Battleship "Montana" in World of Warships: overview and guides for pumping

The simulator of warships World of Warships is not as popular as its predecessor, which allowed gamers to control models of tanks that are close to reality in all respects. However, this game still has its fans, which every day becomes more and more. And so new questions arise as to which ships are best used, which branch to pump, what to strive for.

In this article we will talk about the battleship "Montana", which is one of the top ships of the American branch. Many gamers are asking themselves: is it worth pumping the American branch for the sake of this model? Some believe that it is better to immediately take on the Japanese, who in practice proved to be very good fighters in water battles. But you should not hurry - it is better to understand in more detail what the "Montana" battleship is, and then you can already make a decision, download the American branch to you to get this ship, or you are not very interested.

Housing

So, the first thing you need to know about what the Montana battleship is, are its constituent elements, such as the hull, the engine, the guns and so on. Start to stand with the body and its technical characteristics. The first indicator that should be paid attention is its combat capability, that is, the health reserve that a ship can lose before it drowns. This model has a lot of health - it is not enough to hundreds of thousands, so that you will stay afloat for quite a long time under any circumstances. To this stock of health is added still almost twenty millimeters of armor even in the most vulnerable places - a layer that can be pierced far from every gun. What can we say about the main armor, which sometimes reaches 409 millimeters of thickness.

As for the towers for placing guns, there are a lot of them at this battleship: four pieces are intended for main caliber guns, ten for auxiliary, and fifty towers on board for air defense weapons. Many ships in this game can use torpedoes, but, unfortunately, the battleship Montana does not have torpedo tubes on board, so you will have to do with other weapons.

Engine

Regarding the body, everything is now clear. It's time to consider the next component of the ship "Montana". Battleship World of Warships American branch has a very powerful engine, which is simply necessary to move such a hefty machine, but not powerful enough to make it mobile. 172 thousand horsepower is not enough to "Montana" could freely maneuver and make quality maneuvers. Battleship saves his armor and firepower, but it is in mobility he is much inferior. After all, even its maximum speed is only 30 knots per hour. What to say about the disguise - it simply does not exist, so the ship can be seen from a fairly long distance. That is why the engine, even with all its power, must be written down in the shortcomings of the Montana model. The battleship World of Warships of the American branch is very sluggish, but, as already mentioned, it has its own trump cards that compensate for the shortcomings. About the booking has been said a lot. It's time to tell about the firepower.

Main caliber weapons

At the very beginning of the article, it was already noted that the American branch is often compared to the Japanese one, and therefore there are discussions all over the Internet about which of the top ships on these branches is better. Battleship "Montana" against "Super Yamato" often wins. Now you will learn why the firepower "Montana" may well surpass the "Yamato", which is praised by most players. So, the main caliber guns on board are twelve pieces - three on each of the four towers. Their rate of fire is not too high - only two rounds per minute, and the horizontal aiming speed is 4 degrees per second, which in total gives 45 seconds per rotation by 180 degrees. But at the same time the firing range of this weapon is almost 24 kilometers with maximum dispersion of shells, not exceeding three hundred meters. From the main caliber gun, you can shoot both high-explosive and high-explosive shells. The first deal 5700 damage and give a 36% chance of fire on the enemy ship, while the second deal up to 13,500 damage, but they are designed just to penetrate the thick layer of armor, and not to inflict direct damage by destroying internal systems. These instruments are famous for the battleship "Montana". Hyde on this ship, however, describes far not only the guns of the main caliber, for consideration there is still an auxiliary caliber.

The tools of the auxiliary caliber

When it comes to the battleship Montana, the pumping heads often focus on the main guns, but you still do not forget that you can not win battles exclusively on them. You will need to combine all the guns that you have on board to get results. Therefore, pay attention to those tools that are identified as auxiliary. There are only twenty on board - two trunks on each of the ten towers under them. They are much weaker than the main ones - their caliber is almost four times smaller, the firing range is only six kilometers, they can only charge high-explosive shells, which, if hit, cause a maximum of 1800 damage. Even the probability of a fire from hitting is only nine percent. But the advantage of these guns is their high rate of fire - they only take about four seconds to recharge, so in one minute you can make up to fifteen shots from each barrel. It is at the expense of these guns that the battleship type "Montana" can become an incredibly formidable opponent in close combat.

Air Defense

Hyde on the battleship "Montana", of course, can not be made without mentioning anti-aircraft guns, which are installed here abound. It has already been noted above that there are fifty towers on all sides, and far from each of them only one gun is installed. In total, there are 160 of them, so it's better for planes not to approach this ship. The first twenty towers are equipped with 40-millimeter cannons, four pieces per tower. These are the main antiaircraft barrels, which constitute half of the total amount of air defense "Montana". Their shooting range is 3.5 kilometers, and the damage per second is 317 units.

