Arkansas FE
Beta- Anchor a flank at 10-13 km where the team can rotate behind you and where island cover is within one he…
- Avoid: Treating the super-heal as a license to push
Variant of Arkansas
Arkansas FE shares Arkansas's hull but is not a cosmetic-only reskin: its secondary battery dispersion type differs (Arkansas / Graf Zeppelin (unique formula) vs Standard).
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Secondary
- secondary battery dispersion: Arkansas / Graf Zeppelin (unique formula) (vs Standard on Arkansas)
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Playstyle
Overview
Arkansas FE is a Tier III American battleship built around the super-heal: her Repair Party returns more HP per charge than any peer in the cohort, so her sustain is what lets her hold trades that other battleships would have to disengage from. Standout traits: best turret traverse rate in T3 BBs (8) and best AP shell velocity in T3 BBs (884).
Positioning
Anchor a flank at 10-13 km where the team can rotate behind you and where island cover is within one heal cycle. The super-heal lets you hold mid-range trades that a standard BB would lose, but only if you finish each trade before the next focus volley arrives; open-water trades faster than the heal cycles still drain HP net-negative.
Potato Avoidance
Treating the super-heal as a license to push
The Repair Party out-cycles what a standard BB can recover, but it does not out-cycle two flanks of focus fire at once. Spend the heal on absorbed damage from a trade you won, not on damage you took because you led the push alone.
Signature Traits
884.0 m/s AP muzzle velocity, best of T3 BBs. Flatter trajectory, less lead, harder to dodge.
221333 AP DPM, best of T3 BBs. Punishes broadsides.
Improved secondary dispersion bracket (slope 8.4), best of T3 BBs. The bracket determines per-meter-of-range dispersion; lower slope = tighter cone.
20.0 s Damage Control duration, best of T3 BBs. Stays fire / flood immune longer per activation.
17.8 s rudder shift, worst of T3 BBs. Hard to dodge incoming AP; lean on island cover.
13.18 km main battery reach, bottom decile of T3 BBs. Outranged by peers; close distance or lean on terrain.
How to get Arkansas FE
Arkansas FE is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.
Builds Beta
William Sims and Willis Lee are the easy American battleship references, with AL Colorado or AL New Jersey as premium options. Inspirations can improve HP, reload, accuracy, or survivability.
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Cohort position
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Where Arkansas FE sits among Tier III BBs (19 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.
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Not standouts for Arkansas FE -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.
Stats & specs
Customize in the Build Tool →Shell ballistics chartƒ
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.ƒ
12 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 24.HE shells
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51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
4,200 HE damage x 12 broadside guns = 50,400.ƒ
50,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 100,800.ƒ
12 HE shells x 60 / 30 s reload x 22% fire chance = 5.28.AP shells
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floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: . Matches the in-game spec card.ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 491.9 m/s: .ƒ
8,300 AP damage x 12 broadside guns = 99,600.ƒ
99,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 199,200.ƒ
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 8.4 + 48. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
4.5 km × 8.4 + 48 = 85.8 m.Show 1 more gun family
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Time to accelerate from 0 kt to 90% of top speed (18.4 kt of 20.5). Numerical integration of the WoWS engine model with the inputs decoded for this ship: ; ; piecewise acceleration ; the engine ramps over . Euler step until . The 0.42 exponent, quadratic drag and the TimeScale 2.61 are the calibrated game constants (New York's 60/2.61 = 23.0 s spool-up matches in-game); no closed form.ƒ
Time to accelerate from 0 kt to 99% of top speed (20.3 kt of 20.5). Same integration as the 0-90% row, read where . 99% (not 100%) because exact top speed is asymptotic - thrust equals drag at , so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.ƒ
How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate , so . Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.ƒ
max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 20 s active
Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal
Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% damage boost · +50% reload boost
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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.
Main battery formulas
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{13183}{30}\cdot\dfrac{12-2}{1000} + 2\right)\cdot 30 = 191.8\,\text{m}$Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 191.8 \cdot 0.6 = 115.1\,\text{m}$50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 191.8 \cdot 0.382\;(\sigma = 1.5) = 73.2\,\text{m}$50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 115.1 \cdot 0.381\;(\sigma = 1.5) = 43.9\,\text{m}$Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 2226 \cdot 394.6^{0.69} \cdot 0.305^{-1.07} \cdot 884^{1.38} = 571.2\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 491.9 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 2226 \cdot 394.6^{0.69} \cdot 0.305^{-1.07} \cdot 491.9^{1.38} = 254.4\,\text{mm}$.51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.All 12 barrels bear on the broadside.180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.4,200 HE damage x 12 broadside guns = 50,400.8,300 AP damage x 12 broadside guns = 99,600.50,400 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 100,800.99,600 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 199,200.12 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 24.12 HE shells x 60 / 30 s reload x 22% fire chance = 5.28.AA defense
Continuous AA damage summed across AirDefense module auras (no usable per-aura data available, so the formula prediction couldn't be applied on this ship).Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.Secondary battery dispersion
Max dispersion = range (km) × 8.4 + 48. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.4.5 km × 8.4 + 48 = 85.8 m.Secondary battery firepower
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 11×1 127 mm (5.5/side) × 60/7 × 1800 = 84,857 + 10×1 127 mm (5/side) × 60/7 × 1800 = 77,143. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1800 from the 127 mm family.Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 127 mm family.Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 21 mm from the 127 mm family.Armor Beta
Hull HP 43,800, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.
Overmatched by 47+ guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.
Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.
Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 10%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the ballistics tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 19 mm primary (range 19–51 mm) | 1,300 (3% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP. |
| Hull (midship) | 229 mm primary (range 25–279 mm) | 32,900 (75% of HP) | No common caliber overmatches229 mm: no common HE pens | Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest. |
| Stern | 19 mm primary (range 19–89 mm) | 1,100 (3% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 279 mm primary (range 13–279 mm) | ≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap) | Citadel pen ×0.10 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage | Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen). |
| Superstructure | 13 mm primary (range 13–292 mm) | 1,200 (3% of HP) | Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage | Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP). |
| Turret (module, per magazine) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 21,900 magazine HP | Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP | Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster. |
| Secondary mount (127 mm mount) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 800 per-mount HP | Destroyed at 0 HP | Per-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value. |
| Rudder (module) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 13,100 module HP | Incapacitated at 0 HP | When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party. |
Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.
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Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Arkansas FE can equip, from in-game data.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Primary official WG sources
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