Ship:Bismarck

VIII

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Bismarck — Germany Tech Tree Tier VIII Battleship.

The original plan was for the new ship to be armed with eight 330 mm guns; however, their caliber was increased to 380 mm when France and Italy started building battleships with such armament. In May 1941, battleship Bismarck and battlecruiser Prinz Eugen set off on a hunt for convoys in the Atlantic Ocean. On their way, they were intercepted by British ships Prince of Wales and Hood. After taking several hits, Hood exploded, and the German raiders headed for the Atlantic. The British fleet pursued their enemy. On May 26, rudder damage rendered Bismarck uncontrollable. In the battle that followed, the battleship was sunk.

Pros

• High survivability
• High rate of fire
• High secondary battery gun efficiency
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable

Cons

• High detectability
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Bismarck (A)	Bismarck (B)
• Hit Points	64500	69200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	320mm
• Deck (mm)	50mm
• Superstructure (mm)	19mm
• Extremities (mm)	32mm

MANEUVERABILITY	Bismarck (A)	Bismarck (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.0	31.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	850	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.4	16.0

CONCEALMENT	Bismarck (A)	Bismarck (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.89	15.89
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 380mm
• Firing range (km)	19.28	21.21
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	252
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.28 km	253

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6
• Maximum damage	4400
• Fire chance (%)	34.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Penetration (mm)	95

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	11600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	63

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	6x2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	48.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	8x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	143.3
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Bismarck (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	2 × 4 + 12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	108.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	38.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1600	75%	3.5–5.2

Bismarck (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	10 × 2
20 mm	16 × 4 + 14 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	287	70%	2.0
Mid-range	178.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	161	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1600	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 322.5 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, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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Changelogs

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.9:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.9.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.10.
• Update 0.5.12:
  • Fixed display of navigation lights at low settings.
• Update 0.5.13:
  • In the text description of the armoring, the thickness of the citadel's armor was corrected.
• Update 0.5.14:
  • For permanent camouflage, the discount on ship maintenance was increased from 5% to 10%.
• Update 0.6.0:
  • Improved Hydroacoustic search was replaced with the standard one for Tier VIII ships.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.8:
  • For 105-mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 9% to 5%, and the damage from 1300 to 1200.
  • The range of the secondary battery was increased from 7 to 7.5 km.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 15.05 km.
  • Detection range of the Arado Ar.196 aircraft was increased from 4 km to 7 km in air, and to 8 km by sea.
• Update 0.6.14:
  • Improved display of thin elements. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
• Update 0.7.1:
  • Fixed textures for the Bismarck Hull (A).
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
  • XP earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The armor penetration of the secondary high-explosive projectile was increased from 18 to 26 mm. With this change, the 105-mm secondary battery guns of German ships will be able to penetrate the plating of destroyers, cruisers, and battleships of Tier VI-VII.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The main battery dispersion ellipse was adjusted to that ​​of American and British battleships.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Increased accuracy of secondary battery guns.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
• Update 0.11.6:
  • Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Minor updates to geometry and textures.
• Update 12.0:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the Varg and "The Last Conquest" camoflauges.