Ship:Kansas

14.8

Kansas

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price140000 exp

Purchase price11,000,000

Hit Points61,300

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.5 shots/min

Reload Time40 sec

Rotation Speed4 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec

Firing Range20.6 km

Maximum Dispersion266 m

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Damage5,700

Chance of Fire36 %

Initial HE Velocity803 m/s

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5 mod. 1

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,800

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m/s

AP Shell Weight920 kg

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km

Rate of Fire10 shots/min

Reload Time6 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount23 х 1 pcs.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount12 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed23 knot

Turning Circle Radius700 m

Rudder Shift Time22 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.1 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

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14.8

Kansas

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier VIII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price140000 exp

Purchase price11,000,000

Hit Points67,000

Main Battery

406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.5 shots/min

Reload Time40 sec

Rotation Speed4 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec

Firing Range22.7 km

Maximum Dispersion286 m

HE Shell406 mm HE/HC Mk13

Maximum HE Damage5,700

Chance of Fire36 %

Initial HE Velocity803 m/s

HE Shell Weight861.8 kg

AP Shell406 mm AP Mk5 mod. 1

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,800

Initial AP Shell Velocity768 m/s

AP Shell Weight920 kg

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.6 km

Rate of Fire10 shots/min

Reload Time6 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount23 х 2 pcs.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount12 х 4 pcs.

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed23 knot

Turning Circle Radius700 m

Rudder Shift Time15.7 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.1 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

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VIII

11,000,000

Kansas — American Tier VIII battleship.

From the very start of World War I, the General Board of the Navy intended to build battleships capable of reaching a speed of 23 knots and equipped with twelve 406 mm guns. By the summer of 1918, a conceptual design had been developed for a battleship with a significantly larger displacement compared to previous classes. It was essentially an enlarged version of the Colorado class but featuring triple turrets. The construction of battleships faced delays due to the adoption of an emergency program focused on expanding the anti-submarine warfare component. Eventually, the construction was canceled entirely per the agreements made during the Washington Naval Conference.

Kansas was first made available in Early Access with Update 0.9.9. With Update 0.9.11 on 2 December 2020, she and her successors became permanent tech tree ships.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret	1.5	45	266	5,700	36	11,800		0	800,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Kansas (A)	61,300	19	457	4	8	23/12/8				0	1,200,000
Kansas (B)	67,000	19	457	4	8	23/12/8				45,000	3,900,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk8 mod. 1		0		0	800,000
Mk8 mod. 2		0		30,000	2,600,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 68,000 hp	23		0	800,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

After Tier VII Colorado, the USN battleship tree splits into a "fast" branch and a "slow" branch. Kansas is the Tier VIII ship in the slow branch.

Prior to the rise of aircraft carriers in the mid-1930's, the US Navy accepted the trade-off of speed for cruising range, inter-operability, firepower, and, to a lesser extent, protection in a common set of requirements for battleship design. These were the USN "Standards", represented in-game up through Colorado. The fast battleship branch — North Carolina, South Dakota, Iowa, and Montana-classes — models the change in these requirements so that battleships could operate in fleet with speedy carriers. (These designs were made possible by improved propulsion system efficiency and by de-prioritizing armor protection.) The slow battleship branch models how USN battleship designs might have progressed without the requirement to operate in fleet with carriers. They are the un-built USN Standards.

Kansas inherits her (slow) speed and good citadel protection from her Standard predecessors while adding major improvements in firepower and torpedo protection. She mounts in four triple turrets twelve (16") 406mm/45 Mark 7 rifles with a 40 second (!) base reload time. She does not carry SHS AP but throws a lighter 920kg AP shell, allowing a higher muzzle velocity with more comfortable aiming and good short- and mid-range penetration at the cost of maximum range and long-range penetration. She has slightly better maximum dispersion, but lower sigma, meaning her salvos will scatter a bit more within the smaller area.

Despite her tremendous alpha strike, Kansas is not a brawler. She mounts the standard dual (5") 127mm/38 Mark 32 secondary turrets with 5km range, just two fewer of them. A secondary build is not advisable.

In their stock hulls, Kansas boasts considerably more health points (HP) than the faster North Carolina: 61,200 vs. 53,700. That gap almost closes in the top hulls. The whole fast battleship branch sports 0.66%/second repair party performance; Kansas` heals at 0.5%/sec like most other battleships. But Kansas has a different trick — her Repair Party reloads in half the time! Plus Kansas has much better torpedo protection at 40% vs 19% with a bulge that extends well fore and aft. She will need it.

Kansas appears to have superior armor protection against large caliber guns with a thicker main belt system and heavy side belts that extend forward and aft to protect her transverse bulkheads when angled, along with a thicker transverse bulkhead and three armor decks above her citadel. Her turret front plates are a massive 457mm thick, but all other parts of her turret armor are thinner than N.Carolina. (Interestingly, an armored conning tower does not appear in her Armor Layout display.) How well her main armor system actually works, however, will depend on the situation. Like many of her peers, she is susceptible to concentrated light to medium caliber fire.

She carries fewer AA mounts, making her AA defense about 10% weaker than N.Carolina. She does launch one more catapult fighter.

