Ship:Graf Zeppelin B

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Graf Zeppelin B — Germany Premium Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier.

Recognizing the importance of building aircraft carriers, the German leadership sent a group of experts to Japan to study the implementation of this ship type. The first aircraft carrier received the name Graf Zeppelin during her launch ceremony. During the construction, the ship design underwent various modifications, including the replacement of the original stem with an "Atlantic" one and the addition of external bulges. The unfinished ship was scuttled in Stettin before the city was captured by the Red Army. After the war, the carrier was raised and thoroughly examined in the U.S.S.R. The plans to complete the ship were abandoned, and she was later destroyed as a training target.

Pros

• Long secondary battery gun firing range
• High secondary Rate of fire
• Ap bombs

Cons

• Low aircraft HP
• High concealment
• Weak armor

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	52600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	80
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	21

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	1140
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.71
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.2	9.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	8x2 150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0	6.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz. L/3.84
• Arrangement	6x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	17.9	13.5
• 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)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Automatic

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	6 × 2
37 mm	11 × 2
20 mm	7 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	98	95%	2.0
Mid-range	203	100%	3.5
Long-range	126	100%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
6	1400	100%	3.5–5.2

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES
• Hit points	1320
• Cruise speed (kt)	136
• Squadrons	1
• Per squadron	8
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	79.0
• Ammo name	Wfr.Gr.21E
• Ammo type	High-Explosive (HE) Rocket
• Rockets in payload	4
• Damage per rocket	4450
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS
• Hit points	1710
• Speed (kt)	181
• Squadron size	9
• Size of attacking flight	3
• Aircraft on deck	14
• Preparation time (sec)	76.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Torpedo name	LT F5b
• Torpedoes in payload	1
• Torpedo damage	5333
• Flood chance (%)	30%
• Torpedo speed (kt)	35
• Arming distance (m)	470
• Torpedo range (km)	6.0
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS
• Hit points	1650
• Speed (kt)	181
• Squadron size	8
• Size of attacking flight	2
• Aircraft on deck	12
• Preparation time (sec)	92.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0
• Bomb name	PD 500
• Bomb type	Armor-Piercing (AP) Bomb
• Bombs in payload	1
• Bomb damage	5800
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Available for purchase in the Premium Store during the Black Friday promotion from November 29 to December 6, 2019. Could also drop from Black Friday containers.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The armor penetration of the secondary high-explosive shells was increased from 18 to 26 mm.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.10.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Fixed camera movement when viewing secondary battery guns.
  • The minimum time between attacks by bomber squadrons was increased from 5 to 8.5 s.
• Update 0.9.4:
  • Fixed a bug due to which the aft and bow bulkheads of the citadel had a thickness of 20 mm. Now the thickness of some of the bulkheads is 60 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Armor-piercing bomb damage was reduced from 7,000 to 5,800.
  • Aiming speed of bombers increased by 15%.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • The rocket attack was rotated 90 degrees, and now extends horizontally.
  • Fixed a bug due to which the cost of maintenance was 60,000 credits instead of 52,500.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The speed of the patrol fighters was increased to 235 knots.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Rocket aircraft now gain significant altitude at the start of an attack.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Increased the chance of two bombs hitting the inner ellipse at once.
• Update 0.11.0:
  • Added the animation of aircraft launching via a catapult.