König

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 König — German • Tech Tree • Tier IV • Battleship.

The warship was developed from the Kaiser-class battleships. She inherited her predecessors' very powerful armor. The main turrets were arranged in a more rational manner that allowed the ship to fire a broadside with all main battery guns.

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

 Tier: IV
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 24 000

 Entered Service: 1914
 Ships in Series: 4
 Predecessor: Kaiser
 Successors: Bayern, Gneisenau

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	40 700	47 100
• Armor (mm)	13 - 356	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	22

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	21.6	24
• Turning circle radius (m)	620	620
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.8	15.5

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	10.2	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm L/50 Drh C/1911	305mm L/50 Drh C/1911
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13.9	15.3
• Reload time (sec)	26	26
• 180° turn time (sec)	60	60
• HE maximum damage	3400	3500
• HE fire chance (%)	22	23
• HE penetration (mm)	76	76
• AP maximum damage	8000	8100
• 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	6x1	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• 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/06	150mm L/45 MPL C/06
• Arrangement	14x1	14x1
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• 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 Flak 38
• Arrangement	6x1	6x1
• DPS	10	18
• Range (km)	3	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	37mm Flakzwilling 30
• Arrangement	-	8x2
• DPS	-	16
• Range (km)	-	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - König

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	40 700	13	356	22	5x2	20.8	0
Hull B	47 100	13	356	22	5x2	15.5	100 000

Upgrading to Hull (B) also provides the following changes

	Main Battery Caliber	Main Battery Firing Range (km)	Main Battery 180° Traverse (s)	Main Battery HE Damage	Main Battery HE Fire Chance (%)	Main Battery AP Damage
Stock				3400	22	8000
Hull (B)				3500	23	8100

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm L/50 Drh C/1911	5x2	26	60	3400	22	8000
305mm L/50 Drh C/1911	5x2	26	60	3500	23	8100

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.9 km	0
Targeting System Typ 4 mod. 2	10 %	15.3 km	12 500

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	21.6 kn	0
Engine: 63 000 hp	24 kn	12 500

Modifications

Battleship - König

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%

Consumables

Battleship - König

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: +235 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumable: 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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - König

Pros:

• Decent top speed
• Good HP pool
• Better than average secondary batteries

Cons:

• Poor rudder shift time
• Poor torpedo damage reduction
• Mediocre dispersion

Performance

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