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

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Ship Change Log

• First on sale in the Premium Store from September 10 to September 25, 2015.
• Returned to sale in the Premium Store from December 10 to 25, 2015.
• Added permanently to the Premium Store on March 18, 2016.
• Update 0.4.0.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.4.0.4 .
• Update 0.5.0.1:
  • Added Messerschmitt Bf.109 G catapult fighter.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • Slightly changed gun models.
  • Type 8 camouflage renamed to Type 10.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • AA defenses were slightly improved:
    • The 2x4 20mm Flakvierling 38 AA mount on top of the main turret that was previously unused is now working. As a result, the average AA damage within the 2km AA engagement area radius increased by 6 points (from 78 to 84 points).
  • Aiming angles of torpedo tubes were readjusted for both sides of the ship. For the port side, the torpedo launch sector was moved one degree towards the bow. For the starboard side, the torpedo launch sector width was extended by one degree.
  • Additional AA defenses can now be mounted on the main turrets, because the technology required for this has become available in the game.
  • Went on sale for doubloons directly in the game client (before it was only available in the Premium Store).
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The armor model of the hull was refined.
  • The firing angles of the main battery turrets were changed: for the second, third, and fourth turrets, the firing angles expanded on each side by 3, 5, and 1 degrees, respectively.
• Update 0.5.9:
  • Forward and aft ends armor layout revised. Now the armor runs from one side of the ship to the other, while it previously protected only the citadel. Now it will be impossible to hit its citadel with a shell that bypasses the slopes of the deck and the transverse armor protection of the citadel.
  • Armor penetration of a high-explosive projectile 380-mm Spr.Gr. L / 4.6 increased from 64 to 95 mm.
  • Armor penetration of a high-explosive projectile (secondary battery) 150-mm Spr.Gr. L / 4.5 increased from 25 to 37 mm.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • The correct display of the float plane on the catapult was enabled.
  • The thickness of the armored deck was increased by 30 mm to correct a historical inconsistency.
• Update 0.5.13:
  • The thickness of the lower part of the armor belt was recalculated according to the new method, similar to the battleship Bismarck, and is now 240 mm instead of the previous 170 mm.
• Update 0.5.14:
  • The thickness of the rear armor plate of the main battery turrets was changed from 220 to 320 mm.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • The appearance was adjusted using special technology to improve the display of subtle elements of the model (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Corrected the position of the aircraft on the catapult.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • The base range of the secondary battery was increased from 4.5 to 7 km.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • The rotation of the catapult was enabled when the aircraft is launched.
• 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 7 to 7.5 km.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 15.05 km.
  • Detection range of the Arado Ar.196 aircraft was increased from 4 km to 7 km in air, and to 8 km by sea.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • For permanent camouflages "Type 10", "Tarnanstrich" a bonus was added: a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle service.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • A rangefinder from Halloween is installed on the special "Magnu-S" camouflage.
• Update 0.7.8:
  • Improved voice acting for the special permanent camouflage "Magnu-S".
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect armor penetration. The armor penetration of the 150 mm secondary HE shells was increased from 36 mm to 37 mm.
  • The following permanent camouflages were removed from the Camouflages window (as they are now purchasable in the Arsenal): "Special", "Norwegian", and "Magnu-S".
  • The coat of arms was added to the battleship's hull.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Minor improvements to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The armor penetration of the 105 mm secondary high-explosive projectiles was increased from 18 to 26 mm.
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The main battery dispersion ellipse was adjusted to that ​​of American and British battleships.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 850 m to correct prior discrepancy.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • Temporarily removed from the tech tree. The ship will still be available for purchase in the Armory.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Increased accuracy of secondary battery guns.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
• Update 0.11.0:
  • Added an alternative camo scheme for the "Special" permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.3:
  • Fixed the incorrect display of visual effects on the ship, as well as her Magnu-S permanent camouflage.