Ship Database

Tier VIII Battleship Premium

Germany

AL Bismarck

A battleship from the Iron Blood faction. She is serious and determined, which can be taken as being cold and distant by other members of the faction, but she actually cares about them a lot as their leader. She has a complicated relationship with her sister Tirpitz and is definitely dreaded by her enemies. From the Azur Lane game.

Doubloons: 13,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 69,200
Maximum speed: 31.0 knots
Surface detection: 15.9 km
Main battery range: 21.2 km
Main battery reload: 26.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 25 km

Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection15.9 km
Main battery21.2 km
Secondary battery7.6 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6 4,400
AP · 380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 11,600

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 31.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 850 m
Rudder shift time: 16.0 s

Maneuverability API rating 44

Concealment

Surface detection: 15.9 km
Air detection: 10.0 km
Submarine detection: 10.0 km

Concealment API rating 34

Survivability

Hit points: 69,200
Torpedo damage reduction: 22 %

Survivability API rating 85

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 19–360 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 89

Maximum range: 21.2 km
Reload time: 26.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.3 rounds/min
180° turn time: 36.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 272 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6

Maximum damage per hit: 4,400
Fire chance: 34.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s
Shell mass: 800 kg

380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4

Maximum damage per hit: 11,600
Muzzle velocity: 820 m/s
Shell mass: 800 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.6 km

Mount: 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
Maximum damage per hit: 1,700
Fire chance: 8.0 %
Rate of fire: 8.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 875 m/s

Mount: 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Maximum damage per hit: 1,200
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 17.9 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 71

Aura: 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 14

Aura: 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 16

Aura: 37 mm/69 Flak M42 on an LM/42 mount
Calibre: 37 mm
Mounts: 10

Aura: 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount
Calibre: 105 mm
Mounts: 8

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 69,200
Main-battery barrels: 4
Secondary barrels: 14
AA mounts: 48

Engine

Published maximum speed: 31.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Default

Type: Artillery

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Propulsion: 163,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

AL Bismarck

Default

Type: Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 12
Upgrade slots: 5
Published battle levels: 8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed: 30 kn
Guns: 20 km

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Japan

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HP: 66,300
Speed: 30 kn
Guns: 19.9 km

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U.S.A.

Alabama

HP: 63,300
Speed: 27.5 kn
Guns: 21.1 km

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