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König

WoWS World of Warships Germany Battleship · Tier V

Main Battery: 305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1911 mount; 5 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 15 km
Secondaries: 150 mm HE K Gr 18
Secondaries: 88 mm Spr.Gr.; Range 4.96 km

König Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 4,780,406

4.8M4,780,406

Win rate

51.10%

#16 of 22

Avg damage

37,176

#19 of 22

ASIABattles 1,459,729

1.5M1,459,729

Win rate

51.79%

#17 of 22

Avg damage

39,263

#19 of 22

NABattles 1,856,200

1.9M1,856,200

Win rate

51.05%

#14 of 22

Avg damage

38,651

#19 of 22

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 Points40,700

#18 of 22

Group avg 45,968

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor350 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length178.6 m

Ship Width31.2 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout5×2(Total barrels 10)

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range15.0 km

#18 of 22

Group avg 17.1 km

Reload Time26.0 s

Rotation Time51.4 s

Max Dispersion209 m

Sigma1.90

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage8,000

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold51 mm

Air Drag0.3093

Flight Time8.34 s

Nominal all-gun DPM184,615

#9 of 22

Group avg 172,525

HE Shell

Damage3,300

Shell Velocity850 m/s

Fire Chance23%

Penetration76 mm

Air Drag0.3093

Flight Time8.34 s

Nominal all-gun DPM76,154

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns18

Range5.0 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion312.7 m

Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative

Total DPM296,400

88 mm HE Shell(4×2)

Damage1,000

HE Penetration15 mm

Fire Chance4%

Rate of Fire15 rpm

150 mm HE Shell(14×1)

Damage1,800

HE Penetration38 mm

Fire Chance10%

Rate of Fire7 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts1

Flak Damage980

AA Ranges

Long range4.6 km56 dps

Mid range3.5 km28 dps

Short range2.0 km88 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed21.6 knots

#15 of 22

Group avg 24.3 knots

Turning Radius620 m

#6 of 22

Group avg 677 m

Rudder Shift Time13.2 s

Engine Power46,200 hp

Displacement32,436 t

Power-to-Weight1.42 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection14.14 km

#11 of 22

Group avg 14.06 km

Min Surface Detection12.73 km

Air Detection8.47 km

Submarine Detection8.47 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke11.24 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%

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.

Reload20 s

Charges1

Strike Range0.5–8.0 km

Planes8

Flights1

Bomb Damage2900

Fire Chance16%

König Change History

14.2Dev Blog 2025-02-20 ↗
Main Battery parameters changed
- Nerfmaximum he shell damage3,500 → 3,300
- Nerfmaximum ap shell damage8,400 → 8,000
- Buffsigma value1.8 → 1.9
- Buffmain battery turret traverse time60 → 51.4 s

See all version changes →

Modules

305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1911 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.3

Max AP Damage:8,000

Max HE Damage:3,300

Rotation Time:51.4s

König (A)

Hull

AA Guns:20

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:18

HP:40,700

Range:13-350

Torpedo Tubes:0

König (B)

Hull

AA Guns:20

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:18

HP:47,100

Range:13-350

Torpedo Tubes:0

Propulsion: 46,200 hp

Engine

Max Speed:21.6 knots

Propulsion: 63,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:24 knots

FKS Typ 5 Mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

FKS Typ 5 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%

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Specifications

König Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

König Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1911 mount

Main Battery

König (A)

Hull

König (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 46,200 hp

Engine

Propulsion: 63,000 hp

Engine

FKS Typ 5 Mod. 1

Fire Control

FKS Typ 5 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

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