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Tier XBattleship
NetherlandsSpecialRareGlobal
NetherlandsSpecialRareGlobalWillem de Eerste
WoWS World of Warships Netherlands Battleship · Tier X
- Main Battery
- 419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
- 3 turrets × 3 barrels
- Range 22.2 km
- Secondaries
- 133 mm HE Mk IC
- Secondaries
- 113 mm HE 5crh
- Range 7.3 km
Specifications
Willem de Eerste Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 229,282
229.3K229,282
Win rate
50.98%
#26 of 41
Avg damage
105,961
#5 of 41
ASIABattles 138,907
138.9K138,907
Win rate
51.76%
#18 of 41
Avg damage
112,067
#5 of 41
NABattles 78,093
78.1K78,093
Win rate
50.87%
#25 of 41
Avg damage
107,059
#5 of 41
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 Points75,300
#39 of 48
Group avg 86,515Flood Damage23%
Main Belt Armor356 mm
Deck Armor32 mm
Bow / Stern Armor32 mm
Ship Length262.7 m
Ship Width32.3 m
Main Battery
Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)
Caliber419 mm
Firing Range22.2 km
#24 of 48
Group avg 22.4 kmReload Time28.0 s
Rotation Time30.0 s
Max Dispersion282 m
Sigma2.10
Shell Types
AP Shell
AP ShellDamage13,700
Shell Velocity747 m/s
Overmatch Threshold29.3 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization6°
Fuse Threshold70 mm
Air Drag0.2353
Flight Time13.12 s
Nominal all-gun DPM264,214
#33 of 48
Group avg 278,195HE Shell
HE ShellDamage6,150
Shell Velocity792 m/s
Fire Chance47%
Penetration70 mm
Air Drag0.31
Flight Time13.94 s
Nominal all-gun DPM118,607
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns14
Range7.3 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion446.1 m
Accuracy★☆☆☆☆ Decorative
Total DPM531,600
113 mm HE Shell(8×2)
Damage1,700
HE Penetration19 mm
Fire Chance8%
Rate of Fire12 rpm
133 mm HE Shell(6×2)
Damage1,900
HE Penetration22 mm
Fire Chance8%
Rate of Fire9 rpm
AA Defense
Flak Bursts4
Flak Damage1,540
AA Ranges
Long range6.0 km137 dps
Mid range3.5 km700 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed32.0 knots
#18 of 48
Group avg 30.6 knotsTurning Radius910 m
#13 of 48
Group avg 947 mRudder Shift Time16.6 s
Engine Power160,000 hp
Displacement54,390 t
Power-to-Weight2.94 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection15.03 km
#5 of 48
Group avg 16.15 kmMin Surface Detection12.17 km
Air Detection10.00 km
Submarine Detection10.00 km
Detectability Firing in Smoke15.34 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
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
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
Engine Boost
Engine Boost
Increases ship's maximum speed.
Reload120 s
Duration120 s
Charges3
Speed Boost+8%
Armament
HE Bomb Airstrike
HE Bomb Airstrike
Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with HE bombs. Deals damage to surface ships and land targets. Cannot spot enemy ships.
Reload120 s
Charges2
Strike Range1.5–15.0 km
Planes12
Flights6
Bomb Damage8500
Bomb Pen.46 mm
Fire Chance48%
Armament
Depth Charge Airstrike
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.
Reload120 s
Charges2
Strike Range1.5–15.0 km
Planes9
Flights3
Bomb Damage3000
Fire Chance12%
Willem de Eerste Change History
- Removed ship-based depth charges
Changed ASW airstrike to the following parameters
- maximum range15 km
- number of charges2
- reload time120 s
- maximum bomb damage3,000
- number of aircraft in attacking flight1
- number of bombs in payload3
Airstrike parameters changed
- Buffmaximum bomb damage6,800 → 8,500
- Buffarmor penetration capacity37 → 46 mm
- Buffchances of causing a fire on target39 → 48 %
- bomb fall time5 → 8 s
AP shells parameters changed
- Buffmaximum damage13,050 → 13,700
- fuse time0.02 → 0.03 s
- Penetration capabilities slightly improved (approximately 5% higher)
- Buffsigma value1.9 → 2.1
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
A battlecruiser—a further development of the G3 design—that could hypothetically have been built in Britain in the 1920s and later modernized in the late 1930s. The ship could have been transferred to the allied Netherlands during World War II to strengthen the nation's navy.
Modules
419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
419 mm/45 Mk.I on a Mk.I mount
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:2.1
Max AP Damage:13,700
Max HE Damage:6,150
Rotation Time:30s
Willem de Eerste
Willem de Eerste
Hull
AA Guns:30
Main Guns:3
Secondary Guns:14
HP:75,300
Range:10-419
Torpedo Tubes:0
Propulsion: 160,000 hp
Propulsion: 160,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:32 knots
Vuurleiding Mk 10 Mod. 1
Vuurleiding Mk 10 Mod. 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
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
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%
Slot 2
Engine Room Protection
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
Damage Control System Modification 1
Risk of catching fire: -5%
Risk of flooding: -3%
Engine Boost Modification 1
Engine Boost Modification 1
Consumable action time: +30%
Slot 3
Aiming Systems Modification 1
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%
Secondary battery firing range: +20%
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed: +15%
Slot 4
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%
Airstrike armament reload time: -20%
Depth charge damage: +15%
Steering Gears Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time: -20%
Propulsion Modification 1
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
Damage Control System Modification 2
Fire extinguishing time: -15%
Flooding recovery time: -15%
Slot 5
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship consumable action time: +10%
Concealment System Modification 1
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
Torpedo Lookout System
Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km
Slot 6
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
Continuous AA damage: +15%
Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%
Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2
Secondary battery reload time: -20%
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Main battery firing range: +16%
Main Battery Modification 3
Main Battery Modification 3
Main battery traverse speed: -13%
Main battery reload time: -12%