Kansas Tier VIII American Battleship

Kansas Tier VIII American Battleship 1918

This battleship design was used as a basis for construction of a number of warship after World War I. She was similar to the Colorado class in many aspects, being in fact her increased version with more powerful armament. This warship was the crown of development process of "standard" battleships in the U.S. Navy.

SHIP DETAILS
Ship name:   Kansas
Tier:   VIII (8)
Class:   Battleship (BB)
WG introduction:   July 3rd 2020

Status:   Researchable Ship

Resource purchase:    0.9.11 135,000 11.000,000   also 0.9.9 Directives Reward

Nation:   USA
Permoflage:   Type 18 Cost 3000  Doubloons.     Gold Eagle + More Goodies = 6000 American Tokens

Current development:   Released

HULL B

Health Points:   67,000 hp
Armour:   32~406 mm
Tonnage:   47,530
Torpedo Reduction Protection:   40%

MAIN BATTERY
4 x 3 406 mm/45 Mk7:
Firing Range:   22.7 km
Reload Time:   40.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time:   45 s
Maximum Dispersion:   287 m
Sigma Value:   1.7σ

SHELL TYPES

HE SHELLS
406 mm HE/HC Mk13:

Alpha Damage:  5700

Alpha Piercing HE:  68 mm

Ammo Type:  HE

Air Drag Coefficient:  0.346

Always Ricochet at:  60.0°

Normalisation:  8°

Fusetime:  0.001 s

Detonator Threshold:  2.0 mm

Shell Diameter:  0.406 m

Krupp:  250.0

Mass:  861.8 kg

Start Ricochet:  91.0°

Muzzle Velocity:  803 m/s

Burn Probability:  36%

AP SHELLS
406 mm AP Mk5 mod. 1:

Alpha Damage:  11800

Ammo Type:  AP

Air Drag Coefficient:  0.336

Always Ricochet at:  60.0°

Normalisation:  6.0°

Fusetime:  0.033 s

Detonator Threshold:  68.0 mm

Shell Diameter:  0.406 m

Krupp:  2836.0

Mass:  920.0 kg

Start Ricochet:  45.0°

Muzzle Velocity:  738 m/s

SECONDARIES
8 x 2 127 mm/38 Mk32:
Maximum HE shell damage:   1800
Range:   5 km
Reload:   6 s
Alpha Piercing HE:   21 mm
HE initial velocity:   792 m/s
COF:   5%
Air Drag:   0.347

AA DEFENCE
LONG RANGE 
8 x 2 127 mm/38 Mk32:
Action Zone:   ~3.5-5.8 km
Hit Probability:   75 %
Damage Caused by Shell Explosions:   1540
Damage by Zone Area AA:   147
Priority Sector Reinforcement:   35%
Number of Explosions Per Salvo:   6
MID RANGE
12 x 4 40 mm Bofors Mk2:
Action Zone:   ~3.5 km
Hit Probability:   75 %
Damage by Zone Area AA:   319
SHORT RANGE
23 x 2 20 mm Oerlikon Mk20:
Action Zone:   ~2.0 km
Hit Probability:   70 %
Damage by Zone Area AA:   280

MANOEUVRABILITY
Maximum speed:   23.0 kt
Turning circle radius:   700 m
Rudder shift time:   15.7 s
Propulsion:   68,000 hp

CONCEALMENT

Surface Detectability:   16.6 km

* Detectability After Firing MB Guns:   22.7 km
* Detectability After Firing Secondary Guns:   16.6 km
* Detectability With Ship on Fire:   18.6 km
Air Detectability:   13.5 km
* Detectability After Firing Secondary Guns:   13.5 km
* Detectability With Ship on Fire:   16.5 km
Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:   16.0 km

CONSUMABLES
Slot 1: Damage Control Party:
Action Time:   20 s
Reload Time:   80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:
Charges:   4
Action Time:   28 s
Reload Time:   80 s
HP per Second:   +335 hp/s
(Total hp regenerated per charge:   ~9,380 hp)

Slot 3: DFAA
Charges:   4
Action Time:   40 s
Reload time:   80 s
Continuous damage:   +50%
Damage from shell explosions:   +300%

Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft:
Charges:   4
Action Time:   100 s
Reload time:   240 s
Main Battery Firing Range:   +20%

Slot 4: Fighter:
Charges:   3
Action time:   60 s
Reload Time:   90 s
Flight Radius:   3 km
Fighters:   x4