Primal

Tier V | Type: Battleship
Cost (Special)
Variants	New Mexico

Stock Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints55 100

Armor6 - 457 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction40 %

Artillery

Main Battery

356mm Mk74x3

Firing Range15.8 km

Reload Time32.5 s

180 Turn Time60 s

HE Max Damage5000

HE Fire Chance30 %

HE Penetration59 mm

AP Max Damage10 500

Sigma1.6

Secondary Armament 1

127mm Mk76x1

Firing Range4 km

Reload Time7 s

HE Max Damage1800

HE Fire Chance6 %

HE Penetration21 mm

Secondary Armament 2

127mm Mk19 mod. 68x1

Firing Range4 km

Reload Time4.5 s

HE Max Damage1800

HE Fire Chance9 %

HE Penetration21 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

20mm Oerlikon Mk439x1

DPS140

Range2 km

AA Armament 2

40mm Bofors Mk210x4

DPS159

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

127mm Mk19 mod. 68x1

DPS58

Range4.2 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed21.6 kn

Turning Circle Radius640 m

Rudder Shift Time13.5 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea14 km

Detectability by Air11.7 km

Detectability firing in smoke12.7 km

Primal — 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.

Entered Service: 2021
Ships in a series: 1

Ship Traits			Premium
Agile: Above average ability to change direction.	Powerful AA Defenses: Above-average AA gun firepower.	Slow: Below average maximum movement speed.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	55 100	6	457	40	4x3	13.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm Mk7	4x3	32.5	60	5000	30	10 500

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	21.6 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing +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%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 20s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +276 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

Spotter

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

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

Player Opinion

Pros:

• 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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