Primal


Primal — American
• Premium • Tier V • Battleship.
The design of this battleship is based on Kong from Godzilla vs. Kong.
Primal was temporarily released in the store as part of the Godzilla vs. Kong collaboration on May 17th, 2021.

Navy: USN
Ship: American
Nation: United States
Categoy: Premium
Tier: V
Class: Battleship
Cost: (Special)
Entered Service: 2021
Ships in Series: 1
Variants: New Mexico




SURVIVBILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Hitpoints | 55 100 | - |
• Armor (mm) | 6 - 457 | - |
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | 40 | - |


MANEUVERABILITY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Maximum Speed (kn) | 21.6 | - |
• Turning Circle Radius (m) | 640 | - |
• Rudder Shift Time (sec) | 13.5 | - |


CONCEALMENT | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Detectability by Sea (km) | 14 | - |
• Detectability by Air (km) | 11.7 | - |
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km) | 12.7 | - |


MAIN BATTERY | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Main Artillery Name | 356mm Mk7 | - |
• Main Artillery Arrangement | 4x3 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 15.8 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 32.5 | - |
• 180° Turn Time (sec) | 60 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 5000 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 30 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 59 | - |
• AP Maximum Damage | 10 500 | - |
• Sigma | 1.6 | - |


SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Name | 127mm Mk7 | - |
• Arrangement | 6x1 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 4 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 7 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 1800 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 6 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 21 | - |
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
• Name | 127mm Mk19 mod. 6 | - |
• Arrangement | 8x1 | - |
• Firing Range (km) | 4 | - |
• Reload Time (sec) | 4.5 | - |
• HE Maximum Damage | 1800 | - |
• HE Fire Chance (%) | 9 | - |
• HE Penetration (mm) | 21 | - |


AA ARMAMENT 1 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
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• Name | 20mm Oerlikon Mk4 | - |
• Arrangement | 39x1 | - |
• DPS | 140 | - |
• Range (km) | 2 | - |
AA ARMAMENT 2 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
• Name | 40mm Bofors Mk2 | - |
• Arrangement | 10x4 | - |
• DPS | 159 | - |
• Range (km) | 3.5 | - |
AA ARMAMENT 3 | STOCK | UPGRADED |
• Name | 127mm Mk19 mod. 6 | - |
• Arrangement | 8x1 | - |
• DPS | 58 | - |
• Range (km) | 4.2 | - |


Modules
Battleship - Primal
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Hit Points | Min Armor (mm) | Max Armor (mm) | Torpedo Damage Reduction (%) | Main Battery Turrets | Rudder Shift (s) |
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Stock | 55 100 | 6 | 457 | 40 | 4x3 | 13.5 |
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Turret Arrangement | Reload Time (s) | 180° Turn Time (s) | Max HE Damage | HE Fire Chance (%) | Max AP Damage |
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356mm Mk7 | 4x3 | 32.5 | 60 | 5000 | 30 | 10 500 |
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Main Battery Firing Range |
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Stock | 15.8 km |
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Maximum Speed |
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Stock | 21.6 kn |
Modifications
Battleship - PrimalSLOT 1 |
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Consumables
Battleship - Primal
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Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding. |
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Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage. |
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Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft. |
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Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping. |
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Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament. |
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Player Opinion
Battleship - PrimalPros:
- The main battery has twelve powerful guns
- Good shell velocity
- Good main battery firing angles
- Very well-armored if angled properly
- Exceptional torpedo protection
- Respectable AA defenses for Tier V
- Tight turning radius for a battleship
- Decent concealment for a battleship
Cons:
- Poor turret traverse speed
- Poor main battery accuracy
- Slow main battery reload
- Weak secondary armament
- Slow speed, and even slower acceleration
- Large superstructure
Performance


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