Ship:Prinz Eugen

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Prinz Eugen — Germany Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

Prinz Eugen, the third Admiral Hipper-class cruiser, was built according to a reworked design. On May 24, 1941, together with battleship Bismarck, the cruiser participated in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, where HMS Hood perished. In February 1942, the cruiser effectively navigated through the English Channel but fell victim to a torpedo fired by British submarine HMS Trident while en route to Norway. Subsequently, on May 7, 1945, Prinz Eugen surrendered to the British Navy in Copenhagen. After the end of World War II, the ship was transferred to the U.S., and in 1946, she participated in a nuclear test at Bikini Atoll.

Pros

• High levels of close-range citadel protection with enhanced bow and stern armor
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities and AP shells with improved ricochet angles and high damage
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable available

Cons

• Low top speed
• Long rudder shift time
• Low damage per minute

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	45000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	—
• Superstructure (mm)	—
• Extremities (mm)	—

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	770
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.2

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.49
• Detectability by air (km)	7.49
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	9.13
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.49

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 203mm
• Firing range (km)	17.52
• Reload time (sec)	13.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	153
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 17.52 km	154

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz.
• Maximum damage	2500
• Fire chance (%)	13.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Shell weight (kg)	122
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	6100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	925
• Shell weight (kg)	130.8
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	55
• Always ricochet (°)	65
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PGPT702
• Reload time (sec)	68.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	38100
• Range (km)	0.2
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.27%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	2x105mm
• 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)	7
• 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	6 × 2
40 mm	18 × 1
20 mm	6 × 4 + 2 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	94.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	241.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	122.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1400	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 225 hp/s)

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