Ship Database
Tier VIII Battleship

U.S.A.

Kansas

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...

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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-gun 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.

Credits
11,000,000
Official profile image of Kansas

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
61,300
Maximum speed
23.0 knots
Surface detection
16.1 km
Main battery range
20.6 km
Main battery reload
40.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection16.1 km
  • Main battery20.6 km
  • Secondary battery6.6 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 406 mm HE/HC Mk13 5,700
  • AP · 406 mm AP Mk5 mod. 1 11,800
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
23.0 knots
Turning circle radius
700 m
Rudder shift time
22.0 s
Maneuverability API rating 24

Concealment

Surface detection
16.1 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 33

Survivability

Hit points
61,300
Torpedo damage reduction
40 %
Survivability API rating 77

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–457 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 82
Maximum range
20.6 km
Reload time
40.0 s
Rate of fire
1.5 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
266 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

406 mm HE/HC Mk13
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,700
Fire chance
36.0 %
Muzzle velocity
803 m/s
Shell mass
862 kg
406 mm AP Mk5 mod. 1
AP
Maximum damage per hit
11,800
Muzzle velocity
768 m/s
Shell mass
920 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
6.6 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
10.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 72
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
23
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.1 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
12
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
61,300
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
43

Engine

Published maximum speed
23.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

Kansas (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
1,200,000 credits
Next modules
1

Kansas (B)

Type
Hull
Research
45,000 XP
Purchase
3,900,000 credits
Next ships
1

Mk8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
800,000 credits
Next modules
1

Mk8 mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
30,000 XP
Purchase
2,600,000 credits

406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
800,000 credits

Propulsion: 68,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
800,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Modernization

Extends the firing range of the main battery and secondary battery

Credits
500,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Minnesota
Research cost
180,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Germany

Bismarck

HP
64,500
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
19.3 km
Open comparison

Japan

Amagi

HP
59,300
Speed
28.1 kn
Guns
18.1 km
Open comparison

U.S.S.R.

Lenin

HP
63,200
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
18.4 km
Open comparison