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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Z-39}}
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|Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_germany.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Destroyer b-description-img_type__Destroyer-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VII</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PGSD508_Z_39.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">9,000 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; Germany Premium Tier&nbsp;VII [[Ship:Destroyer|Destroyer]].</p><p>Type 1936A destroyer Z-39 entered service in 1943, but due to construction faults, she was not ready for combat until 1944. In March 1944, she was transferred to Tallinn to join the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, where she participated in minelaying and shelled Soviet troops. In June, Z-39 was damaged by Soviet aircraft. After repairs, the destroyer accompanied convoys with evacuees from East Prussia and Courland. After the war, she was transferred to the U.S. Navy and renamed DD-939, and in 1948, the ship was handed over to the French Navy, where she served under the name Q-128.</p><p> </p></div>
The last sister ship of destroyer ''[[Z-23]]'' belonged to a series of ships laid down after the start of World War II (Zerstörer 1936A Mob). She carried 150mm guns. During 1944-1945, the ship underwent an overhaul with a considerable reinforcement of her AA defenses. This, however, required that one of the ship's main guns be demounted.<br><br>''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale worldwide on 18 May 2018. As of the 0.10.5 update (June 2021) She is no longer available.
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===Pros===
{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
* Pro 1
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has surprisingly good concealment for her tier, and for a German destroyer. In fact, most of ''{{#var:ship_name}}'s'' characteristics can be described the same way. Her 150 mm guns are some of the largest put on a destroyer in World of Warships, only matched by those available to her German compatriots ''[[Z-23]]'' and ''[[Ernst Gaede]]''. She has surprisingly good AA despite lacking access to {{Defensive AA Fire}}, and a decent striking arm of torpedoes which reload fairly fast and travel quickly.
* Pro 2


The first unique thing about ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is her main battery, which is comprised of 150mm rifles.  These are significantly different from the main battery guns found on other Tier VII destroyers, most of which top out around 127 or 128mm in caliber.  They are capable of delivery devastating salvos to enemy ships should the AP manage a full penetration, and her HE packs a good punch as well despite the limitations of German HE damage and their slow reload time.  Unfortunately, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s four barrels share the same reload as Tier VI's ''[[Ernst Gaede]]'', despite her also having four 150 mm guns with identical handling.  The only thing ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' holds an edge on gunnery wise is her longer range, as she has a nearly kilometer advantage over ''Gaede''.  While her guns are certainly powerful, it's nothing that cannot be found a tier lower.  Her torpedoes are a similar story, though the German destroyer line is somewhat known for all ships having similar torpedoes.  In fact, her torpedoes are identical to the ones found on a fully upgraded ''[[Leberecht Maass]]'', making them fairly unremarkable other than the noteworthy German traits of good speed and stealth.
===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


Her AA is another unusual trait, possessing one of the most potent anti-aircraft arrays at her tier for a destroyer. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of this armament is dampened somewhat by the ship's lack of access to the {{Defensive AA Fire}} consumable.  As such, she loses out to those destroyers capable of using DFAA; namely, ''[[Mahan]]'' and ''[[Sims]]''.  Her health is another point of interest, following the typical German trend of having lots of it: in fact, she has the highest destroyer health at her tier.  Additionally, she is the only Tier VII destroyer with access to '''Upgrade Slot 5''', meaning she can equip {{Concealment System Modification 1}} and reduce her detection range even farther.


''{{#var:ship_name}}'' provides a good, well-balanced destroyer platform to operate from. She has a variety of tools that allow her to adapt to any situation: smoke to disengage from threats she can't handle, health and concealment to control engagements with enemy destroyers, and a solid mix of armaments to deal lethal damage to enemy vessels.  All-in-all, she is a very capable ship at Tier VII.   
==Ship Stats==
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 19600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Very large health pool for a Tier VII destroyer, rivaling those of Tier IX destroyers.
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* AP rounds can quickly devastate cruisers with citadels at mid-to-close range.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Fairly quick torpedo reload.
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* Excellent AA suite.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
* {{Hydroacoustic Search}} and {{Smoke Generator}} durations and ranges use Tier VIII values, instead of Tier VII. 
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* Has access to the Tier VIII module {{Concealment System Modification 1}}, allowing ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' to sneak around the seas.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Takes large amounts of HE damage.
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* Lackluster HE performance.
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Average torpedo alpha strike.
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* AA mounts are fragile and will be destroyed under sustained fire.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 36.0
* No Defensive AA Fire consumable.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 670
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.9
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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As a Premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has no upgrades to research.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.51
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.31
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
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|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 3×2 150mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 11.84
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 8
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 22.5
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
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* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}}
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* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard DD dispersion
* '''Slot 4''': {{Propulsion Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 5''': {{Concealment System Modification 1}}  
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 103
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 52
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 90
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 11.84 km || style="color:inherit;" | 104
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'''Slot 1''' provides several options for captains. {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} is recommended to improve the survivability of the ship's weapons. Captains can also choose to mount the {{Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1}} or {{Engine Boost Modification 1}} upgrades in '''Slot 2'''. These upgrades increase the action time of their specified consumable. 
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 150 mm Spr.Gr.
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2200
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0%
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 835
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 38
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->


