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Mecklenburg Golden

Also called: 金色梅克伦堡 · Mecklenburg золотой Beta

Germany · Tier ★ · Battleship · Premium / golden variant · Mecklenburg Variant

AP-DPM battleshipPunish every broadside with main-battery throughput; keep the guns reloading on targets.

Playstyle

Pick a flank with cover and push it
Avoid: Do not play her like a long-range battleship

Key characteristics

Improved HE penHigh AP DPMSpotter planeTurtleback armorFast turret traverseFlat AP shells

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How to get Mecklenburg Golden
Builds
Cohort position
Stats and specs
Armor
Charts
Balance history
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Playstyle

Overview

Mecklenburg is a German Legendary Tier battleship built around her secondary battery rather than her main guns. Twelve twin 128 mm mounts reload every 4 seconds out to 7 km with improved HE penetration, and a Secondary Battery Reload Booster turns that into a burst nothing wants to sit inside. The 305 mm main battery is light for the tier, so the plan is to close the range, angle, and let the secondaries and eight torpedo tubes do the work while 350 mm of belt absorbs the return fire.

Positioning

Pick a flank with cover and push it. Mecklenburg wants to be inside secondary range, where the guns fire continuously without you aiming them; at long range her 305 mm salvo trades poorly against other Legendary battleships. Use islands to close the gap, then hold an angle so the belt eats incoming fire while the secondaries and torpedoes punish anything that stays.

Potato Avoidance

Play her like a long-range battleship

Sitting at maximum range wastes the secondaries and the torpedoes, and leaves you trading 305 mm guns against ships that out-gun you. The other mistake is closing without an exit: a 930 m turning circle and 17.7 s rudder shift mean you are committed to a push long before you can leave it.

Signature Traits

Turtleback armor

Deck armor angled downward over the citadel, forming a roof outside it. Deflects shells arriving at a low angle up and away, so flat-trajectory fire from close range struggles to reach the citadel.

Improved HE penetration

HE pen at the 1/4 caliber ratio instead of the standard 1/6. HE-spam is a real damage option here, not just a fire-starter, shared by 8/22 Legendary BBs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Fast turret traverse · 8°
Flat AP shells · 865 m
AP DPM machine · 385641 AP
Flat arc HE shells · 865 m
Sensitive AP fuse · 51 mm

Fast torpedoes ↗

64 kt torpedo speed, best of the 5 Legendary BBs with torpedoes. Shorter run to the target and less lead to hold; how much warning they get depends on torpedo detectability too.

Acquisition

How to get Mecklenburg Golden

Mecklenburg Golden is not a regular Tech Tree unlock. Acquisition path: Containers. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.

Best listed chance for this ship

Grand Explorer's Chest 0.033333% One of these ships New · Grand Explorer's Chest · 1 of 3 ships
Explorer's Chest 0.003333% One of these ships New · Explorer's Chest → Grand Explorer's Chest · 1 of 3 ships

Official WG availability sources

Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.

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Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates - including ~~pity~~ guaranteed-reward timers and, for Fleet Members, pack math personalized to your port.

Builds

Prioritise secondary accuracy and range, then survivability. Anything that shortens secondary reload or extends secondary range compounds with the Reload Booster, and fire resistance plus repair value keeps you alive through the brawl you are choosing to start.

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Cohort position

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Where Mecklenburg Golden sits among Legendary BBs (21 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestTraverse-to-turn ratio7.77 × (1 of 2 tied) BestAP velocity865 m/s (1 of 2 tied) BestAP arming threshold51 mm (1 of 2 tied) BestTorpedo speed64 kt (1 of 2 tied) BestTorpedo reload90 s (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Main battery reload23.4 s (3/22) Top 10%AP DPM385,641 (3/22) Top 10%HE velocity865 m/s (3/21) Top 25%Rudder shift15.9 s (5/22) Top 25%Sigma2.05 (5/22) Top 25%Fires per minute11.08 (5/21) Top 25%Secondary HE pen32 mm (5/20) Top 25%AA threat2,664 (5/22) Top 25%Flak per wave (expected)2,625 (5/22) Bottom 25%Acceleration38.9 s (19/22) Bottom 25%Max armor350 mm (19/22) WorstMain battery caliber305 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstHE shell damage3,600 (1 of 2 tied) WorstSecondary HE alpha1,500 (1 of 4 tied) WorstSecondary fire chance5% (1 of 4 tied) WorstAP pen at 10 km417 mm (1 of 2 tied) WorstTorpedo range6 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstTorpedo damage≈12,700 (1 of 2 tied)

