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| A heavy cruiser that was as good as most ships of this type in terms of speed and armament power. The ship boasted distinct advantages typical of the German Navy ships, i.e. an advanced gun fire control system and a high level of survivability. Those advantages were based on the ship's decent protection, rugged construction, and elaborate subdivision into compartments.
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| Tier VIII's ''Hipper'' is a very capable heavy cruiser. In historical terms, the ''Admiral Hipper'' class of cruisers were the most advanced designs ever commissioned by the Kriegsmarine. That legacy translates well into World of Warships: when fully upgraded, ''Hipper'' has a solid main battery, a fearsome anti-aircraft suite, best-in-class German {{Hydroacoustic Search}}, and banks of deadly torpedoes on both sides for ships that wander too close.
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| Like other German cruisers, ''Hipper''’s primary strength is the superior range and favorable dispersion of her 8-inch (203 mm) guns. Her main battery is capable of dealing excellent armor piercing damage to enemy cruisers, but can also deal a surprising amount of damage to battleships exposing their flat broadside to her. The long range (nearly 5.6 km) of her Hydroacoustic Search consumable makes it very difficult to torpedo her from a distance and allows her to actively hunt down destroyers or other ships that might be stationary in a nearby cloud of [[Ship:Smoke Screens|smoke]]. Her AA guns are mediocre on her stock hull, but once Hull (B) is equipped ''Hipper''’s AA is a true asset to herself and her team.
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| While ''Hipper'' has many strengths, she is not without faults. Her high explosive shells, while serviceable, will sometimes frustrate and disappoint, and the armor scheme of the ship is highly vulnerable to long-range fire. Her range is excellent by cruiser standards, but any battleship at the same tier or above will significantly outrange ''Hipper'', which — combined with her high detectability (the worst among Tier VIII cruisers) — makes drawing attention early in a match nearly suicidal. With a top speed of 32 knots she's on the slower side for a cruiser, and while her main battery has outstanding range and shell performance, the reload time is notably slower than competing light cruisers. ''Hipper'' captains must make every shot count, as cruisers like ''[[Mikhail Kutuzov]]'' or ''[[Edinburgh]]'' put shells downrange much more quickly.
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| ''Hipper'' is well-suited to the role of either a second-line long range support ship or part of a flanking group. She truly shines when engaging either other cruisers or a distracted target; if she finds herself dueling a battleship, a smart ''Hipper'' captain is advised to hold the range open, find some island cover or friendly smoke to duck behind, and re-engage under better circumstances. ''Hipper''’s large health pool makes it a virtual certainty that she can survive late into games — providing her captain doesn't make any serious mistakes — and it is in the late game that she truly shines, able to flex her varied strengths and contribute to victory regardless of the situation she finds herself in.
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| * Largest health pool of all non-premium Tier VIII cruisers (sister ship ''[[Prinz Eugen]]'' has a few more hit points).
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| * Very impressive armor piercing shell damage.
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| * Excellent range, favorable dispersion, and high shell velocity from her main battery.
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| * Slowest Tier VIII cruiser (32 knots).
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| :Builder: Blohm & Voss Shipbuilding; Hamburg,<br> Germany
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| :Laid down: 6 July 1935
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| :Launched: 6 February 1937
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| :14,050 tons displacement, standard
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| The design for ''Admiral Hipper'' began under the limitations of the Treaty of Versailles. Because Germany was forbidden from constructing heavy cruisers under the limitations of the treaty, the actual building of such ships was — in the early 1930s — politically undesirable. Planning was, however, impossible to prevent, and a design commission was authorized. In June 1935, the Anglo-German Naval Treaty was signed and Germany was authorized to build ships within a 35:100 tonnage ratio to Britain, though Germany was still to remain under the restrictions enforced by the Treaty of Versailles. At the time, Royal Navy possessed total cruiser displacement of 146,800 tons, which provided the Germans an allotment of 51,380 tons for cruisers of their own. The justification for the ''Admiral Hipper'' class was to be found under the terms of the First London Naval Treaty which limited cruiser displacement to roughly 10,000 tons per ship for all signatory nations. Though Germany was not a signatory to the First London Naval Treaty, the restrictions under Versailles made the construction of heavy cruisers politically dangerous for Germany and cruisers over 10,000 tons even more so, thus construction of the planned five cruisers of the ''Admiral Hipper'' class was begun in secret until the abrogation of the Treaty of Versailles removed that necessity.
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| File:Hipper_crest.jpg|The ''wappen'' (coat of arms) of ''Admiral Hipper''.
