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Maine

Also called: 缅因 Beta

U.S.A. · Tier VIII · Battleship · Tech Tree: Fast Battleships

Sniper battleshipLong-range guns citadel broadsides from a backline peers cannot match.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 32 kn to…
Avoid: Using the 32-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

Key characteristics

18 km gun rangeStrong AALobs over islandsSpotter planeHeavy armorEasily spotted

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Cohort position
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Balance history
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Playstyle

Overview

Maine is a Tier VIII American sniper battleship (17.7 km): the long main battery reach lets her land AP citadels from positions where peer BBs have to push to engage. AA (777 AA DPS at 5.2 km) is heavy enough to make her the team's air-defense anchor on top of the lead role; CV strikes route around her, not through. Standout traits: best DCP duration in T8 BBs (20 s) and top-decile high-arc AP shells in T8 BBs (14.7°).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 32 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has. Mobility means you can pick which fight you are in; do not waste it by holding center the whole match.

Potato Avoidance

Using the 32-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

The mobility advantage is about picking which cap fight you arrive at, not about leading the brawl line; a fast BB that overextends loses HP that the kit cannot trade back.

Signature Traits

Heavy armor ↗

541.0 mm max plate, best of T8 BBs.

ELITE AA ↗

Top-tier AA · 777.0 AA
Long-reach AA · 5.2 km

Long DCP window ↗

20.0 s Damage Control duration, best of T8 BBs. Stays fire / flood immune longer per activation.

LOBBING BATTERY ↗

High-arc AP shells · 14.69°
Long gun range · 17.66 km

WEAK MOBILITY ↗

Sluggish rudder · 22.3 s
Slow acceleration

Acquisition

How to get Maine

Maine is available in the Fast Battleships branch of the U.S. Tech Tree for 25,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 5,000,000 credits.

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U.S. Tech Tree

Maine sits in the Fast Battleships branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.S. tree.

U.S. fast battleships trade some of their deep citadel protection for speed, but they remain fully-fledged battleships. Their long-range main battery and adaptability make them suitable for almost any situation.

Advantages: Adaptable, Long-range main battery guns
Disadvantages: Low-velocity shells, Poor maneuverability

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Cohort position

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Where Maine sits among Tier VIII BBs (32 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAA DPS777 (1/32) BestAA range5.2 km (1 of 10 tied) BestFlak per wave (expected)2,415 (1/32) BestMax armor541 mm (1/32) Top 10%Main battery range17.66 km (4/32) Top 10%AA threat2,548 (3/32) Top 25%Hit points80,000 HP (9/32) Top 25%Max speed32 kt (8/32) Top 25%AP DPM291,111 (8/32) Top 25%Engine power212,000 hp (6/32) Top 25%Turn-speed retention223.2 hp/m (7/32) Bottom 25%Stealth profile16.05 km / 12.84 km (29/32 / 29/32) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio4.03 × (27/32) Bottom 25%Secondary HE pen21 mm (27/30) Bottom 25%AP velocity762 m/s (26/32) Bottom 25%Acceleration38.1 s (29/32) Bottom 10%Displacement72,104 t (30/32) WorstRudder shift22.3 s (32/32) WorstSecondary range5 km (1 of 16 tied) WorstNo torpedoes (25 of 32 in cohort)

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Not standouts for Maine -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Main battery caliber406 mm(18/32) Main battery reload27 s(13/32) Sigma1.85(15/32) HE shell damage5,700(19/32) HE fire chance36%(15/32) Fires per minute8(12/32) HE DPM126,667(17/32) Main dispersion220.5 m(14/32) Secondary DPM (per side)270,000(13/32) HE alpha1,800(23/30) Secondary fire chance9%(13/30) HE velocity820 m/s(17/32) AP arming threshold68 mm(17/32) Power-to-weight2.94 hp/t(14/32) AP pen at 10 km597 mm(19/31) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)192,245(16/32) Repair charges3(13/32) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(25 of 32 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(29 of 32 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(29 of 32 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(29 of 32 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(31 of 32 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(23 of 32 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 72,000 → 80,000

