Ship:König Albert

III

3,500 doubloons

König Albert — Germany Premium Tier III Battleship.

SMS König Albert, a Kaiser-class battleship, was laid down as Ersatz Ägir and built at the Schichau shipyards in Danzig. The ship was named after King Albert of Saxony. From 1914 through 1916, as part of the High Seas Fleet, the battleship participated in covering raids and laying minefields. On May 29, 1916, just two days before the Battle of Jutland, the ship went to Wilhelmshaven for repairs, becoming the only German battleship to miss the renowned battle.

Pros

• Large HP pool with a dependable belt armor scheme
• Good top speed
• Strong main armament with high AP shell damage

Cons

• Mediocre reload speed
• Slow turret traverse
• Short main armament range

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	41300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	350
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	21.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	600
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.17
• Detectability by air (km)	7.87
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.85
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.87

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	11.86
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	178
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 11.86 km	179

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8
• Maximum damage	3400
• Fire chance (%)	22.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	406
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4
• Maximum damage	8300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	405
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	4.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm HE K Gr 18
• Arrangement	1x88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	1x88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	1x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	835
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 4
• Shell type	HE
• Name	PGGS019_88mm45_SK_L45
• Arrangement	1x88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Long-range	7	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	100	75%	3.5–4.6

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 206.5 hp/s)

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