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| File:Blucher_crest.jpg|The ''wappen'' (coat of arms) of ''Blücher''.
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| File:Prinz_Eugen_crest.jpg|The ''wappen'' (coat of arms) of ''[[Prinz Eugen]]''.
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| File:Launch_of_Blucher_2.jpg|The launch of ''Blücher'', 15 August 1936.
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| File:Gallhipperfittingout03.jpg|''Admiral Hipper'' fitting out at Blohm & Voss, 1937.
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| File:Prinz_Eugen_launch.jpg|The launch of ''Prinz Eugen'', 22 August 1938.
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| File:Seydlitz_-_спуск_на_воду.jpg|The launch of ''Seydlitz'', 19 January 1939.
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| File:Gallhippercommis01.jpg|Commissioning ceremonies aboard ''Admiral Hipper'', 29 April 1939.
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| File:Hipper_in_Kanal.jpg|''Admiral Hipper'' with original bow and coat of arms, seen in the Kaiser Wilhelm Kanal during November 1939 while transiting from Brunsbuttel to Kiel after departing Blohm & Voss in Hamburg.
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| File:Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-5607-32, Unternehmen "Weserübung", "Admiral Hipper".jpg|''Admiral Hipper'' loading mountain troops in Cuxhaven, Germany in preparation for Operation Weserübung, April 1940.
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| File:Blucher_sinking_1.jpg|The loss of ''Blücher'' during Operation Weserübung, 9 April 1940.
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| File:Prinz_Eugen_at_Kiel.jpg|''Prinz Eugen'' moored at the Krupp Germaniawerft yards in Kiel, autumn 1940.
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| File:Hipper_in_Brest.jpg|''Admiral Hipper'' in drydock in Brest, France, circa 1941.
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| File:German cruiser Admiral Hipper off Norway 1942.jpg|''Admiral Hipper'' in Norwegian waters, circa 1942.
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| File:Admiral Hipper cruiser in dry dock Kiel 1945.jpg|The bombed out remains of ''Admiral Hipper'' in dry dock at Kiel, 3 May 1945.
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| File:Hipper%27s_bell.jpg|The ship's bell of ''Admiral Hipper'' resides in the collection of the [https://www.rmg.co.uk/national-maritime-museum National Maritime Museum] in Greenwich, England.
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| File:Blucher_anchor.JPG|Both of ''Blücher''’s anchors were salvaged from her wreck and are on display: this one in the harbor in Oslo, Norway; the other, farther down the Oslofjord near Drøbak.
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| File:Prinz_Eugen_prop.jpg|One of ''Prinz Eugen''’s propellers, salvaged from Kwajalein Atoll and on display at the [https://deutscher-marinebund.de/ German Naval Memorial] in Laboe, Germany.
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| File:Admiral Hipper ONI.jpg|US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of an ''Admiral Hipper''-class cruiser.
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| File:Seydlitz_авианосец_с_самолётами.jpg|Artist's rendering of ''Seydlitz'' with her conversion to a light carrier completed.
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| File:Seydlitz_авианосец.jpg|Artist's rendering of ''Seydlitz'' with her conversion to a light carrier completed.
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| # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Hipper German cruiser ''Admiral Hipper'' - Wikipedia]
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| # [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral_Hipper-class_cruiser ''Admiral Hipper''-class cruiser - Wikipedia]
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| **Experience earnings increased by 7%.
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| **Credit earnings increased by 6%.
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| **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.
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| *Update 0.5.3.2:
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| **Type 8 camouflage renamed to Type 10.
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| *Update 0.5.6:
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| :*Received a new top hull with an impressive bow and reinforced AA capabilities. For Hulls (B) and (C), a more powerful HE shell type was added to replace the old one.
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| :*Hull (A): two 20mm Flak 38 AA mounts were removed. As a result, the average AA damage within the 2km AA engagement area radius decreased by 6 points (from 30 to 24 points).
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| :*Hull (B) was replaced by the new one, with the bow and a new set of AA defenses:
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| ::*6x1 20mm Flak 38, 8x2 20mm Flakzwilling 38: the average AA damage within the 2km AA engagement area radius decreased by 16 points (from 68 to 52 points).
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| ::*4x2 37mm Flakzwilling 30, 6х1 40mm L/56 Flak 28: the average AA damage within the 3.5km AA engagement area radius increased by 10 points (from 45 to 55 points).
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| ::*6х2 105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31: the average AA damage within the 4.5km AA engagement area radius did not change and remained 100 points.
