Massachusetts

Tier VII | Type: Battleship
Cost	Campaign Reward
Variants	Massachusetts B

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints66 300

Armor6 - 457 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction46 %

Artillery

Main Battery

406mm Mk63x3

Firing Range17 km

Reload Time30 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage5700

HE Fire Chance36 %

HE Penetration68 mm

AP Maximum Damage13 100

Sigma1.8

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk3210x2

Firing Range7 km

Reload Time6 s

HE Maximum Damage1800

HE Fire Chance5 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk425x1

DPS90

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

20mm Oerlikon Mk205x2

DPS31

Range2 km

AA Armament 3

40mm Bofors Mk215x4

DPS238

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 4

127mm Mk3210x2

DPS151

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed27.5 kn

Turning Circle Radius710 m

Rudder Shift Time15.7 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea15.5 km

Detectability by Air12.4 km

Detectability while firing in smoke14.9 km

Massachusetts — American Premium Tier VII Battleship.

A South Dakota-class battleship. Designed subject to treaty limitations, the ship had well-balanced characteristics in terms of armament, speed, and armor protection. By the end of World War II, the ship had a very powerful AA defense.

Massachusetts was first released as the final reward of the Big Mamie campaign, which took place from December 21st, 2020 to February 1st, 2021. The ship is now available in the store for 750 000 Global XP.

Entered Service: 1942
Ships in a series: 4

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Agile: Above average ability to change direction.	Sticky Shot: Reduced ricochet change - greater chance of penetrating enemy ship armor at sharper angles.	Sluggish Shot: Difficult to aim at long distances, but the trajectory allows for effective fire from cover.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	66 300	6	457	46	3x3	15.7

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
406mm Mk6	3x3	30	45	5700	36	13 100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	27.5 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: +332 Duration: 28s 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: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

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:

• Decent main battery traverse speed
• Powerful main battery AP shells, with high damage and penetration
• Fast-firing secondaries with good range and accuracy
• Excellent AA defenses
• Excellent torpedo protection
• Good turning circle radius for a battleship, Massachusetts handles better than most of its counterparts

Cons:

• Worse sigma value than its counterpart Alabama
• Most of Massachusetts' AA are open mounts, and can be easily destroyed by enemy HE fire
• Exceptionally poor AP shell velocity
• Secondaries have fragile mounts, and rely mostly on setting fires rather than dealing raw damage
• Extensively covered in 32mm plating, vulnerable to HE spam

Performance

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