Ship:Grosser Kurfürst

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26,000 doubloons

Grosser Kurfürst — Germany Special Tier X Battleship.

The experience gained from battleships at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorporated a triple bottom and an increased quantity of watertight compartments to enhance protection against underwater explosions. The main armament was upgraded to feature twelve 420 mm guns. It was planned to lay down ships with the new design in 1942, but the construction needs of the Navy reoriented toward submarines, and new battleships were no longer laid down.

Pros

• High survivability
• High secondary battery gun efficiency
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable

Cons

• Very bad firing angles when using all guns
• Low firing accuracy of the main battery

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	105800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	380
• Deck (mm)	50
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1050
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	17.63
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	18.22
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	406 mm/52 Drh C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount	420 mm/48 SK C/40 on a Drh LC/34 mount
• Arrangement	4×3 406mm	4×3 420mm
• Firing range (km)	20.61	20.61
• Reload time (sec)	29.0	32.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1	1.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	40.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	266
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 20.61 km	266

HE SHELL
• Name	406 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Kz.
• Maximum damage	4800
• Fire chance (%)	38.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	810
• Shell weight (kg)	1030
• Penetration (mm)	102

AP SHELL
• Name	406 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	12700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	810
• Shell weight (kg)	1030
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	68

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	8.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	10x 2 128mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	32
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	4x 2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	10 × 2
55 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	10 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	126	70%	2.0
Mid-range	325.5	75%	4.0
Long-range	143.5	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1610	75%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 529 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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