Musashi

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Musashi — Japanese special premium Tier IX battleship.

A Yamato-class battleship, Yamato’s only sister ship to be commissioned. Just like Yamato, Musashi was the biggest warship of World War II. Upon completion, and in contrast to her subsequently modernized sister ship, she had more powerful secondary battery guns, but weaker AA defenses.

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	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
460 mm/45 Type 94 in a triple turret	2	72	274	7,300	35	14,800		0	0

	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 ()
Musashi	97,300	19	650	3	6/4	2/12/6				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Type10 mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 150,000 hp	27		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

The Musashi is Yamato's sister ship. The two share many commonalities, as can be expected. However, Musashi is a tier lower than her sister ship and somewhat weaker as a result. She retains the class's fearsome 18.1 inch guns, but sacrifices some general accuracy to do so. Her AA suite is also lacking compared to powerhouses like the Missouri, Iowa, or Friedrich der Große.

Everything considered, if you have played the Yamato, you know what to expect with the Musashi. Both share features such as their armor layout, health pool, stealth (or lack thereof), and speed. The two play very similarly, and overall feel quite comparable. That is not to say that they are entirely similar, however. Like was previously stated, Musashi sacrifices two main things for her down-tiering. First and foremost, she takes a massive hit to her Anti-Aircraft suite. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the single largest threat to any Musashi captain will be the enemy aircraft carrier, as they can strike with near impunity. The severity of this weakness is somewhat mitigated by her astoundingly good torpedo belt—Musashi has the joint best protection against torpedoes in the game, along with the Yamato. Captains should still keep this downfall in mind, however, as positioning themselves next to a ship with strong AA could mean the difference between sinking or staying afloat while a carrier is in play.

One of Yamato's biggest strengths lie in her guns. This is still true with the Musashi, but with one major difference. While the Yamato has the highest sigma value in the game at 2.1, Musashi only has a 1.8 value. Sigma as a value only affects the shell groupings of a volley, causing them to trend towards being closer together as the value grows higher. Simply put, the higher the sigma, the tighter the shell groupings. There will always be outliers where shells go nowhere near a targeted ship, and even a ship with cataclysmically low sigma can have good accuracy as long as the dispersion value is similarly good. So, to put all this into context, Musashi is not inaccurate. She has the same dispersion value as her higher tiered sister, the Yamato. However, Musashi's shell groupings simply won't be as tight, on average.

Other than these two things, Musashi also has a very high and easy to hit citadel. Captains should avoid tricky situations, and avail to angle towards enemy ships at all times. Don't get caught up in the ship's expansive main battery range either, as her guns become most effective near the 15 km mark. Try not to get into a brawling situations either, due to the combined weaknesses of Musashi's high citadel and horrid main battery traverse speed. Any Yamato veteran should be familiar with these things.

What a captain should take away from all this is that the Musashi presents a weaker, downtiered Yamato. They play the same for the most part, sharing the same weaknesses and strengths. She is not a radical departure from general battleship play, and should be very comfortable to anyone who enjoys Yamato.

Pros:

460 mm (18") guns are capable of penetrating the bow armor of every ship in the game at any range due to the overmatch rule.
Very long range on the main battery guns.
Long range secondaries; can reach up to 10.6 km with the proper build.
Tight turning circle for a battleship.
Tied with her Tier X sister, Yamato, for the best torpedo protection.
Largest hit point pool at Tier IX, and second largest in the game, having 100 hp more than Yamato and beaten only by the Tier X Großer Kurfürst.
Strong, reliable armor when angled properly against enemy ships; very strong horizontal armor offers protection against American AP Dive Bombers (still vulnerable to Graf Zeppelin AP bombs).
Fairly good accuracy on her main battery.

Cons:

Very slow reload of 35s on the main guns.
Painfully slow turret traverse of 2.5 deg./sec.
Very weak AA battery.
She is slow, and cumbersome with a large turning circle, slow rudder shift, and low top speed.
Majority of her secondary battery fires AP with struggles to do damage to angled targets.
Tall flat sides make her vulnerable to citadels from broadside targets.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Musashi are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 *
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 *
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 *

Upgrade Slot 1 provides players with the first option in choosing a desired role. Typically, Main Armaments Modification 1 is recommended to provide additional survivability to the main battery, but players who desire to specialize in the secondary or anti-aircraft armament should choose Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 .