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Not standouts for Mecklenburg Golden -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points85,800 HP(13/22) Max speed32.5 kt(7/22) Concealment15.85 km(9/22) Air detection12.68 km(9/22) Main battery range17.27 km(13/22) HE DPM147,692(9/21) Main dispersion193.1 m(7/22) Secondary DPM (per side)270,000(13/22) Engine power180,000 hp(7/22) Turn-speed retention193.5 hp/m(7/22) Displacement63,220 t(9/22) Power-to-weight2.85 hp/t(9/22) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)238,517(7/21) Secondary range6 km(8/22) AA DPS639(13/22) AA range5.2 km(7/22) Repair charges3(9/22) Citadel belt350 mm(15/22) Deck armor50 mm(15/21) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(16 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(20 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(15 of 22 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(18 of 22 tied at this value) NormStern armor32 mm(18 of 22 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

Survivability

Hit Points85,800

Displacement63,220 t

Armor range19–350 mm

Plate armor thicknesses19, 32, 50, 70, 75, 80, 105, 110, 150, 200, 220, 275, 350 mm

Armor material/layer entries62

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration60 s

Torp Reduction20%

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

42,900

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

25,700

Effective HP

Base 85,800 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.5%/s x 28 s = 12,012 HP per charge, x3 charges = 36,036 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. Across 1,826 players in our replay corpus the median ship realized about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent — when Repair Party IS pressed it returns ~97% of the per-charge figure above.

121,836

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 305 mm/56 SK C/39

Mounts / barrels4 mounts / 16 barrels

Reload time26 s

Firing range17.3 km

Turret traverse8 °/s

Turret armor360 mm

AP pen max range316 mm

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB81720

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB214643

Shell Grouping (σ)2.05

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{17270}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 1.6}{1000} + 1.6) \cdot 30 = 193.1 m

193.1 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 193.1 \cdot 0.6 = 115.8 m

115.8 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 193.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 56.5 m

56.5 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 115.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 33.9 m

33.9 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.

22.5 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 16 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 36.9. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 16 broadside guns x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 41.

Initial: 36.9 → 41

HE shells

HE Damage3,600

HE Velocity865 m/s

Fire Chance27%

HE penetration

76 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).

76 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

3,600 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 57,600.

57,600

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 57,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 132,923. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 57,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 147,692.

Initial: 132,923 → 147,692

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 36.9 shells/min x 27% fire chance = 9.97. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 41 shells/min x 27% fire chance = 11.08.

Initial: 9.97 → 11.08

AP shells

AP Damage9,400

AP Velocity865 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold51 mm

AP overmatch

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

21 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2450 \cdot 415^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 865^{1.38} = 631.7 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

631.7 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 489 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2450 \cdot 415^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 489^{1.38} = 287.5 mm

287.5 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

9,400 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 150,400.

150,400

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 150,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 347,077. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 150,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 385,641.

Initial: 347,077 → 385,641

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

175

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Vierling

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time90 s

Projectile speed64 kt

Range6 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 38, 100 \cdot 0.333 = 12, 700

≈ 12,700

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

13,700

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{64 kt \times 2.6} = 7.8 s

, equivalently

5000 \times detectability / (13 \times speed)

. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

7.8 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.27 per hit, shown as

2.27 \times 100 = 227 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

227%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming198 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 12,700 = 50,800.

50,800

AA Defense

AA mount points28

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5.2 km

55 mm L/77 Gerät 588×1 55mm

55 mm L/77 Gerät 58 Zwilling4×2 55mm

30 mm Flak 384×4 30mm

30 mm Flak 103/3812×2 30mm

128 mm/61 KM40 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

12×2 128mm

Guns128 mm/61 KM40 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 123 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

123

Range5.2 km

Guns55 mm L/77 Gerät 58 Zwilling

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 44 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 116 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

116

Range5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 123 + Outer Medium 116 = 239

239

Guns55 mm L/77 Gerät 58

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 62 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 163 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

163

Range4.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 123 + Outer Medium 116 + Inner Medium 163 = 402

402

Guns30 mm Flak 103/38 + 30 mm Flak 38

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 97 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 238 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

238

Range3 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 123 + Outer Medium 116 + Inner Medium 163 + Near 238 = 640

640

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 3 quick salvos of 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 14 clouds per wave × 250 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

3 salvos × 4 clouds + 2 outer

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

250

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 3.5 km or past 5.2 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop.

3.5-5.2 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts12

Firing range6.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

128 mm/61 KM40 (DP)

Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.

12×2 128mm

Caliber128 mm

Reload time4 s

HE Damage1,500

Muzzle Velocity900 m/s

Fire Chance5%

Armor Pen32 mm

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Standard

Max secondary dispersion @ 6 km

6 km × 57 + 30 = 372 m.

372 m

Maneuverability

Engine power180,000 hp

Maximum speed32.5 kt

Turning circle radius930 m

Rudder shift time15.9 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (29.2 kt of 32.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

38.9 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (32.2 kt of 32.5 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

63.5 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{32.5 \cdot 0.5144}{930} = 1.03 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{8}{1.03} = 7.8 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

7.8× ok

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea15.85 km

Detectability by air12.68 km

Smoke firing penalty12.43 km

Detect after firing main guns

max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.