{{Commander Skills 3 DD
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| rating11 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating12 = 2 <!-- Liquidator -->
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| rating13 = <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 150 mm P.Spr.Gr.
| rating14 = 1 <!-- Gun Feeder -->
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| rating15 = <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3700
| rating16 = <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 835
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.025
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Torpedoes</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PGPT613
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 90.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 40200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 65
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.4%
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| rating21 = <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
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| rating22 = 3 <!-- Swift Fish -->
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| rating23 = <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
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| rating24 = 1 <!-- Extra-Heavy AP Shells -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| rating26 = 3 <!-- Last Stand -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 37 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 2 + 2 × 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | 20 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 4 + 2 × 2
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| rating31 = 2 <!-- Main Battery & AA Specialist -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
| rating32 = 3 <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| rating34 = <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
|-
| rating35 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 56 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
| rating36 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 140 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
|}
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Depth Charges</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DEPTH CHARGES !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Max damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2200
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of charges || style="color:inherit;" | 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs per charge || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 40.0
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| rating41 =  <!-- Main Battery & AA Expert -->
| rating42 = 1 <!-- Swift in Silence -->
| rating43 = 1 <!-- Radio Location -->
| rating44 =  <!-- Fearless Brawler -->
| rating45 = 3 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 = 1 <!-- Dazzle -->
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
<!-- Add the ship code here to populate the upgrade table -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PGSD508_Z_39}}
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Smoke Generator}} - 3 charges
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}} - 3 charges
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}} - 3 charges


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
{{Prem Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=}}


|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
A typical flag setup for a destroyer works best for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', featuring Sierra Mike ({{Sierra Mike|Size=18px}}), and the two fire flags India X-Ray ({{India X-Ray|Size=18px}}) and Victor Lima ({{Victor Lima|Size=18px}}).
{{Ship Consumables Section|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)
}}


{{Signal Flags


| Charlie Kilo = 3 <!-- +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP. -->
==Gallery==
| India Yankee = 1 <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>WoWs Gallery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| Hotel Yankee =  <!-- ram someone -->
| Victor Lima = 2 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| India X-Ray = 1 <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire -->


| Juliet Whiskey Unaone = 2 <!-- +15% flood -->
<gallery>
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| November Echo Setteseven = 2 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Sierra Mike = 3 <!-- +5% speed -->
| November Foxtrot = 1 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| India Delta =  <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
 
| X-Ray Papa Unaone =  <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo =  <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DFAA reload time -->
}}
 
|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
File:ZStart.jpg
File:ZStart2.jpg
File:ZTorps3.jpg
File:ZTorps2.jpg
File:ZTorps.jpg
File:ZBroadside.jpg|''Z-39'' engages an enemy destroyer.
File:ZFires.jpg
File:ZDodge.jpg|''Z-39'' dodges enemy artillery.
</gallery>
</gallery>
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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''Z-39'', 1943</h2>
====Construction====
:Builder: Germaniawerft; Kiel, Germany
:Laid down: 1940
:Launched: 5 August 1941
:Commissioned: 21 August 1943
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====Specifications====
:Displacement: 2,603 tons, standard
:Length: 127m
:Beam: 12m
:Draft: 4.5m
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====Machinery====
:6 boilers, 2 turbines
:825 tons of fuel oil
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====Performance====
:38.5 knots at 70,000 shaft horsepower
:2,087 nautical miles at 19 knots
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Five (1x2, 3x1) 150mm/50 C36 guns
=====Anti-Aircraft=====
:Two (2x1) 37mm/83 M42 guns
:Five (5x1) 20mm guns
=====Torpedoes=====
:Eight (2x4) 533mm launchers
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====Complement====
:332 of officers and men
}}
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[[File:Z-39 overview.jpg|none|thumb|x350px|link=|''Z-39'' underway, date and location unknown.  This photo was taken some time after the end of World War II, as she is sailing under the US flag.]]
 
