Ship:Bayern

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Bayern — Germany Tech Tree Tier VI Battleship.

In 1910, it became apparent that the caliber of guns on upcoming battleships of Great Britain, the U.S., and other countries would exceed 305 mm. In view of this, Germany started developing a potential counter to these ships. After a period of study and discussion, a design for a ship armed with eight 380 mm guns in four turrets was approved. The lead ship of the series, SMS Bayern, engaged in patrolling and raiding activities during World War I; however, her only combat mission was Operation Albion, which aimed at occupying the Moonsund Archipelago, then under the control of the Russian Army and fleet.

Pros

• High survivability
• High secondary battery gun efficiency

Cons

• High detectability
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Bayern (A)	Bayern (B)
• Hit Points	43900	51600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	350mm
• Deck (mm)	40mm
• Superstructure (mm)	16mm
• Extremities (mm)	26mm

MANEUVERABILITY	Bayern (A)	Bayern (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	25.0	25.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	630	630
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4	13.9

CONCEALMENT	Bayern (A)	Bayern (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.44	13.44
• Detectability by air (km)	8.74	8.74
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	12.7
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.74	8.74

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 6 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 6 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 380mm
• Firing range (km)	16.12	17.73
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	51.4

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	221
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 16.12 km	221

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.1
• Maximum damage	4500
• Fire chance (%)	35.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	800
• Shell weight (kg)	750
• Penetration (mm)	95

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.5
• Maximum damage	10900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	800
• Shell weight (kg)	750
• 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)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm HE K Gr 18
• Arrangement	10x1 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	35.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	835
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	Bayern (A)	Bayern (B)
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	6x1 88mm	6x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	45.0	107.5
• Maximum damage	1000	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890	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

Bayern (A)

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

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	101.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	42	75%	3.5
Long-range	17.5	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	120	75%	3.5–4.6

Bayern (B)

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

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	101.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	42	75%	3.5
Long-range	140	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1080	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 219.5 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:
  • Adjusted LOD switching on low graphics settings.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • Directors were installed on the upgraded hull.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Fixed error in Torpedo belt protection, now the protection value is always applied correctly.
• 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 13.65 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Improved display of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • For permanent camouflages "Type 16", "Type 12" a bonus was added - a discount of -10% to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Catapults added to the turrets of the main battery (Hull B). 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 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
  • XP 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 630 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • The stock hull was replaced with a new one, created on the basis of the upgraded hull with a modified air defense composition.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Fixed the names of the 150mm secondary battery guns.
• Update 13.1:
  • The BLAST MASTER permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 13.2:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.
  • Fixed textures for the BLAST MASTER permanent camouflage.