Wisconsin

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Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier X

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Wisconsin — American Tier X battleship.

Wisconsin, an Iowa-class fast battleship, was among the final battleships to be commissioned worldwide. She contributed to the closing stages of the Pacific campaign by escorting aircraft carriers and shelling coastal fortifications occupied by Japanese forces. Beyond World War II, Wisconsin actively engaged in conflicts in Korea and the Persian Gulf. After colliding with a destroyer in 1956, she underwent restoration, receiving a new bow section from her unfinished sister ship, USS Kentucky. Since 2001, Wisconsin has been a museum ship permanently berthed in Norfolk.

Wisconsin was first released on 10 April 2024, as the reward for completing all 30 stages of the Naval Base Dockyard.

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 ()
406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret	2	45	244	5,700	36	13,500		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 ()
Wisconsin	81,100	16	439	3	10	49/20/10				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 212,000 hp	32.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

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Combat Capability - Immediate Systems Reload

Wisconsin is equipped with the Immediate Systems Reload combat instruction, which reduces both her consumable reload and main battery reload for a short period of time. It can be activated after repeatedly hitting enemy ships with main battery shells.

Requirements:

Can only be used after hitting enemy ships with main battery shells.
Progress per main battery shell hit: 6%

Effects:

Consumable reload time: -80%
Main battery reload time: -50%
Action time: 20 seconds

Summary

Branching out from the “jack of all trades” reputation of most Tier 10 US battleships, Wisconsin is an Iowa-class battleship featuring excellent concealment, accurate artillery, modest armor, and high speed. Wisconsin has access to the Combat Instructions “F key” consumable, giving buffs to the main battery reload and consumable reload time.

Armor

Like her Tier IX sisters, Wisconsin is built for speed, rather than the heavier armament and armor found on Montana or Vermont. She is only marginally better protected than Iowa, featuring Missouri’s slightly improved armor scheme and 38mm side plating. This leaves her side much more vulnerable to fire from cruisers and battleships compared to Montana. The rest of Wisconsin’s armor layout is average for the tier, with 32mm bow and stern plating, 38mm deck armor, and the standard 19mm superstructure. Armor wise, Wisconsin will feel identical to playing Missouri a tier higher, without the ability to see Tier VII ships.

Armament

Wisconsin’s distinguishing feature is her deadly main battery. Like her siblings at Tier IX, she is armed with nine 406mm guns in a 3x3 turret layout. When upgraded with Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 she has an impressive range of 27.1km, which can be further improved with her Spotting Aircraft . Wisconsin has a 180 degree rotation time of 45 seconds, which is average for Tier X. Like many Tier X battleships, her reload is 30 seconds, which can be temporarily improved with her Combat Instructions or permanently improved at the cost of turret rotation by using Main Battery Modification 3 . However, Main Battery Modification 3 is not recommended since Tier IX through XI US battleships can mount Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 to increase their main battery accuracy. Wisconsin’s battlecruiser dispersion further sets her apart from most battleships, giving her some of the best dispersion among Tier X battleships . Along with this improved dispersion, Wisconsin has a high sigma of 2.0, making her main battery considerably more accurate than conventional battleships and leading to a tighter grouping of shells in a salvo.

Anti-Aircraft

Wisconsin has pretty standard AA defenses for the tier. Her maximum range is 5.8km, but the bulk of her defenses come from her medium-range and short-range batteries. She has a powerful 8 flak salvo with each explosion dealing 1764 damage. Her long-range mounts deal 168 damage per second, which is about the middle of the pack for Tier X battleships. Wisconsin’s main aircraft deterrent is her medium-range AA battery, dealing 511 damage per second up to a range of 3.5km. Her short-range AA defenses have a range of 2km, and deals 340 damage. However, Wisconsin also gets access to Defensive AA Fire  in its own slot, which increases her continuous AA defense damage by 50% and flak explosion damage by 300% for 40 seconds. While the cooldown is 80 seconds, the Combat Instructions can reduce this by 80% when activated. If players wish to further bolster their AA capabilities, her Spotting Aircraft  can be traded for a Catapult Fighter . Wisconsin should not aim to fight against aircraft alone, but she is capable of fending off enemy aircraft for extended periods of time with calculated consumable usage.

Battle Performance

Wisconsin is clearly designed to be a long-range battleship, with her low HP of 81,100 and modest armor scheme making it difficult to survive in close range engagements. Her long firing range and accurate main battery make up for these downsides, and players should not have a difficult time landing shells on target from medium to long range. To further improve her combat effectiveness, Wisconsin’s Combat Instructions halve the main battery reload time and grant an 80% reduction in the reload time of consumables, greatly increasing her survivability in high intensity engagements. Wisconsin should position on flanks to exploit enemy broadsides. Using her above average 32.5kn speed and 12.9km concealment, players should have no problem getting into and out of engagements, or repositioning to better effect the match.

Pros:

Accurate main battery
High top speed
Low concealment

Cons:

Low HP
Light armor
Slow turret traverse

Research

As a premium ship, Wisconsin has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 or Damage Control Party Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 or Propulsion Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

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 −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

Wisconsin equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party  – 4 charges
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  – 4 charges or Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges
Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire  – 4 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Wisconsin comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

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.

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