===History===
====Design====
The destroyers of the Zerstörer 1936A class were the last class of destroyers designed by Germany before the outbreak of World War II.  They were slightly larger than the preceding 1936 class, and were designed to be more stable in the seas. The hull was reinforced, and a bulge was installed at the bow to improve seaworthiness.  The latter was eventually removed, however, as it proved to have negative side effects on the bow.  A double rudder allowed better maneuverability than on the 1934 or 1936 classes.
 
The result was a 127 meter long and 12 meter wide hull with a draft of up to 4.65m. The displacement ranged between 2,600 and 3,700 tons depending on the loadout, and her engines — with a combined 70,000 shaft horsepower — would allow for a speed of 36 knots (during speed trials, speeds up to 38.5 knots were achieved).  The fuel capacity gave these ships a cruising range of up to 2,500 nautical miles. The crew for a single vessel consisted of 11 officers and 320 men.
 
What made the 1936A class stand out from other destroyers of the era was their main battery armament. The 15cm L/48 was gun was unique to Germany, and the largest main battery rifle to be mounted on a destroyer to date.  They were initially tested on the 1934-class destroyer ''Z-8 Bruno Heinemann'', these guns were meant to counter new French and British destroyers, as well as allowing the 1936A class ships to serve as scout units and to compensate for the continual shortage of light cruisers and scouting units.  There were two mountings available on the 1934A class, a single mount and a twin turret.  Other than the number of guns in these mountings, they also differed in terms of gun elevations: the single mounting allowed for 30° elevations, whereas the twin turret could elevate up to 65°.  Each ship of the ''Z-23'' class was slated to receive one twin-barreled mount on the bow and three single-barreled mounts at the stern of the ship, with the sternmost two being superfiring and the central turret facing forward.  The only exception for this layout was ''Z-28'', which was used as a fleet command vessel and instead mounted four single mounts in two superfiring pairs, one at the bow and one at the aft.  The Torpedo armament did not change from the 1934 series destroyers, with two quadruple 533mm torpedo tubes, and the initial anti-aircraft armament consisted of two twin 37mm Flakzwilling 30's and five single barreled 20mm FlaK 38's.
 
Availability issues with the 15cm twin turret meant that the first few vessels built only received four 15cm guns in single mountings.  However, even the lighter armament showed that the bow was insufficiently designed and that the ships took a tremendous amount of water over the bow in the commonly rough seas of the northern Atlantic.  When the twin turret was eventually installed in 1942 the issues with these guns became more noticeable.  With the twin turret weighting more than four times that of a single mount, the fore ship was even more prone to being wet. As the turret was not properly designed to be waterproof the electrical systems within would often fail in heavy seas and the fixed ammunition meant that a lot of physical effort was required by the gun crews to reload the gun, which would hamper the ability to maintain a high rate of fire during combat.
 
With the threat from aircraft rising throughout the war, it was deemed as necessary to increase the anti-air-armament of all destroyers, resulting in the so-called “Barbara-program” which added additional AA guns for almost all ships in 1944. The proposed changes for the 1936A class ships were the removal of a 15cm single mount, and a completely new AA armament of twelve 37mm M42 and eighteen 20mm FlaK 38 guns, with the addition of 8.6cm AA rockets in four single launchers.
 
''Z-39'' was laid down on 15 August 1940, launched on 2 December 1941, and commissioned on 21 August 1943. Her commissioning was delayed almost two years due to her lengthy construction, and even after commissioning she was not fully operational until 7 January 1944.
 
====Service====
Her first operations were mine-laying duties in the Strait of Denmark until March 1944. She moved to the Gulf of Finland, joining ''Z-25'', ''Z-28'', and ''Z-35'' in the 6th Destroyer Flotilla. Until late June, she and the 6th Destroyer Flotilla rotated between mine-laying duties and coastal bombardment of Soviet forces.
 
On 23 June, ''Z-39'' was damaged by Soviet bombers off the coast of Estonia, and she later set sail for Kiel via Swinemünde for repairs. On 24 July while under repair at Kiel, she was hit by a bomb when the British air force raided the city; she had to be towed back to safer Swinemünde again to finish her repairs, using parts cannibalized from incomplete destroyers ''Z-44'' and ''Z-45''.  ''Z-39'' was sufficiently seaworthy by 28 February 1945.  She was initially intended to sail for Copenhagen to finish repairs, but due to lack of fuel, she could only make it to Sassnitz.  She was fully repaired by 1 April 1945.  From that point forward, ''Z-39''’s duty consisted almost entirely of escort duty and naval gunfire support for the Wehrmacht along the Baltic coastline. She also took part in several evacuation operations, joining evacuation fleets that sailed 55,000 refugees and soldiers to Copenhagen, and 20,000 soldiers and civilians to Glücksburg, arriving there on the 9 May, a day after the German Instrument of Surrender was enacted. She was decommissioned from the Kriegsmarine on 10 May 1945.
 
