Ship:Z-42

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31,000 doubloons

Z-42 — Germany Special Tier X Destroyer.

Z-42 was ordered in July 1939 as a Type 1936B ship, and she was later reordered as a Type 1936A(Mob) destroyer. In February 1941, her construction was permanently canceled due to a lack of materials. Had the ship been completed as a naval air defense destroyer, she could have been equipped with twin 105 mm main guns.

Pros

• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities.
• Heavy AP shell damage.
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable available.
• Short-Burst Smoke Generator consumable available.

Cons

• Few torpedo tubes.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	19700
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	670
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.6
• Detectability by air (km)	3.48
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.58
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.48

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×2 105mm
• Firing range (km)	12.57
• Reload time (sec)	4.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	13.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	109
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.57 km	109

HE SHELL
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Maximum damage	1200
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Shell weight (kg)	15.1
• Penetration (mm)	26

AP SHELL
• Name	105 mm P.Spr.Gr.
• Maximum damage	2300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Shell weight (kg)	15.1
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	18

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 4
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	100
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13,700
• Range (km)	10.0
• Speed (kt)	62
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	5 × 2
37 mm	4 × 2
30 mm	3 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	98	95%	3.0
Mid-range	77	100%	3.5
Long-range	112	100%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1540	100%	3.5–5.2

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2400
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	12
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (6 charges, 10.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Z42 in her default permanent camouflage.

Historical Gallery

Z-42

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Main battery reload time increased from 3.1 to 4.5 s.
• Detectability range by ships increased from 7.25 to 7.6 km. Other types of detectability increased proportionally.
• Torpedo changes — Range reduced from 10 to 7.5 km. — Speed reduced from 66 to 62 knots. — Detectability range reduced from 1.8 to 1.3 km. — Maximum damage reduced from 18,400 to 13,700.
• Torpedo range increased from 7.5 to 10 km.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.11.11.
• Update 12.0:
  • Fixed the description of the ship's propulsion module.
• Update 12.1:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 27,000 Steel.
• Update 12.3:
  • Fixed the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 14.0:
  • Depth Charge damage increased: 2200 to 2400
  • Number of Depth Charges bombs increased: 8 to 12.