Großer Kurfürst

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Battleship | Germany | Tier X

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Grosser Kurfürst — German Tier X battleship.

La experiencia adquirida con los acorazados al principio de la Segunda Guerra Mundial llevó a una revisión de los barcos en construcción. Era preciso mejorar el blindaje horizontal manteniendo el calado en 11,5 m para operaciones en las aguas poco profundas del mar del Norte. El nuevo diseño incorporaba un triple fondo y una cantidad mayor de compartimentos estancos para mejorar la protección frente a las explosiones submarinas. El armamento principal se mejoró incluyendo doce cañones de 420 mm. La puesta en grada de los barcos con el nuevo diseño estaba prevista en 1942, pero las necesidades de construcción de la Armada se reorientaron hacia los submarinos y ya no se inició la construcción de nuevos acorazados.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180 Degree 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 en una montura Drh LC/34	2,1	40	266	4800	38	12 700		0	2 000 000
420 mm/48 SK C/40 en una montura Drh LC/34	1,9	40	266	5000	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

	Firing Range Increase (%)	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 ()
Propulsión: 167 600 CV	30		0	1 500 000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Sharing the name with one of the Kaiser's sister ships, Großer Kurfürst (translation: Great Elector from the title of Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg as he was called "The Great Elector") is the newcomer to the tier X battleship scene. Shortened to "GK" or simply the "Kurfurst", she will live up to her name as "the great elector" as she breaks the long standing stalemate of Yamato and Montana by simply entering into the fray. Subtlety is not this battleship's forte because she is detected from quite a fair distance, the furthest of all 3 of the Tier X battleships.

Due to her size she possesses an effective array of secondaries along with two pairs of guns -- the same caliber as her predecessor Friedriche der Große -- but with triple mounts with the same AB-XY configuration. Even Montana, who shares the same triple mount turret style and layout, will respect her for her heavy broadside, while the responsive turret traverse (already the best Battleship traverse at Tier X) can be made even faster with upgrades. Even more she can surpass the US battleship through barrel diameter with her last gun upgrade being 420mm barrels still mounted in four triple turrets while still retaining the excellent traverse speed. In addition her bustling secondary batteries ensure that any enemy getting close enough for the guns to unload will be constantly whittled down, dealing heavy damage over time or outright destroying low health ships that get too close.

Her AA is fairly typical of other German battleships, with an adequate long range punch that sadly does not follow through as planes come closer to the ship herself. Planes that make it past the long range armament will have no trouble hitting her due to her large size and abysmal turning circle. Her armor is also typical of German Battleship design, with a turtleback armor scheme that will make citadeling her at close range near impossible. Her deck armor is also quite substantial at 50mm along the center meaning that long range plunging fire from low caliber guns will have difficulty penetrating her. With her large hit point pool (the most in the game at 105k) she will be able to weather a large amount of armor piercing rounds and keep on fighting. As per standard for German 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 or vessels hiding in smoke screens.

However, despite her impressive offensive and defensive assets, much of it is a double edged sword, helping and harming depending on the situation. Both of her guns are rather inaccurate at long range, becoming deadly only once they pass the mid range for Battleships of ~11km. Her 406mm guns have a better reload rate than Montana (28 seconds), but lack the Montana's superheavy AP shells which hampers her penetration at range while also lowering her damage compared to Montana. Her 420mm guns are not large enough to overmatch the 32mm bow armor most ships have at Tier X, and while they make the damage equal the Montana's they increase her reload time to 32 seconds per salvo. Additionally her armor is not unbreakable as it may seem. At long ranges her deck armor is still not sufficient to stop plunging fire from other battleships from penetrating, meaning her citadel is relatively easy to penetrate at a considerable distance. Also the armor belt is actually the thinnest overall, topping at 380mm compared to Montana's 409mm and Yamato's 410mm. This means when broadside on she is more likely to take regular penetrating hits from AP shells, thus allowing heavy broadside ships like Montana or Amagi to deal considerable damage with regular Penetrations of their AP shells.

Finally, her size also betrays her as she is remarkably easy to hit and has THE largest turn radius out of all the tier X battleships at over a kilometer. While her rudder shift time is lower than either Montana or Yamato she is so long that she takes a while to actually begin responding to turns. Even with the Hydro Acoustic Search, expect to sustain heavy damage when torpedoes are inevitably being sent at her if she is not already responding. Fire and flooding are also a concern, since they deal damage based on a percentage of maximum hit points, causing her massive health pool to work against her when volley's of HE start fires and torpedoes cause flooding.

When you go out in the Kurfurst, expect to sustain a load of heavy damage from all sources as you are large and easily visible from range, because you can do the same to the enemy fleet if allowed to close the distance. Play to her strengths: she is not a sniping battleship, and belongs up close and personal where her peers have difficulty countering her armor scheme, large secondary battery, the rapid traverse of her guns.

