The second South Dakota-class battleship.
WoWS 0.6.3 introduced Alabama, the first South Dakota -class battleship ever in game. And now her sister ship Massachusetts has joined the cruise, so let's have a look:
- Massachusetts has a bigger tonnage, thus more HP but less concealment and maneuverability.
- Durable 127 mm DP guns, but less torpedo damage reduction.
- Higher mid-range AA defense, but weaker short-range AA defense.
- Maximum firing range is longer, but turret rotation speed is slower.
| Hit Points | 66300 |
| Armor Belt | 32mm – 310mm |
| Torpedo Damage Reduction | 46% |
| Maximum Speed | 27.5 knots |
| Turning Radius | 710 m |
| Rudder shift time | 15.6 sec |
| Surface Detectability | 16.56 km |
| Aerial Detectability | 12.18 km |
| In-smoke Firing Detectability | 16.01 km |
| Consumable 1 |   |
| Consumable 2 |   |
| Consumable 3 |     |
| 406mm/45 Mk6 | |
| Layout | 3×3, AB-X |
| Reload Time | 30sec |
| 180° Rotation Time | 45 sec |
| Sector of Fire | A ±150°, B ±144°, X ±146° |
| Firing Range | 23.54 km |
| Maximum H-Dispersion | 295 m |
| σ | 1.9 |
| 406mm HE/HC Mk13 | |
| Damage | 5700 |
| Muzzle Velocity | 803 m/s |
| Chance of Fire | 36% |
| 406mm AP Mk8 | |
| Damage | 13100 |
| Muzzle Velocity | 701 m/s |
| Penetration @ 5/10/15 km | 680/563/479 |
| 127mm/38 Mk32 | |
| Layout | 10×2 |
| HE Damage | 1800 |
| Chance of Fire | 5% |
| Reload Time | 6 sec |
| Firing Range | 5 km |
| 127mm/38 Mk32 | ||
| Layout | Average DPS | Firing Range |
| 10×2 | 151 | 5 km |
| 40mm Bofors Mk2 | ||
| Layout | Average DPS | Firing Range |
| 15×4 | 239 | 3.5 km |
| 20mm Oerlikon Mk20 | ||
| Layout | Average DPS | Firing Range |
| 5×2 | 31 | 2 km |
| 20mm Orelikon Mk4 | ||
| Layout | Average DPS | Firing Range |
| 25×1 | 90 | 2 km |
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