Bayern

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Bayern — German Tier VI battleship.

The warship belonged to the last series of battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. She was distinguished for her powerful 380 mm main guns with extremely good shell ballistics and a rate of fire that was quite high among similar gun systems.

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 ()
380 mm/45 Drh LC/1913 on a Drh LC/1913 mount	2	51.4	237	4,500	35	10,900		0	320,000

	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 ()
Bayern (A)	43,900	16	350	4	6/10	6/1/6/6				0	440,000
Bayern (B)	51,600	16	350	4	6/10	6/1/6/6				16,500	1,000,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 6 Mod. 1		0		0	300,000
FKS Typ 6 Mod. 2		0		9,000	700,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 54,800 hp	22.5		0	130,000
Propulsion: 75,000 hp	25		5,000	300,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

The last Imperial German battleship, Bayern stands as the ultimate refinement of the dreadnought-type before the shift to the fast battleship. She represents the best of what the Kaiserliche Marine had ever wanted for their linienschiff dreadnoughts: tough-as-nails, good offensive power, and fast (for a dreadnought); she is very potent when compared to other battleships of her tier. Like the ships before her, Bayern is can do very well while brawling with other battleships, and can cause massive damage when positioned properly in a brawl.

Protecting Bayern is an armor belt significantly stronger than her American colleague New Mexico and much stronger than Fuso, though like all dreadnoughts the deck armor is somewhat questionable. Her offensive armament rivals that of Tier VI premium battleship Warspite in terms of gun caliber and ballistics. At a glance, Bayern may not look like much compared to her peers, but she is a solidly-rounded ship with many strengths and few weaknesses.

Pros:

Armor layout makes her highly resistant to damage.
Impressive range, even without the upgraded Gun Fire Control System or Spotting Aircraft  launched.
Comparable gun caliber to HMS Queen Elizabeth and Warspite.
Good shell velocity.
High volume of secondaries with decent range.
Above average speed and turning characteristics.
Surprisingly stealthy for a dreadnought, allowing her to close the distance to where her guns will do more damage.
Final hull with captain perks and modules can put up stiff resistance to even Tier VII aircraft.

Cons:

Accuracy of her main battery guns is inferior to most other battleships and the low number of barrels results in low damage output, especially at range.
The stock World War I-era hull does not have any anti-aircraft defenses, allowing aircraft to attack with impunity.
Slow turret traverse.
Slightly longer reload time than most German battleships.
AP penetration value drops very significantly over distance due to her light shells.
HE shells do little damage and have low fire chance, which makes them ineffective.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Bayern has access to four Upgrade Slots as a Tier VI ship.

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 to improve her main battery survival.
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  to improve her overall survival in battle.
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 to improve her main battery accuracy.
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 to further improve her overall survival. Steering Gears Modification 2 is also an option to improve her maneuverability.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. Χ	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. Χ	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target.	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only. ★★	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage. ★★★	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Bayern can equip the following consumables: Damage Control Party  Repair Party  Spotting Aircraft  (As Bayern has a turret-mounted aircraft catapult)

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

Historical Info

Ships of Germany

Destroyers	II V-25 • III G-101 • IV V-170 • V T-22 • VI Ernst Gaede • VI T-61 • VI Karl von Schönberg • VII Leberecht Maass • VII Z-31 • VII Z-39 • VIII Z-23 • VIII Gustav-Julius Maerker • VIII Z-35 • IX Z-46 • IX Felix Schultz • IX Z-44 • IX ZF-6 • X Z-52 • X Elbing • X Z-42
Cruisers	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Roon CLR • X Hindenburg • ★ Clausewitz
Battleships	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Aircraft Carriers	IV Rhein • VI Weser • VI Erich Loewenhardt • VIII August von Parseval • VIII Graf Zeppelin • VIII Graf Zeppelin B • X Manfred von Richthofen • X Max Immelmann

