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Line 406: + + + + + + + + + + + − + − + − Bismarck2.png|Base Damaged+ − Bismarck_kai.png|Kai+ − Bismarck_kai_dmg.png|Kai Damaged+ − 173.png|Zwei+ − 173_X.png|Zwei Damaged+ − KanMusu178.png|Drei+ − KanMusu178Dmg.png|Drei Damaged+ − + − {{#invoke:ShipDropTable|returnShipDrop|Bismarck}}+ − ==Trivia==+ − + − + + + + + + + + + − + − * She was sunk on her first operation, [[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|''Operation Rheinübung'']], on May 27, 1941 in the North Atlantic Ocean ([https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=German_battleship_Bismarck¶ms=48_10_N_16_12_W_ 48°10'N 16°12'W]).+ − ** [[wikipedia:Fairey_Swordfish|Fairey Swordfishes]] eventually scored a torpedo hit on the rudder, jamming it to starboard & ending Bismarck's retreat to [[wikipedia:Brest,_France|Brest, France]]. + − ** Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]]. − − * [[{{PAGENAMEE}}/Gallery|View {{PAGENAMEE}}'s CG]] − * [[List of battleships by upgraded maximum stats|List of Battleships]] − − − [[zh:俾斯麦]] − [[Category:Battleships]] − [[Category:Bismarck Class]]
→Equipability Exceptions
==Gameplay Notes==
==Gameplay Notes==
{{:Category:Fast Battleships}}
===Special Mechanics===
===Special Mechanics===
* Gains a torpedo stat, the ability to perform closing torpedo attacks, and the ability to equip torpedoes on Drei.
;Drei
* Can perform [[Closing Torpedo Salvo]].
===Overview===
===Equipability Exceptions===
{{:Equipment/Equipability/FBB}}
{|class="wikitable" style="width:800px; text-align:center; margin:auto; font-weight:bold"
!colspan=3 style="font-size:15px"|Bismarck Equipability Exceptions
|-
!
!{{Ship/Banner|Bismarck|small=true}}<br>Bismarck/Kai/Zwei
!{{Ship/Banner|Bismarck/Drei|small=true}}<br>Bismarck Drei
|-
!Expansion Slot Exceptions
|colspan=2|Can Equip:<br>{{ItemStack|item={{Equipment/Card|FuMO25 Radar|size=36px}}|text=★+7}}
|-
!Ship Exceptions
! -
|Can Equip:<br>{{TorpedoWeapon}}
|}
===Fit Bonuses===
===Fit Bonuses===
{{:{{BASEPAGENAME}}/Equipment Bonuses}}
{{/Equipment Bonuses}}
{{clear}}
* She has accuracy bonuses and penalties when equipped with certain large guns. Please see [[Gun Fit Bonuses]] for mode details.
;Hidden Fit Bonuses
* Has some hidden fit bonuses when equipped with certain equipment. Please see [[Hidden Fit Bonuses]] for more details.
===Analysis===
===Important Information===
* Helper for the following equipment:
** Improvement: [[38cm Twin Gun Mount Kai]], [[Ar196 Kai]]
** Improvement & upgrade: [[38cm Twin Gun Mount]], [[Do 17 Z-2]]
==Drop Locations==
* Requires [[Z1]] or [[Z3]] as flagship to be built
{{#invoke:ShipDropTable|returnShipDrop|{{PAGENAME}}}}
==Voice Lines==
==Voice Lines==
|kai2 = yes
|kai2 = yes
|origin = もう…！あの忌々しい複葉機を思い出すわね…！
|origin = もう…！あの忌々しい複葉機を思い出すわね…！
|translation = Jeez...! This reminds me of those annoying biplanes...!<ref>[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish Fairey Swordfishes] led to her sinking by disabling her rudder.</ref>
|translation = Jeez...! This reminds me of those annoying biplanes...!<ref>[[Swordfish (disambiguation)|Swordfishes]] led to her sinking by disabling her rudder.</ref>
|audio = BismarckZwei-Minor Damage 1.ogg
|audio = BismarckZwei-Minor Damage 1.ogg
}}
}}
|scenario = Major Damage
|scenario = Major Damage
|origin = やられた…！舵は！？舵は大丈夫！？…なら、まだやれるわね…これからよ！
|origin = やられた…！舵は！？舵は大丈夫！？…なら、まだやれるわね…これからよ！
|translation = They got me...! The rudder!? Is the rudder alright!? ...Then, I can still fight... Now is the time!<ref>She was disabled after being torpedoed in the rudder by swordfishes from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Ark_Royal_(91) HMS Ark Royal], this allowed the pursuing Royal Navy to catch up and sink her.</ref>
|translation = They got me...! The rudder!? Is the rudder alright!? ...Then, I can still fight... Now is the time!<ref>She was disabled after being torpedoed in the rudder by swordfishes from [[Ark Royal]], this allowed the pursuing Royal Navy to catch up and sink her.</ref>
|audio = BismarckZwei-Major_Damage.ogg
|audio = BismarckZwei-Major_Damage.ogg
}}
}}
|audio = BismarckZwei-Sunk.ogg
|audio = BismarckZwei-Sunk.ogg
}}
}}
|} <references/>
|}<references/>
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
|scenario = 21:00
|scenario = 21:00
|origin = 夜９時。ふぅ～ん、日本の戦艦ってブリッジが高いのね。あの姉妹、凄いわ。
|origin = 夜９時。ふぅ～ん、日本の戦艦ってブリッジが高いのね。あの姉妹、凄いわ。
|translation = 9pm. H~mm, Japanese battleships have such tall bridges. Those sisters sure are something. <ref>The Pagoda Bridges seen on the [[:Category:Fusou Class|''Fusou''-class]] were only present on IJN battleships</ref>
|translation = 9pm. H~mm, Japanese battleships have such tall bridges. Those sisters sure are something. <ref>The tall "Pagoda Bridges" notably seen on the {{Class|Fusou}} were only present on IJN battleships</ref>
|audio = BismarckKai-Hourly_2100.ogg
|audio = BismarckKai-Hourly_2100.ogg
}}
}}
}}
}}
|}<references/>
|}<references/>
{{clear}}
===Misc Lines===
{{SeasonalHeaderOld}}
{{SeasonalQuote
|scenario = [[Summer_2021_Event#Friend_Fleet_Voice_Lines|Summer 2021 Event]]
|origin = へぇ〜、らしくなってきたじゃない？
|translation = Hmmm, we're back here again?