After the war, ''Z-39'' initially went to the Royal Navy, but on 11 July 1945 she was instead handed over to the US Navy at Plymouth, arriving back in Boston on 7 August.  After extensive trials, she was commissioned into the US Navy on 14 September as ''DD-939''.  The US Navy's Bureau of Ships spent time experimenting with her equipment until late 1947, whereupon she was deemed obsolete; ''DD-939'' was transferred to the French Navy, arriving at Toulon in January 1948.  Renamed ''Q-128'', she was primarily cannibalized for her parts to repair the other ex-German French destroyers, until eventually, her remains were scrapped in 1964.
 
===Historical Inaccuracies===
* ''Z-39'' is depicted in early 1945 condition. Her paint scheme had no camouflage by this time.
* The camouflage paintwork was only worn in 1944, when ''Z-39'' still had three aft main gun turrets.


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File:Z-39 speed.jpg|''Z-39'' sailing with high speed.
File:Z-39 early.jpg|''Z-39'' during her early career, still lacking the additional AA that was mounted in 1944.
File:Z-39 turret.jpg|The forward 15cm twin turret on ''Z-39''.
File:Z-39 rear.jpg|The rear section of ''Z-39'', taken after the war. One of the main guns being clearly damaged.
File:Z-39 aft.jpg|A picture taken from directly behind ''Z-39''.
File:Z-39 side.jpg|This picture shows ''Z-39'' full length from the side, giving a good impression of her profile and her armament. This picture was also taken after the war.
File:Z-39 funnel.jpg|A detail shot of the second funnel. Clearly visible is the 37mm ''Flakzwilling 30'' and the 37mm ''M42'' single mount.
File:German_destroyer_Z39_underway_off_Boston_on_12_September_1945-sm.jpg|German destroyer ''Z-39'' underway off Boston, Massachusetts, 12 September 1945.
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# [https://worldofwarships.eu/en/news/history/armada-z-39/ Armada: Z-39]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_destroyer_Z39 German destroyer ''Z39'' - Wikipedia]
# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_1936A_destroyer Type 1936A destroyer - Wikipedia]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/community/chimpan-a-to-chimpan-z/ Monthly Wiki Spotlight - Z-39 - News - World of Warships]
# [https://worldofwarships.com/en/news/general-news/142-video-z-32/ Watch the Makings of the Z-32 Destroyer at 1:42 Scale - News - World of Warships]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XgEEet7ExM 1:42 Scale: Destroyer Z-32 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0qCKM6Wn7g Armada: Z-39 - May 18, 2018 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
# [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAQwYtforHw Armada: Z-39 - Oct 25, 2019 - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube]
 
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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.2.
*First appeared on sale in May 2018.
*Update 0.7.6:
**Minor fixes to ship textures and geometry.
*Update 0.7.10:
**The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
*Update 0.7.11:
**Became available in the game client for purchase for doubloons.
*Update 0.9.1:
**Fixed the names of the modules of the fire control system.
*Update 0.9.4:
**Fixed a bug due to which it was impossible to use the "Ship Equipment Modification 1" upgrade.
*Update 0.9.5:
**Penetration of 150 mm HE shells was increased from 25 to 38 mm.
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**Z-39 was removed from sale in the Armory and the Premium store.
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VII
9,000 doubloons

Z-39 — Germany Premium Tier VII Destroyer.

Type 1936A destroyer Z-39 entered service in 1943, but due to construction faults, she was not ready for combat until 1944. In March 1944, she was transferred to Tallinn to join the 6th Destroyer Flotilla, where she participated in minelaying and shelled Soviet troops. In June, Z-39 was damaged by Soviet aircraft. After repairs, the destroyer accompanied convoys with evacuees from East Prussia and Courland. After the war, she was transferred to the U.S. Navy and renamed DD-939, and in 1948, the ship was handed over to the French Navy, where she served under the name Q-128.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Depth Charges


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
 Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Smoke Generator Modification 1
 Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Depth Charges Modification 1
 Slot 5 
 Torpedo Lookout System
 Concealment System Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 2
 Ship Consumable Modification 1


Consumables


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