As for the other three types of air defense weapons, two of them are 20-millimeter: both shoot for two kilometers, but one can deal 72 damage per second, while the other - 121 damage. Well, the last anti-aircraft guns have a large caliber, 127 millimeters - these are the same guns that are used as auxiliary weapons when confronted with ships. The damage per second is 157 units, and the range of fire is more than five kilometers.

That's all the weapons, which is equipped with a battleship "Montana". Guides and reviews can pay more attention to one or another kind, but it is a competent combination of the use of all types will give you the opportunity to defeat even the strongest opponents.

Advantages

In the game "World of Warships", the battleship "Montana" can cause many gamers fear, because it really is one of the most powerful in the game, but only in able hands. Therefore, it is not enough just to understand what kind of tools are available, what kind of booking, and so on. It is very important to understand what can be attributed to the merits of this ship, and what - to the shortcomings. And in the future you will need to work on effective use of the main advantages of your model, as well as learn to hide the flaws in front of the enemy, compensate them and try to reduce their impact on your ship to a minimum. But what are the main advantages of this battleship, for which you will need to pay attention in the first place?

The first and most important advantage is the trunks of the main caliber. They are very powerful, have a long range of fire. And most importantly, you have quite a lot of them, which together creates an unprecedented firepower. If you learn how to use it correctly, your opponents will simply not be able to resist you.

The second advantage, which again concerns these tools, is the speed of their rotation along the horizontal axis. Four degrees per second is an impressive result that allows you to quickly respond to what is happening on the battlefield. You can effectively fire in different directions, thereby compensating for the overall slowness of your ship.

And, of course, you can not ignore the anti-aircraft defense: having 160 anti-aircraft guns, you have complete control over the sky. And if you conduct a typical comparison - the battleship "Montana" against "Yamato" - then everything will be very clear. At "Montana" anti-aircraft power is several times higher than that of any other ship in the game, including compared to the "Yamato".

disadvantages

But do not think that with such advantages of this ship it is ideal, otherwise there would not be constant discussions of which model is better, which branch of development to choose and so on. Naturally, the Montana has its shortcomings, which you should also pay attention to. If you try to just close their eyes, then you can bitterly pay for it. It would be much more sensible to study them in no less detail than the merits, in order to be able to hide them from the enemy in battle. When you know your weakness, it is always much easier for you to cover it.

The most important disadvantage of this ship is the complete absence of any kind of disguise. Your battleship is in the hands of all opponents, and thus attracts a lot of attention from the opponents. If other ships can try to hide from the enemy in order to strike back, you will always have to fight only frontal combat, and usually with a superior in number and sometimes in quality, the enemy.

And here one more very big minus is revealed - weak mobility and maneuverability. Simply put, you'd better forget about running the ship to make combat maneuvers, give protection to the will of fate and thick armor and engage in an attack, because your ship is so sluggish that it can not dodge even the slow torpedo.

And in the end, it is worth noting also the instruments of auxiliary caliber, which have far less impressive range of fire. That is, they are great for melee combat, but it is extremely rare to imagine situations in which someone will venture to swim to the battleship at a close enough distance.

First improvement

In total, you have six slots to improve the ship, and if you decide to play for the battleship "Montana", then there are some improvements that will suit you. First of all, you need to use the upgrade called "Primary Weapon". Thanks to it you can increase the survivability of the towers on which your main caliber guns are located.

Second improvement

As for the second slot, then you definitely need to improve your basic firepower - air defense. This increases the firing range of your air defense by twenty percent, and also increases its power.

Third improvement

Here you can choose what suits you best for a particular fight. If the enemy often uses aviation, then you can continue to improve your air defense settings. But as an alternative, you can use the modernization of the "Central Artillery Post", which will increase the accuracy of your main caliber weapons.

Fourth improvement

The fourth slot usually has the installation of the "Fight for vitality". It will increase your chances of survival - a very important improvement for the battleship, given that your mobility and maneuverability leave much to be desired.

Fifth improvement

As for the fifth slot, here again you can make a choice, depending on what conditions on the battlefield are available in a particular battle. The first option is to continue to "pump" the survivability of the ship, reducing the likelihood of fires and floods, as well as increasing the speed of eliminating such situations. But you can also pay attention to "Steering machines" - a modification that slightly improves your maneuverability.

Sixth improvement

Well, in the end, you need to install a "detection system" that will improve the visibility of your ship. This is necessary for the rapid detection and elimination of enemy ships.