Battlestations: Midway/Weapons

The following is weapons information for the weapons in Battlestations Midway.

• Name: The name of the weapon.
• Range: The effective range, in nautical miles and metres.
• Damage: The amount of damage inflicted to a target when struck.
• Blast Damage: The amount of damage inflicted to a target in a near miss.
• Rate of Fire: How fast the weapon can fire, in rounds per minute
• Affiliation: Which side uses this weapon.

Naval Weapons

A list of weapons used on ships.

Anti-aircraft Weapons

AA consists of machine guns and flak cannons. Machine guns typically come in two flavours - standard single-barreled machine guns, like the M2 and the 13mm/76, and the larger triple and quad AA guns, which includes the 40mm Bofors. These kinds cause more damage per shot, but it is rarely noticeable on most ships. Flak cannons explode at a preset height or upon contact with a target. They also typically strike much higher than machine guns, although it is rarely noticeable since machine guns can strike rather high too.

Name	Range	Damage	Blast Damage	Rate of Fire	Affiliation
M2 0.50" Machine Gun	0.43nm/800m	18	None	600	Allies
5"/25 Gun	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Allies
5"/40 Gun	1.08nm/2000m	None	40	11	Japan
25mm/60 Triple AA Gun	0.86nm/1600m	16	None	100	Japan
13mm/76 Machine Gun	0.54nm/1000m	16	None	100	Japan
28mm Quad AA	0.86nm/1600m	16	None	120	Allies
20mm Oerlikon AA	0.54nm/1000m	16	None	200	Allies
40mm Bofors AA	0.86nm/1600m	20	None	120	Allies

Artillery

Shipbourne artillery is the basis of naval warfare. "DP" stands for "dual purpose". These weapons change from artillery to flak cannons and vice versa, depending on which weapon is selected.

Note that while the descriptions of several guns (like the 6.1/60 DP gun, and the 4.5"/45) suggest it is dual purpose, in-game it is not, and therefore isn't considered a DP gun for this chart.

Ship cannons come in several flavours, but despite their sizes they are often comparable - many times identical - to counterparts from other ships or even the opposite side. Destroyer cannons, for instance, all cause the same damage.

Name	Range	Damage	Blast Damage	Rate of Fire	Affiliation
4"/50	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Allies
5"/38 DP	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Allies
4.5"/45	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Allies
5"/50 DP	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Japanese
4.7"/45	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Japanese
5.25"/50	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Allies
5.5"/50	0.81nm/1500m	120	30	11	Japanese
6.1"/60	0.97nm.1800m	140	40	8	Japanese
6"/47	1.02nm/1900m	150	40	9	Allies
8"/50	1.18nm/2200m	200	55	7	Japanese
6"/53	1.02nm/1900m	150	40	9	Allies
8"/55	1.18nm/2200m	200	55	7	Allies
14"/45	1.62nm/3000m	250	100	5	All
15"/42	1.62nm/3000m	250	100	5	Allies
16"/50	1.62nm/3000m	280	100	5	Allies
18.1"/45	1.78nm/3300m	300	125	5	Japanese

Aircraft Weapons

A list of weapons mounted on aircraft.

Machine Guns

The staple of air-to-air combat is the machine gun. Machine guns do not cause blast damage.

Name	Range	Damage	Rate of Fire	Affiliation
M1919 0.30" MG	0.43nm/800m	14	600	Allies
M2 0.50" Machine Gun	0.43nm/800m	18	600	Allies
7.7mm MG	0.43nm/800m	14	600	Japanese
20mm Autocannon	0.43nm/800m	20	600	Japanese

Bombs

Bombs are dropped by dive bombers and carpet bombers upon land targets. Bombs come in three distinct flavours, as listed below. Due to their nature, bombs do not have range or a rate of fire.

Name	Damage	Blast Damage	Affiliation
1000lb	260	100	Allies
500kg	260	100	Japanese
450lb	200	75	Allies
250kg	200	75	Japanese
200lb	None	100	Allies
100kg	None	100	Japanese

Torpedoes and Depth Charges

These specialized weapons deserve their own category. All torpedoes - Japanese or Allied, shipbourne or aerial - have identical stats. There is no data available for air-dropped depth charges. Due to their nature, these weapons have neither a rate of fire or an affiliation - they are used by both sides.

Name	Range	Damage	Blast Damage
Torpedo	1.35nm/2500m	250	50
Depth Charge	None	None	500