Ship Database

Tier IX Battleship Premium

Japan

Musashi

Musashi, the second Yamato-class battleship, became the flagship of the Combined Fleet in 1943. The ship served in the South Pacific theater. She was used for patrol operations and participated in the Battle of the Philippine Sea. On October 24, 1944, during the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the battleship was sunk by American carrier-based torpedo-bombers after taking approximately 19 torpedo and 17 bomb hits.

Doubloons: 28,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 97,300
Maximum speed: 27.0 knots
Surface detection: 17.5 km
Main battery range: 26.5 km
Main battery reload: 30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 30 km

Every bar uses the same 30 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection17.5 km
Main battery26.5 km
Secondary battery7 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 · 460 mm HE Type0 7,300
AP · 460 mm AP/APC Type91 14,800

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 27.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 900 m
Rudder shift time: 18.7 s

Maneuverability API rating 32

Concealment

Surface detection: 17.5 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 27

Survivability

Hit points: 97,300
Torpedo damage reduction: 55 %

Survivability API rating 98

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 19–650 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 86

Maximum range: 26.5 km
Reload time: 30.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 72.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 274 m

Shells

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

460 mm HE Type0

Maximum damage per hit: 7,300
Fire chance: 35.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 805 m/s
Shell mass: 1,360 kg

460 mm AP/APC Type91

Maximum damage per hit: 14,800
Muzzle velocity: 780 m/s
Shell mass: 1,460 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 460 mm/45 Type 94 in a triple-gun turret
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Mount: 155 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit: 2,600
Fire chance: 10.0 %
Rate of fire: 5.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 925 m/s

Mount: 127 mm HE Type0
Maximum damage per hit: 2,100
Fire chance: 8.0 %
Rate of fire: 8.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 725 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 47

Aura: 13 mm/76 Type 93 on a twin mount
Calibre: 13 mm
Mounts: 2

Aura: 25 mm/60 Type 96 on a triple mount
Calibre: 25 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 127 mm/40 Type 89 on a Model A1 Mod.2 mount
Calibre: 127 mm
Mounts: 6

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 97,300
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 10
AA mounts: 20

Engine

Published maximum speed: 27.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

460 mm/45 Type 94 in a triple-gun turret

Default

Type: Artillery

Type10 mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Musashi

Default

Type: Hull

Propulsion: 150,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

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

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

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

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 14
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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