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AL Bismarck

WoWS World of Warships Germany Battleship · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount; 4 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 21.2 km
Secondaries: 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
Secondaries: 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.; Range 7.6 km

AL Bismarck Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 19,388

19.4K19,388

Win rate

51.69%

#27 of 55

Avg damage

58,319

#41 of 55

ASIABattles 23,659

23.7K23,659

Win rate

51.14%

#40 of 53

Avg damage

55,138

#40 of 53

NABattles 14,480

14.5K14,480

Win rate

49.78%

#45 of 54

Avg damage

51,360

#50 of 54

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points69,200

#9 of 60

Group avg 62,893

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor320 mm

Deck Armor50 mm

Bow / Stern Armor32 mm

Ship Length250.5 m

Ship Width36.0 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)

Caliber380 mm

Firing Range21.2 km

#11 of 60

Group avg 19.7 km

Reload Time26.0 s

Rotation Time36.0 s

Max Dispersion272 m

Sigma1.80

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage11,600

Shell Velocity820 m/s

Overmatch Threshold26.6 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold63 mm

Air Drag0.2763

Flight Time12.31 s

Nominal all-gun DPM214,154

#36 of 60

Group avg 220,976

HE Shell

Damage4,400

Shell Velocity820 m/s

Fire Chance34%

Penetration95 mm

Air Drag0.2773

Flight Time12.32 s

Nominal all-gun DPM81,231

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns14

Range7.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion360.6 m

Accuracy★★★☆☆ Good

Total DPM506,880

150 mm HE Shell(6×2)

Damage1,700

HE Penetration38 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire8 rpm

105 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,200

HE Penetration26 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire17.9 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts7

Flak Damage1,400

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km161 dps

Mid range3.5 km179 dps

Short range2.0 km287 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed31.0 knots

#13 of 60

Group avg 29.3 knots

Turning Radius850 m

#36 of 60

Group avg 816 m

Rudder Shift Time16.0 s

Engine Power150,000 hp

Displacement49,406 t

Power-to-Weight3.04 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection15.89 km

#40 of 60

Group avg 15.41 km

Min Surface Detection12.87 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke15.05 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Reload80 s

Duration15 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Spotting Aircraft

Extends main battery firing range.

Reload240 s

Duration100 s

Charges4

Range Boost+20%

Fighters

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload90 s

Duration60 s

Charges3

Fighters3

Slot 4

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–10.0 km

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Modules

380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.3

Max AP Damage:11,600

Max HE Damage:4,400

Rotation Time:36s

AL Bismarck

Hull

AA Guns:48

Main Guns:4

Secondary Guns:14

HP:69,200

Range:19-360

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 163,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:31 knots

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

Main Armaments Modification 1

Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%

Main battery survivability: +50%

Main battery repair time: -20%

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%

Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%

Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Consumable action time: +40%

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%

Steering gears repair time: -20%

Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%

Engine repair time: -20%

Damage Control System Modification 1

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%

Secondary battery firing range: +5%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

AA Guns Modification 1

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

Propulsion Modification 1

Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%

Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%

Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%

Damage Control System Modification 2

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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AL Bismarck

Specifications

AL Bismarck Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Main Battery

AL Bismarck

Hull

Propulsion: 163,000 hp

Engine

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Spotting Aircraft Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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