15.85 km

Detect Fire Sea17.85 km

Detect Fire Air15.68 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 12,012 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 36,036 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 3 charges = up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 429 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (85,800 HP) per second = 429 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Observation Seaplane3 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · Tightens main-battery shell grouping

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
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Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each wave - more clouds in the air over the wave, at the same spots.

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2.05

Max Horiz Disp193.1 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{17270}{30} \cdot \frac{10 - 1.6}{1000} + 1.6) \cdot 30 = 193.1 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km90 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km132 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km174 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp115.8 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 193.1 \cdot 0.6 = 115.8 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km68.1 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 17270 = 8635$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 17270 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 8635}{17270 - 8635} = 0.5158$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 132 \cdot 0.5158 = 68.1 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp56.5 m

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 193.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 56.5 m$

Med Vert Disp33.9 m

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 115.8 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2.05} = 33.9 m$

AP Pen Close631.7 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2450 \cdot 415^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 865^{1.38} = 631.7 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far287.5 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 489 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2450 \cdot 415^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 489^{1.38} = 287.5 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km518 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km417 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km342 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km4.88 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.2798 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 415} = 2.46 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 865 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

AP flight time @ 10 km4.88 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.2798 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 415} = 2.46 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 865 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE penetration76 mm

76 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).

Improved HE PenYes

This ship's HE shells use a 1/4 (~0.25) caliber-to-pen ratio instead of the standard 1/6 (~0.167) - 0.249 in this case. Lets HE pen ~76mm armor instead of ~50mm. Hits every German cruiser (150mm CL, 203mm CA) and BB (350mm+), British heavy cruisers / Lion / Nelson, a handful of other premiums.

AP overmatch21 mm

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius175

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha16

All 16 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time22.5 s

180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.

HE full-salvo alpha57,600

3,600 HE damage x 16 broadside guns = 57,600.

AP full-salvo alpha150,400

9,400 AP damage x 16 broadside guns = 150,400.

HE DPMInitial: 132,923 → 147,692

Zero upgrades: 57,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 132,923. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 57,600 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 147,692.

AP DPMInitial: 347,077 → 385,641

Zero upgrades: 150,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 26 s base reload = 347,077. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 150,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 385,641.

Shells/minInitial: 36.9 → 41

Zero upgrades: 16 broadside guns x 60 / 26 s base reload = 36.9. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 16 broadside guns x 60 / 23.4 s all-upgrades reload = 41.

Fires/minInitial: 9.97 → 11.08

Zero upgrades: 36.9 shells/min x 27% fire chance = 9.97. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 41 shells/min x 27% fire chance = 11.08.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.8 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed64 kt

Travel time to max range36.1 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count8

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo4 torpedoes

tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).

Full-salvo damage101,600

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 12,700 = 101,600.

Per-side salvo damage50,800

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 12,700 = 50,800.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range123

Only families that reach 5.2 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 55mm 77 Gerat 8x1 -> 163 DPS @ 4.5 km; 55mm Gerat twin 4x2 -> 116 DPS @ 5 km; 30mm Flak 38 4x4 -> 59 DPS @ 3 km; 30mm Flak 38 twin 12x2 -> 178 DPS @ 3 km; 127mm 61 twin 12x2 -> 123 DPS @ 5.2 km.

Maximum AA range5.2 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range123 DPS @ 5.2 km, 239 DPS @ 5 km, 402 DPS @ 4.5 km, 639 DPS @ 3 km

Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank639

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).

AA threat index2664

SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Near aura range3 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeStandard

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 6 km372 m

6 km × 57 + 30 = 372 m.

Secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m

Same per-type line evaluated at a fixed 5 km: 5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)270,000

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 12×2 128 mm (12/side) × 60/4 × 1500 = 270,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1500

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1500 from the 128 mm family.

Max HE fire chance5%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 5% from the 128 mm family.

Max HE pen32 mm

Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 32 mm from the 128 mm family.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 85,800, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are estimated from the standard WoWs damage-allocation model.

Bow & stern32 mm

Overmatched by 7 guns here: Incomparable SE 25IncomparableYamato and 4 more. Angling still helps against the rest.

Belt / citadel350 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming19 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	32 mm primary (range 32–70 mm)	≈ 4,290 (~5% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	50 mm primary (range 32–350 mm)	≈ 64,350 (~75% of HP)	No common caliber overmatches50 mm: most HE shatters, standard pen from 305mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	32 mm primary (range 32–80 mm)	≈ 4,290 (~5% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	350 mm primary (range 19–350 mm)	no cap	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	19 mm primary (range 19–350 mm)	no cap	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

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