Massachusetts B

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 Massachusetts B — 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.

 Navy: USN
 Ship: American
 Nation: United States
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Entered Service: 1942
 Ships in Series: 4
 Variants: Massachusetts

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	66 300	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 457	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	46	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	710	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.7	-

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 Mk6	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	17	-
• Reload time (sec)	30	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	-
• HE maximum damage	5700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	36	-
• HE penetration (mm)	68	-
• AP maximum damage	13 100	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing range (km)	7	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• HE maximum damage	1800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk4	-
• Arrangement	25x1	-
• DPS	90	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk20	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	31	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	15x4	-
• DPS	238	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm Mk32	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	151	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Massachusetts B

	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

Battleship - Massachusetts B

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	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%	Artillery Plotting Room Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -10%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Massachusetts B

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any 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

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Massachusetts B

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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