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Tier X Battleship Special

Germany

Grosser Kurfürst

The experience gained from battleships at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the 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 an increased quantity of watertight...

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The experience gained from battleships at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the 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 an increased quantity of watertight compartments to enhance protection against underwater explosions. The main armament was upgraded to feature twelve 420 mm guns. It was planned to lay down ships with the new design in 1942, but the construction needs of the Navy reoriented toward submarines, and new battleships were no longer laid down.

Doubloons
26,000
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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
29.0 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 detection17.6 km
  • Main battery20.6 km
  • Secondary battery8.3 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 · 406 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Kz. 4,800
  • AP · 406 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 12,700
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
30.0 knots
Turning circle radius
1,050 m
Rudder shift time
19.4 s
Maneuverability API rating 37

Concealment

Surface detection
17.6 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 26

Survivability

Hit points
105,800
Torpedo damage reduction
25 %
Survivability API rating 100

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–400 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 91
Maximum range
20.6 km
Reload time
29.0 s
Rate of fire
2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
40.0 s
Maximum dispersion
266 m

Shells

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

406 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Kz.
HE
Maximum damage per hit
4,800
Fire chance
38.0 %
Muzzle velocity
810 m/s
Shell mass
1,030 kg
406 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,700
Muzzle velocity
810 m/s
Shell mass
1,030 kg
Gun layout
Mount
406 mm/52 Drh C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

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

AA defence API rating 78
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
55 mm/77 Gerät 58 on a twin mount
Calibre
55 mm
Mounts
8
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
28

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

Propulsion: 167,600 hp

Default
Type
Engine

406 mm/52 Drh C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Next modules
1

420 mm/48 SK C/40 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Type
Artillery
Research
35,000 XP
Purchase
2,500,000 credits

Großer Kurfürst

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 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
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
14
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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