Displacement72,104 t

Armor range6–541 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 19, 25, 32, 38, 50, 51, 105, 110, 150, 178, 180, 188, 197, 259, 324, 387, 409, 424, 432, 457, 541 mm

Armor material/layer entries67

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration60 s

Torp Reduction37%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 406 mm Mk7

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 10 barrels

Reload time30 s

Firing range (base)16.1 km

Firing range (top fire control)17.7 km

Turret traverse4 °/s

AP pen max range482 mm

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB59020

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB173020

Shell Grouping (σ)1.85

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{16050}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 2}{1000} + 2) \cdot 30 = 220.5 m

220.5 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 220.5 \cdot 0.6 = 132.3 m

132.3 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 220.5 \cdot 0.338 (σ = 1.85) = 74.5 m

74.5 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 132.3 \cdot 0.338 (σ = 1.85) = 44.7 m

44.7 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.

45 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 10 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 20. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 10 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 22.2.

Initial: 20 → 22.2

HE shells

HE Damage5,700

HE Velocity820 m/s

Fire Chance36%

HE penetration

68 mm ≈ 406 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

68 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

5,700 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 57,000.

57,000

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 57,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 114,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 57,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 126,667.

Initial: 114,000 → 126,667

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 20 shells/min x 36% fire chance = 7.2. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 22.2 shells/min x 36% fire chance = 8.

Initial: 7.2 → 8

AP shells

AP Damage13,100

AP Velocity762 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold68 mm

AP overmatch

floor(406 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

28 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2520 \cdot 1225^{0.69} \cdot {0.406}^{- 1.07} \cdot 762^{1.38} = 847.6 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

847.6 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (22.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 496.5 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2520 \cdot 1225^{0.69} \cdot {0.406}^{- 1.07} \cdot {496.5}^{1.38} = 469.3 mm

469.3 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

13,100 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 131,000.

131,000

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 131,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 262,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 131,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 291,111.

Initial: 262,000 → 291,111

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

250

AA Defense

AA mount points60

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (146×3.5×0.75) + (107×3.5×0.7) + (50×3.5×0.75) = 777. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

777

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

5.2 km

40 mm Bofors Mk220×4 40mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk420×1 20mm

20 mm Oerlikon Mk2020×2 20mm

127 mm Mk41 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

10×2 127mm

Guns127 mm Mk41 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 131 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

131

Range5.2 km

Guns40 mm Bofors Mk2

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 146 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 383 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

383

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 131 + Medium 383 = 514

514

Guns20 mm Oerlikon Mk20 + 20 mm Oerlikon Mk4

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 107 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 262 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

262

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 131 + Medium 383 + Near 262 = 776

776

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 6 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 14 clouds per wave × 230 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 6 clouds + 2 outer

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

230

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 5.2 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop.

2.5-5.2 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts10

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

127 mm Mk41 (DP)

Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.

10×2 127mm

Caliber127 mm

Reload time4 s

HE Damage1,800

Muzzle Velocity808 m/s

Fire Chance9%

Armor Pen21 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Standard

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

315 m

Maneuverability

Engine power212,000 hp

Maximum speed32 kt

Turning circle radius950 m

Rudder shift time22.3 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (28.8 kt of 32 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

38.1 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (31.7 kt of 32 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

62 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{32.0 \cdot 0.5144}{950} = 0.99 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{4}{0.99} = 4.0 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

4.0× drags

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Concealment

Detectability by sea16.05 km

Detectability by air12.84 km

Smoke firing penalty15.49 km

Detect after firing main guns

max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.

16.05 km

Detect Fire Sea18.05 km

Detect Fire Air15.84 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 20 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 11,200 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 33,600 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 3 charges = up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 400 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (80,000 HP) per second = 400 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

Choose one

Catapult Fighter6 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Observation Seaplane6 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Module options (2)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points72,000 → 80,000
Rudder shift33 → 29 s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range16,050 → 17,655 m

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)1.85

Max Horiz Disp220.5 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{16050}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 2}{1000} + 2) \cdot 30 = 220.5 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km110 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km160 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km210 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp132.3 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 220.5 \cdot 0.6 = 132.3 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km83.9 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above.

