Massachusetts - Tier VIII American Battleship 1942

After entering service, USS Massachusetts—the third South Dakota-class battleship—was sent to support the landing of troops in North Africa. In 1943, she was transferred to the Pacific Ocean, where she accompanied a group of aircraft carriers. The battleship participated in the Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign, the Philippines campaign, and the assault on Okinawa. The ship has survived to this day as a museum and is located in Fall River, Massachusetts.

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Released

Ship Info

Ship Name:   VIII Massachusetts

Level: 8

Rarity Level: Rare Ship. Requires dedicated or focused effort via challenging events or long-term commitment.

Base value:  13,000

Game Nation:  USA

Armor

Health Points: 66,300

Armour: 6-457 mm

Side armor fore/mid/aft: 32/32-38/32 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 32/38/32 mm

Fore Athwartships: 22-287 mm

Aft Athwartships: 22-287 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 156 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 16 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Armour Belt: 32-310 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 60-274 mm

Citadel Deck: 19-38 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction: 46%

Turret Plating: 184-457 mm

Tonnage: 47,006 t

Main Battery Armament

3 x 3 406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret:

Firing Range: 18.3 km

Reload Time: 30.0 s

180 Degree Turn Time: 36 s

Maximum Dispersion: 243 m

Sigma Value: 1.70σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

9x 406 mm HE/HC Mk13:

Alpha Damage: 5,700

Alpha Piercing HE: 68.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3452

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 406 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 862.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 803.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 36%

AP Shells

9x 406 mm AP Mk8:

Alpha Damage: 13,100

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.352

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 68.0

Shell Diameter: 406 mm

Shell Krupp: 2598.0

Shell Mass: 1225.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 701.0 m/s

Torpedoes

Not available

Airstrike

Aircraft HP: 2000 - Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer (Level 6)

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Attack aircraft per flight: 1

Range: 10 km

Bombs per payload: 2x 650 lb Depth Bomb

Burn Probability: 24%

Depth Charges

Not available

Secondaries

10 x 2 127 mm HE Mk32:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,800

Range: 7.5 km

Reload: 4.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.347

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 127 mm

Shell Krupp: 1350.0

Shell Mass: 24.5 kg

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 364

Long Range

10 x 2 127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount:

Firing range: 5.8 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,540

Damage by long-range AA guns: 172

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 8

Priority sector reinforcement: 50%

Mid Range

15 x 4 40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 392

Short Range

25 x 1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount;
5 x 2 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 70 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 238

Mobility

Maximum speed: 27.5 kts

Turning circle radius: 710 m

Rudder shift time: 15.7 s

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Detection

Surface Detectability: 16.1 km

Air Detectability: 9.7 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 16.0 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: Unlimited

Work Time: 20 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party

Charges: 4

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regenerated hp per Second: +331 hp/s

Slot 3: Fighter

Charges: 3

Action time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Flight Radius: 3 km

Fighters per Charge: x3

Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload Time: 240 s

Spotting Distance: +20%

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.