Black Kansas
Tier VIII · Battleship · U.S.A.
Rating S- (Near elite within its tier and class · overall score 81) · Damage-tank battleship
Damage-tank battleship. It is weak against cruisers (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 5 min on paper). Its 406mm guns carry a 250% citadel multiplier, so a salvo that citadels can deal up to 52,380. Wide dispersion makes it a high-variance gun, though. 61,082 effective HP and a bow most big guns can't overmatch make it a frontline tank. At 23.4 kn it is slow, so commit to a flank early.
Key stats
- HP: 51,920
- Top speed: 23.35 kn
- Surface detectability: 12 km
- Main battery: 406 mm 4X3 · reload 29 s · range 13.74 km
This battleship design was used as the basis for constructing a number of warships after World War I. She was similar to the Colorado class in many aspects, being, in fact, an enhanced version of her with more powerful armament. This warship was the crown of the developmental process of "standard" battleships of the U.S. Navy.