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Tier VIII Battleship Premium

U.S.A.

AL Massachusetts

The third battleship of the South Dakota class. Compared to her serious and straightforward sister, South Dakota, she has a more carefree personality. Though she has a muscle-brained, physically oriented way of thinking, her strength also fuels her desire to protect others. She tends to handle tough things on her own. From the Azur Lane game.

Doubloons
17,500
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At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
66,300
Maximum speed
27.5 knots
Surface detection
16.1 km
Main battery range
18.3 km
Main battery reload
30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection16.1 km
  • Main battery18.3 km
  • Secondary battery7.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 406 mm HE/HC Mk13 5,700
  • AP · 406 mm AP Mk8 13,100
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
27.5 knots
Turning circle radius
710 m
Rudder shift time
15.7 s
Maneuverability API rating 38

Concealment

Surface detection
16.1 km
Air detection
9.7 km
Submarine detection
9.7 km
Concealment API rating 34

Survivability

Hit points
66,300
Torpedo damage reduction
46 %
Survivability API rating 82

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
6–457 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 87
Maximum range
18.3 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
36.0 s
Maximum dispersion
242 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

406 mm HE/HC Mk13
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,700
Fire chance
36.0 %
Muzzle velocity
803 m/s
Shell mass
862 kg
406 mm AP Mk8
AP
Maximum damage per hit
13,100
Muzzle velocity
701 m/s
Shell mass
1,225 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.5 km
Mount
127 mm HE Mk32
Maximum damage per hit
1,800
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
792 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 83
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
25
Aura
20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
5
Aura
40 mm/56 Bofors on a Mk.2 mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
15
Aura
127 mm/38 Mk.12 on a Mk.32 mount
Calibre
127 mm
Mounts
10
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
66,300
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
10
AA mounts
55

Engine

Published maximum speed
27.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

AL Massachusetts

Default
Type
Hull

406 mm/45 Mk.6 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 130,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Mk8 mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1

Modernization

Extends the firing range of the main battery and secondary battery

Credits
500,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
12
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

U.S.S.R.

Lenin

HP
63,200
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
18.4 km
Open comparison

Germany

Bismarck

HP
64,500
Speed
28.5 kn
Guns
19.3 km
Open comparison

Japan

Ignis Purgatio

HP
66,300
Speed
30 kn
Guns
19.9 km
Open comparison