Ship:Wichita

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Wichita — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

The design for this ship was based on Brooklyn-class cruisers in terms of their layout but featured 203 mm guns. The distance between the barrels of the guns was increased to reduce shell dispersion. It was decided to incorporate a conical shape for the barbettes instead of a cylindrical one to prevent an increase in their diameter. During World War II, USS Wichita played an active role in both the Atlantic and Pacific Theaters. Over the course of the war, the cruiser was awarded 13 battle stars.

Pros

• AP shells with reduced chances of ricocheting
• Improved manuverability over Baltimore
• Small citadel profile
• Surveillance Radar consumable available

Cons

• Reduced main battery firepower: She uses older and lighter shells than Baltimore
• Surveillance Radar has slightly shorter range than standard USN CAs

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	37900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	152
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.6
• Turning circle radius (m)	680
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	7.16
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	6.79
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.16

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.83
• Reload time (sec)	10.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	142
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.83 km	142

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE/HC Mk25
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	14.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	823
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP Mk19
• Maximum damage	4600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	853
• Shell weight (kg)	118
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	67.5
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	4x1 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	20.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	4x1 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)	7
• 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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	8 × 1
40 mm	4 × 4 + 4 × 2
20 mm	18 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	140	85%	2.0
Mid-range	196	90%	3.5
Long-range	94.5	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1400	90%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 189.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  (4 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Surveillance Radar  (9km, 3 charges, 30.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

• 
  Wichita in New York Port (Decorated), with her default permanant camouflage

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update September 18, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update October 26, 2018:
  • The characteristics of the AP shells were adjusted:
    • The Mark 21 shells (from Baltimore) were replaced with Mark 19 shells (from New Orleans).
    • AP shell damage was reduced from 5,000 to 4,600.
    • The initial velocity of the AP shells was increased from 762 to 853 m/s.
  • Detectability was increased from 11.34 to 12.06 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke was increased from 6.29 to 6.79 km
  • Rudder shift was reduced from 7.6 to 6.06 s.
  • Radar characteristics were adjusted to match other Tier VIII American cruisers:
    • Range was increased from 8.49 to 9.0 km.
    • Duration was increased from 25 to 30 s.
• Update October 1, 2018:
  • The firing angles of the main battery turrets were improved.
  • Main battery reload time was reduced from 9.86 to 7.78 s.
  • Characteristics of the Surveillance Radar consumable were changed:
    • Duration was reduced from 30 to 25 s.
    • Range was reduced from 9 to 8.5 km.
• Update November 7, 2018:
  • The Catapult Fighter consumable was replaced with the Spotting Aircraft consumable, using the same characteristics as Cleveland's.
• First appeared on sale in February 2019.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.10.
• Update 0.8.4:
  • Fixed a bug with the incorrect range of the "Surveillance Radar" consumable.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness changed: the central section was reinforced from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 15.4
  • Added Repair Party consumable with following parameters — Action time: 28 s. — HP per second: 189.5. — Reload time: 80 s. — Charges: 2. — Citadel damage recovered: 33%. Part of standardised mid-tier cruiser changes.