Ship:Knesebeck

VIII

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Knesebeck — Germany Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

Heavy cruiser, representing a hypothetical version of the P-class design with a 305 mm main battery. Guns of this caliber were considered by the German Navy command in the 1930s as promising armament for new ships. Ultimately, both the P-class cruisers and the new 305 mm guns remained on paper, as from 1939 onward, priority shifted to designing larger ships with more powerful artillery.

Pros

• Fast Damage Control Party consumable available.
• Large guns with good accuracy.
• Manually controllable secondaries, with increased range.

Cons

• Limited Damage Control Party consumable charges.
• It takes 60 seconds to extinguish fires.
• Poor survivability.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Knesebeck (A)	Knesebeck (B)
• Hit Points	44500	49400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	13

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	120
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	27

MANEUVERABILITY	Knesebeck (A)	Knesebeck (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	760	760
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.6	16.2

CONCEALMENT	Knesebeck (A)	Knesebeck (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.61	13.61
• Detectability by air (km)	7.76	7.76
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	10.76
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.76	7.76

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	2×3 305mm
• Firing range (km)	15.27	16.8
• Reload time (sec)	24.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	2.15
• Maximum dispersion (m)	176
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 15.27 km	176

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9
• Maximum damage	3600
• Fire chance (%)	27.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	865
• Shell weight (kg)	415
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8
• Maximum damage	9400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	865
• Shell weight (kg)	415
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PGPT070
• Reload time (sec)	110.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	40200
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	65
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.4%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6	8.2

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.3
• Arrangement	2x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	11.1	11.1
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	2x128mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.5	12.5
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	32
• 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

Knesebeck (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	4 × 2
20 mm	12 × 4 + 6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	220.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	21	90%	3.5
Long-range	129.5	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1470	90%	3.5–6.0

Knesebeck (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
20 mm	16 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	206.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	112	90%	3.5
Long-range	126	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1470	90%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (4 charges, 10.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 222.5 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)

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