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Kansas

WoWS World of Warships U.S.A. Battleship · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret; 4 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 20.6 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 6.6 km

Kansas Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,386,929

1.4M1,386,929

Win rate

49.08%

#54 of 55

Avg damage

55,487

#47 of 55

ASIABattles 770,518

770.5K770,518

Win rate

50.35%

#46 of 53

Avg damage

55,156

#39 of 53

NABattles 779,678

779.7K779,678

Win rate

49.01%

#52 of 54

Avg damage

52,927

#45 of 54

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points61,300

#38 of 60

Group avg 62,893

Flood Damage40%

Main Belt Armor343 mm

Deck Armor89 mm

Bow / Stern Armor32 mm

Ship Length208.6 m

Ship Width36.9 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×3(Total barrels 12)

Caliber406 mm

Firing Range20.6 km

#21 of 60

Group avg 19.7 km

Reload Time40.0 s

Rotation Time45.0 s

Max Dispersion266 m

Sigma1.70

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage11,800

Shell Velocity768 m/s

Overmatch Threshold28.4 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold68 mm

Air Drag0.336

Flight Time13.45 s

Nominal all-gun DPM212,400

#43 of 60

Group avg 220,976

HE Shell

Damage5,700

Shell Velocity803 m/s

Fire Chance36%

Penetration68 mm

Air Drag0.346

Flight Time13.21 s

Nominal all-gun DPM102,600

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range6.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts6

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km147 dps

Mid range3.5 km235 dps

Short range2.0 km172 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed23.0 knots

#58 of 60

Group avg 29.3 knots

Turning Radius700 m

#3 of 60

Group avg 816 m

Rudder Shift Time22.0 s

Engine Power68,000 hp

Displacement47,530 t

Power-to-Weight1.43 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection16.06 km

#48 of 60

Group avg 15.41 km

Min Surface Detection13.01 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke16.01 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload80 s

Duration20 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload40 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Slot 4

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters4

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–10.0 km

Planes9

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Kansas Change History

11.5Dev Blog 2022-06-02 ↗
- Buffreload time of the repair party consumable80 → 40 s
- The engine parameters have been changed: the acceleration for both forward and reverse movement has been significantly improved

See all version changes →

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:1.5

Max AP Damage:11,800

Max HE Damage:5,700

Rotation Time:45s

Kansas (A)

Hull

AA Guns:43

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:8

HP:61,300

Range:19-457

Torpedo Tubes:0

Kansas (B)

Hull

AA Guns:43

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:8

HP:67,000

Range:19-457

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 68,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:23 knots

Mk8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Main battery firing range: +16%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Kansas

Specifications

Kansas Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Kansas Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.7 in a turret

Main Battery

Kansas (A)

Hull

Kansas (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 68,000 hp

Engine

Mk8 mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk8 mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Slot 3

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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