Ship:Scharnhorst

VII

7,500 doubloons

Scharnhorst — Germany Premium Tier VII Battleship.

The lead ship of her class, Scharnhorst, was built at the Wilhelmshaven shipyard. At the beginning of World War II, the battleship took an active part in raid operations. After repairs in 1943, the ship was relocated to Norway with the goal of interrupting deliveries to the U.S.S.R via the Arctic convoys. On December 26, during a raid on the JW-55B convoy, Scharnhorst took heavy damage from battleship Duke of York and was sunk by torpedoes from cruisers Jamaica and Belfast.

Pros

• High survivability
• High secondary battery gun efficiency
• Engine Boost consumable available

Cons

• AP shells with low armor penetration
• Low damage per salvo

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	56300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	350
• Deck (mm)	50
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	26

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	800
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.9

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.19
• Detectability by air (km)	9.94
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.68
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.94

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 283mm
• Firing range (km)	19.87
• Reload time (sec)	20.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	3
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 10 × range(km) + 60
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	258
• Dispersion at 5 km	110
• Dispersion at 10 km	160
• Dispersion at 15 km	210
• Dispersion at 19.87 km	259

HE SHELL
• Name	283 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5 Kz.
• Maximum damage	3200
• Fire chance (%)	20.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Shell weight (kg)	315
• Penetration (mm)	71

AP SHELL
• Name	283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
• