USS Texas (BB-35)

## USS Texas

The Texas, as seen in game.

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The USS Texas was an American battleship featured in the game.

## Background History

The Texas was laid down on April 17, 1911, launched on May 18, 1912, and was commissioned on March 12, 1914. The Texas saw action in the Tampico Incident and made numerous sorties into the North Sea during World War 1.

During World War 2, the Texas saw action in both the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, and most notably participated in the D-Day landings by shelling German bunkers. The ship was decomissioned om April 21, 1948, and is now a museum ship near Houston, Texas.

## Overview

Befitting of the legendary ship that served both World Wars, Texas has decent stats all across the board and is relatively affordable (805K credits) with damage reaching 21K (can be improved to 26K with flags) and it is also the first ship that can realistically breach the 200k HP break point needed for tanking serious opponents with imposing main batteries. When playing texas, maintaining distance is key as she has decent accuracy out to 4.5 KM and can deal substantial damage while on the move with enemies only being to return a fraction of what you dealt due to their generally lower accuracy at such ranges. Never get into knife fights with higher tier ships as it is basically suicide. Even if you somehow survive, you're probably just hanging on by a thread. Another quirk of the Texas is her low projectile velocity. Unlike most ships, she tends to need more compensation in aim the longer the distance is to target. As long as that is kept in mind, Texas is a great addition to your arsenal and can serve as a nice farming ship with cheap ammo costs to boot. She's a great upgrade from the Royal Sovereign and is a decent warship 'till Level 8 or 10 where you can unlock Großer Kurfurst or Admiral Hipper, which are in some ways an improvement over Texas.

## Tactics

The Texas, just like the other low tier battleships, excels in firepower and HP at the cost of mobility. The Texas, however, is relatively fast compared to other low tier battleships, and can outflank or give chase to an enemy warship without too much worry.

**When playing as a Texas**

The Texas' main advantage comes from its powerful guns. They can deal heavy damage and can reload fairly quickly when equipped with the proper flags. Your main role would be the team's main ship, bombarding hostiles with salvos from the ship's powerful guns. When out in the open, however, you must take caution against enemy destroyers. When there is a pair of destroyers or more up ahead, its usually best to strike them from the distance where they can't target you with their torpedoes accurately. Also, it is recommended to have an escorting warship nearby when carriers are present.

**When playing alongside a Texas**

As your ally Texas fulfills its role to the team, you can help it by clearing out any destroyers headed towards the Texas. When there are carriers present, you can huddle in with a Texas and help it ward off any air strikes. When there are battleships present, the ally Texas usually takes care of them; but you can help by providing additional firepower against the target.

Just like most of the low tier battleships, you must be patient with Texas. They can't catch up with most ships, especially with the fast vessels.

**When playing against a Texas**

The Texas is usually vulnerable against carriers and agile warships. When you are using a fast warship, you can force a battle against a wounded Texas. Aircraft can also be an excellent way of eliminating an unescorted Texas.

As a battleship, you can also engage in a slugfest against a Texas. But you should be cautious with its powerful main guns and decent secondaries.

As a destroyer, you can strategically attack a Texas with your torpedoes; forcing it to dodge the torpedoes at the price of broadsiding to your allies. But you should be careful with performing this. If you expose yourself before a proper strike, you could risk getting vaporised by its powerful guns.

## Advantages and Disadvantages

**Advantages**

* High main armament damage for a low tier ship.
* Fast main gun reload.
* Decent secondary guns.
* Decent HP.
* Low main armament ammunition cost.

**Disadvantages**

* Sub par anti-aircraft armament damage.
* Sluggish maneuverability.
* Average speed.

## Trivia

* The Texas is the only dreadnought that still remains intact today.