Massachusetts B

Tier VII | Type: Battleship
Cost (Doubloons)	17 500
Variants	Massachusetts

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 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.

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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