Bayern

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 Bayern — German • Tech Tree • Tier V • Battleship.

The warship belonged to the last series of battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. She was distinguished for her powerful 380 mm main guns with extremely good shell ballistics and a rate of fire that was quite high among similar gun systems.

 Navy: GER
 Ship: German
 Nation: Germany
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: V
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 55 000

 Entered Service: 1916
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: König
 Successors: Gneisenau, Bismarck

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Ironclad: Above average armor thickness. Greater resisitance to all forms of armor penetration.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Sluggish Aim: Below average main battery traverse speed. Close quarters combat problematic.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	43 900	51 600
• Armor (mm)	13 - 350	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	19

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	22.5	25
• Turning circle radius (m)	630	630
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4	13.9

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13.1	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	380mm L/45 Drh C/1913	380mm L/45 Drh C/1913
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	14.4	15.8
• Reload time (sec)	30	30
• 180° turn time (sec)	51.4	51.4
• HE maximum damage	4500	4500
• HE fire chance (%)	35	35
• HE penetration (mm)	95	95
• AP maximum damage	10 900	10 900
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	88mm L/45 MPL C/13	105mm L/65 DOP. L. C/31
• Arrangement	8x1	6x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	4	3.3
• HE maximum damage	1000	1200
• HE fire chance (%)	4	5
• HE penetration (mm)	15	20
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	150mm L/45 MPL C/13	150mm L/45 MPL C/13
• Arrangement	16x1	10x1
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	8.6	8.6
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	10	10
• HE penetration (mm)	38	38

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	88mm L/45 MPL C/13	20mm Flakzwilling 38
• Arrangement	8x1	6x2
• DPS	14	25
• Range (km)	3	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	37mm Flakzwilling 30
• Arrangement	-	6x2
• DPS	-	16
• Range (km)	-	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Bayern

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	43 900	13	350	19	4x2	19.4	0
Hull B	51 600	13	350	19	4x2	13.9	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
380mm L/45 Drh C/1913	4x2	30	51.4	4500	35	10 900
380mm L/45 Drh C/1913	4x2	30	51.4	4500	35	10 900

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.4 km	0
Targeting System Typ 5 mod. 2	10 %	15.8 km	60 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	22.5 kn	0
Engine: 75 000 hp	25 kn	60 000

Modifications

Battleship - Bayern

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Battleship - Bayern

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +257 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

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Player Opinion

Battleship - Bayern

Pros:

• Great armor scheme
• Decent speed for its tier
• 380mm main battery guns allow her to overmatch its counterparts

Cons:

• Lacks access to the Observation Seaplaneconsumable
• Short-ranged AA armament
• Poor torpedo damage reduction

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