Med Horiz Disp74.5 m

50%-hit horizontal radius:  $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$   $= 220.5 \cdot 0.338 (σ = 1.85) = 74.5 m$

Med Vert Disp44.7 m

50%-hit vertical radius:  $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$   $= 132.3 \cdot 0.338 (σ = 1.85) = 44.7 m$

Dispersion familyUS/UK BB Disp.

2.5% overall improvement compared to EU BB Disp.

AP Pen Close847.6 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2520 \cdot 1225^{0.69} \cdot {0.406}^{- 1.07} \cdot 762^{1.38} = 847.6 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far469.3 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (22.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 496.5 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2520 \cdot 1225^{0.69} \cdot {0.406}^{- 1.07} \cdot {496.5}^{1.38} = 469.3 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km702 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km597 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km516 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE penetration68 mm

68 mm ≈ 406 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch28 mm

floor(406 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius250

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha10

All 10 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time45 s

180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.

HE full-salvo alpha57,000

5,700 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 57,000.

AP full-salvo alpha131,000

13,100 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 131,000.

HE DPMInitial: 114,000 → 126,667

Zero upgrades: 57,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 114,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 57,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 126,667.

AP DPMInitial: 262,000 → 291,111

Zero upgrades: 131,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 30 s base reload = 262,000. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 131,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 291,111.

Shells/minInitial: 20 → 22.2

Zero upgrades: 10 broadside guns x 60 / 30 s base reload = 20. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 10 broadside guns x 60 / 27 s all-upgrades reload = 22.2.

Fires/minInitial: 7.2 → 8

Zero upgrades: 20 shells/min x 36% fire chance = 7.2. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 22.2 shells/min x 36% fire chance = 8.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS777

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (146×3.5×0.75) + (107×3.5×0.7) + (50×3.5×0.75) = 777. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

Maximum AA range5.2 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index2548

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Near aura range2 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m

5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)270,000

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 10×2 127 mm (10/side) × 60/4 × 1800 = 270,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1800

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1800 from the 127 mm family.

Max HE fire chance9%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 9% from the 127 mm family.

Max HE pen21 mm

Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 21 mm from the 127 mm family.

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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Maine. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Nerf ×12Buff ×3Rework ×1

2024-03-21

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

credit-earning rate increased by 11%.

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2023-03-02

Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders

HP for stock hull increased from 70,000 to 72,000.
Bow HP reduced from 12,500 to 3,800.
Casemate HP reduced from 33,000 to 9,800.
Stern HP reduced from 16,750 to 5,000.
Hull component HP reduced from 72,200 to 54,000.
Magazine HP reduced from 48,200 to 36,000.
Steering gear HP reduced from 28,900 to 21,600.
Superstructure HP reduced from 10,000 to 3,000.
HP for upgraded hull increased from 77,000 to 80,000.
Bow HP reduced from 12,500 to 4,200.
+4 more official change lines in the source post.

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2022-11-03

November Update: Under the Black Flag

"Tough" changed to "Superior AP Damage".

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Maine can equip, from in-game data.

DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Maine IndependenceDecorative

Primary official WG sources

Filtered to official World of Warships: Legends pages where this ship is a focus, reward, line member, or high-context variant mention.

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Maine

Maine Community Stats

Maine Community Stats

Playstyle

Overview

Positioning

Potato Avoidance

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How to get Maine

Builds Beta

Cohort position

Peers in this cohort

Stats & specs

See all derived stats

Main battery formulas

AA defense

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary battery firepower

Ship Charts

Balance History

Ministry of Balance: Spring Changes

Ministry of Balance Reports: Buffs, Nerfs, and Commanders

November Update: Under the Black Flag

Skins & permanent camouflages

Primary official WG sources

Signature Traits