Wichita
Tier VIII · Cruiser · U.S.A.
Rating S- (Near elite within its tier and class · overall score 84) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser, suited to DD hunting. Its AP main battery DPM of 51,548 is 6% above the same-tier cruiser average. Key skills: Rapid Reload I ×3 (main battery reload +18%, 20 s); Air Defense Alert I ×3.
Key stats
- HP: 32,922
- Top speed: 31.69 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.4 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 3X3 · reload 9 s · range 11.34 km
The last heavy American cruiser built under the restrictions of the London Maritime Treaty. Wichita was to feature an improved hull similar to the Brooklyn-class cruisers. It became the basis for the development of cruisers of the Baltimore class.