Montana

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Montana — American Tier X battleship.

One of the largest battleships in the world. She was slightly inferior to the Iowa-class ships in terms of speed, but had more main guns and significantly stronger torpedo protection. Montana’s armor was conventionally arranged and considerably reinforced.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret	2	45	296	5,700	36	13,500		0	2,200,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Montana	96,300	6	457	4	10	20/20/20/10				0	3,400,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Mk10 mod. 1		0		0	2,100,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 172,000 hp	30		0	550,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Often called a "Yamato killer" by the US Navy, Tier X's Montana is, at first glance, basically a supersized Iowa with an additional triple mount turret and thicker belt and deck armor. Her offensive capability relies on her heavy broadside to smash enemy battleships or destroy anything smaller should the rounds connect. She also has an extremely powerful anti-aircraft suite and is more than capable of protecting herself from lower tiered aircraft carriers, but will likely require the assistance of teammates to fend off a determined strike by a Tier X flattop.

While she can reach a top speed of 30 knots, her large size and slow rudder shift time make her vulnerable to torpedo attack. Further, her main battery of 16-inch guns are not able to overmatch the 32mm thick bow armor found on most Tier IX and X battleships like Yamato’s main battery can. This means that Montana captains may sometimes be forced into firing high explosive shells at well-angled enemy battleships.

The dispersion of her main guns has been improved since the game launched, but her dispersion is still worse than Yamato’s even after the Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 upgrade is installed. They are, however, more accurate than Großer Kurfürst’s main battery at range while having a slower turret traverse (45 seconds versus Kurfürst’s 40 seconds). Her secondaries are not as numerous as those of her Tier X counterparts, but they are better armored. This means that cruisers firing purely high explosive rounds are far less likely to destroy her secondary battery turrets, something that Yamato and Kurfürst cannot claim. Additionally, they have have the best rate of fire and the highest fire chance of all Tier X battleship secondary guns.

Montana is a ship that does not excel at any one thing for a battleship (most players don't count AA as it is purely a defensive ability). With that said, in a close-range fight she will easily outpace Yamato’s turret traverse (but not that of Kurfürst), while at range she will be more accurate than Kurfürst (but not as accurate as Yamato). Flexibility is her strength, but it is also her weakness.

Pros:

Twelve main battery guns generally means that something will hit even if a captain's aim is slightly off.
Can seriously damage destroyers without swapping ammunition simply due to volume of shells.
Phenomenal broadside killing power exceeds even Yamato and can one-salvo anything that floats; losing or masking a turret still leaves her with Iowa broadside firepower.
One of the best anti-aircraft suites in the game.
Secondaries have the best fire chance (9%) and rate of fire (4 rounds per second) of Tier X battleships.
Quick turret traverse speed.
Two turrets still deliver 6 shells, allowing Montana to fire effective salvos at two targets simultaneously.
Faster than Yamato (30 knots compared to 27).

Cons:

Uses same guns as Iowa, no real upgrade for a ship one tier higher.
Bad dispersion without Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 installed.
Large citadel that sits high above the waterline.
Bow is overmatched by Yamato’s 460mm shells (like every other ship). Belt armor angling can still work but is shells will sometimes randomly sneak through anyway.
Smallest gun caliber of all the Tier X battleships.
In the game's current state, has difficulty of beating other Tier X battleships in a 1v1 duel.

Research

As a TX ship, Montana doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Maximizing Montana’s stealth is never a bad choice. With the Concealment Expert commander skill, Concealment Modification 1 in Upgrade Slot 6, and appropriate camouflage, her detection range drops down to 13.4 km. While still long enough for destroyers or cruisers to spot her before she is spotted, it gives Montana more leeway for turning due to the placement of her citadel. Steering Gear Modification 2 is recommended in Upgrade Slot 5 and will reduce her rudder shift time down to 17.8 seconds.

Upgrade Slot 3's best choice is Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2 to give her guns more accuracy; this will make it so that at ranges of ~12-13 kilometers Montana is exceptionally accurate, much more so than either of her contemporaries due to how dispersion works. In this configuration, she gives up damage to battleships that have equipped Main Battery Modification 3 to improve their rate of fire at the expense of her turret traverse. Main Battery Mod 3 will improve Montana’s damage-per-minute — already the highest of the Tier X battleships — and may surprise a cruiser who still expects her to be reloading.

Upgrade Slot 2 offers several options. AA Guns Modification 2 will boost her maximum AA bubble out to 6.2 km (7.5 km if stacked with the Advanced Firing Training commander skill), while Secondary Battery Modification 2 will boost the range and accuracy of her secondaries instead, and with captain skills and flags those can reach out to 9.1 km. Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1 will increase her already impressive range and give her secondaries a slight boost in range and accuracy, but is a weaker choice than the other two.

Upgrade Slot 1 is most commonly filled with Main Battery Modification 1, though Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 is a popular pick for captains who go for a full AA build with her other upgrades and commander skills. Damage Control System Modification 1 is the easy pick for Upgrade Slot 4.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Montana with Type 20 camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, increases her credit earnings, and increases the amount of experience she earns.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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Netherlands
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Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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