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

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

Ship Stats

Hull Information

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

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

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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