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 X
Battleship
Germany
Preussen
The experience gained at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the technical characteristics of ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorporated a triple bottom and a larger number of watertight...
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The experience gained at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the technical characteristics of ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorporated a triple bottom and a larger number of watertight compartments for protection against underwater explosions. The main caliber reached 457 mm, which represented a drastic increase in firepower. Later, however, the focus of naval construction shifted toward submarines, and new battleships were no longer laid down for the needs of the Navy.
- Credits
- 20,600,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 105,800
- Maximum speed
- 30.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 17.6 km
- Main battery range
- 20.6 km
- Main battery reload
- 24.0 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
- 30.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 1,050 m
- Rudder shift time
- 19.4 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 17.6 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 105,800
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 25 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 19–480 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 20.6 km
- Reload time
- 24.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.5 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 40.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 266 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
457 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 5,450
- Fire chance
- 45.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 810 m/s
- Shell mass
- 1,464 kg
457 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 15,000
- Muzzle velocity
- 810 m/s
- Shell mass
- 1,464 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 457 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/1942 mount
- Mounts
- 4
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 8.3 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
- 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,500
- Fire chance
- 5.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 15.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 30 mm/45 Flak 103/38 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 30 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 30 mm/45 Flak 103/38 on a quadruple mount
- Calibre
- 30 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 55 mm/77 Gerät 58 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 55 mm
- Mounts
- 6
- Aura
- 55 mm/77 Gerät 58 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 55 mm
- Mounts
- 4
- Aura
- 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret
- Calibre
- 128 mm
- Mounts
- 10
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 105,800
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 30
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 30.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
FKS Typ 10 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 2,000,000 credits
Preußen
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 3,500,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
457 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/1942 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 2,000,000 credits
Propulsion: 167,600 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 1,500,000 credits
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 3
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
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
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 3,000,000
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Hannover
- Research cost
- 0 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 14
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 6
- Published battle levels
- 10–11
Cross-nation comparison
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