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Charles Madden

U.K. Battleship Commander

U.K.BattleshipHistoricalMain Battery

Overview

Medium-to-long range battleship. Accuracy enhancements bolster gunnery at any distance. Pair Reaching Out XXL for extended-range builds or Brawler with survival skills for aggressive play. Ideal for patient, precision-focused players.

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Skills

13 + base trait

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Official sources

Through the Spy Glass: Salem

Base Trait

Aim n' Fire

Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Skill balance changes

Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.

BUFF Running With Scissors 2026-04-30

Main battery dispersion drawback removed

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post

BUFF Properly Meticulous 2026-04-30

Secondary battery survivability is now improved by 15/20/25/30% instead of 5/10/15/20%
Secondary battery dispersion is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 3/6/9/12%
Secondary battery reload time is now reduced by 6/9/12/15% instead of 5/8/10/15%

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post

CHANGE Firefighter 2026-04-30

Damage Control Party duration is now reduced by 20% instead of 40%

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post

CHANGE Brawler 2026-04-30

Battleship main battery range is now reduced by 2/4/6/8% instead of 3/6/8/10%
Battleship main battery reload time is now reduced by 3/6/9/12% instead of 3/6/8/10%

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina! Read the full official post

BUFF No-Fly Zone 2025-07-31

Ship's average AA damage per second is now increased by 4/8/12/15% instead of 3/6/8/10%.

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post

BUFF Crisscross 2025-07-31

Battleship gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.4/0.8/1.2/1.5°/s instead of 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2°/s.
Cruiser gun traverse speed is now increased by 0.5/1.0/1.5/2.0°/s instead of 0.3/0.6/0.9/1.2°/s.
Destroyer gun traverse speed is now increased by 2/3/4/5°/s instead of 0.8/1.6/2.4/3.2°/s.

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy Read the full official post

CHANGE Properly Meticulous 2024-04-25

Increased survivability of secondary battery by 5/10/15/20%
Reduced secondary battery dispersion by -3/-6/-9/-12%
Enhanced secondary targeting duration has been increased from +10/+20/+25/+35% to +10/+20/+30/+40%

Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post

CHANGE Master Mechanic 2024-04-25

Removed the skill's faster consumable cooldown

Ministry of Balance: Old Gold Read the full official post

CHANGE Will to Rebuild 2023-04-06

Rate of HP restoration per second reduced from 0.5 to 0.3%.
Will to Rebuild now restores Saturation up to 20%.

Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post

CHANGE Running with Scissors 2023-04-06

Main battery shell dispersion trade-off is now a static 3% at any rank instead of the previous 2/4/5/6%.
Activation distance improved from 3.5/4.5/6/7.5 km to 5/6/7/8 km.

Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post

CHANGE Fight Fire With Fire 2023-04-06

Static fire damage reduction swapped with fire reduction per active fire: 6/9/12/15% of damage, depending on rank.

Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More Read the full official post

Recommended builds

Reference builds that headline Charles Madden, from GamingDiver-curated picks and Wargaming’s official Through the Spy Glass recommendations. Use them as a starting point and tune to your roster.