VII Iowa - WoWS: Legends | Stats + Builds

The Battleship Iowa represents a formidable symbol of American naval might in World War II. As one of the most potent war vessels of its time, the Iowa played a critical role in the US military's efforts, designed primarily to escort and protect attack carrier forces...

Iowa Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	70,000
Effective HP	99,400
Armor	6-439 mm
Torpedo Protection	25%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	406 mm 3x3
Range	17.70 km
Reload Time	30.0 s
Turret Turn Time	45.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	4.0°/s
Sigma	1.80
HE Damage	5,700
HE Alpha Strike	51,300
HE DPM	102,600
Fires Per Minute	1.96
AP Damage	13,100
Overmatch	28 mm
AP Alpha Strike	117,900
AP DPM	235,800
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range	5.00 km
Secondary Battery 1	127 mm 10x2
Secondary Range 1	5.00 km
Secondary Reload 1	6.0 s
Secondary Damage 1	1,800
Secondary Fire Chance 1	5.0%

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	648
AA Max Range	5.00 km
AA Mount 1	20 mm 32x2
AA DPS 1	195
AA Range 1	2.00 km
AA Mount 2	40 mm 19x4
AA DPS 2	302
AA Range 2	3.50 km
AA Mount 3	127 mm 10x2
AA DPS 3	151
AA Range 3	5.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	30.0 kt
Turning Circle	920 m
Rudder Shift Time	19.5 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	15.40 km
Air Detectability	12.30 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	14.80 km

