King George V

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 King George V — British • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Battleship.

The last ship of a series of next-generation battleships for the Royal Navy. She was superior to her predecessors in terms of armor protection and AA capabilities. The battleship was equipped with aircraft-handling gear. Due to internation armament restrictions, the ship's guns had a relatively small caliber of 356mm.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VI
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1940
 Ships in Series: 5
 Predecessor: Queen Elizabeth
 Successors: Vanguard, Temeraire

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	53 900	60 500
• Armor (mm)	13 - 381	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	22

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	26.6	28
• Turning circle radius (m)	790	790
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	21	15

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	12.5	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	356mm/45 Mk VII	356mm/45 Mk VII
• Main artillery arrangement	1x2	1x2
• Main artillery name 2	356mm/45 Mk VII	356mm/45 Mk VII
• Main artillery arrangement 2	2x4	2x4
• Firing range (km)	14.5	16
• Reload time (sec)	25	25
• 180° turn time (sec)	45	45
• HE maximum damage	6100	6100
• HE fire chance (%)	41	41
• HE penetration (mm)	89	89
• AP maximum damage	10 500	10 500
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	134mm/50 QF Mk I
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	6.7	6.7
• HE maximum damage	1900	1900
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV
• Arrangement	18x1	14x1
• DPS	65	50
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VII	20mm Oerlikon Mk V
• Arrangement	3x4	4x2
• DPS	39	24
• Range (km)	2.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII	40mm/39 QF Mark VII
• Arrangement	5x8	2x4
• DPS	99	26
• Range (km)	2.5	2.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	40mm/39 QF Mark VIII
• Arrangement	8x2	6x8
• DPS	65	119
• Range (km)	4.5	2.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - King George V

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	53 900	13	381	22	1x2	21	0
Hull B	60 500	13	381	22	1x2	15	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm/45 Mk VII	1x2	25	45	6100	41	10 500
356mm/45 Mk VII	1x2	25	45	6100	41	10 500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.5 km	0
Targeting System Mk VI mod. 2	10 %	16 km	225 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	26.6 kn	0
Engine: 110 000 hp	28 kn	225 000

Modifications

Battleship - King George V

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%	Supercharges Main battery range +5% AP shell and bomb penetration multiplier +10% Main battery shell grouping -5%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%

Consumables

Battleship - King George V

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: +302 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s 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 - King George V

Pros:

• Good main battery reload time.
• Solid AA suite.
• Armor layout will bounce a lot of shells when well-angled, with the thick belt armor shattering most AP shells at medium range
• HE shells have an extremely high fire chance and penetration and can be used effectively against enemy battleships who angle themselves well.
• Decent top speed.

Cons:

• Poor firing angles of the rear turret.
• Armor-piercing shells lose much of their penetration power at long range; they are really only usable at medium range or less when fired at enemy battleships.
• 25 mm hull plating is susceptible to overmatch by guns with caliber larger than 356 mm.
• Like French battleships, the quadruple-barrel turrets mean she is susceptible to having large parts of her firepower knocked out when her turrets are disabled or destroyed.
• Mediocre dispersion.

Performance

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