Ship:Preussen

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Preussen — Germany Tech Tree Tier X Battleship.

The experience gained at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the technical characteristics of ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorporated a triple bottom and a larger number of watertight compartments for protection against underwater explosions. The main caliber reached 457 mm, which represented a drastic increase in firepower. Later, however, the focus of naval construction shifted toward submarines, and new battleships were no longer laid down for the needs of the Navy.

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
• Hit Points	105800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	380mm
• Deck (mm)	50mm
• Superstructure (mm)	19mm
• Extremities (mm)	32mm

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1050
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	17.63
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	19.38
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 457mm
• Firing range (km)	20.6
• Reload time (sec)	24.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	40.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	266
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 20.6 km	266

HE SHELL
• Name	457 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	5450
• Fire chance (%)	45.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	810
• Shell weight (kg)	1464
• Penetration (mm)	114

AP SHELL
• Name	457 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	15000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	810
• Shell weight (kg)	1464
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	76

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	8.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	4x2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	32.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	10x2 128mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	150.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	32
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	11
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	10 × 2
55 mm	4 × 2 + 6 × 1
30 mm	6 × 4 + 4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	245	70%	3.0
Mid-range	329	75%	4.0
Long-range	140	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1610	75%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 529 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, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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Changelogs

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Removed the 20-mm AA guns. Due to this, AA parameters of the ship changed:
  • Short-range AA damage decreased from 291 to 245.
  • Medium-range AA damage increased from 326 to 329.
  • Continuous AA damage decreased from 370 to 355.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.10.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.11.1, replacing Grosser Kurfürst as the Tier X tech tree German battleship.
• Update 12.8:
  • The Science Titan permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 12.9:
  • Fixed an issue that caused the repair animation to continue after a ship had been destroyed when using Repair Party and the Science Titan permanent camouflage.