Ship:Moltke

IV

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Moltke — Germany Tech Tree Tier IV Battleship.

The next ship that superseded battlecruiser Von der Tann was built under an enhanced design. A decision was made to increase the number of main battery turrets to five—the additional turret was placed in a superfiring position at the aft. The armor and displacement grew as well. During World War I, SMS Moltke participated in the Battle of Heligoland Bight, the Battle of Dogger Bank, the Battle of the Gulf of Riga, the Battle of Jutland, and Operation Albion.

Pros

• High secondary battery gun efficiency
• Strong torpedo armament
• High top speed

Cons

• Few charges of the Repair Party consumable
• Low damage per salvo

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Moltke (A)	Moltke (B)
• Hit Points	37600	40800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	200
• Deck (mm)	35
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY	Moltke (A)	Moltke (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	28.4	28.4
• Turning circle radius (m)	650	650
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.4	16.0

CONCEALMENT	Moltke (A)	Moltke (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	10.53	10.53
• Detectability by air (km)	8.83	8.83
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	7.85
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.83	8.83

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 4 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 4 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	5×2 283mm
• Firing range (km)	13.55	14.91
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	1.7
• Maximum dispersion (m)	161
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 13.55 km	162

HE SHELL
• Name	283 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.6
• Maximum damage	2900
• Fire chance (%)	19.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	302
• Penetration (mm)	71

AP SHELL
• Name	283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.2
• Maximum damage	6500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	302
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	47

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
• 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%

AA Defense

Moltke (A)

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	110	75%	3.5–4.6

Moltke (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	8 × 1
8 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	59.5	70%	1.5
Long-range	35	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	110	75%	3.5–4.6

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (4 charges, 10.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 188 hp/s)

Gallery

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Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
  • Main battery firing range decreased from 14.0 to 13.5 km.
  • Main Battery reload time increased from 28 to 30 s.
  • Maximum Main Battery firing range decreased from 14.9 to 14.3 km.
• Update 0.10.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.7.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Available to players in pre-early access through Twitch Prime rewards.
• Update 0.10.9:
  • Available from sequential bundle #2 of the German Battleships event (for German Tokens).
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.10.11.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 3200 to 2900
    • Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 7200 to 6500
    • Sigma value increased: 1.5 to 1.7
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 45 to 30s