just like Wyoming. Don't plan on getting anywhere in a hurry.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Arkansas from the NA forums

Research

As a premium ship, Arkansas Beta doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Arkansas Beta are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 is the most common pick.
Slot 2: Only one real choice exists for battleships: Damage Control System Modification 1 . This will reduce chances of fire and flood.
Slot 3: There are a couple of good options here. Secondary Battery Modification 1 will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries by 20%. Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 will increase range and give secondaries by 5% but also provides a 16% increase to the range of the main battery.
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 provides Arkansas with some of the expected survivability of a BB. Steering Gears Modification 1 is also an option and will reduce rudder shift time.
Slot 5: Maximizing stealth is never a bad choice. With the Concealment Expert commander skill, Concealment System Modification 1 , and appropriate camouflage, this ship can choose when to engage the enemy.
Slot 6: The recommended choice is Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 to give guns more accuracy; this will make it so that at ranges of ~12-13 kilometers, the battleship is exceptionally accurate, much more so than contemporaries. Main Battery Modification 3 will improve damage-per-minute, and may surprise a cruiser who still expects the battleship to be reloading.

Commander Skills

The following information is provided for players who wish to create a permanent captain for the ship. Those players who are retraining captains or using the ship to gain extra experience for a captain should consult the page relevant to the ship to which the captain will be assigned.

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 −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	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 +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
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. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +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. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each −5% Main battery reload time	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

Arkansas Beta can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Arkansas Beta comes included with Type 9 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Gallery

Historical Info

References

Ships of U.S.A.

Destroyers	II Sampson • II Smith • III Wickes • IV Clemson • V Nicholas • V Hill • VI Farragut • VI Monaghan • VII Mahan • VII Sims • VII Sims B • VIII Benson • VIII Kidd • IX Fletcher • IX Benham • IX Halford • IX Black B • IX Black • X Gearing • X Somers • X Forrest Sherman • ★ Joshua Humphreys
Cruisers	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Battleships	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Aircraft Carriers	IV Langley • VI Independence • VI Ranger • VIII Yorktown • VIII Lexington • VIII Enterprise • VIII Saipan • VIII Hornet • VIII Saipan B • X Essex • X Midway • X Franklin D. Roosevelt • ★ United States

