Großer Kurfürst

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Grosser Kurfürst — German special premium Tier X battleship.

The experience gained from battleships at the beginning of World War II prompted a revision of the ships under construction. It was necessary to improve the horizontal armor while maintaining the draft at 11.5 m for operations in the shallow waters of the North Sea. The new design incorporated a triple bottom and an increased quantity of watertight compartments to enhance protection against underwater explosions. The main armament was upgraded to feature twelve 420 mm guns. It was planned to lay down ships with the new design in 1942, but the construction needs of the Navy reoriented toward submarines, and new battleships were no longer laid down.

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	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 Drh C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount	2.1	40	266	4,800	38	12,700		0	2,000,000
420 mm/48 SK C/40 on a Drh LC/34 mount	1.9	40	266	5,000	41	13,500		35,000	2,500,000

	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 ()
Großer Kurfürst	105,800	19	400	4	10/4	10/8/10				0	3,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 10 Mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 167,600 hp	30		0	1,500,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
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Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Sharing the name with one of the Kaiser's sister ships, the newcomer of the tier 10 battleships to break the schism of both the Yamato and the Montana, the Großer Kurfürst (translation: Great Elector from the title of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg as he was called "The Great Elector"), shortened to "GK" or simply the "Kurfurst", will live to her name as "the great elector" as she breaks the long standing stalemate of both nations' own pinnacle battleships within the end tier by simply entering into the fray. Subtlety is not of this battleship's forte because when she is detected, the entire enemy knows where she is currently and this may work to your advantage or against you as players will usually prioritize destroying the first battleship they see as well as concentrate or commit all available ships to your location. Despite her glaring size, she presents herself with an effective array of two sets of guns, the same as her predecessor Friedriche der Große, but with her triple mount turrets with the same AB-XY configuration, even the US Montana who shares the same triple mount turret style and layout will respect her for her heavy broadside and the more responsive turret traverse which can be made a bit faster, surpassing the US battleship by right of barrel diameter for her last guns are the 420mm/17 inch barrels that her predecessor mounted on four dual mount turrets. With this asset in mind, the battleship can prove to have a bit more broadside weight of her US counterpart (in exchange for less shots fired per broadside) while allowing her to compete somewhat with the 18 inch guns on Yamato. In addition, her bustling secondary batteries ensure that should the enemy get close enough for the guns to unload, they will be slowly whittled down for the ship to simply deal heavy damage or outright destroying them and with her size to be able to utilize her offensive assets effectively comes several defenses to protect such a large ship like the Kurfurst.

To parry aerial assaults, her modest AA suite is more than enough to deter strike aircraft from dedicating their payloads to hit the battleship and her armor is designed in such a way that she can sustain the most grievous of heavy damages and still keep afloat, owing to the unique layout that protects her citadel from well placed shots and her massive health pool which means she can last longer in strenuous combat where other battleships can not. As per standard for battleships starting from Bismarck, the Kurfurst is equipped with the hydroacoustic search radar to help detect incoming threats such as torpedoes and destroyers attempting to get close.

However, despite her impressive offensive and defensive assets, her size betrays her hard as she has THE worst AND largest turn radius out of all the tier 10's and a very long rudder shift time so do not expect to perform intensive evasive maneuvers when torpedo strikes are likely to happen. To boot, despite the protected scheme of the battleship, normal penetrations will still deal massive damage which is very dangerous even if the battleship is not citadeled, it can still guarantee a massive setback for any of your ventures in the match.

When you get to the Kurfurst, expect to sustain a load of heavy damage from all sources... A LOT OF IT... as you can do the same as well if you play her right with her ergonomics and armor fitting her well in getting fairly up close and personal to her peers.

