Ship:Massachusetts

VIII

13,000 doubloons

Massachusetts — U.S.A. Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

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.

Pros

• High AP damage per salvo.
• Reduced cooldown on Repair Party consumable.
• Excellent torpedo protection.
• Good concealment for a battleship.

Cons

• Poor main battery accuracy at long range.
• Slow rudder shift.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	66300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	53

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	32
• Deck (mm)	38
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	710
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.7

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.06
• Detectability by air (km)	9.74
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	16.01
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.74

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3.0 406mm
• Firing range (km)	18.27
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.7
• Maximum dispersion (m)	242
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 18.27 km	243

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm HE/HC Mk13
• Maximum damage	5700
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	803
• Shell weight (kg)	862
• Penetration (mm)	68

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm AP Mk8
• Maximum damage	13100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	701
• Shell weight (kg)	1225
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	127 mm HE Mk32
• Arrangement	10x2 127mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	21
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

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	10 × 2
40 mm	15 × 4
20 mm	5 × 2 + 25 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	238	70%	2.0
Mid-range	392	75%	3.5
Long-range	171.5	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
8	1540	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (20.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 331.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.12:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.12.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • The survivability of air defense weapons was tested and brought to a single standard. The change affects 40mm guns.
  • First appeared on sale in July 2018.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Massachusetts was removed from sale in the Armory and the Premium store.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Fixed model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.3:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Fixed camera position for the Exterior tab when selecting flags.
• Update 14.0:
  • Depth Charge Airstrike range increased: 5 to 10km
  • Bomb damage reduced: 4,200 to 2,500.
• Update Sep 19, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update May 23, 2018:
  • The characteristics of the Repair Party consumable were adjusted:
    • Action time was reduced from 30 to 20 s.
    • Cooldown was decreased from 180 to 120 s, and from 120 to 80 s for the premium consumable.
  • Secondary battery reload time was decreased from 6 to 4 s.
  • Accuracy of the secondary battery was increased by 40%.
  • Main battery traverse rate was increased from 4 to 5 deg/s.
  • Main battery firing range was decreased from 23.54 to 18.27 km.
• Update June 7, 2018:
  • A new permanent camouflage was added to Massachusetts by popular demand.
• Update April 17, 2018:
  • Secondary battery firing range was increased from 5 to 7.5 km.
  • The Repair Party consumable's cooldown was reduced from 120 to 60 s, and from 80 to 40 s for the premium consumable.
  • The Damage Control Party consumable's action time was increased from 30 to 20 s, and its cooldown was reduced from 180 to 120 s, and from 120 to 80 s for the premium consumable.
  • Sigma was decreased from 1.9 to 1.7.