Battleships

Japan	II Mikasa • III Kawachi • IV Myōgi • IV Ishizuchi • V Kongō • V ARP Kongō • V ARP Kirishima • V ARP Haruna • V ARP Hiei • V HSF Hiei • VI Fusō • VI Mutsu • VI Ise • VII Nagato • VII Ashitaka • VII Hyūga • VIII Amagi • VIII Yumihari • VIII Kii • VIII Ignis Purgatio • VIII Ragnarok • IX Izumo • IX Adatara • IX Musashi • IX Hizen • IX Iwami • IX Daisen • IX Tsurugi • IX Iwami B • X Yamato • X Bungo • X Shikishima • X ARP Yamato • ★ Satsuma
U.K.	III Bellerophon • III Indefatigable • III Dreadnought • IV Orion • IV Queen Mary • V Iron Duke • V Tiger • V Agincourt • VI Warspite • VI Queen Elizabeth • VI Renown • VI Repulse • VI Repulse B • VII King George V • VII Rooke • VII Hood • VII Nelson • VII Duke of York • VII Collingwood • VII Renown '44 • VII Duke of Bronte • VIII Monarch • VIII Hawke • VIII Vanguard • IX Lion • IX Duncan • IX Marlborough • IX Scarlet Thunder • X Conqueror • X St. Vincent • X Thunderer • X Incomparable • ★ Devastation
France	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • X Kremlin • X Slava • ★ Admiral Ushakov
U.S.A.	III South Carolina • IV Wyoming • IV Arkansas Beta • V New York • V Oklahoma • V Texas • VI New Mexico • VI Arizona • VI W. Virginia '41 • VII Colorado • VII Florida • VII West Virginia '44 • VII California • VIII North Carolina • VIII Kansas • VIII Nebraska • VIII Alabama • VIII Massachusetts • VIII Alabama VL • VIII Constellation • VIII Massachusetts B • VIII Alabama ST • VIII North Carolina CLR • IX Iowa • IX Minnesota • IX Delaware • IX Missouri • IX Kearsarge • IX Illinois • IX Kearsarge B • IX Georgia • X Montana • X Vermont • X Louisiana • X Ohio • X Rhode Island • X Wisconsin • ★ Maine
Germany	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Pan-Asia	IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan
Spain	IX Victoria
Europe	V Viribus Unitis • IX Karl XIV Johan
Netherlands
Italy	IV Dante Alighieri • V Conte di Cavour • V Giulio Cesare • VI Andrea Doria • VII Francesco Caracciolo • VIII Vittorio Veneto • VIII Roma • VIII AL Littorio • IX Lepanto • IX Marco Polo • IX Giuseppe Verdi • X Cristoforo Colombo • X Ruggiero di Lauria • X Sicilia
Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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 |Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
+The warship belonged to the last series of battleships built for the Imperial German Navy. She was distinguished for her powerful 380 mm main guns with extremely good shell ballistics and a rate of fire that was quite high among similar gun systems.<br><br>{{Model3DViewer|f20a88ff56ac447a94e1ced96cd82719}}
 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
-The last Imperial German battleship, ''Bayern'' stands as the ultimate refinement of the dreadnought-type before the shift to the fast battleship. She represents the best of what the Kaiserliche Marine had ever wanted for their ''linienschiff'' dreadnoughts: tough-as-nails, good offensive power, and fast (for a dreadnought);  she is very potent when compared to other battleships of her tier.
+The last Imperial German battleship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' stands as the ultimate refinement of the dreadnought-type before the shift to the fast battleship. She represents the best of what the Kaiserliche Marine had ever wanted for their ''linienschiff'' dreadnoughts: tough-as-nails, good offensive power, and fast (for a dreadnought);  she is very potent when compared to other battleships of her tier. Like the ships before her, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is can do very well while brawling with other battleships, and can cause massive damage when positioned properly in a brawl.
-Protecting ''Bayern'' is an armor belt significantly stronger than her American colleague ''[[New Mexico]]'' and much stronger than ''[[Fuso]]'', though like all dreadnoughts the deck armor is somewhat questionable.  Her offensive armament rivals that of Tier VI premium battleship ''[[Warspite]]'' in terms of gun caliber and ballistics with the German gun reloading several seconds faster.  At a glance, ''Bayern'' may not look like much compared to her peers, but she is a solidly-rounded ship with many strengths and few weaknesses.
+Protecting ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is an armor belt significantly stronger than her American colleague ''[[New Mexico]]'' and much stronger than ''[[Fuso]]'', though like all dreadnoughts the deck armor is somewhat questionable.  Her offensive armament rivals that of Tier VI premium battleship ''[[Warspite]]'' in terms of gun caliber and ballistics. At a glance, ''Bayern'' may not look like much compared to her peers, but she is a solidly-rounded ship with many strengths and few weaknesses.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Excellent damage and penetration values from her main battery guns.
 * Armor layout makes her highly resistant to damage.
-* Impressive range with the GFCS alone.
+* Impressive range, even without the upgraded Gun Fire Control System or {{Spotting Aircraft}} launched.
-* Comparable gun caliber to ''[[Warspite]]''.
+* Comparable gun caliber to HMS ''[[Queen Elizabeth]]'' and ''[[Warspite]]''.
 * Good shell velocity.
