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Tier III Battleship Premium

Germany

König Albert

SMS König Albert, a Kaiser-class battleship, was laid down as Ersatz Ägir and built at the Schichau shipyards in Danzig. The ship was named after King Albert of Saxony. From 1914 through 1916, as part of the High Seas Fleet, the battleship participated in covering raids and laying minefields. On May 29, 1916, just two days before the Battle of Jutland,...

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Doubloons: 3,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 41,300
Maximum speed: 21.0 knots
Surface detection: 11.2 km
Main battery range: 11.9 km
Main battery reload: 30.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection11.2 km
Main battery11.9 km
Secondary battery4 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 · 305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8 3,400
AP · 305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4 8,300

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 21.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 600 m
Rudder shift time: 12.1 s

Maneuverability API rating 28

Concealment

Surface detection: 11.2 km
Air detection: 7.9 km
Submarine detection: 7.9 km

Concealment API rating 61

Survivability

Hit points: 41,300
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 47

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 10–350 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 73

Maximum range: 11.9 km
Reload time: 30.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time: 45.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 178 m

Shells

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

305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8

Maximum damage per hit: 3,400
Fire chance: 22.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 850 m/s
Shell mass: 406 kg

305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4

Maximum damage per hit: 8,300
Muzzle velocity: 855 m/s
Shell mass: 405 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1909 mount
Mounts: 5
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 4.0 km

Mount: 150 mm HE K Gr 18
Maximum damage per hit: 1,800
Fire chance: 10.0 %
Rate of fire: 7.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 835 m/s

Mount: 88 mm Spr.Gr.
Maximum damage per hit: 1,000
Fire chance: 4.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 890 m/s

Mount: 88 mm Spr.Gr.
Maximum damage per hit: 1,000
Fire chance: 4.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 890 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 10

Aura: 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount
Calibre: 88 mm
Mounts: 4

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 41,300
Main-battery barrels: 5
Secondary barrels: 26
AA mounts: 4

Engine

Published maximum speed: 21.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Propulsion: 55,180 hp

Default

Type: Engine

FKS Typ 3 Mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

König Albert

Default

Type: Hull

305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1909 mount

Default

Type: Artillery

Compatible upgrades

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 3
Upgrade slots: 2
Published battle levels: 3–4

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP: 37,400
Speed: 21 kn
Guns: 13.7 km

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U.S.S.R.

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HP: 35,600
Speed: 22 kn
Guns: 11.5 km

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France

Turenne

HP: 34,400
Speed: 19.3 kn
Guns: 11.3 km

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