New Ship: Prince of Wales - Tier VIII British Premium Battleship 1941

Prince of Wales - Tier VIII British Premium Battleship 1941

The second ship of the King George V class, Prince of Wales, saw action in major naval battles despite her short active service life. During the Battle of the Denmark Strait in May 1941, a hit from her main battery forced German battleship Bismarck to abandon her Atlantic raid. Later the same year, Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse were deployed to the Pacific, where both ships were sunk by Japanese aircraft during a massive air raid on December 10, 1941.

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Key Features and Battle Tips

Key Features

• High-Octane Firepower: Fast-firing, accurate guns (battlecruiser dispersion) with strong HE shells boasting improved fire chance, alpha damage, and penetration.
• Exceptional Survivability Tools: Equipped with a Heavy Repair Team for high repair potential and a Rapid Takeoff Spotter to mitigate short base range.
• Stealthy Profile: Decent concealment allows for favorable positioning.
• Fragile Design: Weak armor (especially bow/stern) and a low HP pool make her vulnerable to focused fire.
• Subpar AP: Armor-piercing shells have low damage and penetration, even for her caliber.

Battle Tips

• Prioritize HE: Use her accurate, fast-firing HE shells to burn down targets. Switch to AP only against broadside light cruisers or destroyers at close range.
• Manage Range: With short base range, use the Rapid Takeoff Spotter strategically to engage enemies from a safer distance when necessary.
• Positioning is Key: Because of weak armor and low HP, avoid sustained, focused fire. Use concealment to reposition and pick your engagements.
• Strategic Repairing: The Heavy Repair Team has a slower rate but higher capacity. Don't wait until you have a sliver of health left to use it; use it to maximize long-term survivability over a long engagement.
• Angle or Die: Protect your weak fore and aft ends by staying angled to incoming fire.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   VIII Prince of Wales

Level: 8

WG introduction: February 6, 2026

Status during tests:  VIII Prince of Wales

Base value: 13,000

Estimated release: 15.3

Game Nation:  British

Armor

Hit points: 60,400

Fires duration: 60 s

Overall: 19-381 mm

Torpedo protection. Damage reduction: 22 %

Hull plating fore/mid/aft: 25-325/32-381/25-310 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/32/25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25-280 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25-280 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 51-280 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 51-280 mm

Armor Belt: 32-381 mm

torpedo Bulkhead: 44 mm

Citadel Deck: 25 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turrets: 152-330 mm

Tonnage: 42,076 t

Main Battery Armament

1 x 2 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.II mount;
2 x 4 356 mm/45 Mk.VII on a Mk.III mount:

Firing range: 17.1 km

Reload time: 20.0 s

180-degree turn time: 45.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 192 m

Sigma: 1.80σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

10x 356 mm HE Mk VIb:

Alpha Damage: 6,100

Alpha Piercing HE: 89.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3142

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 356 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 721.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 757.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 41%

AP Shells

10x 356 mm AP Mk VIIb:

Alpha Damage: 9,500

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.26

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.015

Shell Detonator Threshold: 59.0

Shell Diameter: 356 mm

Shell Krupp: 2295.0

Shell Mass: 590.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 757.0 m/s

Torpedoes

Not available

Airstrike

Airstrike range: 10.0 km

Reload time: 30 s

Available flights: 2

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in payload: 2x 350 lb Bomb Mk VIII

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Armor penetration capacity: soon mm

Chances of causing a fire on target: 24%

Depth Charges

Not available

Secondaries

8 x 2 133 mm HE Mk IC:

Alpha Damage: 1,900

Alpha Piercing HE: 22.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.3209

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 133 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 36.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 792.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

Anti Aircraft Armament

Continuous damage: 176

Long Range

8 x 2 133 mm/50 QF Mk.I on a Mk.I mount:

Firing range: 5.2 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1,540

Damage by long-range AA guns: 123

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 4

Priority sector reinforcement: 35%

Mid Range

1 x 1 40.0 mm
4 x 8 40.0 mm:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by medium-range AA guns: 165

Short Range

Not available

Mobility

Maximum speed: 28.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 790 m

Rudder shift time: 15.0 s

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 14.6 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 17.1 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 13.1 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 16.6 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-10.0 km

Detectability range by air: 10.0 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 14.6 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 12.0 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 15 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 2: Heavy Repair Teams

Charges: 3

HP per second: +399

Duration time: 60 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 3: Fighter

Charges: 3

Action radius: 3 km

Duration time: 60 s

Reload time: 90 s

Fighters: 3

Slot 3: Rapid Takeoff Spotter

Charges: 5

Action Time: 60 s

Reload time: 10 s

Main battery firing range: +20%

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.