Pros:

Also has the potential 1 salvo kill that was exclusive to Montana's own heavy broadside
Bustling AA suite aboard a ship her size
Fast at 30 knots
Extremely good turret traverse amongst her battleship tier peers
Very high secondary battery volume
Heavily armored bow, only a lucky Yamato can penetrate it
Unrivaled health pool
Has the hydroacoustic search
Extremely durable; can endure severe damage to either close the gap or to get away to heal
Ergonomics is similar to dreadnoughts; the closer she gets, the more dangerous she becomes
Citadel is located under the waterline, making it extremely hard to hit

Cons:

Very tempting target due to her being the biggest ship in the game; any ordnance such as dive bombers or all gun shells will guarantee a hit despite the AA suite's rating
AA guns are easily destroyed under sustained fire
AA suite range inconsistency; the guns only deal effective damage to aircraft at medium range and any that reach close range will find it easier to drop their payloads
Lowest range out of her peers at 20,61km
Questionable gun accuracy
420mm guns have a reload of 32 seconds
Normal penetrations deal massive amounts of damage
Poor rudder shift, this ship has the same maneuverability of a brick
Weak deck armor for her size (considering the large bow and stern area) leaves much to be desired
Huge superstructure allows for massive HE damage
Very prone to be set on fire
Questionable torpedo bulge
You need to be close to danger in order to detect danger with the hydroacoustic search
Turrets are easily destroyed under concentrated fire
Reaching full speed takes one minute
Unfriendly ergonomics; requires the player to be extremely well-versed in dreadnought and post-dreadnought battleship gameplay while dealing with her extremely sluggish characteristics

Research

You only need to unlock the 420mm guns

Optimal Configuration

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.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	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.
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.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	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.	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	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 shells from 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 +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	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

As a tier X German battleship, Großer Kurfürst has access to the following consumables and their premium versions: Damage Control Party, Spotting Aircraft, Catapult Fighter, and Hydroacoustic Search.

Camouflage

Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.

Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip Großer Kurfürst with Type 20 camouflage that lowers her detection radius and the cost for her post-battle service, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, and increases the amount of experience and credits she earns.

Signals

As a tier X battleship, it is recommended to mount the following signal flags on Großer Kurfürst: Equal Speed Charlie London, Zulu Hotel, Dragon Flag (all for faster captain training), India Bravo Terrathree (to further reduce service costs if you so wish), India Delta (to recover more HP, as she is very susceptible to fire damage), India Yankee (to reduce fire damage taken), Zulu (if you wish to take more credits), Mike Yankee Soxisix (for better secondaries), and November Foxtrot (for faster cooldowns on the abilities).

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Historical Info

References

https://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNGER_16-52_skc34.php

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 * Fast at 30 knots
 * Extremely good turret traverse amongst her battleship tier peers
-* Good secondaries
+* Very high secondary battery volume
 * Heavily armored bow, only a lucky Yamato can penetrate it
 * Unrivaled health pool
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 * Extremely durable; can endure severe damage to either close the gap or to get away to heal
 * Ergonomics is similar to dreadnoughts; the closer she gets, the more dangerous she becomes
-* Citadel is to be found under water, making it extremely hard to hit it
+* Citadel is located under the waterline, making it extremely hard to hit
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
-* Extremely easy to hit since it is the largest ship in-game
+* Very tempting target due to her being the biggest ship in the game; any ordnance such as dive bombers or all gun shells will guarantee a hit despite the AA suite's rating
-* Dive bombers will hit all bombs when dropped correctly
+* AA guns are easily destroyed under sustained fire
-* AA guns get destroyed extremely fast under sustained fire
+* AA suite range inconsistency; the guns only deal effective damage to aircraft at medium range and any that reach close range will find it easier to drop their payloads
-* AA guns are very inconsistent
+* Lowest range out of her peers at 20,61km
-* Lowest range out of all Tier 10 BBs at 20,61km
+* Questionable gun accuracy
-* Very inaccurate guns
 * 420mm guns have a reload of 32 seconds
 * Normal penetrations deal massive amounts of damage
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 * Weak deck armor for her size (considering the large bow and stern area) leaves much to be desired
 * Huge superstructure allows for massive HE damage
-* Burns like paper
+* Very prone to be set on fire
-* Dodging torpedos is almost impossible
+* Questionable torpedo bulge
-* You need to be close to danger in order to detect danger with hydro
+* You need to be close to danger in order to detect danger with the hydroacoustic search
 * Turrets are easily destroyed under concentrated fire
 * Reaching full speed takes one minute
-* Secondary guns only fire HE
+* Unfriendly ergonomics; requires the player to be extremely well-versed in dreadnought and post-dreadnought battleship gameplay while dealing with her extremely sluggish characteristics
-* Abysmal torpedo protection, in combination with her size torpedoes are the biggest threat to her
-* Hydro will only tell you in advance when you're going to eat torpedoes
-* Takes maximum damage from fires and flooding
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