|audio = Ship_Voice_Bismarck Drei_Summer_2021_Event_Friend_Fleet_1.mp3
|notes =
}}
|}<references/>
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
==CG==
==CG==
{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" style="width: 100%;"
{|class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable" width=100%
!Regular
!Regular
|-
|-
|<gallery>
|<gallery>
Bismarck.png|Base
Ship Full Bismarck.png|Base
Ship Full Bismarck Damaged.png|Base Damaged
Ship Full Bismarck Kai.png|Kai
Ship Full Bismarck Kai Damaged.png|Kai Damaged
Ship Full Bismarck Zwei.png|Zwei
Ship Full Bismarck Zwei Damaged.png|Zwei Damaged
Ship Full Bismarck Drei.png|Drei
Ship Full Bismarck Drei Damaged.png|Drei Damaged
</gallery>
</gallery>
|}
|}
== Drop Locations ==
==Trivia==
Her abyssal form is assumed to be the [[European Water Princess]].
;General Information
* ''Bismarck'' is named after the German chancellor, [[wikipedia:Otto von Bismarck|Otto von Bismarck]].
* ''Bismarck'' is named after the German chancellor, [[wikipedia:Otto von Bismarck|Otto von Bismarck]].
* She received ''zwei'' in the [[Game Updates/2014/April 23rd|April 23rd, 2014 update]].
* She was launched on the 14th of February 1939.
* She received ''drei'' in the [[Game Updates/2014/September 26th|September 26th, 2014 update]].
* She was sunk on her first operation, [[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|''Operation Rheinübung'']], on the 27th of May 1941 in the North Atlantic Ocean ([https://tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=German_battleship_Bismarck¶ms=48_10_N_16_12_W_ 48°10'N 16°12'W]).
** [[Swordfish (disambiguation)|Swordfish]] eventually scored a torpedo hit on the rudder, jamming it to starboard & ending Bismarck's retreat to [[wikipedia:Brest,_France|Brest, France]].
;Update History
* She was added on the [[Game Updates/2014/March 14th|14th of March 2014]] as part of the LSC construction pool.
* She got her ''zwei'' on the [[Game Updates/2014/April 23rd|23rd of April 2014 update]].
* She got her ''drei'' on the [[Game Updates/2014/September 26th|26th of September 2014 update]].
;Misc
* Her ''kai'' art is based on her Baltic camouflage applied at [[wikipedia:Kiel_Bay|Kiel Bay]]. Her ''zwei'' art represents her repainting before departing Norway to the Atlantic Ocean during ''[[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|Operation Rheinübung]]''.
* Her ''kai'' art is based on her Baltic camouflage applied at [[wikipedia:Kiel_Bay|Kiel Bay]]. Her ''zwei'' art represents her repainting before departing Norway to the Atlantic Ocean during ''[[wikipedia:Operation Rheinübung|Operation Rheinübung]]''.
* The [[:Category:Bismarck Class|''Bismarck''-class]] was the largest built by the European powers.
* The {{Class|Bismarck}} was the largest built by the European powers.
** ''Bismarck'' was not initially equipped with torpedo tubes. They are from [[wikipedia:German_battleship_Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']], which was.
** ''Bismarck'' was not initially equipped with torpedo tubes. They are from [[wikipedia:German_battleship_Tirpitz|''Tirpitz'']], which was.
* She sunk the world's largest battlecruiser, the [[wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|''HMS Hood'' (51)]].
* She sunk the world's largest battlecruiser, the [[wikipedia:HMS Hood (51)|''HMS Hood'' (51)]].
* Her wreck was discovered in 1989 by [[wikipedia:Robert Ballard|Dr. Robert Ballard]].
** Subsequent expeditions have shown a crew-initiated scuttling ensured that it was sooner rather than later.
** Subsequent expeditions have shown a crew-initiated scuttling ensured that it was sooner rather than later.
==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[wikipedia:German_battleship_Bismarck|Wikipedia entry on {{PAGENAMEE}}]]
* [[wikipedia:German_battleship_Bismarck|Wikipedia entry on {{PAGENAMEE}}]]
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