Supertest: German Tier VII Battleship Prinz Heinrich

Historical background

Prinz Heinrich is based on the Ersatz Yorck-class of battlecruisers ordered by the German Kaiserliche Marine in 1916 as additions of the Mackensen-class. Due to the development of British battlecruisers, particularly the Renown-class, the Ersatz Yorck were redesigned with the primary change being the armament going from 350 mm to 380 mm guns.

Just like the Mackensen, the ships were never built except for some elements of Ersatz Yorck such as the midsection of the hull.

In World of Warships, Prinz Heinrich represents an Ersatz Yorck if it had been completed and after a hypothetic refit with a more modern superstructure and anti-air defense.

She follows the same design as the rest of the German battlecruisers and is also the first ship in the line to be armed with torpedo launchers. Her fourth turret is also able to turn at 360°.

Ship’s preview

Camouflage

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	Torpedoes
Prinz Heinrich (A)	Propulsion: 110 000 HP	‎FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1	380 mm/45 Drh LC/1913 on a Drh LC/1913 mount	‎G7a T1
Prinz Heinrich (B)		‎FKS Typ 7 Mod. 2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

4 x 2 380 mm/45 Drh LC/1913 on a Drh LC/1913 mount
Maximum Firing Range	16.870 km
Reloading Time	28.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	26°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Sigma	1.60 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	190 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.1
Alpha Damage	4 500
Damage	4 290
Penetration capacity	95 mm
Explosion size	2.26
Fire chance	35 %
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.413
Projectile Mass	750 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.5
Alpha Damage	10 900
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.409
Projectile Mass	750 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 454
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	63 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary battery

12 x 1 12 × 150 mm/45 SK C/09 on an MPL C/06 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.300 km
Reloading Time	7.7 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
6 x 2 88 mm/76 SK C/32 on a Dop. L. C/32 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.300 km
Reloading Time	3.6 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

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
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%	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 110 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.8 km Ship spotting range: 5.5 km

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

4 x 2 380 mm/45 Drh LC/1913 on a Drh LC/1913 mount
Maximum Firing Range	18.577 km
Reloading Time	28.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	26°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	32°
Sigma	1.60 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	204 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.1
Alpha Damage	4 500
Damage	4 290
Penetration capacity	95 mm
Explosion size	2.26
Fire chance	35 %
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.413
Projectile Mass	750 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.5
Alpha Damage	10 900
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.409
Projectile Mass	750 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 454
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	63 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary battery

12 x 1 12 × 150 mm/45 SK C/09 on an MPL C/06 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.300 km
Reloading Time	7.7 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
6 x 2 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.300 km
Reloading Time	3.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Alpha Damage	1 200
Damage	330
HE penetration	26 mm
Explosion Size	0.31
Chance to Cause Fire	5 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	15.1 kg

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
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%	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 110 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 3.8 km Ship spotting range: 5.5 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

Prinz Heinrich looks… alright. The 380 mm guns are really nothing great as they are the same as those of Bayern but at least, there is the battlecruiser dispersion.

The secondaries start looking nice with the 88 mm guns being replaced with 105 mm ones and the range once fully specced.

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