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West Virginia '44

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

Main Battery: 406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 17.1 km
Secondaries: 127 mm HE Mk32; Range 6.3 km

West Virginia '44 Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 148,870

148.9K148,870

Win rate

53.51%

#8 of 33

Avg damage

55,504

#17 of 33

ASIABattles 80,344

80.3K80,344

Win rate

53.29%

#13 of 33

Avg damage

49,859

#28 of 33

NABattles 129,072

129.1K129,072

Win rate

54.19%

#2 of 33

Avg damage

56,790

#11 of 33

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 Points59,100

#11 of 33

Group avg 55,764

Flood Damage37%

Main Belt Armor343 mm

Deck Armor38 mm

Bow / Stern Armor26 mm

Ship Length190.3 m

Ship Width34.9 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber406 mm

Firing Range17.1 km

#24 of 33

Group avg 18.1 km

Reload Time30.0 s

Rotation Time45.0 s

Max Dispersion231 m

Sigma1.80

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage12,400

Shell Velocity768 m/s

Overmatch Threshold28.4 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold68 mm

Air Drag0.49

Flight Time11.48 s

Nominal all-gun DPM198,400

#20 of 33

Group avg 208,658

HE Shell

Damage5,700

Shell Velocity803 m/s

Fire Chance36%

Penetration68 mm

Air Drag0.465

Flight Time11.41 s

Nominal all-gun DPM91,200

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range6.3 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion237.9 m

Accuracy★★★★☆ Excellent

Total DPM691,200

127 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration21 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire24 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range5.8 km140 dps

Mid range3.5 km263 dps

Short range2.0 km445 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed21.0 knots

#31 of 33

Group avg 26.8 knots

Turning Radius750 m

#9 of 33

Group avg 787 m

Rudder Shift Time14.8 s

Engine Power30,900 hp

Displacement40,990 t

Power-to-Weight0.75 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection14.00 km

#10 of 33

Group avg 14.58 km

Min Surface Detection12.60 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke13.96 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

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

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

Fighters3

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.

Reload25 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–9.0 km

Planes9

Flights1

Bomb Damage3400

Fire Chance19%

West Virginia '44 Change History

12.4Test shipsDev Blog 2023-05-18 ↗
- Nerfmain battery firing range17.5 → 17.1 km
- Buffmain battery reload time30 → 27 s
- Buffsigma value1.7 → 1.8
- Shells have more arcing ballistics
- Main battery shell penetration reduced
- Buffsecondary battery reload time4 → 2.5 s
Detectability range by sea reduced 15.2 to 14 km.
- All other types of detectability reduced accordingly
Acceleration parameters changed: now more similar to Vermont
- Removed the ability to mount the “Propulsion Modification 1” upgrade.
- “Repair Party” consumable parameters changed: now more similar to Vermont
- Added the “Defensive AA Fire” consumable

See all version changes →

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2

Max AP Damage:12,400

Max HE Damage:5,700

Rotation Time:45s

West Virginia '44

Hull

AA Guns:78

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:8

HP:59,100

Range:16-457

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 30,900 hp

Engine

Max Speed:21 knots

Mk7 mod. 1

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%

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West Virginia '44

Specifications

West Virginia '44 Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

West Virginia '44 Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

406 mm/45 Mk.5 in a turret

Main Battery

West Virginia '44

Hull

Propulsion: 30,900 hp

Engine

Mk7 mod. 1

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

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