Ship:Admiral Hipper

VIII

9,000,000

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 (%)	10

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

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	4 x 3
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	68.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13,700
• Range (km)	6
• 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	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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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.0.1:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.0.1.
• Update 0.5.0.3:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.0.3.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • Experience earnings increased by 7%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 6%.
  • A new mechanism for calculating the damage and range of air defense fire was introduced , as a result, the characteristics of air defense guns were slightly changed.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • Type 8 camouflage renamed to Type 10.
• Update 0.5.6.1:
  • Improvements of firing arcs for the old Hulls (A) and (B), and the new Hull (C) (introduced in Update 0.5.6) are designed to increase playability for the ship in all configurations.
  • Hull (A):
    • Main Battery 2: A “dead zone” near the ship was removed.
    • Main Battery 3: Firing arc adjusted to 290 degrees.
  • Hull (B):
    • Main Battery 2: Firing arc adjusted to 290 degrees.
    • Main Battery 3: A “dead zone” near the ship was removed.
  • Hull (C):
    • Main Batteries 1, 2, 3, 4: Firing arcs adjusted to 290 degrees.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model of the hull was refined.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • Fixed display of the shadow from the rangefinder.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • Fixed camera intersection with ship geometry.
• Update 0.5.14:
  • On the first and fourth main battery turrets, the rear armor thickness was increased from 60 to 90 mm.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • The thickness of the bow and stern, the plating of the casemate, and the corresponding decks was increased from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • The penetration of HE shells was increased from 1/6 of the caliber to 1/4 of the caliber.
  • Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.8:
  • For 105 mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 9% to 5%, and the damage from 1300 to 1200.
  • The range of the secondary battery was increased from 4.5 to 5 km.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 8.49 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.7.4:
  • Rudder shift time of Hulls B and C reduced from 10.7 to 9.2 s.
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 13 to 11.5 s.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 6 km for detecting ships, 4 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The armor penetration of the 105 mm secondary high-explosive projectiles was increased from 18 to 26 mm.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The central armor was reinforced from 25 mm to 27 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed geometry and textures.
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 740 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.8:
  • Hull A was removed from the game.
  • Hulls B and C were renamed "A" and "B," respectively.
  • If players had already researched Hull B, they received compensation in the form of 22,000 ship XP.
  • If players had already researched Hull C, the new Hull B was mounted on the ship instead. In other cases, Hull A was mounted on the ship.
  • If players had already purchased one of the replacement hulls, they received compensation in the amount of credits paid for it.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
• Update 0.9.12:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 11.5 to 11 s.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 11 to 10.5 s.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Fixed the geometry and textures of the King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator permanent camouflage.
• Update 13.1:
  • Removed Depth Charges.
  • Added Depth Charge Airstrike with the following characteristics:
    • Range: 7 km.
    • Reload: 30 s.
    • Number of charges: 2.
    • Number of aircraft: 1.
    • Number of bombs per aircraft: 2.
    • Damage: 4,200.