Black Iowa

Black Iowa — American Limited Tier IX battleship.

Launched in 1942, Iowa served in both WWII and the Korean War. She was equipped with 406 mm L/50 main guns featuring advanced loaders. Her advanced propulsion system made her the fastest battleship in history.

Ship Stats

Survivability

Health: 51,684

Citadel Protection: 15%

Fire and Flooding Resistance: 30%

Damage Reduction: 15%

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 18%


Armor

Bow: 32 mm

Stern: 32 mm

Deck: 110 mm

Belt: 320 mm


Maneuverability

Top Speed: 31.26 Knots 

Time to Full Speed: 26.91 s

Max Traverse Speed: 5.10 deg/s

Turn Time: 15.60 s


Main Guns (406 mm L/50 MK7 3x3)

Reload Time: 22 s

Range: 14.72 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 132 m / 366 m / 64.80 m

Sigma: 2 σ

HE Damage: 1,156

Fire Chance: 13%

AP Damage: 1,935

Citadel Chance: 13%

Citadel Damage Rate: 250%

Turret Traverse: 5 deg/s


Secondary Guns (127 mm L/38 MK12 10x2)

Reload Time: 6 s

Range: 5.87 km

Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 120 m / 330 m / 60 m

Sigma: 1 σ

HE Damage: 378

Fire Chance: 3%

Turret Traverse: 16 deg/s


Anti-Aircraft Armament

Large Caliber AA Damage: 378

Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km

Small Caliber AA Damage: 473

Small Caliber AA Range: 1.80 km

Total AA Damage: 851


Concealment

Surface Detection: 12 km

After Firing Guns: 16.20 km

Ship Skills and Elite Bonus

Rapid Reload I x2

Main gun reload time: -15% for 20 seconds

Before: 22 s

After: 18.70 s


Engine Accelerator I x2

Max Speed: 8% for 25 seconds

Before: 31.26 Knots

After: 33.76 Knots


Sonar I x2

Detects hostile ships and torpedoes:

3.75 km for 25 s

Cooldown: 90 s


Damage Control Center 

Fire and Flooding Resistance: +15%

Before: 30%

After: 34.50%


Advanced Gun Director

Main Battery Firing Range: +4%

Before: 14.72 km

After 15.31 km

Ship Play-style

Historical Info