Ship:Kearsarge B

IX

18,000 doubloons

Kearsarge B — U.S.A. Premium Tier IX Battleship.

In the 1930s, several variants of large artillery ships were designed to reinforce the Soviet fleet. The U.S.S.R also studied the American experience of building such ships. Three hybrid battleship-carrier projects were developed in the U.S. on commercial orders issued by the U.S.S.R. One of them was armed with twelve 406 mm guns in four turrets. However, the Soviet side later recognized the inexpediency of building such large and expensive ships, and the project was halted.

Pros

• Great damage per salvo
• High AA defence efficiency
• American Damage control Party
• Hybrid ship, attack aircraft available

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	84300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	24

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	330
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1050
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.41
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.39
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	19.57
• Reload time (sec)	36.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.7
• 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)	255
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.57 km	256

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	13100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	701
• 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	14x2 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

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	14 × 2
40 mm	10 × 4
20 mm	20 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	143.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	262.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	245	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
10	1610	75%	3.5–5.8

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1840
• Cruise speed (kt)	176
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	5
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	120.0
• Ammo name	Tiny Tim
• Ammo type	High-Explosive (HE) Rocket
• Rockets in payload	3
• Damage per rocket	5400
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

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, 421.5 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.11.10:
  • Available for purchase in the Premium Store during the Black Friday 2022 sale during Update 0.11.10. Could also drop from Black Friday containers.
• Update 12.2:
  • Added the Depth Charge Airstrike armament with the following characteristics:
    • Number of charges: 2
    • Range: 10 km
    • Number of Aircraft: 1
    • Bombs per Aircraft: 2
    • Damage: 4,200
    • Reload: 30 s