Preußen

Preußen

 Preußen — German • Legendary Tier • Battleship.

Early World War II lessons led to revising ships under construction to enhance the horizontal armor while keeping the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. A triple bottom and more watertight compartments were added to withstand underwater explosions. The main guns were upgraded to 18 inches (457 mm), significantly boosting the firepower. Later, naval focus shifted to submarines, resulting in the halt of the construction of new battleships.

Preußen was released as the final reward of the Eagle of the North Sea campaign, which took place from May 19th to June 30th, 2025.

 Navy: GER
 Ship: German
 Nation: Germany
 Categoy: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Battleship
 Cost:

 Year of Design: 1945

Ship Traits

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

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	95 200	-
• Armor (mm)	19 - 480	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	30	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	1050	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	19.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	16.2	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	13	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	16	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	457mm/52 SK C/34	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	17.7	-
• Reload Time (sec)	24	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	30	-
• HE Maximum Damage	5450	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	45	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	114	-
• AP Maximum Damage	15 250	-
• Sigma	2.1	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	128mm/61 KM40	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	6	-
• Reload Time (sec)	4	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1500	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	5	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	32	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	150mm L/55 SK C/28	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	6	-
• Reload Time (sec)	7.5	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1700	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	8	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	38	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	300mm Flak 103/38	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	40	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	30mm Flak 38	-
• Arrangement	6x4	-
• DPS	86	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	55mm L/77 Gerät 58	-
• Arrangement	6x1	-
• DPS	104	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	55mm L/77 Gerät 58 Zwilling	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	98	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	128mm/61 KM40	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	142	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Preußen

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	95 200	19	480	25	4x2	19.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
457mm/52 SK C/34	4x2	24	30	5450	45	15 250

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.7 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	30 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Preußen

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

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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: +475 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 7

Sonar

Increases the range of guaranteed acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Detection of torpedoes: 4km Detection of ships: 6km Duration: 60s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 7

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 - Preußen

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Good armor
• Big caliber main guns have good range, great accuracy and reload time, and deal high damage
• Equipped with the typical German long-ranged Sonarconsumable

Cons:

• Big, easily damaged superstructure
• Poor handling
• Mediocre concealment
• Low torpedo damage reduction

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