Ship:Prinz Eitel Friedrich

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Prinz Eitel Friedrich

Battleship | Germany | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points52,300

Main Battery

350 mm/45 SK C/14 on a Drh LC/1914 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.1 shots/min

Reload Time28 sec

Rotation Speed4 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec

Firing Range17.8 km

Maximum Dispersion238 m

HE Shell350 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.2 Bdz

Maximum HE Damage4,000

Chance of Fire27 %

Initial HE Velocity815 m/s

HE Shell Weight600 kg

AP Shell350 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.6

Maximum AP Shell Damage10,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity815 m/s

AP Shell Weight600 kg

Secondary Armament #1

150 mm/45 SK C/09 on an MPL C/13 mount14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km

Rate of Fire8 shots/min

Reload Time7.5 sec

HE Shell150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Initial HE Shell Velocity875 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Secondary Armament #2

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km

Rate of Fire17.9 shots/min

Reload Time3.4 sec

HE Shell105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount12 х 1 pcs.

37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount8 х 2 pcs.

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed28 knot

Turning Circle Radius800 m

Rudder Shift Time14 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range14.6 km

Air Detectability Range9.9 km

Battle Levels

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VI

Special

Prinz Eitel Friedrich — German special premium Tier VI battleship.

A Mackensen-class battlecruiser laid down during World War I. She had a powerful vertical armor, which was characteristic of German battleships of this period. Her main battery consisted of eight 350 mm guns mounted in four turrets.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
350 mm/45 SK C/14 on a Drh LC/1914 mount	2.1	45	238	4,000	27	10,500		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Prinz Eitel Friedrich	52,300	6	320	4	14/8	12/8/8				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 6 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 90,000 hp	28		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Prinz Eitel Friedrich, unlike other German battleships, is primarily a medium-range fighter with limited brawling capabilities, as a result of her good secondary armament, poor main guns, and non-turtleback but durable armor.

Where Prinz Eitel Friedrich really shines is with her anti-aircraft armament. Her long-range aura consists of eight twin 105 mm dual purpose mounts, giving her the same long-range DPS as higher-tier ships like Bismarck and Friedrich der Große (Her continuous AA damage is actually higher than said ships!).

Prinz Eitel Friedrich is also quite fast for ships of her tier, allowing her to close to within her ideal engagement range quite quickly. Her good armor and AA will keep her safe while doing so, and captains should have no problems handling her in a brawl. However, brawling should be kept to a minimum due to her non-existent turtleback.

Captains used to the play style of German battleships should be right at home when sailing Prinz Eitel Friedrich.

Pros:

• Faster than average main battery reload speed
• Relatively good main battery accuracy
• Heavy secondary armament with long range
• Good armor profile for a battlecruiser
• Decent long range AA defenses
• Excellent top speed at 28 knots

Cons:

• Poor main battery traverse speed
• Poor AP penetration and shell velocity (the latter due to high air drag)
• Poor main battery HE damage output
• Lacks a turtleback and can take devastating citadel hits when poorly positioned
• Extremely weak mid and short range AA defenses
• Lacks aircraft and/or utility consumables
• Poor concealment

Research

As a premium ship, Prinz Eitel Friedrich doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Prinz Eitel Friedrich Has the standard upgrade slots and choices for a tier VI battleship. A standard battleship build will work well for her, but she also has strong anti-aircraft power for tier 6, so if one enjoys ruining a carrier's day, mounting anti-aircraft modules can also work.

The recommended upgrades for Prinz Eitel Friedrich are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines. ★★	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party .	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns.
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. .	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery.	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range. ★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration.	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%. ★★	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range. ★★	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time .	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship.	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Prinz Eitel Friedrich can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Prinz Eitel Friedrich comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Prinz Eitel Friedrich captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta (), India Yankee () and November Foxtrot () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Echo Setteseven () flags can also be mounted to increase the ship's anti-aircraft damage.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

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Historical Info

Prinz Eitel Friedrich

Specifications

31,000 tons displacement, standard

223m length

30.4m beam

9.3m draft

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Machinery

4 shaft geared steam turbines, 4 screw propellers

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Performance

28 knots at 88,769 shaft horsepower

8000 nm at 14 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 100–300 mm

Turrets: 270 mm

Deck: 30 to 80 mm

Conning tower: 300 mm

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Armament

Main

8 × 35 cm (13.8 inch) SK L/45 guns

Secondary

14 × 15 cm (5.9 in) SK L/45

Anti-aircraft

8 × 8.8 cm (3.5 in) SK L/45 Flak guns

Torpedoes

5 × 60 cm torpedo tubes

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A side profile of what the Mackensen-class would have looked like.

