Ship:Z-23

VIII

8,800,000

Z-23 — Germany Tech Tree Tier VIII Destroyer.

The Type 1934 ships were followed by an improved Type 1936. The 1936A modification featured an "Atlantic-style" fore stem and 150 mm guns. The lead ship of this type, Z-23, entered service in 1940. The destroyer escorted convoys in the Norwegian waters and later in the Bay of Biscay. In 1941, Z-23 returned to Norway, where she hunted down Arctic convoys and laid minefields. In 1943, she was transferred to France again. During the Battle of the Bay of Biscay, Z-23 was damaged by British bombers and declared a write-off.

Pros

• HE shells have high armor penetration capabilities
• High AP shell damage
• Hydroacoustic search consumable available
• Torpedoes reload rapidly

Cons

• Low HE shell damage
• Low torpedo damage

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Z-23 (A)	Z-23 (B)
• Hit Points	16700	19500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

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

MANEUVERABILITY	Z-23 (A)	Z-23 (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	37.0	37.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	680	680
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.3	4.5

CONCEALMENT	Z-23 (A)	Z-23 (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.68	7.68
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	3.5
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.99
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.5	3.5

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	4×1 128mm (Hull A)	3x1 + 1x2 128mm (Hull B)
• Firing range (km)	9.85	10.84
• Reload time (sec)	4.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	88
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 9.85 km	89

HE SHELL
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr.
• Maximum damage	1500
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	28
• Penetration (mm)	32

AP SHELL
• Name	128 mm P.Spr.Gr.
• Maximum damage	3000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	28
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	21

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	G7 Steinbarsch	G7 Schildbutt
• Number of launchers	2x4 533mm	2x4 533mm
• Torpedo name	G7 Steinbarsch	G7 Schildbutt
• Reload time (sec)	90.0	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	14400	14400
• Range (km)	8.5	9.5
• Speed (kt)	65	66
• Detectability (km)	1.3	1.4
• Flooding chance (%)	240%	240%

AA Defense

Z-23 (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
37 mm	2 × 2
20 mm	6 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	66.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	17.5	100%	3.5

Z-23 (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	1 × 2
37 mm	4 × 2
20 mm	4 × 4 + 2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	87.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	94.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	25	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	1540	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2200
• 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

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 160.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.15:
  • Available to supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.15.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.16.
• Update 0.6.6:
  • Improved appearance of the ship using a special technology for high-quality rendering of thin elements (mainly rigging).
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 3.38 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Added a bonus to the "Congratulatory" permanent camouflage - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • Added a special Steel Rat camouflage.
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credits earnings increased by +5%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The HP of the stock hull was increased from 14,700 to 16,700.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • Fixed the visual display of the "From the bottom of the Ocean" camouflage.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Armor penetration of 128 mm HE shells was increased from 21 to 32 mm, and penetration of 150 mm HE shells - from 25 to 38 mm.
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • The 150 mm/55 Tbts KC/36T guns on an LDrh LC/38 mount were removed from the game. The main battery models were updated.
  • When Hull B is mounted, the artillery configuration will change: the fore turret will become twin-gun.
  • Fixed a bug due to which torpedoes inflicted damage if they had already passed the ship or were moving in the opposite direction to it.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Fixed the rotation time of the bow turret.