USS Tennessee: Tier VIII American Premium Battleship 1920

The Tennessee-class battleships were a direct evolution of the New Mexico class, distinguished not only by their silhouette but also by enhanced torpedo protection and the revised secondary artillery placement. Following Pearl Harbor, the USS Tennessee underwent two modernizations that altered her appearance and significantly bolstered the ship's defenses against air strikes and underwater attacks. The battleship had an eventful combat career during the Pacific War, participating in key engagements such as the Battle of Surigao Strait and the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. USS Tennessee earned ten battle stars during her service.

 

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Key Features

• Main Battery: Twelve 356mm guns with excellent accuracy, fast reload, and long range.
• Speed: Slow turret traverse and top speed, typical of American standard-type battleships.
• Hit points: Smaller hit point pool for a Tier VIII battleship but good concealment.
• Consumables: Long-duration Damage Control Party, quick cooldown Repair Party, Defensive AA Fire, and choice of Fighter or Spotting Aircraft.

Gameplay

• Long Range and Accuracy: Once in position, Tennessee’s long-range and accurate salvos can effectively punish enemy broadsides.
• Team Support: It’s crucial to stay close to teammates. Without support, Tennessee’s low speed and hit point pool make her vulnerable.
• Key Areas: Identify key areas on the map to maximize your firing range and impact.

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Tennessee Info:

Ship Name:   VIII Tennessee

Level:  8

Class: Tennessee-class battleship (BB-43)

WG introduction:  July 5th, 2024

Release: During 13.9

Base Value: 11,800

Nation: USA

Current development status: Released

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Armor:

Health Points: 59,000 hp

Overall Plating: 19-457 mm

Hull Plating fore/mid/aft: 32/32-35/32 mm

Deck Plating fore/mid/aft: 32/32/32 mm

Fore Athwartship: 25-343 mm

Aft Athwartship: 25-343 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartship: 35-343 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartship: 35-343 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 44 mm

Armor Belt: 343 mm

Deck: 140-165 mm

Turret Armor: 127-457 mm

Citadel Deck: 38 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Torpedo Protection Damage Reduction: 35%

Tonnage: 40,950 tn

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Main Battery Armament:

4x3 356 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret:

Max Range: 20.2 km

Reload: 28.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 28.0 s

180° Turn Time: 60.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 172 m

Sigma: 1.90σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

12x 356 mm HE/HC Mk22:

Max HE Shell Damage: 5,000

Alpha Piercing HE: 59.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.325

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 395.0

Shell Mass: 578.34 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91°

Shell Velocity: 861.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 30%

 

AP Shells:

12x 356 mm AP Mk16:

Max AP Shell Damage: 10,500

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.331

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 59.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2545.0

Shell Mass: 680.4 kg

Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 823.0 m/s

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Aircraft HP: 2000 - Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (Level 6)

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Attack aircraft per flight: 1

Range: 10 km

Bombs per payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

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Secondaries:

8 × 2 127 mm HE Mk32

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,800

Range: 6.6 km

Reload: 6.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.347

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

8x2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount:

Firing range:  5.8 km

Hit Probability:  75 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1540

Damage by long-range AA guns:  140

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  6

Continuous Damage: 301

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

 

Mid Range:

14x4 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  266

Hit Probability:  75%

 

Short Range:

41×1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by short-range AA guns:  312

Hit Probability:  70%

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 20.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 640 m

Rudder shift time: 14.8 s

Propulsion: 32,500 hp

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Detection:

Surface Detectability: 14.1 km

Air Detectability: 10.4 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-10.4 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 12.6 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinity

Work Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 80 s

 

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 40 s

Regeneration: +295 hp/s

 

Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action Time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Main Battery Firing Range: +20%

 

Slot 3: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Radius: +3.0 km

Fighters: x4

 

Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Average AA Damage: +50%

Damage within the explosion radius of shells fired from medium and long-range AA defenses: 300%

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

 

Please note! that all information in this post is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published stated as Released on our WGB website.