Ship:King George V

VII

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King George V — U.K. Tech Tree Tier VII Battleship.

In 1933, the British Admiralty started designing a new generation of battleships. By 1935, several designs had been submitted, and the design codenamed "14O" with twelve 356 mm guns housed in three turrets was chosen as the main one. The design was later modified to enhance the armor and given the new codename "14P." King George V, laid down in 1937, was based on this design. In 1941, the battleship was instrumental in the destruction of Bismarck and managed to inflict substantial damage to her. Later, in 1943, she was transferred to the Mediterranean Sea, where she covered the landing of Allied troops in Sicily.

Pros

• Access to Enhanced Repair Party consumable (Increased amount of recovered HP. Fast consumable cooldown)
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities and high maximum damage
• Main armor belt covers most of the broadside

Cons

• Low level of protection against HE shells
• AP shells with low armor penetration capabilities
• Limited main battery gun aiming angles

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	King George V (A)	King George V (B)
• Hit Points	53900	60500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	381
• Deck (mm)	26
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY	King George V (A)	King George V (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	28.0	28.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	790	790
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	27.4	19.6

CONCEALMENT	King George V (A)	King George V (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.14	14.14
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	12.63
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	Mk VII mod. 1	Mk VII mod. 2
• Arrangement	3×4 356mm
• Firing range (km)	16.5	18.15
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	45.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	225
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 16.5 km	225

HE SHELL
• Name	356 mm HE Mk VIb
• Maximum damage	6100
• Fire chance (%)	41.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	757
• Shell weight (kg)	721
• Penetration (mm)	89

AP SHELL
• Name	356 mm AP Mk VIIb
• Maximum damage	10500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	757
• Shell weight (kg)	721
• Fuse time (sec)	0.015
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	59

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	133 mm HE Mk IC
• Arrangement	2x133mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	792
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

King George V (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	5 × 8 + 3 × 4
20 mm	18 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	147	70%	2.0
Mid-range	259	75%	2.5
Long-range	84	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	950	75%	3.5–5.2

King George V (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
133 mm	8 × 2
40 mm	6 × 8 + 2 × 4
20 mm	4 × 2 + 14 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	168	70%	2.0
Mid-range	269.5	75%	2.5
Long-range	84	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	950	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, 60.0s cooldown, 323.4 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)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.7.
• Update 0.6.10:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.6.10.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 12.63 km.
  • Fixed minor visual defects in geometry and textures.
  • Update 0.6.13
  • Minor fixes to ship geometry and textures.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • For the permanent Type 17 camouflage, the discount on ship maintenance was increased from -5 to -10%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The citadel was raised to occupy some of the casemate area.
  • The Repair Party consumable was changed:
    • Casemate (non-citadel) damage restoration was increased from 60% to 75%.
    • HP regen per second changed from 0.5% to 0.6%.
    • Cooldown reduced from 120 s to 90 s.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • 40-mm / 39 QF Mark VIII AA guns were renamed to 40-mm / 39 QF Mk VIII AA guns.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Fixed model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • The colors of icons for the color schemes of the permanent camouflage were fixed.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • The Five Years on Steam permanent camouflage was added.
• Update 12.1:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.7:
  • Changed the textures and models of the ship.
• Update August 15, 2017:
  • The AP shell fuse delay was reduced from 0.033 to 0.015 s.