Ship:Tirpitz

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Tirpitz — Germany Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

The second Bismarck-class battleship, Tirpitz, was built in Wilhelmshaven. A shortage of fuel and the fear of losing another large ship after the sinking of Bismarck were the reasons why this battleship wasn't very active during the war. Tirpitz attempted to attack Arctic convoys but encountered resistance. In autumn 1944, the battleship was struck twice by 6-ton bombs that almost incapacitated her, and then she was ultimately sunk by British Lancaster-type bombers.

Pros

• High level of citadel protection
• High secondary battery gun accuracy
• Torpedo armament available

Cons

• Low level of anti-torpedo protection
• Low AA defense efficiency
• No access to Hydroacoustic Search consumable

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	69300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	315
• Deck (mm)	50
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	16.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.89
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 380mm
• Firing range (km)	21.45
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	274
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 20 km	260
• Dispersion at 21.45 km	274

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6
• Maximum damage	4400
• Fire chance (%)	34.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Penetration (mm)	95

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	11600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	800
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	63

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2x4
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13700
• Range (km)	6.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	6x 2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	8x 2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	17.9
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• 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	8 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	8 × 4 + 12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	185.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	38.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	171.5	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
7	1600	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 346.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Historical Gallery