Her maneuverability is worse then her counterpart, with a tighter turning radius but slower rudder shift. Where she really loses out is in the amount of speed retained in a turn: turning slows her way down. She's already slow — maneuvering makes her slower. Consider the Torpedo Lookout System upgrade and the Vigilance skill, or just resolve to eat torpedoes, particularly the low-damage aerial variety.

Kansas is a large ship, with a base detectability range of 16.6km — nearly a full kilometer farther than N.Carolina, though better than the behemoths at higher tiers.

Initially controversial, the long 40 second reload time is reported to be less noticeable in actual use. The elephant in the room is whether Kansas` extra firepower offsets her slow speed, made even more obvious by the fast ships and large maps that she will face at Tier VIII and above. Those who dislike the USN Standards for the play style demanded by their lack of speed will not be dissuaded by Kansas. Those who are accustomed to the Standards will find her quite powerful, and an interesting contrast to her 'fast' counterpart.

Pros:

• The citadel is located below the waterline, and is hard to hit
• Good torpedo damage reduction, torpedo bulges cover most of the ship's sides
• Heavy broadside of twelve (12) 406mm main guns
• Excellent main battery range
• Good AA suite, bolstered by the Defensive AA Fire  consumable
• Tight turn radius for a battleship
• Fast-recovering Repair Party

Cons:

• Due to the shape of the superstructure, Kansas can take large amounts of damage even when properly angled
• Extensively covered in 32mm plating, vulnerable to HE spam and large caliber AP overmatch, making her rather squishy.
• Worst main battery reload speed in its tier and class, a whopping 40 seconds
• Most of Kansas` AA defenses are open mounts, and can be easily destroyed with HE
• The slowest Tier 8 battleship, with a base speed of 23 knots
• Lacks the improved Repair Party found on other techtree American battleships

Research

The researchable upgrades are:

1. Hull (B) for 5700 more HP, more AA mounts, and a faster rudder shift. Research of this module unlocks progression to Minnesota.
2. Mk.8 mod 2 Gun Fire Control System for an extra 10% range on her already-good main battery range.

Optimal Configuration

Nothing can be done to improve Kansas` basic characteristics. She is slow, has a slow reload, and weak secondaries. Her build should bolster her protection and augment her strengths.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Kansas are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire Modification 1 if available or Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 *
• Slot 5: Torpedo Lookout System or Concealment System Modification 1  *

In Slot 3, Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 is usually the choice, but with her low sigma, faster turret traverse is preferred to make her more effective against targets of opportunity.

Depending on the captain's command style, Slot 4 is pretty much captain's choice.

In Slot 5, Concealment is a wise choice, but slow as she is, better use may be made of increased torpedo detection range.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time.. ★★
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party .. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time ★	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Kansas can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire 
• Slot 4: Catapult Fighter  or Spotting Aircraft 

Again, building to extend maximum range is questionable given Kansas` dispersion. Better to bolster her AA.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★

Gallery

Historical Info

The USS Kansas is an example of the 1920 South Dakota class battleship. Six ships of this type were laid down between March 1920 and April 1921 but all were cancelled as a consequence of the Washington Naval Treaty. At the time of their cancellation, the hull most advanced in construction was some 38% complete.

Historically the ships were to be named South Dakota, Indiana, Montana, North Carolina, Iowa, and Massachusetts - all names subsequently used by US fast battleships of the 30's and 40s

Kansas, YEAR

Construction

Builder: Yard; City, Country

Laid down: DD MONTH YEAR

Launched: DD MONTH YEAR

Commissioned: DD MONTH YEAR

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Specifications

XX tons displacement, standard

XXm length

XXm beam

XXm draft

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Machinery

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Performance

XX knots at XX shaft horsepower

XX nm at XX knots

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Armor

Main belt:

Upper belt:

Torpedo bulkhead:

Decks:

Bulkheads:

Barbettes and Turrets:

Conning tower:

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Armament

Main

Secondary

Anti-aircraft

Torpedoes

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Aircraft

Total

Fighters

Bombers

Historical Inaccuracies

• The South Dakota-class of 1920 were armed with the 16"/50 Mark 2, not the 16"/45 Mark 7
• Secondary and Anti-aircraft armament are also inaccurate, they should be 16 6" guns in casemates and 4 3"/50 AA guns.

Historical Gallery

• File:South Dakota (1920s).jpg

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.7.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 45:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 62:
  • Restoration of hit points by the Repair Party consumable decreased from 0.66% to 0.5% of maximum hit points per second.
• DevBlog 64:
  • Sigma parameter reduced from 1.7 to 1.5.
  • Added Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
• DevBlog 82:
  • AP shell damage decreased from 12,400 to 11,800.
  • AP shells air drag increased: as a result, the shells take longer to reach a target and fly at a higher trajectory.

• Update 0.9.9:
  • Available for completing all directives of Part 1 of the American Battleships event.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.11.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.5 to 1.6.
• Update 0.9.12:
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.6 to 1.7.
  • Armor penetration of shells increased by approximately 3.5%.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.6 km.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Updated model of spotter aircraft.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Repair Party consumable reload time reduced from 80 to 40 s.
  • Changed the engine parameters: the acceleration time for forward and reverse movement was significantly reduced.
• Update 13.2:
  • Fixed several issues with armor for the ship.

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