Ship:Vermont

14.8

Vermont

Battleship | U.S.A. | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Research price255000 exp

Purchase price20,700,000

Hit Points102,800

Main Battery

457 mm/45 Mk.A in a turret4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.5 shots/min

Reload Time40 sec

Rotation Speed4 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec

Firing Range24.5 km

Maximum Dispersion305 m

HE Shell457 mm HE Type B

Maximum HE Damage6,450

Chance of Fire43 %

Initial HE Velocity800 m/s

HE Shell Weight1230 kg

AP Shell457 mm AP Type B

Maximum AP Shell Damage15,750

Initial AP Shell Velocity732 m/s

AP Shell Weight1746 kg

Secondary Armament #1

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.3 km

Rate of Fire10 shots/min

Reload Time6 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Mk32

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity792 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount36 х 2 pcs.

40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount21 х 4 pcs.

127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed23 knot

Turning Circle Radius850 m

Rudder Shift Time19.1 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.5 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

12345678910

X

20,700,000

Vermont — American Tier X battleship.

During World War I, in the midst of the dreadnought arms race, designers were given complete carte blanche. Seven battleship designs were proposed with maximum capabilities and performance. There was only one restriction—the battleships had to be able to pass through the Panama Canal. The initial design was more conservative compared to the others. The battleship carried twelve large-caliber guns placed in four turrets, was reasonably fast, and had very strong armor.

Vermont was first made available in Early Access with Update 0.9.9. With Update 0.9.11 on 2 Dec 2020, she became a permanent tech tree ship.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
457 mm/45 Mk.A in a turret	1.5	45	305	6,450	43	15,750		0	2,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Vermont	102,800	19	508	4	8	36/21/8				0	3,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 65,000 hp	23		0	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

As the capstone of the American standard battleship line, Tier X Vermont inherits many traits from her predecessor Minnesota. Captains familiar with Minnesota will recognize Vermont’s slow speed, long shell reload, and large salvo weight. However, much like the upgrade from Kansas to Minnesota, Vermont is a considerable upgrade upon her predecessor in the areas of both main battery firepower and armor.

Attributes

While Vermont retains the standard 32mm bow and stern plating and the 38mm midsection plating commonly found on high tier battleships, her deck armor has been upgraded to 51mm. However, unlike the underwater citadel of her predecessors, her citadel protrudes above the water. Thus, captains will observe that as compared to Minnesota, Vermont is more resistance to HE shells but more vulnerable to large caliber AP shells.

To protect her from incoming torpedos, Vermont has a great torpedo belt, capable of reducing damage from torpedoes by 40%.

Vermont mounts 12 rifles in four triple turrets. These guns load 457mm shells, allowing them to overmatch the 30mm of armor plating commonly found on Tier X cruisers, making them particularly deadly against cruisers. In addition, her AP shells have excellent penetration — able to citadel enemy battleships even at long range.

While Vermont throws the second highest broadside alpha strike potential, she has the longest reload out of all Tier X battleships at 40 seconds. Patience and target selection are the key to success with Vermont. A wise captain might hold his fire for a more appealing target rather than always firing off as soon as reloaded. One other common strategy is to fire 2 turrets every 20 seconds rather than 4 every 40 seconds in order to make it more difficult for enemy ships to dodge, and to be prepared for that sudden target of opportunity.

Vermont’s secondary battery consists of eight dual 127mm cannons that reload in 6 seconds. Their accuracy is average for a Tier X battleship, but the HE penetration and firing range are both poor. For this reason, a secondary build is not advised.

Vermont’s surface detectability range is average for a Tier X battleship. However, she is by far the slowest battleship at her tier, with a maximum speed of 23 knots. This makes it difficult for her to disengage from unfavorable engagements. Conversely, it gives the captain time to assess the situation before becoming committed. Captains can use this time to be extra careful and plan the route in advance so as not to be caught in a bad position during the course of the battle.

The anti-aircraft suite of Vermont can be characterized as mediocre in all respects, having a range of 5.8km, six flak bursts, and a mid range dps of 534. However, she gets access to Defensive AA Fire , which will give enemy carriers second thoughts about striking her. With a rudder shift of 19.1 seconds and a turning circle of 850 meters, Vermont is one of the most maneuverable Tier X battleships. She can use this maneuverability to make up for her exposed citadel by dodging incoming battleship salvos.