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| :*Added a subsequently researched Hull (C) with the bow and more powerful set of AA defenses in comparison to Hull (B):
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| ::*4х2 20mm Flakzwilling 38, 6x4 20mm Flakvierling 38 (engagement area radius: 2km; average damage: 53 points).
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| ::*18x1 40mm L/56 Flak 28 (engagement area radius: 3.5km; average damage: 135 points).
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| ::*6x2 105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31 (engagement area radius: 4.5km; average damage: 100 points).
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| :*Hulls (B) and (C): the current 203mm Spr.gr. L/4.7 Bdz HE shell type was replaced by the 203mm Spr.gr. L/4.7 Kz HE shell type. As a result, maximum HE shell damage increased by 200 points (from 2300 to 2500), and the chances of causing fire increased by 2% (from 11% to 13%).
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| :*If Hull (B) was researched before the update was released, the new Hull (C) will be researched without any XP cost.
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| :*If Hull (B) was purchased before the update was released and the ship is still available in the Port, the new Hull (C) will be researched and added for mounting without any cost in XP and Credits.
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| :*Hull research and purchase prices were rebalanced in a way that the overall price of the ship research did not change.
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| :*Fixed the position of the catapult and the plane on it to better match the historical realities.
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| *Update 0.5.6.1:
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| **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.
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| **Hull (A):
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| *** Main Battery 2: A “dead zone” near the ship was removed.
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| *** Main Battery 3: Firing arc adjusted to 290 degrees.
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| **Hull (B):
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| *** Main Battery 2: Firing arc adjusted to 290 degrees.
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| *** Main Battery 3: A “dead zone” near the ship was removed.
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| **Hull (C):
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| *** Main Batteries 1, 2, 3, 4: Firing arcs adjusted to 290 degrees.
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| *Update 0.5.8:
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| **The armor model of the hull was refined.
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| *Update 0.5.10:
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| **Fixed display of the shadow from the rangefinder.
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| *Update 0.5.11:
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| **Fixed camera intersection with ship geometry.
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| *Update 0.5.14:
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| **On the first and fourth main battery turrets, the rear armor thickness was increased from 60 to 90 mm.
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| *Update 0.6.4:
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| **The thickness of the bow and stern, the plating of the casemate, and the corresponding decks was increased from 25 to 27 mm.
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| *Update 0.6.6:
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| **The penetration of HE shells was increased from 1/6 of the caliber to 1/4 of the caliber.
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| **Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
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| *Update 0.6.8:
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| **For 105 mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 9% to 5%, and the damage from 1300 to 1200.
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| **The range of the secondary battery was increased from 4.5 to 5 km.
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| *Update 0.6.12:
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| **Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 8.49 km.
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| *Update 0.6.13:
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| **Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
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| *Update 0.7.4:
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| **Rudder shift time of Hulls B and C reduced from 10.7 to 9.2 s.
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| **Main battery reload time reduced from 13 to 11.5 s.
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| *Update 0.7.10:
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| **The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified: 6 km for detecting ships, 4 km for detecting torpedoes.
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| *Update 0.8.5:
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| **Credit earnings increased by 5%.
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| *Update 0.8.6:
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| **The armor penetration of the 105 mm secondary high-explosive projectiles was increased from 18 to 26 mm.
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| *Update 0.9.2:
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| **The central armor was reinforced from 25 mm to 27 mm.
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| *Update 0.9.6:
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| **Fixed geometry and textures.
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| **The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 740 m to correct prior discrepancy.
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| *Update 0.9.8:
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| **Hull A was removed from the game.
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| **Hulls B and C were renamed "A" and "B," respectively.
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| **If players had already researched Hull B, they received compensation in the form of 22,000 ship XP.
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| **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.
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| **If players had already purchased one of the replacement hulls, they received compensation in the amount of credits paid for it.
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| *Update 0.9.10:
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| **The distribution of HP in the hull was slightly updated.
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| *Update 0.9.12:
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| **Main battery reload time decreased from 11.5 to 11 s.
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| *Update 0.10.0:
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| **The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
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| *Update 0.11.4:
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| **Main battery reload time decreased from 11 to 10.5 s.
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| *Update 0.11.11:
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| **Fixed the geometry and textures of the King of the Sea XIV — Gladiator permanent camouflage.
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| *Update 13.1:
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| **Removed Depth Charges.
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| **Added Depth Charge Airstrike with the following characteristics:
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| ***Range: 7 km.
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| ***Reload: 30 s.
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| ***Number of charges: 2.
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| ***Number of aircraft: 1.
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| ***Number of bombs per aircraft: 2.
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| ***Damage: 4,200.
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