USS Tennessee

USS Tennessee

USS Nevada

USS Northampton

USS Tennessee

USS Nevada

USS Northampton

USA

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.0	7.0	7.0

Class:

Battleship

Research:390 000

Purchase:1 050 000

Show in game

Description

The Tennessee-class, USS Tennessee (BB-43), 1943 is a rank VI American battleship with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Dance of Dragons".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel343 / 343 / 165 mm

Main fire tower457 / 254 / 229 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section9

Displacement40 345 t

Crew2 192 people

Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB45 / 22 km/h

RB38 / 19 km/h

Write about the ship's mobility. Evaluate its power and manoeuvrability, rudder rerouting speed, stopping speed at full tilt, with its maximum forward and reverse speed.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	45	22
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	38	19

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB26 458 → 34 448

RB32 079 → 41 766

Total cost of modifications296 000

461 000

Talisman cost2 400

Crew training300 000

Experts1 050 000

Aces2 200

Research Aces890 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

214 / 214 / 214 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Rudder Replacement Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 420 Propeller Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Engine Maintenance Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 590	Damage Control Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Fire Division Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 420 Shrapnel Protection Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Ventilation Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 New Pumps Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 590 Ammo Wetting Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 590	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 356mm_us_45_mk16_navy_apcbc_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 127mm_usa_mk32_common_sap_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 420 127mm_usa_mk46_special_common_sap_ammo_pack Research: 17 000 Cost: 26 000 420 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Improved Rangefinder Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 127mm_usa_mk31_aavt_radio_fuse_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 290 Hydroplane Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 590

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret3 x 14 inch/50 Mk.11 cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 30°

Provide information about the characteristics of the primary armament. Evaluate their efficacy in battle based on their reload speed, ballistics and the capacity of their shells. Add a link to the main article about the weapon: {{main|Weapon name (calibre)}}. Broadly describe the ammunition available for the primary armament, and provide recommendations on how to use it and which ammunition to choose.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
Mk.19 HC	HE	71	71	71	71	71	71
Mk.16 APCBC	APCBC	714	669	601	543	493	418

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Mk.19 HC	HE	861	578.33	0	0.1	46.31	79°	80°	81°
Mk.16 APCBC	APCBC	823	680.38	0.035	26	10.17	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

8 х Turret2 x 5 inch/38 Mk.12 cannon, mount Mk.32

Ammunition720 rounds

Some ships are fitted with weapons of various calibres. Secondary armaments are defined as weapons chosen with the control Select secondary weapon. Evaluate the secondary armaments and give advice on how to use them. Describe the ammunition available for the secondary armament. Provide recommendations on how to use them and which ammunition to choose. Remember that any anti-air armament, even heavy calibre weapons, belong in the next section. If there is no secondary armament, remove this section.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
AAC Mk.34	HE	36	36	36	36	36	36
Common Mk.32	Common	124	103	77	58	46	37
SP Common Mk.46	SP Common	150	125	93	71	56	45
AAVT Mk.31	HE-VT	36	36	36	36	36	36

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
AAC Mk.34	HE	792	25	0	0.1	3,220	79°	80°	81°
Common Mk.32	Common	792	24.49	0.01	6	1,150	47°	60°	65°
SP Common Mk.46	SP Common	792	25	0.01	6	906.5	48°	63°	71°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
AAVT Mk.31	HE-VT	792	25	0	0.1	457	23	3,220	79°	80°	81°

Anti-aircraft armament

10 х Turret4 x 40 mm Bofors L/60 Mark 2 gun

Ammunition8000 rounds

Belt capacity4 rounds

Fire rate156 shots/min

43 х Turret20 mm/70 Oerlikon Mk.II autocannon

Ammunition1800 rounds

Belt capacity60 rounds

Fire rate450 shots/min

An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.

Usage in battles

Describe the technique of using this ship, the characteristics of her use in a team and tips on strategy. Abstain from writing an entire guide – don't try to provide a single point of view, but give the reader food for thought. Talk about the most dangerous opponents for this vehicle and provide recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of playing with this vehicle in various modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

Cons:

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

Excellent additions to the article would be video guides, screenshots from the game, and photos.

See also

Links to articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] USS Tennessee (BB-43): Smooth & Sweet

New York Navy Yard
Heavy Cruisers (CA)
New Orleans-class	USS New Orleans
Battleships (BB)
Tennessee-class	USS Tennessee

USA battleships
Delaware-class	USS North Dakota
Wyoming-class	USS Wyoming · USS Arkansas
New York-class	USS Texas
Nevada-class	USS Nevada
Pennsylvania-class	USS Arizona
New Mexico-class	USS Mississippi
Tennessee-class	USS Tennessee