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Image of Kansas from World of Warships
VII Kansas
Nation
Tier
VIISeven
Peer
Tier Seven Battleships
Type
Tech Tree

Overview

50Builds Submitted
11Reviews Submitted
17Records Submitted
Jun 2021Added to WoWS Builds

The Evolution of the American Battleship - Kansas

Historical Background

In the tumultuous aftermath of World War I, the world bore witness to exponential leaps in technology and militarian advancement. One such design that came to prominence in this era was the American battleship Kansas. T...

Kansas Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints67,000
Effective HP95,140
Armor19-457 mm
Torpedo Protection40%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery406 mm 4x3
Range16.60 km
Reload Time35.0 s
Turret Turn Time45.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed4.0°/s
Sigma1.90
HE Damage5,700
HE Alpha Strike68,400
HE DPM117,257
Fires Per Minute1.71
AP Damage11,500
Overmatch28 mm
AP Alpha Strike138,000
AP DPM236,571
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range5.00 km
Secondary Battery 1127 mm 8x2
Secondary Range 15.00 km
Secondary Reload 16.0 s
Secondary Damage 11,800
Secondary Fire Chance 15.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS340
AA Max Range5.00 km
AA Mount 120 mm 23x1
AA DPS 183
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 240 mm 12x2
AA DPS 2136
AA Range 23.50 km
AA Mount 3127 mm 8x2
AA DPS 3121
AA Range 35.00 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed25.0 kt
Turning Circle700 m
Rudder Shift Time15.7 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability14.90 km
Air Detectability12.00 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty14.40 km

Kansas Records

Damage310 991
M$areeth
May 2023
Base XP5 573
DuskyGosling376
Jun 2022
Damage Records
310 991May 2023
M$areeth
Top Record
273 916Apr 2023
barbas85
Second Place
269 051Feb 2023
Don__Aba
Third Place
264 136Jul 2022
RichCastle23424
263 986Jan 2022
Topcamaro2017
213 383Dec 2021
zamitche2
203 369Jul 2021
KnightHawkS86
151 407Jul 2021
KnightHawkS86
Base XP Records
5 573Jun 2022
DuskyGosling376
Top Record
4 265Aug 2023
TryHardBill
Second Place
4 009Nov 2022
WT Chit
Third Place
3 890May 2022
bruta1e truite
3 623Feb 2022
NR_booper
3 537Jan 2022
Topcamaro2017
2 957Sep 2021
x40ozFan
2 649Jul 2021
KnightHawkS86
2 340Jul 2021
KnightHawkS86

Kansas Reviews

Power4.09
Fun3.82
Learning Curve3.73
Skill Ceiling3.27
Utility3.00
Mr. Astroman
Power5
Fun4
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
Incomparablex273
Power4
Fun5
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling1
Utility3
Denzwillia
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve4
Skill Ceiling3
Utility3
Troy_360
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling3
Utility4
SGT Spartan 256
Power4
Fun3
Learning Curve5
Skill Ceiling3
Utility4

Peer Comparison

Tier VII Battleships
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
AL New Jersey
67,00031.0 s13,10030.0 kt15.40 km
Alabama
63,30030.0 s13,10027.5 kt15.40 km
Amagi
62,80030.0 s12,10030.0 kt15.60 km
Anhalt
69,50030.0 s9,50026.5 kt15.30 km
Atlântico
60,10030.0 s10,70025.0 kt14.90 km
BA Tirpitz
72,50026.0 s11,60031.0 kt15.00 km
Bismarck
69,20026.0 s11,60028.5 kt15.40 km
Bismarck B
69,20026.0 s11,60028.5 kt15.40 km
Brandenburg
59,70026.5 s9,40032.5 kt14.70 km
Champagne
57,10026.6 s12,10034.0 kt15.40 km
Constellation
63,30027.0 s12,40033.3 kt15.20 km
Flandre
75,40030.5 s11,90033.5 kt15.10 km
Gascogne
63,20028.0 s13,00032.0 kt15.50 km
Georgia
63,00026.0 s15,75033.0 kt14.80 km
Hawke
73,80028.0 s12,60030.5 kt14.80 km
Iowa
70,00030.0 s13,10030.0 kt15.40 km
Jean Bart
69,00026.0 s11,90030.0 kt15.40 km
Kansas
67,00035.0 s11,50025.0 kt14.90 km
Kii
68,20030.0 s12,10030.0 kt14.90 km
La Foudre
69,00027.0 s11,90030.0 kt15.40 km
Lenin
63,20033.0 s13,10028.5 kt15.40 km
Lion
67,90030.0 s12,60029.5 kt14.60 km
Massachusetts
66,30030.0 s13,10027.5 kt15.50 km
Missouri
65,00030.0 s13,50030.0 kt15.40 km
Monarch
60,50025.0 s11,90028.0 kt14.50 km
Nebraska
71,10028.0 s13,10030.0 kt14.90 km
Odin
62,70020.0 s9,40030.0 kt14.60 km
Richelieu
63,70030.0 s11,90032.0 kt15.30 km
Roma
65,40030.0 s12,00030.0 kt14.50 km
Scharnhorst '43
65,00022.0 s7,98030.0 kt14.80 km
Tirpitz
72,50024.0 s11,60031.0 kt14.70 km
Tirpitz B
72,50024.0 s11,60031.0 kt14.70 km
Vanguard
71,70025.0 s12,50030.0 kt15.20 km
Vittorio Veneto
64,80031.0 s11,00030.0 kt15.20 km
Vladivostok
73,60033.0 s12,00029.0 kt15.30 km
Zieten
62,90022.5 s11,50031.0 kt14.80 km

Kansas Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
67
JATO
JATO
Aug 2021Open
13
AP & AA Kansas
ToxicPoison3083
Nov 2021Open
9
Pg rapidz Kansas build
Anonymous
Aug 2021Open
6
JATO
JATO
Aug 2021Open
6
No Fly Zone Kansas
ToxicPoison3083
Nov 2021Open
6
PG's Kansas build
PG
Aug 2021Open
3
Heavy hitter
DuskyGosling376
Jun 2022Open
3
JATO
JATO
Oct 2021Open
2
Kansas Max Accuracy
BigSip
Aug 2021Open
2
devstriker
0hmyg0dw0w
Jun 2023Open

Kansas 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%
Spotter Plane
Shell Grouping
10%
Charges
3
Cooldown
200 s
Duration
30 s
Catapult Fighter
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
90 s
Spotter Plane
Shell Grouping
10%
Charges
4
Cooldown
200 s
Duration
30 s
Slot 4
Defensive AA Fire
Charges
1
Cooldown
150 s
Duration
40 s
AA Damage Boost
200%