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BA Montana — USA · Tier X · Battleship

This ship's look is inspired by Takanashi Hoshino from Blue Archive, a sleepy yet playful and courageous student at Abydos High School.

Special ship
BA Montana

Ship Data

Basic Data

Hit points 96,300
Maximum speed 30 knots
Rudder shift time 22.2 seconds
Turning circle 950 metres

Main Battery

Main guns 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret (4 turrets)
AP Overmatch bis 28 mm
Reload time 30 s
Range 23.6 km
Rate of fire 2 rounds/minute
Dispersion 296 m
Sigma 1.9
Turret traverse time 45 s
AP Maximum damage 13,500
HE Maximum damage 5,700

Torpedoes & Secondaries

Torpedo launchers 0
Torpedo range –
Torpedo speed –
Torpedo damage –
Secondary mounts 10
Secondary range 7.3 km
Brandwahrscheinlichkeit Secondaries HE 9 %

Concealment & Economy

Ship / aircraft / submarine 17.3 km / 10 km / 10 km
After firing main guns in smoke 17.38 km
Premium ship No
Special ship Yes
Price 31,000 Doubloons
AA mounts 70

Main Battery & Ballistics

Main Battery · Stock Configuration

Mounts × barrels 4 × 3
Calibre 406 mm
Reload time 30 s
Range 23.65 km
Horizontal dispersion 296.5 m
Vertical dispersion 177.9 m
180° traverse time 45 s
Sigma 1.9

HE · 406 mm HE/HC Mk13

HE
Alpha damage 5,700 HP
Calibre 406 mm
Shell mass 862 kg
Muzzle velocity 820 m/s
Air drag coefficient 0.35
HE-Durchschlag 68 mm
Fire chance 36 %

AP · 406 mm AP Mk8

AP
Alpha damage 13,500 HP
Calibre 406 mm
Shell mass 1,225 kg
Muzzle velocity 762 m/s
Air drag coefficient 0.35
Krupp value 2,520
Fuse time 0.033 s
Fuse arming threshold 68 mm
Ricochet starts at 45 °
Guaranteed ricochet from 60 °

Secondary Battery

127 mm Secondary battery

HE
Mounts × barrels 10 × 2
Range 7.3 km
Reload time 4 s
180° traverse time 3 s
Horizontal dispersion 446.1 m
Vertical dispersion 446.1 m
Ammunition HE
Alpha damage 1,800 HP
Muzzle velocity 808 m/s
HE-Durchschlag 21 mm
Fire chance 9 %

Anti-Aircraft Defence

AA group 1

Total mounts 10
Mounts contributing to AA 10
Long range · Range 0.1–6 km
Long range · Aura-DPS 175 DPS
Long range · Hit chance 75 %
Long range · Flak range 3.5–6 km
Long range · Flak explosions 8
Long range · Damage per explosion 1,680 HP
Long range · Flak hit chance 75 %

AA group 2

Total mounts 60
Mounts contributing to AA 60
Medium range · Range 0.1–3.5 km
Medium range · Aura-DPS 507.5 DPS
Medium range · Hit chance 75 %
Short range · Range 0.1–2 km
Short range · Aura-DPS 371 DPS
Short range · Hit chance 70 %

ASW Air Support

ASW Air Support · Consolidated PB4Y-2 Privateer

Aircraft HP 2,000 HP
Attack speed 256 kn
Squadron size 9 Aircraft
Attacking flight 1 Aircraft
Projectiles per attack 1
Initial aircraft 14 Aircraft
Maximum aircraft 14 Aircraft
Restoration 1 Aircraft
Restoration time 51 s
Restoration model Individual aircraft restoration
Armament 650 lb Depth Bomb
Ammunition Depth charge
Maximum damage 4,900 HP
Available attacks 2
Reload time 30 s
Deployment distance 0.5–11 km
Interval 2 s

