Ship:Iowa

IX

15,500,000

Iowa — U.S.A. Tech Tree Tier IX Battleship.

The Iowa-class battleships, among the most formidable representatives of their ship type globally, were designed to support and safeguard high-speed aircraft carrier formations. The lifting of international restrictions paved the way for the creation of ships with robust protection and formidable armament. USS Iowa took part in numerous World War II operations, including the Battles of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf, and she provided support to UN forces during the Korean War. The battleship is currently moored in the Port of Los Angeles as a museum ship.

Pros

• Main guns are effective at short and medium ranges
• Enhanced Repair Party consumable
• Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 upgrade available (Increases the firing accuracy of the main battery)
• High AA defense efficiency

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Poor torpedo protection

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Iowa (A)	Iowa (B)
• Hit Points	68100	79000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	38
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY	Iowa (A)	Iowa (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.0	33.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	920	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.5	17.1

CONCEALMENT	Iowa (A)	Iowa (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.64
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk9 mod. 1	Mk9 mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	21.23	23.35
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	272
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.23 km	272

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	762
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Iowa (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	19 × 2
20 mm	32 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	227.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	353.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Iowa (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	10 × 2
40 mm	19 × 4
20 mm	32 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	374.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	483	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 449.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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