Ship:Admiral Hipper

VIII

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Admiral Hipper — Germany Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

In 1934, a technical design specification was developed for a draft design of a heavy cruiser. Drawing from the lessons learned from the Deutschland class ships, engineers discarded the idea of using diesel power plants and instead opted for turbines and boilers with high steam parameters. The lead cruiser, Admiral Hipper, participated in the invasions of Denmark and Norway during World War II and conducted several raids in the Atlantic. On December 31, 1942, Hipper participated in the Battle of the Barents Sea against the JW-51B convoy, where she took damage in the engagement.

Pros

• High levels of close-range citadel protection with enhanced bow and stern armor
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities and AP shells with high damage
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable available

Cons

• Low top speed
• Mediocre main battery damage per minute
• Short-range torpedoes

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Admiral Hipper (A)	Admiral Hipper (B)
• Hit Points	37300	43800
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY	Admiral Hipper (A)	Admiral Hipper (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	19.6	12.0

CONCEALMENT	Admiral Hipper (A)	Admiral Hipper (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.79	13.79
• Detectability by air (km)	7.18	7.18
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.49
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.18	7.18

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	16.08	17.69
• Reload time (sec)	10.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.7
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	143
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 16.08 km	144

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz.
• 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
• Maximum damage	5900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Shell weight (kg)	122
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PGPT001
• Reload time (sec)	68.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	38100
• Range (km)	0.2
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.27%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	2x105mm
• 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)	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

Admiral Hipper (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	6 × 2
40 mm + 37 mm	6 × 1 + 4 × 2
20 mm	8 × 2 + 6 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	115.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	105	90%	3.5
Long-range	122.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1400	90%	3.5–5.2

Admiral Hipper (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	6 × 2
40 mm	18 × 1
20 mm	6 × 4 + 4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	112	85%	2.0
Mid-range	238	90%	3.5
Long-range	122.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1400	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 186.5 hp/s)

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