Monarch

Monarch

 Monarch — British • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

One of the preliminary versions of the King George V-class ships armed with 381 mm main battery guns. She had features characteristic of a next-generation battleship, namely relatively high speed, thick horizontal armor, and dual-purpose artillery.

Monarch was released in the store on March 9th, 2020.

 Navy: UK
 Ship: British
 Nation: United Kingdom
 Categoy: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Global XP) 750 000

 Year of Design: 1935

Ship Traits

Hidden: Good concealment means the ship can get closer to enemies before being detected.

Greater Heal: Repair Party restores severe damage.

Unwieldy: Below-average ability to change direction.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	60 500	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 457	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	22	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	28	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	790	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	15	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	14.5	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	12.1	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	13.9	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	381mm/45 Mk VII	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing Range (km)	16.7	-
• Reload Time (sec)	25	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	45	-
• HE Maximum Damage	6300	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	35	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	95	-
• AP Maximum Damage	11 900	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	6.7	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1900	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	8	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk IV	-
• Arrangement	22x1	-
• DPS	79	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Oerlikon Mk V	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	49	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk V	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	140	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm Bofors Mk VI	-
• Arrangement	4x6	-
• DPS	117	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	134mm/50 QF Mk I	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	65	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Monarch

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	60 500	13	457	22	3x3	15

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
381mm/45 Mk VII	3x3	25	45	6300	35	11 900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	28 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Monarch

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Monarch

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +1078 Duration: 17s Reload time: 100s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 190s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Monarch

Pros:

• Decent top speed and rudder shift time and tight turning circle radius
• Great main battery HE shell performance
• Citadel sits very low under the waterline, which makes it incredibly hard to hit
• Enhanced version of the Repair Partyconsumable

Cons:

• Somewhat low HP pool
• Most of the important AA DPS is mid- and short-range
• Low main battery range

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Monarch

All in Black

• HP increased from 53 900 to 60 500
• Rudder shift time reduced from 21 s to 15 s
• Fire resistance multiplier improved from 0.6667 to 0.6337
• Anti-aircraft firepower improved
• Minor visual changes

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