Game Play

Vermont can be best described as a ship of extremes. On one hand, she has arguably the most lethal main battery guns at Tier X. On the other hand, she is the slowest tier X battleship by a large margin. Therefore, she favors a central battleship play style. This position gives her the ability to create cross fires with friendly battleships on the flanks. While other battleships may be able to rotate from their initial flank during the mid game, Vermont is not fast enough to do so; positioning centrally gives her a head start to move to whichever flank she will have more impact in during the late game.

Vermont is a challenging battleship to play, and inexperienced battleship captains will have difficulties with her due to the fact that positioning mistakes are punished particularly hard. Once caught in a bad position, it is difficult to disengage and will often result in death. She really shines in the hands of an experienced captain who is able to draw out the full potential from her strengths while compensating for her weaknesses.

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• 51mm central deck armor, enough to shatter low caliber HE shells.
• 38mm covers the midsection of the hull allowing her to bounce AP shells when angled.
• Twelve 18 inch guns (457mm), the second heaviest broadside in the game (barely edged out by Cristoforo Colombo).
• Great main battery dispersion, which can be improved further with Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 .
• Above average AP penetration, on par with Tier X Yamato.
• Above average torpedo protection.
• Tight turning circle.
• Access to Defensive AA Fire .

Cons:

• Raised citadel, vulnerable while broadside.
• Prone to taking large chunks of damage even when angled due to large freeboard.
• Long main battery reload time of 40 seconds.
• Slow shell velocity.
• Slow, with a base speed of 23 knots (26.6 max).

Research

As a Tier X ship, Vermont has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

As with her predecessors, builds that emphasize her strengths — main battery and survivability — are preferred. In service of the latter, consider boosting her anti-aircraft artillery.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Vermont are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2  *

Slot 6 Gives players two different options. The recommended option is Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 to have more accurate main battery guns. However, for captains that would rather have a quicker reload (to compensate for the 40 seconds base reload), they should use Main Battery Modification 3 .

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time.. ★★
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party .. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★★
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time ★	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire 
• Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter 

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Gallery

Historical Info

The Vermont appears to be inspired by the famous Tillman "maximum battleship" design studies prepared 1916-17 by Senator Tillman. Vermont closely resembles something that's a cross between Tillman IV-1 and Tillman I. However she carries fewer guns than either design. Tillman IV-1 carried thirteen 18 inch guns and Tillman I carried twelve 16 inch guns. Her armor scheme, however, is exactly the same as the Tillman IV-1 as is her triple funnel layout which was distinct to IV-1. However, Vermont is actually slower by at least two knots than the designs she's based on, Tillman IV-1 (25.2 knots) Tillman I (26.5 knots).

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.7.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 45:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 62:
  • Deck armor increased from 32 to 51 mm.
  • Side plating armor increased from 32 to 38 mm.
  • Restoration of hit points by the Repair Party consumable decreased from 0.66% to 0.5% of maximum hit points per second.
  • Turning circle radius decreased from 960 to 850 m.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.7 to 1.9.
  • HE and AP shells air drag decreased: as a result, the shells take less time to reach a target and fly at a lower trajectory.
• DevBlog 64:
  • Added Defensive AA Fire consumable in a separate slot.
• DevBlog 77:
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.9 to 1.95.
• DevBlog 85:
  • Speed loss due to turning reduced.

• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.11.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Fixed an error that caused the anti-torpedo bulges to not go over her ends.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • Repair Party consumable reload time reduced from 80 to 40 s.
    • The amount of HP recovered by the consumable after receiving damage to the citadel, including from torpedoes hitting the citadel area, increased from 10 to 50%.
  • Changed the engine parameters: the acceleration time for forward and reverse movement was significantly reduced.
  • Thickness of side armor plating (auxiliary room armor) increased from 38 to 51 mm.
  • Detectability range by sea reduced from 18.02 to 16.02 km. Other detectability values were reduced accordingly.
  • The parameters of the main battery shells were changed to match the updated concept of the branch:
    • Increased the flight time of shells over long distances.
    • Increased close-range armor penetration capabilities.
    • Reduced long-range armor penetration capabilities.
• Update 0.11.7:
  • Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.10:
  • The King of the Sea — Interstellar permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 13.3:
  • Fixed textures and geometry for the ship.

Ships of U.S.A.

Battleships