Montana Class Battleship (NTU)
Ordered July of 1940 in the months leading up to the American entry into World War Two, the Montanas are a class of five United States battleships armed with additional 16"/50 caliber main guns. They were designed as "slow" battleships, though still able to rely on an even mix of speed and firepower, they were just capable of sailing at the same speed as the carrier force. During their modernization in the 1980s alongside the Iowas, the Montanas were equipped with four Phalanx CIWS mounts, as well as Harpoon and Tomahawk missile launchers. The Montanas were built to dish out a supreme amount of firepower, even at the sacrifice of some speed, with a top speed of just 30 knots, too slow for the carriers, but still faster than a few smaller escorts like the Oliver Hazzard Perry class frigates. All five Montanas would become museum ships just as the Iowas did, and go to serve as monuments to their awesome power.
Ok, this was definitely a fun one to make. I’ve always been fascinated by the Montanas for various reasons and I figured I might as well bring them to life in Sea Power. Use it just like you would the Iowas, also like the Iowa, I have included a VLS variant with the same loadout system, allowing you to keep that massive punch and gain the extra turret. Your only real sacrifice is the 3 knots of speed lost from the Iowas, which is a relatively minor issue. More stuff coming as I have time, upload rate will probably be slowing down a bit pretty soon here, so be ready for that. Also, NTU is only required for the VLS variant, not for the 80s variant, so that really comes down to preference there. That’s pretty much it for me, enjoy!
Update Note: Latest update as of 2/22/25 has allowed the addition of custom textures without the use of SeaLifter or other dependencies, meaning these now include all 5 hull numbers and names to go with.
