Tier VIIBattleship

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King George V

WoWS World of Warships U.K. Battleship · Tier VII

Main Battery: 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount; 1 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 16.5 km
Main Battery: 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount; 2 turrets × 4 barrels; Range 16.5 km
Secondaries: 133 mm HE Mk IC; Range 5.6 km

King George V Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 3,220,637

3.2M3,220,637

Win rate

51.24%

#25 of 33

Avg damage

55,682

#15 of 33

ASIABattles 2,028,989

2M2,028,989

Win rate

51.89%

#26 of 33

Avg damage

58,383

#10 of 33

NABattles 1,348,992

1.3M1,348,992

Win rate

51.30%

#25 of 33

Avg damage

56,417

#13 of 33

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 Points53,900

#20 of 33

Group avg 55,764

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor381 mm

Deck Armor26 mm

Bow / Stern Armor26 mm

Ship Length227.1 m

Ship Width31.4 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout1×2 + 2×4(Total barrels 10)

Caliber356 mm

Firing Range16.5 km

#28 of 33

Group avg 18.1 km

Reload Time25.0 s

Rotation Time45.0 s

Max Dispersion225 m

Sigma1.80

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage10,500

Shell Velocity757 m/s

Overmatch Threshold24.9 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold59 mm

Air Drag0.3142

Flight Time10.02 s

Nominal all-gun DPM252,000

#4 of 33

Group avg 208,658

HE Shell

Damage6,100

Shell Velocity757 m/s

Fire Chance41%

Penetration89 mm

Air Drag0.3142

Flight Time10.02 s

Nominal all-gun DPM146,400

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns8

Range5.6 km

AA Defense

Flak Bursts4

Flak Damage1,330

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km84 dps

Mid range2.5 km259 dps

Short range2.0 km147 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed26.6 knots

#22 of 33

Group avg 26.8 knots

Turning Radius790 m

#16 of 33

Group avg 787 m

Rudder Shift Time21.0 s

Engine Power111,700 hp

Displacement42,076 t

Power-to-Weight2.65 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection14.14 km

#11 of 33

Group avg 14.58 km

Min Surface Detection12.73 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke12.63 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.

Reload60 s

Duration28 s

Charges4

Heal Rate0.6%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel75%

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

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.

Reload25 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–9.0 km

Planes6

Flights1

Bomb Damage3400

Fire Chance19%

Modules

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.4

Max AP Damage:10,500

Max HE Damage:6,100

Rotation Time:45s

King George V (A)

Hull

AA Guns:34

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:8

HP:53,900

Range:13-381

Torpedo Tubes:0

King George V (B)

Hull

AA Guns:34

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:8

HP:60,500

Range:13-381

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:26.6 knots

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:28 knots

Mk VII mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Mk VII 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%

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%

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King George V

Specifications

King George V Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II/Mk.III mount

Main Battery

King George V (A)

Hull

King George V (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 100,000 hp

Engine

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Engine

Mk VII mod. 1

Fire Control

Mk VII 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

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

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