History

Design

Following the Derfflinger-class, a class of battlecruisers was ordered that would maintain the protection and speed, while increasing the caliber of the main armament to either 340mm or 355mm in four twin turrets. Following long debates about whether or not battlecruisers were actually needed, and how these should be built with what kind of priorities, a design was proposed which left most parties satisfied. As the displacement should not get too large, yet the demand for larger guns remained, sacrifices in armor had to be made to allow a ship to fulfill the speed requirement.

The hull was 223.1m long overall and 30.9m wide, with a draft of up to 9.3m. Standard displacement was projected with 31,000 tons, while a fully loaded ship would displace 35,500 tons. Standard complement was slated to be 1,186 men, of which 46 would be officers.

One of the key features of the Mackensen-class was the increased caliber for the main artillery. As a result, the main armament consisted of eight 35.5cm guns mounted in four twin turrets, arranged in a manner similar to the preceding Derfflinger-class. Firing a 600kg shell, these guns were capable of maintaining a theoretical rate of fire of 2.5 rounds per minute per gun. The range of the gun varied depending on the mountings that were intended. While initial plans deemed a 16° elevation to be sufficient, war experiences demanded 20° elevations. These numbers were later raised to 28° for a maximum range of slightly above 28 kilometers. The secondary armament was planned as fourteen 150mm guns mounted in casemates below the deck. With a rate of fire between five and seven shots per minute and a maximum range of 13.5km, these guns would have fired 45.3km heavy AP or HE projectiles. Anti-aircraft armament consisted of eight single mounted 88mm guns, and five underwater-mounted torpedo launchers would theoretically allow these ships to torpedo their opponents.

The armor of the Mackensen-class greatly deviated from that of preceding capital ships. Unlike the Derfflinger-class, no turtleback was present, and instead the vertical protection consisted of a belt with 300mm thickness, which would thin out to 150mm for the upper belt and the lower edge. Behind that only a 50-60mm strong bulkhead would protect the machinery and magazines. Horizontal protection featured a 30mm deck over the vital areas, and a 25mm deck above. Protection of the main armament consisted of 250-290mm barbettes, while the turrets were armored with 320mm faces, a 180-190mm slope, 200-210mm strong sides and a 110mm roof. The conning tower had 300-350mm strong sides and was protected from above with a 100mm roof.

The machinery of the Mackensen-class consisted of sixteen boilers, of which four allowed the usage of both oil and coal, while the rest were purely coal-fired. They would produce the steam for four Parson-turbines for an overall rated 90,000 shp. Thisgave the Mackensen-class a theoretical top speed of 28kn. 3,940 tons of coal and 1,970 tons of oil would allow for a Cruising Range of around 8,000nm at 14kn.

In-game historical inaccuracies

• Actually a battlecruiser.
• Prinz Eitel Friedrich is depicted in a fictional Nazi refit that was invented by WG. Only Mackensen represents the more historical version.
• Prinz Eitel Friedrich was built for the Imperial German Navy. Its depiction as a Kriegsmarine warship is another fabrication by Wargaming.
• The Kriegsmarine was founded in 1935; Prinz Eitel Friedrich was broken up in 1921.
• In-game description falsely claims that Prinz Eitel Friedrich entered service in 1914; construction of the real ship began in 1915.

Historical Gallery

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  Line-drawing of the Mackensen class.
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  Unfinished battlecruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich (left) and Bayern-class battleship Württemberg in Hamburg after the war, in about 1920.

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References

1. Mackensen-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia
2. Prinz Eitel Friedrich: Winter Event, Campaign and Rewards! - Armada: Prinz Eitel Friedrich Trailer - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
3. Armada 2.0: Prinz Eitel Friedrich: The Royal Rumbler - News - World of Warships
4. Armada: Prinz Eitel Friedrich Trailer - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
5. Armada: Prinz Eitel Friedrich - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.7.

Testing Changes

• June 22, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• October 26, 2018:
  • Surface detectability was increased from 12.78 to 15.08 km.
  • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke was increased from 10.97 to 12.92 km.
  • The main battery traverse rate was reduced from 6 to 4 deg/s.
  • The main battery reload time was increased from 26 to 28 s.
• November 13, 2018:
  • Sigma value was increased from 1.9 to 2.0.

• Introduced in Update 0.7.12.
  • Available in the Premium Shop or obtained by completing directives of the "In the Name of His Highness!" Temporary Campaign.
  • Added permanent "New Year" camouflage with the following bonuses:
    • –10% of the cost of post-battle ship maintenance.
    • +50% to experience per battle.
    • –3% to visibility from ships.
    • +4% to the dispersion of enemy shells fired at your ship.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The main battery dispersion ellipse was adjusted to the value ​​of American and British battleships.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Penetration of secondary battery 105 mm HE shells was increased from 18 to 26 mm.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.10.7:
  • Minor updates to the armor model.

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