Upgrade Slot 3 allows for further specialization. Generally, Aiming Systems Modification 1 is recommended because it reduces shell dispersion of the main and secondary armaments. To increase the effectiveness of the anti-aircraft armament, mount AA Guns Modification 2 (). Players wishing to specialize for secondaries should mount Secondary Battery Modification 1 ().

Upgrade Slot 6 gives players options to finalize their build. For gunnery, mount Main Battery Modification 3 to decrease the reload time of the main battery. Template:AA Guns Modification 3 should be mounted for AA duties to increase the DPS of AA guns. Players wishing to increase the effectiveness of the secondaries should mount Secondary Battery Modification 3 ().

Commander Skills

Key skills for all Musashi commanders include Priority Target, Expert Marksman, and Superintendent.

For commanders focusing on secondary armaments, key skills include Basic Firing Training, Advanced Firing Training, and Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament.

For commanders focusing on anti-aircraft armaments, key skills include Basic Firing Training, Advanced Firing Training, and Manual Fire Control for AA Armament.

For commanders focusing on maximum survivability, key skills include Basics of Survivability, Fire Prevention, and Concealment Expert.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Musashi can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party 
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter

Premium versions of Damage Control Party 

and Repair Party 

are recommended, as Musashi will often be detected and drawing fire. Captains can choose between the Spotting Aircraft 

or Catapult Fighter 

depending on personal preferences.

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 File:Japanese battleship Musashi cropped.jpg|''Musashi'' leaving Brunei in October 1944 for the Battle of Leyte Gulf
-File:1938 Japan Navy battleship.jpg|''Musashi'', August 1942, taken from the bow
+File:1938 Japan Navy battleship.jpg|''Musashi'', August 1942, taken from the bow. The curvature of the deck is dramatically visible.
-File:Musashi1942.png|Right elevation drawing of ''Musashi'' as she appeared in 1942
+File:Musashi42_1.jpg|A view of ''Musashi'''s bow in mid-1942. Taken from high in the superstructure, sailors are engaged in calisthenics.
-File:Musashi1944.png|''Musashi'' as she appeared in mid-1944
+File:Musashi42_2.jpg|Taken from nearly the same vantage point as the previous photo, this is a view aft. Note the catapults are trained out over the stern.
+File:Musashi1942.png|Right elevation drawing of ''Musashi'' as she appeared in 1942.
+File:Musashi1944.png|''Musashi'' as she appeared in mid-1944.
 File:Yamamoto's ashes on Musashi.jpg|Yamamoto's ashes return to Japan aboard ''Musashi'', 23 May 1943.
 File:YamatoClassBattleships.jpg|''Musashi'' and ''[[Yamato]]'' in Truk Lagoon in early 1943.
-File:島村信政5.jpg|Emperor Hirohito and his staff on board Musashi, 24 June 1943
+File:島村信政5.jpg|Emperor Hirohito and his staff on board Musashi, 24 June 1943.
-File:Musashi under fire.jpg|''Musashi'' under attack by American carrier aircraft during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
+File:MusashiBrunei1944_1.jpg|Taken in Brunei prior to departure for Leyte in October, 1944, ''Musashi'' is distant left.
+File:Yamato26.jpg|The Japanese fleet leaves Brunei in September of 1944 to confront the US landing on Leyte. The battleships in rear of line are, from left to right: ''Nagato'', ''Musashi'', and ''Yamato''.
+File:MusashiSubayan1.jpg|''Musashi'' maneuvering under air attack, 24th of October, 1944 in the Sibuyan Sea. Note the soot-blackened decks and turret tops.
+File:MusashiSibuyan2.jpg|''Musashi'' under heavy air attack, 24th of October, 1944.
+File:MusashiSibuyan3.jpg|Another view of ''Musashi'' under heavy attack, 24th of October, 1944. Note the very heavy, very dark smoke being produced; a consequence of unrefined or minimally refined fuel oil obtained in Brunei.
+File:Musashi under fire.jpg|''Musashi'' under attack by American carrier aircraft from TF 38 in the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
 File:Musashi 24 Oct 1944.jpg|''Musashi'' down by the bow after the air attacks, shortly before her sinking.
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