Iowa Records

Damage299 299

The SammyPK

Apr 2024

Base XP4 789

The SammyPK

Apr 2024

Damage Records

299 299Apr 2024

The SammyPK

Top Record

290 605Aug 2021

cplnoonoo

Second Place

266 810Jan 2024

Rob1n_hoood

Third Place

243 073Aug 2021

Mastra oner

243 073Aug 2021

Mastra oner

229 708Dec 2023

KWUQB11

227 967Apr 2024

Lolo055808

226 903Jun 2021

Opacity React

226 806Jul 2021

KingNothing227

215 255Oct 2024

Dspurg23

215 255Oct 2024

Dspurg23

214 689Jun 2021

WgNerfSpotterPlanePls

300Jun 2021

Eli281

Base XP Records

4 789Apr 2024

The SammyPK

Top Record

4 508Sep 2022

La_Marceau1955

Second Place

4 436Aug 2021

cplnoonoo

Third Place

3 544Aug 2021

Rodz71

3 494Apr 2024

Jowayen

3 390Apr 2024

Jowayen

3 286Jul 2021

XboxLangor

3 136Jul 2021

KingGeorge_Third

3 136Jul 2021

KingGeorge_Third

3 106Jun 2021

WgNerfSpotterPlanePls

3 000Jun 2021

Eli281

2 962Jun 2021

WgNerfSpotterPlanePls

Iowa Reviews

Power4.37

Fun4.21

Learning Curve3.79

Skill Ceiling3.37

Utility3.37

De Elite011

Power5

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility5

Great ship. I recommend a range build with Sims

R3dBlossom

Power3

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling3

Utility3

Mr. Astroman

Power4

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling4

Utility4

JohnW_11

Power5

Fun5

Learning Curve3

Skill Ceiling3

Utility4

adelee_c

Power4

Fun4

Learning Curve4

Skill Ceiling3

Utility4

Peer Comparison

Tier VII Battleships

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
AL New Jersey	67,000	31.0 s	13,100	30.0 kt	15.40 km
Alabama	63,300	30.0 s	13,100	27.5 kt	15.40 km
Amagi	62,800	30.0 s	12,100	30.0 kt	15.60 km
Anhalt	69,500	30.0 s	9,500	26.5 kt	15.30 km
Atlântico	60,100	30.0 s	10,700	25.0 kt	14.90 km
BA Tirpitz	72,500	26.0 s	11,600	31.0 kt	15.00 km
Bismarck	69,200	26.0 s	11,600	28.5 kt	15.40 km
Bismarck B	69,200	26.0 s	11,600	28.5 kt	15.40 km
Brandenburg	59,700	26.5 s	9,400	32.5 kt	14.70 km
Champagne	57,100	26.6 s	12,100	34.0 kt	15.40 km
Constellation	63,300	25.0 s	12,400	33.3 kt	15.20 km
Constellation W	63,300	25.0 s	12,400	33.3 kt	15.20 km
Flandre	75,400	30.5 s	11,900	33.5 kt	15.10 km
Gascogne	63,200	28.0 s	13,000	32.0 kt	15.50 km
Georgia	63,000	26.0 s	15,750	33.0 kt	14.80 km
Hawke	73,800	28.0 s	12,600	30.5 kt	14.80 km
Iowa	70,000	30.0 s	13,100	30.0 kt	15.40 km
Jean Bart	69,000	26.0 s	11,900	30.0 kt	15.40 km
Kansas	67,000	35.0 s	11,500	25.0 kt	14.90 km
Kii	68,200	30.0 s	12,100	30.0 kt	14.90 km
La Foudre	69,000	27.0 s	11,900	30.0 kt	15.40 km
Lenin	63,200	33.0 s	13,100	28.5 kt	15.40 km
Lion	67,900	30.0 s	12,600	29.5 kt	14.60 km
Massachusetts	66,300	30.0 s	13,100	27.5 kt	15.50 km
Missouri	65,000	30.0 s	13,500	30.0 kt	15.40 km
Monarch	60,500	25.0 s	11,900	28.0 kt	14.50 km
Nebraska	71,100	28.0 s	13,100	30.0 kt	14.90 km
Odin	62,700	20.0 s	9,400	30.0 kt	14.60 km
Richelieu	63,700	30.0 s	11,900	32.0 kt	15.30 km
Roma	65,400	30.0 s	12,000	30.0 kt	14.50 km
Scharnhorst '43	65,000	22.0 s	7,980	30.0 kt	14.80 km
Tirpitz	72,500	24.0 s	11,600	31.0 kt	14.70 km
Tirpitz B	72,500	24.0 s	11,600	31.0 kt	14.70 km
Vanguard	71,700	25.0 s	12,500	30.0 kt	15.20 km
Vittorio Veneto	64,800	31.0 s	11,000	30.0 kt	15.20 km
Vladivostok	73,600	33.0 s	12,000	29.0 kt	15.30 km
Zieten	62,900	22.5 s	11,500	31.0 kt	14.80 km

Iowa Builds

Community submitted commander builds

Record-setting Citadel monster

Dispersion and damage

WgNerfSpotterPlanePls

Invalid Date

Iowa build for range, speed, and turn time

FULL DISPERSION BUILD

My battleship is better than u

Invalid Date

	Build	Creator	Date
81	The Charmer	Lethalrider10	Invalid Date	Open
72	Record-setting Citadel monster	cplnoonoo	Invalid Date	Open
51	Brawling Iowa	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
29	Dispersion and damage	BarbaricBranden	Invalid Date	Open
15	Survivalist	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
13	Long range	WgNerfSpotterPlanePls	Invalid Date	Open
9	Iowa build for range, speed, and turn time	WeirdGuyGTZ	Invalid Date	Open
7	Insane aa	Anonymous	Invalid Date	Open
5	Iowa (Sniper)	RedWineLover17	Invalid Date	Open
5	FULL DISPERSION BUILD	My battleship is better than u	Invalid Date	Open

Iowa Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 20 s

Slot 2

Repair Party

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 28 s
Health per second: 0.50%

Slot 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 160 s
Duration: 30 s
Secondary Shell Dispersion: -50%
Secondary Shell Grouping: 100%

Catapult Fighter

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 90 s

Spotter Plane

Shell Grouping: 10%
Charges: 4
Cooldown: 200 s
Duration: 30 s

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