Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 25 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VIII
Battleship
Premium
Germany
Bismarck '41
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...
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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.
- Doubloons
- 13,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 64,500
- Maximum speed
- 31.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 15.9 km
- Main battery range
- 21.2 km
- Main battery reload
- 33.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 31.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 850 m
- Rudder shift time
- 16.0 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 15.9 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 64,500
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 22 %
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
- Maximum range
- 21.2 km
- Reload time
- 33.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 1.8 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
HE- 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
AP- 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
- 6.6 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
- 13.3 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 12
- Aura
- 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 2
- Aura
- 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
- Calibre
- 37 mm
- Mounts
- 8
- Aura
- 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
- Calibre
- 105 mm
- Mounts
- 8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 64,500
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 30
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 31.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Bismarck '41
Default- Type
- Hull
Propulsion: 163,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces 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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