BA Hovercraft

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 BA Hovercraft — Soviet • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

This hovercraft was stolen by Wakamo, better known as the "Fox of Calamity"—a former Allied Hyakkiyako Academy student who broke out of the Correction Bureau and went on a rampage.

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BA Hovercraft was temporarily released in the store as part of the second wave of the Blue Archive collaboration, which took place from September 8th to October 6th, 2025.

 Navy: USSR
 Ship: Soviet
 Nation: U.S.S.R
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship

 Year of Design: 2025
 Variants: Vladivostok

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	67 500	-
• Armor (mm)	19 - 425	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)		-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	31	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	950	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.7	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.9	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	406mm/45 Model 1915 OTZ	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	16	-
• Reload time (sec)	31	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	5850	-
• HE fire chance (%)	41	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	13 100	-
• Sigma	1.6	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/57 Mk-3	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	6.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	8	-
• HE maximum damage	2100	-
• HE fire chance (%)	15	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/56 MZ-14	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	6.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.8	-
• HE maximum damage	1330	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm 46-K	-
• Arrangement	10x4	-
• DPS	148	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/56 MZ-14	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	84	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm V-11	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	89	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - BA Hovercraft

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	67 500	19	425		3x3	13.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm/45 Model 1915 OTZ	3x3	31	36	5850	41	13 100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	31 kn

Modifications

Battleship - BA Hovercraft

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - BA Hovercraft

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 10s Reload time: 40s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +337 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - BA Hovercraft

Pros:

• Great armor scheme
• Good top speed at 31 knots
• Main battery shells deal high damage and have a good chance to set fires
• Better-than-average secondary battery range for a Soviet battleship
• Good rudder-shift time

Cons:

• Mediocre AA armament
• Large turning circle radius
• Poor main battery accuracy (1.6 Sigma)
• Mediocre torpedo damage reduction

Performance

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