BA Montana

Tier Legendary | Type: Battleship
Variants	Montana
Cost (Doubloons)	32 500

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints96 300

Armor6 - 541 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction37 %

Artillery

Main Battery

406mm Mk74x3

Firing Range16.9 km

Reload Time28 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage5400

HE Fire Chance36 %

HE Penetration68 mm

AP Maximum Damage13 900

Sigma1.8

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk4110x2

Firing Range6 km

Reload Time4 s

HE Maximum Damage1800

HE Fire Chance9 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk420x1

DPS72

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

20mm Oerlikon Mk2020x2

DPS122

Range2 km

AA Armament 3

40mm Bofors Mk220x4

DPS318

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 4

127mm Mk4110x2

DPS157

Range5.2 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed30 kn

Turning Circle Radius950 m

Rudder Shift Time18 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea15.7 km

Detectability by Air12.6 km

Detectability while firing in smoke15.2 km

BA Montana — American Legendary Tier Battleship.

This ship's design is inspired by Takanashi Hoshino from Blue Archive, a laid-back and playful yet courageous student at Abydos High School.

© NEXON Korea & NEXON Games

BA Montana was temporarily released in the store as part of the Blue Archive collaboration which took place from August 5th to September 9th, 2024.


Year of Design: 2024

Ship Traits
Full Ahead: Can be equipped with Engine Boost.	Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.	Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	96 300	6	541	37	4x3	18

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm Mk7	4x3	28	45	5400	36	13 900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.9 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition 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%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +1078 Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 6

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Shares the same powerful AA defenses from its standard version
• Gets access to the Engine Boostconsumable
• Better rudder-shift time and concealment than her classic counterpart
• Gets access to an improved version of the Repair Partyconsumable
• Better main battery AP shell damage and reload time than Montana
• Slightly improved secondary range over Montana

Cons:

• Loses access to the Observation Seaplaneconsumable
• Main battery guns are less accurate, have less range a deal less HE damage than Montana's
• Keeps Montana's terrible turning circle radius
• Very vulnerable to citadel penetrations when showing a full broadside
• Although they have improved range over standard American battleships, secondaries are rather ineffective and should not be relied upon

Performance

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