 * High volume of secondaries with decent range.
 * Above average speed and turning characteristics.
 * Surprisingly stealthy for a dreadnought, allowing her to close the distance to where her guns will do more damage.
-* Final hull with captain perks and modules can make her almost immune to even Tier VII aircraft.
+* Final hull with captain perks and modules can put up stiff resistance to even Tier VII aircraft.
-* Statistically, she is the most well rounded BB for her tier.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Dispersion of her main battery guns is often frustrating.
+* Accuracy of her main battery guns is inferior to most other battleships and the low number of barrels results in low damage output, especially at range.
-* As with all dreadnought battleships, the stock grind can be painful.
 * The stock World War I-era hull does not have any anti-aircraft defenses, allowing aircraft to attack with impunity.
-* Does not have a catapult to launch spotter planes or defensive fighters.
 * Slow turret traverse.
 * Slightly longer reload time than most German battleships.
+* AP penetration value drops very significantly over distance due to her light shells.
+* HE shells do little damage and have low fire chance, which makes them ineffective.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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 |Upgrades=
-* Main Battery 1
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has access to four Upgrade Slots as a Tier VI ship.
-* Aiming Systems 1
+* '''Slot 1:''' {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to improve her main battery survival.
-* Damage Control 1
+* '''Slot 2:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} to improve her overall survival in battle.
-* Damage Control 2
+* '''Slot 3:''' {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} to improve her main battery accuracy.
+* '''Slot 4:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} to further improve her overall survival. {{Steering Gears Modification 2}} is also an option to improve her maneuverability.
 |CommanderSkills=
-{{Commander Skills
+{{Commander Skills 2
-| Priority Target = 2
+<!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. Improved Engines on a non-CV) or are detrimental to the ship.  They should mirror what appears in the game client. -->
-| Preventative Maintenance = 2
+| rating11 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| Expert Loader =
+| rating12 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
-| Aircraft Servicing Expert =
+| rating13 = 1 <!-- Expert Loader -->
-| Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft =
+| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
-| Dogfighting Expert =
+| rating15 = 0 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
-| Incoming Fire Alert = 1
+| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
-| Evasive Maneuver =
+| rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
+| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| High Alert = 1
+| rating21 = 1 <!-- High Alert -->
-| Jack of All Trades = 2
+| rating22 = 2 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
-| Expert Marksman = 3
+| rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
-| Torpedo Acceleration =
+| rating24 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
-| Smoke Screen Expert =
+| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
-| Expert Rear Gunner =
+| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
-| Adrenaline Rush = 1
+| rating27 = 1 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| Last Stand =
+| rating28 =  <!-- Last Stand -->
-| Survivability Expert =
+| rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| Basics of Survivability = 2
+| rating32 =  <!-- Survivability Expert-->
-| Torpedo Armament Expertise =
+| rating33 = 0 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
-| Emergency Takeoff =
+| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
-| Basic Firing Training = 1
+| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
-| Superintendent = 3
+| rating36 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
-| Demolition Expert =
+| rating37 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| Vigilance = 2
+| rating38 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament = 2
+| rating41 = 2 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
-| Fire Prevention = 3
+| rating42 = 3 <!-- Fire Prevention -->
-| Inertia Fuse for HE Shells =
+| rating43 =  <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| Air Supremacy =
+| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
-| Advanced Firing Training = 3
+| rating45 = 3 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
-| Manual Fire Control for AA Armament =
+| rating46 =  <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
-| Radio Position Finding = 1
+| rating47 =  <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| Concealment Expert = 2
+| rating48 = 2 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
 }}
 |Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
+{{Damage Control Party}}
+{{Repair Party}}
+{{Spotting Aircraft}} (As ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has a turret-mounted aircraft catapult)
