USS Mahan (DD-364)

Damage: 2,656 - 3,182

Reload time: 5 -4 seconds

(1x2) - 2 single turrets (Class 2)

Damage: 3,003 - 3,829

Reload time: 5 - 4 seconds|secondary\_battery=None|anti-aircraft\_gun=(2x) Class 1

400 - 522 DPS

(5x) Class 2

365 - 434 DPS|torpedo=(4x3) - 3 Quadruple Torpedo Launchers

Damage: 12,775 - 15,212

Speed: 66 m/s - 74 m/s

Rounds: 12

Reload time: 70 - 57 seconds

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The USS mahan was an American *Mahan-class* destroyer featured in the game, with high gun and torpedo firepower.

The Mahan can be obtained via the Daily and Rare containers, the Beginner's package, and through the store.

## Background History

The USS Mahan (DD-364) was a United States Navy ship, and the leading ship of the Mahan-class destroyer, named after Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan. The Mahan-class itself was considered advanced over other traditional destroyers of that time.

Beginning her service in 1936, she was assigned to the US Atlantic fleet and then to Pearl Harbor in 1937. On December 7th of 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor while the USS Mahan was at sea, heading to Midway, with Task Force 12. Once the US had entered World War II, the Mahan took part in raids of the Marshall and Gilbert Islands and was later in the destroyer group that took part in screening the USS Enterprise (CV-6) and USS Hornet (CV-8) from attacking Japanese forces. She later participated in many amphibious landings.

On December 7th of 1944, while patrolling Ormoc Bay, the USS Mahan became under attack by the infamous japanese kamikaze attack. The Mahan was overwhelmed and was struck by three kamikazes. While on fire and exploding, most of the crew was rescued by US destroyers who then scuttled the Mahan with torpedoes and gunfire.

## Tactics

Colloquially called the noobs best friend or "Mahanlo" (a pun on the hawaiian word *Mahalo* which means 'so long' in hawaiian slang and 'thanks' literally) due to how absurdly common it is for a premium ship, USS Mahan is arguably and practically one of the most notorious destroyers in the game having high stats across the board being only beaten out by Leningrad in speed (44 vs 47 knots) and Shimakaze in firepower. Mahan however is the most manuverable ship in the game with a rudder turn time of only 13 seconds (can be reduced to a EVEN LOWER 10 with flags) and thus the most unpredictable among the bunch. Even more outrageous is it's torpedo armament: 12 torpedoes in full salvo with each dealing 15.3k damage for a grand total of +188K damage which is only beaten out by Shimakaze. combine this with artillery firepower that rivals yukikaze (7.5k dmg and 3 second reload at max firepower with flags) and use of the "split S" or "python" maneuvers, you have the recipe for a highly unpredictable ship that can easily single handedly turn half of an entire team to scrap metal in a matter of minutes.

Another up and coming tactic is to sail straight at the enemy warship, keeping your hull pointed toward them to reduce your profile, and charging them until a close range is achieved. Most players who don't know what they're doing will not pay you any mind, as destroyers' cannons do mild damage are not much more than a nuisance. Use this lack of awareness and your speed to get close to them, then employ the Mahan's ludicrous turning speed to deliver a salvo of 8 torpedoes into their side, and if possible quickly whip around to deliver the final 4 before darting off to recover hp and/or reload torpedoes. This tactic will either completely destroy or critically damage an enemy ship if pulled off successfully.

### Playing as Mahan

Tactics with Mahan is surprisingly fitting for its noobish reputation amongst the players: Rush in while utilizing your absurd turning speed to dodge incoming fire and fire back yourself. Any hits you take will be delivered back with interest in the form of your torpedoes. After the initial chaos, finish off any stragglers with your guns and get out if you are being outnumbered and regroup with the team. Rinse and repeat. Use her unorthodox torpedo armament to your advantage: Get between two enemies and fire at both. All torpedo ships can do that, but the player often gets carried away firing all torps into an already close to dead ship, which does no favors as torpedo reloads are extremely limited and can only last so long in a prolonged fight. Players also tend to forget that she has a third torp tube on the other side, which can lead to a nasty surprise for those on the receiving end.

### Playing against a Mahan

Your best bet at taking this ship down is to wait for a torpedo salvo before punishing the Mahan with a salvo of your own. Your secondaries will also come in handy as they will dish out additional damage and keep the Mahan at bay, forcing her to fire at less than optimal ranges for a torpedo spread. As for carriers, it is best not to attack the Mahan unless there is a team incentive to do so as it's speed and agility renders bombers and torpedoes useless for the most part. At best, you can harass Mahan with torpedoes to keep it away from teammates or force it to expose a broadside. A confirmed kill would require bombing at short range (<1km), which is not advisable because...well...torpedoes, right? But if that's the last resort, do it. the torpedos can hit you if you are opposing it in the horizontal side.

## Advantages and Disadvantages

**Advantages**

* Fast reload of 3 secs, better than both Yukikaze and Shimakaze.
* Lethal Torpedoes
* Best turning at this tier, sitting at 13 secs.
* Very small size, making it easy to dodge enemy shells.
* Great AA.

**Disadvantages**

* Below average gun power.
* The HP pool is not very appealing.
* If it goes broadside to launch torpedoes the bow will stick out quite highly meaning it can get hit easily

## Editor/Contributor's Opinion

1) **XercesDenial** :- " This ship probably has the worst reputation in the game.. despite being a very good ship.. "

2) **Thathsilu898** :- " She is the holy grail of destroyers for me. But she is given to the wrong players at the wrong time. "

3) **TheSpartanAmongUs** :- "Despite her reputation, she is perfect. Charge blindly at the biggest foe, and release them deadly torps. "

## Trivia

* Mahan was involved in a number of accidents, most of which were collisions with other ships. The most famous of which necessitated repairs to South Dakota's bow after the collision.

### Historical Inaccuracies

* Mahan had 5 gun turrets, not the 4 seen in game. The missing turret would have been on where the AA mounts just aft of the torpedo tubes are. This was a post war upgrade done more as of an afterthought rather than being built as is.