Battleships

Japan	II Mikasa • III Kawachi • IV Myōgi • IV Ishizuchi • V Kongō • V ARP Kongō • V ARP Kirishima • V ARP Haruna • V ARP Hiei • V HSF Hiei • VI Fusō • VI Mutsu • VI Ise • VII Nagato • VII Ashitaka • VII Hyūga • VIII Amagi • VIII Yumihari • VIII Kii • VIII Ignis Purgatio • VIII Ragnarok • IX Izumo • IX Adatara • IX Musashi • IX Hizen • IX Iwami • IX Daisen • IX Tsurugi • IX Iwami B • X Yamato • X Bungo • X Shikishima • X ARP Yamato • ★ Satsuma
U.K.	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
France	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • X Kremlin • X Slava • ★ Admiral Ushakov
U.S.A.	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Germany	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Pan-Asia	IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan
Spain	IX Victoria
Europe	V Viribus Unitis • IX Karl XIV Johan
Netherlands
Italy	IV Dante Alighieri • V Conte di Cavour • V Giulio Cesare • VI Andrea Doria • VII Francesco Caracciolo • VIII Vittorio Veneto • VIII Roma • VIII AL Littorio • IX Lepanto • IX Marco Polo • IX Giuseppe Verdi • X Cristoforo Colombo • X Ruggiero di Lauria • X Sicilia
Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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-A dreadnought with good armor, reasonably good armament for her time, and balanced performance, typical of U.S. Navy battleships. Due to a lack of AA armament, the ship was vulnerable to air strikes.<br><br>''Arkansas Beta'' was given out as a gift ship to players who completed 49 or more matches of any mode during the Closed Beta.  It is no longer available.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|5304b118e2cf458faef1af4d7a9143f6}}
+A dreadnought with good armor, reasonably good armament for her time, and balanced performance, typical of U.S. Navy battleships. Due to a lack of AA armament, the ship was vulnerable to air strikes.<br><br>''Arkansas Beta'' was given out as a gift ship to players who completed 49 or more matches of any mode during the Closed Beta.  It is no longer available.<!-- <br><br>{{Model3DViewer|5304b118e2cf458faef1af4d7a9143f6}}-->
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 The only performance advantage the ''Arkansas'' has is that it has all access to all six [[Ship:Upgrades|upgrade slots]]. Of course, actually using all of those slots will cost the player 6,875,000 credits. Upgrade Slots 1 and 4 are already available on the ''Wyoming''. [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_V.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_2.29|Upgrade Slot 2]] can be equipped with a Gun Firing Control System Modification 1 to improve firing range so that it nearly ties an elite ''Wyoming''. However, that only serves to bring parity. [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_IX.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_3.29|Upgrade Slot 3]], [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_VI.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_5.29|Slot 5]], and [[Ship:Upgrades#Tier_VIII.2B_Equipment_.28Slot_6.29|Slot 6]] are where any potential improvements are to be had.
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-'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/70067-premium-ship-review-uss-arkansas/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Arkansas] from the NA forums'''}}
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 * Deck armor is on the weak side; incoming high explosive rounds are a concern.
 * Pretty slow, just like ''[[Wyoming]]''.  Don't plan on getting anywhere in a hurry.
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+'''[https://forum.worldofwarships.com/index.php?/topic/70067-premium-ship-review-uss-arkansas/ LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Arkansas] from the NA forums'''}}
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 *  '''Slot 1:'''  {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} is the most common pick.
 *  '''Slot 2:'''  Only one real choice exists for battleships: {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}.  This will reduce chances of fire and flood.
-*  '''Slot 3:'''  There are a couple of good options here. {{Secondary Battery Modification 2}} will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries by 20%. {{Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1}} will increase range and give secondaries by 5% but also provides a 16% increase to the range of the main battery.
+*  '''Slot 3:'''  There are a couple of good options here. {{Secondary Battery Modification 1}} will boost the range and accuracy of secondaries by 20%. {{Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1}} will increase range and give secondaries by 5% but also provides a 16% increase to the range of the main battery.
-*  '''Slot 4:'''  {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} provides Arkansas with some of the expected survivability of a BB. {{Steering Gears Modification 2}} is also an option and will reduce rudder shift time.
+*  '''Slot 4:'''  {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} provides Arkansas with some of the expected survivability of a BB. {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} is also an option and will reduce rudder shift time.
 *  '''Slot 5:'''  Maximizing stealth is never a bad choice.  With the Concealment Expert commander skill, {{Concealment System Modification 1}}, and appropriate camouflage, this ship can choose when to engage the enemy.
 *  '''Slot 6:'''  The recommended choice is {{Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2}} to give guns more accuracy; this will make it so that at ranges of ~12-13 kilometers, the battleship is exceptionally accurate, much more so than contemporaries.  {{Main Battery Modification 3}} will improve damage-per-minute, and may surprise a cruiser who still expects the battleship to be reloading.
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 The following information is provided for players who wish to create a permanent captain for the ship. Those players who are retraining captains or using the ship to gain extra experience for a captain should consult the page relevant to the ship to which the captain will be assigned.
-{{Commander Skills 2
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-| rating11 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
+{{Commander Skills 3 BB
-| rating12 = 3 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
+<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
-| rating13 =  <!-- Expert Loader -->
+| rating11 = 1 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
+| rating12 =  <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
+| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
+| rating14 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
-| rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
+| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->
+| rating16 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
-| rating21 = 1 <!-- High Alert -->
+| rating21 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| rating22 = 2 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
+| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
+| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
+| rating24 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
+| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
+| rating26 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->
-| rating27 = 3 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating28 =  <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
+| rating31 =  <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
-| rating32 =  <!-- Survivability Expert-->
+| rating32 =  <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
-| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
+| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
+| rating35 =  <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
-| rating36 = 3 <!-- Superintendent -->
+| rating36 =  <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
-| rating37 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating38 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating41 = 1 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
+| rating41 =  <!-- Dead Eye -->
-| rating42 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention -->
+| rating42 =  <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
-| rating43 =  <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
+| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
-| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
-| rating45 = 2 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
+| rating45 =  <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| rating46 = 0 <!-- Massive AA Fire ; ship has no AA -->
+| rating46 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
-| rating47 =  <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| rating48 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
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+<!-- CUT HERE-->
 |Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->

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