Ship:Derfflinger

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Derfflinger — Germany Tech Tree Tier V Battleship.

Improved armor protection on British ships highlighted the need to strengthen the armament of the new German ships. Eight 305 mm guns in four superfiring turrets were arranged along the ship's centerline. During the Battle of Jutland, Derfflinger sank British battlecruisers HMS Queen Mary and Invincible, but she was also seriously damaged in action. She took at least 17 hits from large-caliber shells and suffered the heaviest losses of life among all the ships that remained afloat. Because of her stalwart resistance at Jutland, the British nicknamed her "Iron Dog.".

Pros

• High secondary battery gun efficiency
• Strong torpedo armament
• High top speed

Cons

• Few charges of the Repair Party consumable
• Low damage per salvo

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	47600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	300
• Deck (mm)	35
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	26.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	740
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.6
• Detectability by air (km)	9.66
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	9.15
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.66

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 5 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 5 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×2 305mm
• Firing range (km)	14.45	15.9
• Reload time (sec)	26.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	1.7
• Maximum dispersion (m)	169
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 14.45 km	169

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8 Bdz.
• Maximum damage	3200
• Fire chance (%)	22.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	406
• Penetration (mm)	76

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4
• Maximum damage	7900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	855
• Shell weight (kg)	405
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm HE K Gr 18
• Arrangement	1x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	7.0
• Maximum damage	1800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	835
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	10.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	1x88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	8
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	2900
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	8 × 1
8 mm	15 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	98	70%	1.5
Long-range	31.5	75%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	110	75%	3.5–4.6

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

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, 238 hp/s)

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
  • Maximum Main Battery firing range decreased from 16.3 to 15.9 km.
  • Main Battery reload time increased from 24 to 26 s.
• Update 0.10.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.10.7.
• Update 0.10.9:
  • Available from sequential bundle #3 of the German Battleships event (for German Tokens).
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.10.11.
• Update 12.4:
  • The description of the ship's hull in the game client has been updated.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 3400 to 3200
    • Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 8300 to 7900
    • Sigma value increased: 1.6 to 1.7
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 45 to 36s