Massachusetts was then transferred to the Pacific Theatre where she engaged in several major campaigns throughout the remainder of the war, including Gilbert and Marshal Islands, Okinawa, and in the Philippines. Massachusetts engaged Jean Bart, incapacitating the incomplete French Battleship. She was commissioned in and was immediately sent into action for Operation Torch the Allied Invasion of North Africa. The ship was the heaviest warship ever launched out of Quincy and quickly earned the nickname “Big Mamie”. USS Massachusetts was laid down in 20 July 1939 at the Bethlehem Steel Company in Quincy, Massachusetts. The result was a short and cramped battleship with incredibly concentrated Anti-Air Battery. Congress authorized the construction of the ships under certain conditions through the escalator clause the ships should stay near treaty limits, carry 16” battery, and have armor proof against her own caliber. The design and development of the South Dakota Class Battleships began in the later 1930s following the impending breakdown of the Washington Naval Treaty. (The inner nerd in me was extremely happy) On paper, Massachusetts will show many good traits, and many average traits on a package that is both well rounded and incredibly versatile. Massachusetts is characterized by having a lot of strong suits, and not very many weak points. In short, Massachusetts is very fun to play. Massachusetts has a sister ship, Alabama which is also in game, and both belong to the South Dakota Class, the predecessor class to the Iowa-Class while succeeding the Colorado and North Carolina classes. Massachusetts’ traits are focused around her impressive Secondary Battery consisting of 20-5”/38, resilient armor scheme, and adaptable play-style, and AA mounts packed into any and every available space not already packed with larger guns. Massachusetts is a South Dakota Class Battleship and has the conventional centerline A-B-X turret layout of 9- 16”/45 Mk 6 guns with A-B turrets super-firing forward.

She features a* MODERATE skill floor with an EXTREME skill ceiling. In game, Massachusetts is characterized as being an intense secondary brawling battleship.

I acquired this ship along with Yahagi by completing her campaign.

Massachusetts was first available by campaign, and has returned for global XP at a cost of 750k. USS Massachusetts is a Tier 7 United States Navy Battleship representing one of the most highly decorated warships of World War 2.

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