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
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 {{Signal Flags
-| Hotel Yankee =
+| Hotel Yankee = 1
-| Juliet Charlie =
+| Juliet Charlie = 1
 | November Foxtrot =
 | Zulu =
-| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =
+| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1
-| India Delta =
+| India Delta = 2
-| India Yankee =
+| India Yankee = 1
-| November Echo Setteseven =
+| November Echo Setteseven = 1
 | Zulu Hotel =
 | India Bravo Terrathree =
-| Sierra Mike =
+| Sierra Mike = 3
 | Victor Lima =
-| Mike Yankee Soxisix =
+| Mike Yankee Soxisix = 3
 | Papa Papa =
 | India X-Ray =
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 ====Design====
-SMS ''Bayern'' was the lead ship of the ''Bayern''-class of battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland. Her main armament consisted of eight 38 cm (15-inch) guns in four turrets, which was a significant improvement over the preceding ''[[König]]''’s ten 30.5 cm (12-inch) guns. The ship was to have formed the nucleus for a fourth battle squadron in the High Seas Fleet, along with three of her sister ships. Of the other ships only one — SMS ''Baden'' — was completed; the other two were canceled later in the war when production requirements shifted to U-boat construction.
+SMS ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was the lead ship of the ''{{#var:ship_name}}''-class of battleships in the German Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial Navy). The vessel was launched in February 1915 and entered service in July 1916, too late to take part in the Battle of Jutland. Her main armament consisted of eight 38 cm (15-inch) guns in four turrets, which was a significant improvement over the preceding ''[[König]]''’s ten 30.5 cm (12-inch) guns. The ship was to have formed the nucleus for a fourth battle squadron in the High Seas Fleet, along with three of her sister ships. Of the other ships only one — SMS ''Baden'' — was completed; the other two were canceled later in the war when production requirements shifted to U-boat construction.
 ====Service====
-''Bayern'' was commissioned midway through the war, and had a limited service career. The first operation in which the ship took part was an abortive fleet advance into the North Sea on 18–19 August 1916, a month after she had been commissioned. The ship also participated in Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga, but shortly after the German attack began on 12 October 1917, ''Bayern'' was mined and had to be withdrawn for repairs. She was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow in November 1918 following the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the fleet to be scuttled; ''Bayern'' sank at 14:30. In September 1934, the ship was raised, towed to Rosyth, and scrapped.
+''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was commissioned midway through the war, and had a limited service career. The first operation in which the ship took part was an abortive fleet advance into the North Sea on 18–19 August 1916, a month after she had been commissioned. The ship also participated in Operation Albion in the Gulf of Riga, but shortly after the German attack began on 12 October 1917, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was mined and had to be withdrawn for repairs. She was interned with the majority of the High Seas Fleet in Scapa Flow in November 1918 following the end of World War I. On 21 June 1919, Admiral Ludwig von Reuter ordered the fleet to be scuttled; ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' sank at 14:30. In September 1934, the ship was raised, towed to Rosyth, and scrapped.
-===Historical Accuracy===
+===Historical Inaccuracies===
-*''Bayern'' never saw anymore service after World War I and only served with the Imperial German Navy, yet it flies the Kriegsmarine ensign of Nazi Germany. The flag itself did not exist until the 1930s.
+* ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' only served with the Imperial German Navy, yet it flies the Kriegsmarine ensign used by Nazi Germany. The flag itself did not exist until 1935.
-*''Bayern''’s propulsion upgrade is fictitious. She was never capable of 25 knots.
+* ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s propulsion upgrade is fictitious. She was never capable of 25 knots.
-*''Bayern''’s Hull (B) is a fantasy refit of a "what if" scenario had the battleship survive Scapa Flow.
+* ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s Hull (B) is fictitious. All of the upgraded anti-aircraft guns entered service in the mid-1930s; ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was scuttled in 1919.
+* ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' had only two 88 mm L/45 MPL C/13 anti-aircraft guns; her historical (A) hull has eight.
+* ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s permanent camouflage is also fictitious; Baltic camouflage was only used during the Nazi-era.
+* Historical spotting top with rangefinder on Hull (A)'s tripod mast has been replaced by a gun director.
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