Ship:König

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König — Germany Tech Tree Tier V Battleship.

The König design was based on Kaiser—the preceding battleship class. The new ship was equipped with a single turret positioned along the centerline, replacing the previous arrangement of two side turrets. SMS König was built at the Wilhelmshaven shipyard and commissioned at the beginning of World War I. During the Battle of Jutland, the battleship suffered significant damage and took on 1,600 tons of water. Following the capitulation of Germany, König was towed to Scapa Flow, where she was scuttled by the crew on June 21, 1918. The remains of the ship still rest on the sea floor.

Pros

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

Cons

• High detectability
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	König (A)	König (B)
• Hit Points	40700	47100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22%

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

MANEUVERABILITY	König (A)	König (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	24.0	24.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	620	620
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	13.2	13.2

CONCEALMENT	König (A)	König (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.14	14.14
• Detectability by air (km)	8.47	8.47
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.24
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.47	8.47

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 5 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 5 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	5×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	14.99	16.49
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	51.4

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	209
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 14.99 km	210

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/5
• Maximum damage	3300
• Fire chance (%)	23.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	415
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.9
• Maximum damage	8000
• 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)	5.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm HE K Gr 18
• Arrangement	14x1 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	49.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	835
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	König (A)	König (B)
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	4x2 88mm	4x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	60.0	71.6
• Maximum damage	1000	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	950	900
• Penetration (mm)	15	26
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

König (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	4 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
20 mm	10 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	87.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	28	75%	3.5
Long-range	56	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	140	75%	3.5–4.6

König (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	4 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	2 × 4 + 6 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	77	70%	2.0
Mid-range	35	75%	3.5
Long-range	98	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	680	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 203.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s 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 in Update 0.5.10.
• Update 0.5.12:
  • Corrected the display of some small decorative objects (lights, wheelhouse, radar post).
• Update 0.5.14:
  • Cost of a 305 mm HE shell was reduced from 55 to 50 credits to match the cost of an AP shell.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Fixed error in Torpedo belt protection, now the protection value is always applied correctly.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base firing range increased from 14,544 to 14,990 m.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • Sigma reduced from 2.0 to 1.8 σ.
• 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.
  • For 88 mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 7% to 4%, and the damage from 1100 to 1000.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 11.24 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Improved display of thin elements.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Catapults added to the turrets of the main battery. The Spotting Aircraft consumable was also added.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • The armor-piercing shells of the 150-mm secondary battery guns were replaced with high-explosive shells.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Main guns now do not touch the cranes when shifting to the other side.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The armor penetration of the secondary high-explosive projectiles 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 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 620 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4.95 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • Hull A was removed, Hulls B and C were renamed A and B, respectively.