Supertest: German Tier IV Battleship Moltke

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Historical background

The Moltke-class was a pair of battlecruisers (Moltke and Goeben) of the German Imperial Navy and were basically an improved version of the Von Der Tann, being larger, faster, better armored and had an additional twin turret.

Moltke herself was laid down in December 1908, launched in April 1910 and commissioned in August 1911. Moltke participated in several major battles with the rest of the High Seas Fleet, including the battles of Dogger Bank and Jutland in the North Sea, and the Battle of the Gulf of Riga and Operation Albion in the Baltic Sea.

To prevent the Allies from seizing the ship, she was scuttled at Scapa Flow in June 1919.

If you want to learn more about Moltke, here is a video from Drachinifel covering the history of the ship:

Just like the rest of the new line, Moltke features battlecruiser dispersion and the same dispersion as Massachusetts and co for her secondaries.

Ship’s preview

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery
Moltke (A)	85,782 HP	‎FKS Typ 4 Mod. 1	283 mm/50 SK L/50 on a Drh LC/1908 mount
Moltke (B)		FKS Typ 4 Mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Battery

5 x 2 283 mm/50 SK L/50 on a Drh LC/1908 mount
Maximum Firing Range	14.030 km
Reloading Time	28.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	45 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	37° for 4 turrets 56° for 5 turrets
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30° for 4 turrets 52° for 5 turrets
Sigma	1.50 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	166 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 283 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.6
Alpha Damage	3 200
Damage	2 090
Penetration capacity	71 mm
Explosion size	1.37
Fire chance	19 %
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.534
Projectile Mass	302 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.2
Alpha Damage	7 200
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.534
Projectile Mass	302 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 789
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	47 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary battery

12 x 1 150 mm/45 SK C/09 on an MPL C/06 mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.800 km
Reloading Time	8.57 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE K Gr 18
Alpha Damage	1 800
Damage	760
HE penetration	38 mm
Explosion Size	0.57
Chance to Cause Fire	10 %
Projectile Speed	835 m/s
Air Drag	0.407
Projectile Mass	45.3 kg
4 x 1 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.800 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 88 mm Spr.Gr.
Alpha Damage	1 000
Damage	240
HE penetration	15 mm
Explosion Size	0.24
Chance to Cause Fire	4 %
Projectile Speed	890 m/s
Air Drag	0.446
Projectile Mass	9 kg

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2
Fast Damage Control Team Number of charges: 4 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 40 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration: 0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Battery

5 x 2 283 mm/50 SK L/50 on a Drh LC/1908 mount
Maximum Firing Range	15.433 km
Reloading Time	28.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	45 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	37° for 4 turrets 56° for 5 turrets
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30° for 4 turrets 52° for 5 turrets
Sigma	1.50 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	178 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 283 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.6
Alpha Damage	3 200
Damage	2 090
Penetration capacity	71 mm
Explosion size	1.37
Fire chance	19 %
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.534
Projectile Mass	302 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.2
Alpha Damage	7 200
Projectile Speed	855 m/s
Air Drag	0.534
Projectile Mass	302 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 789
Projectile Detonator	0.01 s
Detonator threshold	47 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary battery

12 x 1 150 mm/45 SK C/09 on an MPL C/06 mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.800 km
Reloading Time	8.57 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 150 mm HE K Gr 18
Alpha Damage	1 800
Damage	760
HE penetration	38 mm
Explosion Size	0.57
Chance to Cause Fire	10 %
Projectile Speed	835 m/s
Air Drag	0.407
Projectile Mass	45.3 kg
8 x 1 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount
Maximum Firing Range	4.800 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 88 mm Spr.Gr.
Alpha Damage	1 000
Damage	240
HE penetration	15 mm
Explosion Size	0.24
Chance to Cause Fire	4 %
Projectile Speed	890 m/s
Air Drag	0.446
Projectile Mass	9 kg

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2
Fast Damage Control Team Number of charges: 4 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 40 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration: 0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Turtleback:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden deck:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

And this is a new speed record that the German battlecruisers broke. This time, it’s not by much but Moltke is able to reach 28.4 knots compared to 28.0 knots for Myogi.

While her speed is impressive, the firepower of the Moltke isn’t great compared to Kaiser for example since she has the same guns as Von Der Tann but a tier higher. With such guns, I don’t think that the battlecruiser dispersion will help that much.

For the armor protection, the difference with the other tier IV battleships isn’t that important at this tier so it’s fine.

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