Ship:Bismarck '41

VIII

13,000 doubloons

Bismarck '41 — Germany Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

Famous German battleship Bismarck undertook only one combat mission, which began on May 19, 1941, with her departure from the port of Gotenhafen and ended on May 27 with her destruction in battle near the coast of France. In those few days, Bismarck sank the pride of the Royal Navy, battlecruiser HMS Hood, threatened Allied communications in the North Atlantic, and drew nearly every major ship the British Admiralty had available in the area.

Pros

• Pro 1
• Pro 2

Cons

• Con 1
• Con 2

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	64500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.89
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 380mm
• Firing range (km)	21.21
• Reload time (sec)	33.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	1.8
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	272
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.21 km	272

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6
• Maximum damage	4400
• Fire chance (%)	34.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Penetration (mm)	95

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	11600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	63

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6	8.9

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	2x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.6	11.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	2x105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3	22.2
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	PGGS003_105_mm_SKC_33
• Arrangement	2x105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3	22.2
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 4	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	PGGS002_150mm_SKC_28_RF
• Arrangement	2x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.6	11.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	2 × 4 + 12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	108.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	38.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	175	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1600	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 322.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: 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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