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Franz von Hipper

Also called: Франц фон Хиппер · フランツ・フォン・ヒッパー · 弗朗茨·馮·希佩爾

Germany Battleship Commander

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Overview

Heavy battleship specialist with Elbowroom enabling flexible positioning. Flammable Cannonier drives sustained HE damage while You Should See the Other Guy bolsters defensive play. Reaching Out XXL extends effective combat range for aggressive mid-range engagements.

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Skills

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Base Trait

Elbowroom

Skill Tree · 5 ranks

Skill balance changes

Recent balance updates affecting skills this commander carries.

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

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

NERF Gyrating Drillbits 2024-10-10

Battleship gun traverse speed effect reduced from +0.4/+0.8/+1.2/+1.5 °/s to +0.3/+0.6/+0.9/+1.2 °/s
Battleship main gun AP shell damage effect reduced from +3/+6/+8/+10% to +2/+4/+6/+8%
Negative effect on maximum battleship speed reduced from –7/–7/–7/–10% to –7/–7/–7/–7%

Ministry of Balance: Trick and Treat 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 You Should See the Other Guy 2023-04-06

Risk of catching fire reduced from the static 10% to progressive 5/4.5/4/3.5%, depending on rank.

Ministry of Balance Reports: German Commander Refit & More 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 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

CHANGE Farsight 2023-04-06

Activation range increased at lower ranks from 1.5/2/2.75/3.5 km to 2/2.5/3/3.5 km.
The debuff that removed a Repair Party consumable charge has been removed; Farsight no longer has any trade-offs.

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

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