Ship:Erich Loewenhardt

VI

5,500 doubloons

Erich Loewenhardt — Germany Premium Tier VI Aircraft Carrier.

The second ship of the Graf Zeppelin class, aircraft carrier B, was laid down in Kiel in 1938 after the first one had been launched. Her construction proceeded at a slow pace, as the builders aimed to address all the teething problems encountered during the construction of the first ship in the series. By the time World War II broke out, all parts of the carrier's hull up to the armored deck had been completed; however, the German leadership made the decision to complete only those ships that were in the advanced stages of construction. As a result, the order for the second aircraft carrier was canceled in September 1939, and the ship herself was scrapped on the slipway in early 1940.

Pros

• Exceptional Aircraft Speed
• High-Damage HE Dive Bombers
• Strong Secondary Battery
• Strong AP Rocket Loadout

Cons

• Limited squadron size
• Long Aircraft Preparation Time

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	44300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	100
• Deck (mm)	21
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.8
• Turning circle radius (m)	1140
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	16.6

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.09
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0	8.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	8x2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0	6.0
• 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	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz. L/3.84
• Arrangement	5x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	17.9	13.5
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	5 × 2
37 mm	11 × 2
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	59.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	59.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	119	100%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	900	100%	3.5–5.2

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1270
• Cruise speed (kt)	153
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	6
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	72.0
• Ammo name	Panzerbrechend L/4.8
• Ammo type	Armor-Piercing (AP) Rocket
• Rockets in payload	4
• Damage per rocket	2350
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1610
• Speed (kt)	133
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	9
• Preparation time (sec)	89.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	LT F5a
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	4200
• Flood chance (%)	20%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	32
• Arming distance (m)	387
• Torpedo range (km)	06.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1670
• Speed (kt)	156
• Squadron size	6
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	9
• Preparation time (sec)	4.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	SC 1000
• Bomb type	High-Explosive (HE) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	12200
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• AP rockets penetration was increased.
• Rocket aircraft were changed — Attack height increased. — Sight aiming time was accelerated. — Preparation time decreased from 6 to 3 s. — Ricochet angle for rockets increased from 60 to 70 degrees. — Rocket damage increased from 2,150 to 2,350.
• Dive bombers' attack time lowered from 5 to 4 s.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.5.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for doubloons and in the Premium store.
• Update 0.9.8:
  • Fixed the names of rockets and bombs.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The speed of the patrol fighters was increased to 221 knots.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Bombers received similar sound effects to VIII Graf Zeppelin's bombers.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Erich Loewenhardt was removed from sale in the Armory and the Premium store.