Prinz Rupprecht

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Battleship | Germany | Tier IX

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15,000,000

Prinz Rupprecht — German Tier IX battleship.

One of the projects developed in 1918 by the designers of the Construction Office of the German Navy Headquarters. She is a high-speed battleship (although originally listed as a battlecruiser) with four main battery turrets and a displacement of 45,000 t. The designers returned to using a forecastle-based layout on ships, which had been abandoned during the design of the Derfflinger-class battlecruisers.

Prinz Rupprecht was first introduced in Early Access in Update 0.10.9.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/52 SK L/52 in a turret	2	30	205	4,800	38	11,500		0	1,500,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Prinz Rupprecht (A)	59,200	19	380	4	10/6	12/10	4			0	2,250,000
Prinz Rupprecht (B)	63,900	19	380	4	10/6	12/10	4			60,000	5,100,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
G7a T1 Ausf. B	0.4	140	7.2	16,533	50	12		0	1,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 9 Mod. 1		0		0	1,500,000
FKS Typ 9 Mod. 2		0		40,000	3,400,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 152,000 hp	32		0	1,500,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Background

Prinz Rupprecht represents a slight variation of the battlecruiser design GK 4541. GK 4541 was designed with 419mm (16.5”) guns and eight 150mm casemate guns. Prinz Rupprecht, however, features 406mm (16”) guns and only six 150mm casemate guns. The designs were drawn up using lessons learned from the war, such as raising the fire control and rangefinder up onto the mast. The design was intended to have a maximum speed of 30.5 knots and feature a strong 300mm main belt.

Summary

Prinz Rupprecht is the Tier IX battlecruiser in the German battlecruiser tech tree. She is a comfortable upgrade over Zieten and features a fourth twin 406mm turret, a stronger armor layout, and better secondaries. Prinz Rupprecht is one of the fastest battleships at the tier, as well as having one of the lowest concealments of the tier, making her an extremely powerful close range battleship.

Armor

Prinz Rupprecht has 27mm fore and aft end plating, with a lower 30mm fore end armor belt. Unfortunately, this means that ships with a caliber of 406mm or higher, including herself, can overmatch the upper section of her bow and penetrate the athwartships. The main armor belt is divided into three (3) main sections: a 300mm belt below the waterline, a 220mm belt from the waterline to halfway up the ship, and a lighter 150mm belt where the secondary casemates are mounted. The superstructure has the standard 19mm plating, allowing small caliber shells to damage Prinz Rupprecht.

Armament

Prinz Rupprecht is equipped with eight (8) 406mm guns mounted in four (4) turrets. Following the rest of the line, she has a standard reload time of 30 seconds that can be reduced to 26.4 seconds with the use of Main Battery Modification 3 . They have an upgraded range of 18.8km and can be further upgraded to 21.81km. The sigma is an underwhelming 1.7 but Prinz Rupprecht benefits from having battlecruiser dispersion, making her one of the more accurate battleships at the tier. However, she pays for this with poor AP shell penetration. Though capable against cruisers, Prinz Rupprecht often must get close to other battleships for AP to be effective.

To aid the main battery,Prinz Rupprecht has an improved secondary battery. Sixteen (16) twin guns are mounted on each side of the ship consisting of six (6) 150mm casemate guns and ten (10) 105mm mounts. The secondaries have a maximum range of 12.02km. With a concealment of 12.24, there is very little a spotted enemy can do to escape the secondary battery after Prinz Rupprecht has been spotted. The secondaries can be upgraded with IFHE, allowing the smaller but much more numerous 105mm guns to penetrate 32mm of armor (up from 26mm) and directly damage most cruisers and some battleship armor, rather than rely mostly on fire damage.

Prinz Rupprecht is also equipped with four (4) sets of four (4) torpedoes, the same ones found on Felix Schultz. They have a maximum range of 12km, maximum damage of 16533, slow speed of 50 knots, and a long base reload of 140 seconds. Between the main guns, secondaries, and torpedoes, Prinz Rupprecht has all the tools to be an impressive close to mid-range brawler.

Anti-Aircraft

Prinz Rupprecht does not have the best anti-aircraft armament, with a long range continuous damage of 150, no mid range armament, and a short range continuous damage of 245. While it is not the worst battleship AA at the tier, it certainly leaves much to be desired. In a battle with aircraft carriers, she should stay near AA support ships.

Battle Performance

Players should aim to maximize the secondary battery range and accuracy, as well as lowering the concealment as much as possible to allow for the lowest difference between Prinz Rupprecht getting detected, and the secondaries being able to fire. IFHE should be taken to increase the penetration of the secondary battery and raise the 105mm pen to 32mm, giving Prinz Rupprecht the ability to directly damage the vast majority of ships in her tier spread. With the close engagement range, Prinz Rupprecht should opt for maximizing the amount of heals and damage controls instead of fire prevention. Prinz Rupprecht should use her low detection to get into close ranges and surprise enemy ships with her main and secondary battery. Due to Prinz Rupprecht’s low concealment of 12.24km, high speed of 32 knots, and long secondary range of 12.02km, any ship caught bow in when Prinz Rupprecht gets detected will have a difficult time surviving with the constant HP bleed from the secondaries. Players should stick to islands to provide cover from enemy fire with Prinz Rupprecht’s low HP of 63,900 and maximum of five (5) Damage Control Party charges. Prinz Rupprecht is equipped with Hydroacoustic Search 

which can aid during a push to help dodge torpedoes and the chance of needing to repair flooding. The secondaries should be focused on the closest enemy target. If Prinz Rupprecht is subject to an overwhelming amount of enemy focus fire, players should use the low concealment to go dark and reposition. The torpedoes should be used for area denial, focused in between islands and in caps where enemy destroyers or cruisers may be. Prinz Rupprecht is equipped with nearly every tool to win an engagement with an enemy target at her tier.

Pros:

Second best concealment out of the Tier IX battleships.
Amazing secondary battery performance, with improved accuracy and 12km range with the right upgrades
0.2km difference between maximum secondary range and the lowest detection.
Carries 8 torpedoes per side that reach out to 12km range
High top speed of 32 knots.
Access to Hydroacoustic Search , improving her ability to dodge torpedoes and detect ships at close range

Cons:

Lowest HP pool out of the Tier IX battleships at 63,900.
Poor main gun performance, with very low AP penetration and low barrel count
Limited Damage Control Party, can only carry up to 5
Carries 1 less Repair Party  than other battleships
Casemate secondary guns can cause enemy shells to penetrate when angled.
Weak AA performance, inadequate against Tier VIII Carriers

Research

Recommended order of researchable module upgrades:

Hull: for better health and maneuverability. Research of this module also unlocks progression to X Schlieffen.
Gun Fire Control System: for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Prinz Rupprecht are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Secondary Battery Modification 1
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines. ★★★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party .	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns.
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed.	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half. ★★★	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. .	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery.	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range. ★★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration.	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%. ★★★	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Prinz Rupprecht equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Fast Damage Control Team  - 4 charges
Slot 2: Repair Party  - 3 charges
Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  - 3 charges

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★

Gallery

Prinz Rupprecht with German Eagle alternative permanent camouflage

References

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