Ship:Blücher

IX

28,500 doubloons

Blücher — Germany Premium Tier IX Cruiser.

An Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser and the second ship in this series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing her sea trials, she played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Serving as the flagship of the squadron tasked with capturing Oslo, the cruiser was sunk on April 9, 1940, while attacking Norwegian coastal fortifications.

Pros

• High firing accuracy of the main battery
• High AP shell efficiency
• Long firing range
• Enhanced Engine Boost consumable available

Cons

• HE shells deal low damage per salvo
• Low damage per minute

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	45300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	10%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	80mm
• Deck (mm)	27mm
• Superstructure (mm)	16mm
• Extremities (mm)	27mm

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.8
• Turning circle radius (m)	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.3s

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.79
• Detectability by air (km)	7.17
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.49
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.17

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	18.5
• Reload time (sec)	12.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.05
• Maximum dispersion (m)	153
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 15 km	128
• Dispersion at 18.5 km	154

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz. Vers.
• Maximum damage	2500
• Fire chance (%)	13.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Shell weight (kg)	122
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Vers.
• Maximum damage	6100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Shell weight (kg)	130.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	55
• Always ricochet (°)	65
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	4x3
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	80.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13700
• Range (km)	8.0
• Speed (kt)	60
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	8.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	6x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	107.5
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	6 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	59.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	31.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	140	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1470	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 226.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 5: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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