Armour

Overview

Overall range 6–541 mm

Hull

Deck 6 mm · 150 mm · 178 mm
Side 178 mm

Bow

Deck 32 mm
Side 32 mm
Bottom 50 mm
Transverse bulkhead 432 mm

Stern

Deck 32 mm
Side 32 mm
Bottom 50 mm
Transverse bulkhead 324 mm

Citadel

Belt 259 mm · 409 mm
Deck 6 mm
Bottom 50 mm
Bulge 110 mm · 180 mm

Citadel / Bow

Transverse bulkhead 432 mm · 457 mm

Citadel / Stern

Transverse bulkhead 324 mm · 387 mm

Citadel / Casemate

Deck 19 mm

Casemate

Belt 38 mm · 409 mm
Deck 38 mm

Casemate / Bow

Transverse bulkhead 25 mm · 457 mm

Casemate / Stern

Transverse bulkhead 25 mm · 387 mm

Superstructure

Side 19 mm
Roof 19 mm

Artillery

Turret 1 · Barbette 51 mm · 541 mm
Turret 2 · Barbette 51 mm · 541 mm
Turret 3 · Barbette 51 mm · 541 mm
Turret 4 · Barbette 51 mm · 541 mm

Conning Tower

Side 457 mm
Side 457 mm
Bottom 105 mm
Roof 197 mm

Rudder & Steering Gear

Side 424 mm
Roof 6 mm · 188 mm
Front 457 mm
Rear 387 mm

Torpedo Protection

Bulge 32 mm
Damage reduction 36.94 %

Consumables

Damage Control Party Slot 1
ChargesUnlimited Preparation time0 s Reload time80 s Action time20 s
Repair Party Slot 2
Charges4 Preparation time0 s Reload time80 s Action time28 s HP restored per second0.66 %
Spotting Aircraft Slot 3
Charges4 Preparation time0 s Reload time240 s Action time100 s Main battery range+20 %
Fighters Slot 3
Charges3 Preparation time0 s Reload time90 s Action time60 s Fighters4 Patrol radius3 km

Module Research Tree

Hull

  1. BA Montana Stock module
    Module typeHull Hit points96,300 HP Technical layer thickness range6–541 mm Main battery mounts4 Secondary mounts10 AA mounts70 Torpedo armament mounts0

Main Battery

  1. 406 mm/50 Mk.7 in a turret Stock module
    Module typeMain Battery Rate of fire2 Schuss/min 180° traverse time45 s AP-Maximum damage13,500 HP HE-Maximum damage5,700 HP

Fire Control System

  1. Mk10 mod. 1 Stock module
    Module typeFire Control System

Engine

  1. Propulsion: 172,000 hp Stock module
    Module typeEngine Maximum speed30 kn

Upgrades

Increases the action time of the Spotting Aircraft, Rapid Takeoff Spotter, and High-Precision Spotter consumables.
Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Increases the action time of the Damage Control Party and Fast Damage Control Team consumables.
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Engine Room Protection
Extends the firing range of the main battery and secondary battery
Artillery Plotting Room Modification 1
Main battery range+16 % Secondary battery horizontal dispersion−5 % Secondary battery range+5 %
AA Guns Modification 1
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed+15 %
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary battery horizontal dispersion−20 % Secondary battery range+20 %
Reduces time to full speed
Propulsion Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Depth charge damage+15 % Airstrike reload time−20 % Airstrike aircraft HP+25 %
Damage Control System Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time−20 %
Ship Consumable Modification 1
Consumable action time+10 %
Concealment System Modification 1
Detectability−10 %
Torpedo Lookout System
Improves the ship's tactical role by increasing survivability and maneuverability.
Reinforced Emergency Response
Rudder shift time−30 %
Artillery Plotting Room Modification 2
Main battery horizontal dispersion−11 %
Main Battery Modification 3
Main battery traverse speed−13 % Main battery reload time−12 %
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
Secondary battery reload time−20 % Continuous AA damage+15 % Flak damage+15 % Additional flak explosions+1
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Known Players with This Ship

Source: Friendly-Helpers EU data · PVP · ship data no more than 7 days old · 504,073 known players · 1,142 matches · 100 loaded · Click a column to sort the table. Player profiles and ship statistics open in English.

