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Arkansas Beta

USS Arkansas, the second Wyoming-class battleship, was laid down in 1910 and entered service two years later. During World War I, she was assigned to Battleship Division Nine, which was under the command of the Royal Navy. Following the outbreak of World War II, Arkansas conducted neutrality patrols. She also escorted convoys in the Atlantic after the...

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USS Arkansas, the second Wyoming-class battleship, was laid down in 1910 and entered service two years later. During World War I, she was assigned to Battleship Division Nine, which was under the command of the Royal Navy. Following the outbreak of World War II, Arkansas conducted neutrality patrols. She also escorted convoys in the Atlantic after the United States entered the war. Later, she supported the Normandy landings and provided fire support for the invasion of southern France. In 1945, she provided fire support during the landings on Iwo Jima and Okinawa. After the war, Arkansas transported soldiers back to the U.S. and participated in nuclear tests conducted at Bikini Atoll.

Doubloons
2,850
Official profile image of Arkansas Beta

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
43,800
Maximum speed
20.5 knots
Surface detection
13.6 km
Main battery range
14.4 km
Main battery reload
30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13.6 km
  • Main battery14.4 km
  • Secondary battery4.5 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 · 305 mm HE Common 870 lb Type B 4,200
  • AP · 305 mm AP 870 lb Type B 8,300
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
20.5 knots
Turning circle radius
590 m
Rudder shift time
17.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 23

Concealment

Surface detection
13.6 km
Air detection
7.7 km
Submarine detection
7.7 km
Concealment API rating 50

Survivability

Hit points
43,800
Torpedo damage reduction
13 %
Survivability API rating 51

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–305 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 75
Maximum range
14.4 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
45.0 s
Maximum dispersion
203 m

Shells

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

305 mm HE Common 870 lb Type B
HE
Maximum damage per hit
4,200
Fire chance
22.0 %
Muzzle velocity
884 m/s
Shell mass
395 kg
305 mm AP 870 lb Type B
AP
Maximum damage per hit
8,300
Muzzle velocity
884 m/s
Shell mass
395 kg
Gun layout
Mount
305 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret
Mounts
6
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.5 km
Mount
127 mm HE/HC Mk39
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
8.6 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
960 m/s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
43,800
Main-battery barrels
6
Secondary barrels
21

Engine

Published maximum speed
20.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 28,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Mk4 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

305 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Arkansas

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

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

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

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

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

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
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
13
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
4–5

Cross-nation comparison

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