Pros:

Like the Montana she possesses a heavy broadside than is capable of destroying ships in one volley
Fast at 30 knots
Extremely good turret traverse of 40 seconds before captain skills or upgrades
Very large secondary battery with range starting at 7km
Bow is heavily sloped, only a lucky Yamato shell can penetrate it
Unrivaled health pool
Has the German 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 turtlebacked and is also located under the waterline, making it extremely hard to hit at close range
Decent anti-aircraft suite that can kill anything below tier X but her AA is bubbled in a sense leaving her vunerable to payloads making target.
Very good shell velocity.

Cons:

Very tempting target due to her being the biggest ship in the game; any decently accurate strike such as dive bombers or cruisers can reliably hit her
AA guns are easily destroyed under sustained fire.
Lowest range out of her peers at 20.61km
420mm guns have a reload of 32 seconds, it is tolerable. But that extra 2 seconds could be costly.
Decent rudder shift is marred by poor turning circle and long response time.
Bow and stern deck armor is only 32mm
Huge superstructure allows for massive HE damage
Very prone to be set on fire. CAs will shell you with without impunity.
Turrets are poorly sloped so can be disabled by large caliber shells at close range. Yamatos with frequently cause jams with their HE.

Research

You only need to unlock the 420mm guns

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Owing to her superb array of anti-air power and secondary batteries, players looking to maximize her secondary battery or anti-air power should mount Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1, Secondary Battery Modification 2 or AA Guns Modification 2, and Secondary Battery Modification 3 or AA Guns Modification 3.

Players looking to maximize her main battery potential should equip Main Armaments Modification 1 (to prevent any potential incapacitation of the main batteries), Main Battery Modification 2 (for faster turret traverse, as she already has very good reload time) or Aiming Systems Modification 1 (for decreased dispersion), and Main Battery Modification 3 (for faster reload) or Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 (due to her anemic range [20 km] for a tier X battleship).

For the other upgrades, it's recommended to mount Damage Control System Modification 1 (her propulsion and steering gears are very well protected, and she is a very large target), Damage Control System Modification 2 (for lower fire and flooding durations to lower damage taken) or Steering Gears Modification 2 (for better rudder shift), and Target Acquisition System Modification 1 (Concealment System Modification 1 will not help much due to her large detectability).

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 modules. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Aircraft Servicing Expert +5% to HP of carrier-based aircraft. -10% to servicing time of carrier-based aircraft.	Direction Center for Catapult Aircraft +1 catapult aircraft. -20% to the speed of catapult aircraft. ★	Dogfighting Expert +10% to average damage per second of fighter for each tier of difference between them. +10% to fighters ammunition.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Evasive Maneuver -20% to detectability of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. +75% to HP of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier. -30% to airspeed of strike aircraft when returning to the carrier.
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.	Expert Rear Gunner +10% to average damage per second of self-defense armament for aircraft with rear gunners.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament 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 HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. -20% to servicing time of torpedo bombers.	Emergency Takeoff Makes it possible to launch and recover aircraft while the ship is on fire. +100% to aircraft servicing time while aircraft carrier is on fire.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to average damage per second of AA defense. ★★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% to chance of fire on a target caused by a main caliber shell, secondary shell, or bomb. ★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -15% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier I-VI ships. -60% to the maximum dispersion of shells for the secondary armament of Tier VII-X ships. ★★★	Fire Prevention -7% 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. -3% to chance of fire on target caused by HE shells. ★	Air Supremacy +1 fighter per squadron. +1 bomber per squadron.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +20% to AA defense firing range. ★★★	Manual Fire Control for AA Armament +100% to average damage per second of AA guns with a caliber exceeding 85mm against a designated target. ★★	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship (that isn't an aircraft carrier). The enemy player is alerted that a bearing has been taken on their ship. ★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of destroyers. -12% to the detection radius of cruisers. -14% to the detection radius of battleships. -16% to the detection radius of aircraft carriers. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

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 signals 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).

Gallery

Großer Kurfürst, after emptying her main barrels, supported by a fellow Großer Kurfürst and Prinz Eugen.
Großer Kurfürst and a friendly Baltimore provide long-range artillery support, while moving closer to the front lines.
Großer Kurfürst spearheads the push, the friendly Baltimore in tow, her starboard secondaries already ripping into an enemy ship.
As the vanguard of the team, Großer Kurfürst sustains heavy fire from several enemy ships, but her sheer armour and massive health pool keeps the momentum going.
Despite taking massive amounts of damage, Großer Kurfürst proves her tenacity, keeping the line of battle even in the midst of shrugging off a full torpedo salvo.

Historical Info

References

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

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