Players Battles Win Rate Avg. Damage Max. Damage Frags Survival FH Last Battle
RackhamLeRouge65
#549992529 		616 46.92% 83,691 252,261 0.84 33.12% 1,483 08 Oct 2026
XiaoDouDou_1
#595731147 		535 64.86% 144,162 316,182 1.45 56.82% 2,296 13 Oct 2026
Grazgull
#687808510 		514 46.11% 66,033 196,330 0.61 33.07% 1,298 04 Oct 2026
Reimu__Hakurei
#572656953 		392 70.15% 139,478 284,554 1.55 70.92% 2,382 21 Oct 2026
Milaidoo
#701291362 		312 60.90% 126,284 244,493 1.16 51.92% 2,045 01 Sep 2026
Iustusian
#555088895 		306 65.69% 119,090 262,255 1.32 40.85% 2,053 20 Oct 2026
Closedcurve
#567713948 		292 59.59% 143,804 338,823 1.34 58.56% 2,243 16 Aug 2026
ASSWATER
#558785404 		265 50.57% 71,286 182,020 0.56 26.04% 1,318 23 Oct 2026
MayanoTopGun
#595222686 		259 47.88% 99,863 320,254 0.71 33.20% 1,587 11 Oct 2026
zhen_zhou
#676317765 		224 54.91% 107,313 305,064 0.87 54.02% 1,794 11 Sep 2026
Sento_Isuzi
#676493126 		210 52.38% 107,005 231,748 1.07 47.14% 1,794 11 Oct 2026
ggjhmnb
#677288192 		206 66.50% 156,910 401,445 1.71 48.54% 2,452 19 Oct 2026
Majorpar
#529996303 		202 51.98% 93,951 311,596 0.90 43.07% 1,647 20 Oct 2026
El_Cringeto
#594816297 		201 62.19% 141,368 333,917 1.49 50.25% 2,257 29 Dec 2025
Marcassin34
#533116228 		198 56.06% 108,233 297,755 1.06 38.89% 1,817 15 Oct 2026
kryosh
#500210108 		195 48.72% 92,476 222,074 0.87 42.05% 1,604 15 Oct 2026
TheNotoriousMIKE
#578618239 		193 38.86% 62,585 189,920 0.38 27.98% 1,146 12 Jul 2026
Bube63
#580554672 		187 45.99% 87,856 228,695 0.90 54.55% 1,615 27 Dec 2025
Missouri_63_rabbit
#688785474 		186 66.67% 149,438 393,847 1.61 56.99% 2,415 26 Aug 2026
LcarusType
#555419852 		180 59.44% 138,010 259,608 1.48 48.89% 2,210 16 Oct 2026
yu_QAQ_lei
#707112430 		180 51.67% 82,941 200,293 0.74 35.56% 1,489 04 Oct 2026
_l0ki
#501995370 		179 63.69% 152,414 325,376 1.51 52.51% 2,333 16 Oct 2026
Feng_Yu_Ling
#555053325 		174 62.64% 151,585 431,051 1.49 41.95% 2,302 22 Oct 2026
SaltyFish7
#675684019 		169 66.86% 144,709 346,976 1.52 62.13% 2,360 18 Oct 2026
unapoloqetic
#681309270 		169 54.44% 100,490 278,056 1.05 41.42% 1,734 17 Oct 2026
xxsyyz
#686532882 		168 48.81% 92,960 220,379 0.82 35.71% 1,546 23 Sep 2026
francismagkeineboote
#680840323 		167 46.71% 61,587 158,948 0.53 18.56% 1,202 17 Oct 2026
JapaneseGobliin
#546745966 		166 60.84% 121,543 307,097 1.17 36.75% 1,967 19 Sep 2026
Wonengdie
#597870934 		157 51.59% 111,612 266,878 1.08 44.59% 1,817 11 Oct 2026
Infrareds
#588460795 		153 58.82% 148,456 283,341 1.50 75.82% 2,399 13 Oct 2026
Barone_grigio
#687913588 		152 49.34% 101,812 245,181 1.05 53.29% 1,781 22 Oct 2026
Remilia_S_Lin
#680298323 		151 45.70% 97,961 218,917 0.83 39.07% 1,610 27 Jun 2026
Dregene
#526792705 		146 50.00% 105,283 246,126 0.99 28.08% 1,666 22 Jan 2026
