Ship:Musashi

IX

28,500 doubloons

Musashi — Japan Premium Tier IX Battleship.

Musashi, the second Yamato-class battleship, became the flagship of the Combined Fleet in 1943. The ship served in the South Pacific theater. She was used for patrol operations and participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the battleship was sunk by American carrier-based torpedo-bombers after taking approximately 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits.

Pros

• Long firing range
• Large HP pool
• Main battery shells with high armor penetration capabilities

Cons

• Low gun traverse speed
• Low AA defense efficiency

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	97300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	55

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	410
• Deck (mm)	57
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	900
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	24.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	17.46
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	19.27
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 460mm
• Firing range (km)	26.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	72.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	IJN BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.2 × range(km) + 84
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	274
• Dispersion at 5 km	120
• Dispersion at 10 km	156
• Dispersion at 15 km	192
• Dispersion at 20 km	228
• Dispersion at 25 km	264
• Dispersion at 26.5 km	275

HE SHELL
• Name	460 mm HE Type0
• Maximum damage	7300
• Fire chance (%)	35.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	805
• Shell weight (kg)	1360
• Penetration (mm)	77

AP SHELL
• Name	460 mm AP/APC Type91
• Maximum damage	14800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Shell weight (kg)	1460
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	77

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	155 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	3.0x155mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Type0
• Arrangement	2x127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	2100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	725
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	2500
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
127 mm	6 × 2
25 mm	12 × 3
13 mm	2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	10.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	98	85%	2.5
Long-range	87.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1100	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (10.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 486.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 80.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.14:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.14.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • Added to the tech tree for 750,000 Free Experience.
• Update 0.7.0.2:
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect armor on the main gun turrets of Musashi where the turrets took damage from any shell type.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Fixed the sound of the main battery firing.
• Update 0.7.2:
  • Players who have collected the "Rewards" sub-collection of the "Yamomoto Isoroku" collection can use an alternate permanent camouflage color.
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the unique HSF camouflage.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 176,000 Coal.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • Armor-piercing shells of 155-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Fixed an issue with the cooldown time of the standard Catapult Fighter. It was standard rather than special. Reloading time was reduced from 180 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Musashi was removed from sale in the Armory and the tech tree.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Returned in limited availability as part of a Lighthouse Auction event, as a single-price auction with 2,900 ships available across all servers. The winning bid was 40,000 doubloons. Lots were delivered to winners on June 6, 2022.
• Update 12.7:
  • Returned in limited availability as part of a Lighthouse Auction event, as a single-price auction with 2,000 ships available across all three servers. The winning bid was 42,000 doubloons. Lots were delivered to winners on September 4, 2023.
• Update 14.0:
  • Depth Charge Airstrike range increased: 5 to 10km
  • Bomb damage reduced: 4200 to 2500.
• Update October 18, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update December 30, 2017:
  • Main battery reload reduced from 35 seconds to 30 seconds.
  • Catapult Fighter consumable duration increased from 90 seconds to 180 seconds.
  • Catapult Fighter consumable cooldown reduced from 180 seconds to 90 seconds, cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 60 seconds with premium consumable.
  • Spotting Aircraft consumable duration increased from 100 seconds to 120 seconds.
  • Spotting Aircraft consumable cooldown reduced from 360 seconds to 180 seconds, cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 240 seconds with premium consumable.