Ship:Kaiser

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Kaiser — Germany Tech Tree Tier IV Battleship.

The new Kaiser class marked a big leap forward compared with her predecessors: She incorporated steam turbines and a more practical arrangement for her main gun turrets. In particular, Kaiser featured two rear superfiring turrets and two side turrets placed in a diagonal pattern, resulting in one less turret compared to previous designs. SMS Kaiser was launched on March 22, 1911—the birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm. During the Battle of Jutland, Kaiser sank destroyer HMS Nomad and cruiser HMS Defence, and she also heavily damaged battleship Warspite.

Pros

• High survivability
• High rate of fire
• High secondary battery gun efficiency

Cons

• High detectability
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Kaiser (A)	Kaiser (B)
• Hit Points	39900	46400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	350mm
• Deck (mm)	30mm
• Superstructure (mm)	13mm
• Extremities (mm)	19mm

MANEUVERABILITY	Kaiser (A)	Kaiser (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	23.0	23.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	600	600
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	23.8	17.0

CONCEALMENT	Kaiser (A)	Kaiser (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.79	13.79
• Detectability by air (km)	8.4	8.4
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	10.92
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.4	8.4

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 4 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 4 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	5×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	14.54	15.99
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	205
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 14.54 km	205

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.8 Kz.
• Maximum damage	3150
• Fire chance (%)	23.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	405
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.9
• Maximum damage	7550
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	415
• 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)	4.8

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm HE K Gr 18
• 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 2	Kaiser (A)	Kaiser (B)
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	2x2 88mm	4x2 88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	30.0	60.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	950
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

AA Defense

Kaiser (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	2 × 2
37 mm	3 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	24.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	35	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	130	75%	3.5–4.6

Kaiser (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	4 × 2
37 mm	5 × 2
20 mm	17 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	161	70%	2.0
Mid-range	35	75%	3.5
Long-range	59.5	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	130	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, 199.5 hp/s)

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