Hayase_YuuKa100KG
#708546587 		142 54.23% 124,955 248,177 1.37 47.89% 2,045 09 Oct 2026
_AkiYamaMio_
#708216315 		141 58.87% 125,103 301,023 1.04 45.39% 1,986 18 Oct 2026
GAF_Johann
#690836313 		141 48.94% 131,125 326,611 1.24 47.52% 2,027 21 Aug 2026
shenxian
#551504446 		136 55.15% 108,575 295,197 1.12 61.76% 1,924 22 Sep 2026
moyueer
#561584695 		135 60.00% 116,457 220,096 1.13 59.26% 1,982 09 Oct 2026
DXJFFKE
#599908639 		134 54.48% 108,468 248,983 1.06 31.34% 1,776 13 Jul 2026
SeaMonkeyPi
#528942788 		131 67.94% 145,190 348,534 1.52 58.78% 2,350 30 May 2026
dimbarx
#622590161 		131 47.33% 61,589 169,072 0.40 29.77% 1,232 19 Feb 2026
Ryougi__Shiki
#566315637 		129 68.22% 151,772 287,291 1.64 66.67% 2,463 13 Oct 2026
KatridaC
#688591726 		126 58.73% 142,478 310,145 1.31 59.52% 2,203 12 Sep 2026
pingover9k
#574114075 		125 56.00% 76,336 210,129 0.62 19.20% 1,378 19 Oct 2026
vekifuki007
#509201450 		123 56.10% 90,487 257,640 0.98 39.84% 1,675 03 Oct 2026
TakakuraKurumi
#564489470 		122 71.31% 124,575 313,875 1.23 54.92% 2,122 20 Oct 2026
Sophie_Neuenmuller
#689219325 		122 63.11% 164,999 304,185 1.79 57.38% 2,541 28 Jun 2025
Veryterrible_nnoda
#595321998 		121 55.37% 124,613 270,474 1.16 36.36% 1,932 11 Oct 2026
Enterprise_Needs_Buff
#692606545 		120 62.50% 133,175 272,938 1.42 48.33% 2,157 11 Oct 2026
Z3phyr_K
#698920495 		120 48.33% 125,307 258,794 1.13 44.17% 1,956 23 Sep 2026
sensei_66
#674084753 		119 50.42% 84,936 189,287 0.79 52.10% 1,578 16 Sep 2026
Bocchi_Camera_Hero
#566581585 		118 66.95% 154,012 336,707 1.59 54.24% 2,438 14 Jul 2026
Konor_Frist
#689122951 		118 56.78% 96,066 252,451 0.92 42.37% 1,725 15 Oct 2026
azurani
#552024859 		116 50.86% 103,000 248,776 1.27 44.83% 1,829 18 Oct 2026
Kamarov37
#704389423 		115 49.57% 115,105 267,787 1.12 41.74% 1,839 17 Feb 2026
Blacklotus__
#564351700 		112 58.93% 149,318 403,834 1.54 55.36% 2,336 10 Nov 2025
Nerobitbit
#687513433 		112 58.93% 112,066 217,491 1.14 49.11% 1,928 03 Jul 2026
jinci_jinci11
#571000291 		112 56.25% 114,770 254,197 1.09 44.64% 1,883 03 Oct 2026
1Euphora
#675906480 		112 54.46% 103,711 211,538 1.08 45.54% 1,799 09 Oct 2026
Nebuchadnezzar09
#594738811 		110 62.73% 134,894 299,962 1.19 43.64% 2,123 14 Oct 2026
panda82126
#588839435 		110 57.27% 116,382 299,645 1.15 52.73% 1,940 30 Aug 2026
JonathanHAHA
#647652714 		109 54.13% 129,674 291,125 1.28 48.62% 2,053 26 Jun 2025
JspBlack
#514838328 		108 37.04% 51,936 154,733 0.31 13.89% 968 03 Feb 2026
Imperator_275
#555567550 		107 56.07% 87,124 240,251 1.05 69.16% 1,776 20 Oct 2026
MDSLKTR
#503494581 		103 57.28% 135,181 258,622 1.22 41.75% 2,094 19 Apr 2026
Futamihara_RirikoMywaifu
#709412368 		103 50.49% 95,277 214,313 0.80 42.72% 1,647 08 Oct 2026
LittleDebbie
#623992061 		103 46.60% 99,863 223,801 0.91 36.89% 1,628 10 Jun 2026
