Kaiser

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 Kaiser — German • Tech Tree • Tier III • Battleship.

In terms of armor thickness the ship was superior to all battleships of her time. Driven by turbine propulsion, this battleship had a decent speed for her type. The main battery's armor-piercing capabilities were highly competitive with the artillery of super dreadnoughts from that era.

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

 Tier: III
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 6300

 Entered Service: 1912
 Ships in Series: 5
 Predecessor: Karlsruhe
 Successors: König, Bayern

━━ Ship Traits ━━

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

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	39 900	46 400
• Armor (mm)	13 - 350	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	22

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	22.3	23
• Turning circle radius (m)	600	600
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.4	14.2

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	9.6	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm L/50 Drh LC/1909	305mm L/50 Drh LC/1909
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13	14.3
• 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/76 DOP. L. C/32	88mm L/76 DOP. L. C/32
• Arrangement	2x2	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4.5	4.5
• Reload time (sec)	4	4
• HE maximum damage	1000	1000
• HE fire chance (%)	4	4
• HE penetration (mm)	15	15
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	37mm Flakzwilling 30	20mm Flak 38
• Arrangement	3x2	17x1
• DPS	8	51
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	88mm L/76 DOP. L. C/32	37mm Flakzwilling 30
• Arrangement	2x2	5x2
• DPS	16	13
• Range (km)	4	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	88mm L/76 DOP. L. C/32
• Arrangement	-	4x2
• DPS	-	32
• Range (km)	-	4

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Kaiser

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	39 900	13	350	22	5x2	19.4	0
Hull B	46 400	13	350	22	5x2	14.2	17 000

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 LC/1909	5x2	26	60	3400	22	8000
305mm L/50 Drh LC/1909	5x2	26	60	3500	23	8100

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13 km	0
Targeting System Typ 3 mod. 2	10 %	14.3 km	2120

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	22.3 kn	0
Engine: 57 000 hp	23 kn	2120

Modifications

Battleship - Kaiser

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 - Kaiser

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: +231 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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Kaiser

Pros:

• Fast main battery reload time for its tier
• Good armor
• High HP pool
• Better than average secondary batteries

Cons:

• Painfully slow turret traverse speed
• The turret layout can only be fully utilized in a very limited firing angle
• Poor torpedo damage reduction
• Main battery guns are quite inaccurate

Performance

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