africapigman
#708947599 		102 52.94% 104,987 202,916 0.69 57.84% 1,721 19 Oct 2026
Dominuss_CZ
#503980974 		101 48.51% 95,753 198,624 0.95 26.73% 1,585 24 Jul 2026
jasawa
#501731654 		101 47.52% 92,481 268,132 0.70 23.76% 1,472 17 Oct 2026
BattleArina
#694357624 		100 58.00% 123,468 313,407 1.26 49.00% 2,029 24 Jun 2026
GodLikeChen
#595226899 		99 66.67% 138,041 288,714 1.66 50.51% 2,314 20 Oct 2026
Manbo_Out_Hakimi
#595263451 		99 65.66% 162,276 335,290 1.64 60.61% 2,508 01 Aug 2025
CV7WaspMyWife
#566469512 		99 60.61% 111,543 257,436 0.94 40.40% 1,829 17 Oct 2026
Yuricia_Albert
#690810177 		98 57.14% 111,515 278,145 1.11 34.69% 1,822 23 Mar 2026
olT_Tlo
#684859978 		97 52.58% 74,782 208,995 0.71 46.39% 1,475 19 Oct 2026
Thorkass
#562147792 		97 49.48% 94,190 178,217 0.94 24.74% 1,566 09 Aug 2026
Mysterious_XX
#690232946 		96 52.08% 103,430 239,414 1.09 41.67% 1,769 31 Jul 2026
cuteIDEA
#705481316 		95 54.74% 125,814 282,291 1.23 49.47% 1,998 21 Dec 2025
NoName_B_
#533026146 		95 48.42% 106,725 216,970 1.00 32.63% 1,726 22 Oct 2026
Krom
#500077303 		94 51.06% 80,473 160,575 0.80 57.45% 1,589 16 Oct 2026
junky07
#514300194 		94 48.94% 74,363 171,018 0.74 48.94% 1,463 05 Oct 2026
PlastikV
#521194365 		92 60.87% 138,730 334,667 1.32 64.13% 2,232 22 Oct 2026
Tanga_Ibuki
#689088444 		89 57.30% 183,622 349,187 2.12 55.06% 2,653 07 Apr 2026
ColaPotato
#692213407 		89 41.57% 66,263 140,697 0.48 28.09% 1,228 01 May 2025
LegendTurk35
#673615176 		87 37.93% 108,279 232,901 0.86 37.93% 1,605 13 Sep 2026
Meltlilith_Shaddoll
#566316463 		86 65.12% 145,594 242,899 1.53 59.30% 2,334 11 Mar 2025
kdamiku
#690091735 		86 45.35% 84,274 273,432 0.84 24.42% 1,459 06 Aug 2026
rinne11
#570874511 		83 57.83% 105,030 233,202 1.05 42.17% 1,823 18 Sep 2026
optimus_de_inferi
#527242104 		83 57.83% 100,653 214,316 0.98 46.99% 1,762 15 Oct 2026
beuckie_06
#582760313 		83 53.01% 109,550 263,739 1.23 38.55% 1,861 16 Sep 2026
Kasumi_love_Arisa_99
#566469437 		81 71.60% 203,090 347,925 2.26 69.14% 2,936 16 Sep 2024
Sasebo_Shigure_prpr
#696923698 		81 54.32% 114,200 235,631 1.12 43.21% 1,924 14 Oct 2026
dragonslayer0816
#618659798 		80 51.25% 68,815 140,870 0.62 40.00% 1,343 26 Jul 2026
LeMontagnard73
#586528099 		79 43.04% 50,561 183,980 0.38 11.39% 1,002 18 Oct 2026
Passo_Leatty
#596128767 		78 43.59% 74,378 195,419 0.78 32.05% 1,384 18 Jul 2026
MAKE_W_G_GREAT_AGAIN
#566491709 		77 64.94% 137,238 292,845 2.18 61.04% 2,374 19 Sep 2026
Trenlass
#503278143 		77 62.34% 145,973 274,316 1.26 41.56% 2,197 21 Oct 2026
Karsten449
#673285461 		77 53.25% 87,596 274,989 0.90 24.68% 1,533 05 Jun 2026
Seia_ovoMywife
#705089196 		76 60.53% 151,153 306,924 1.25 47.37% 2,227 10 Sep 2026
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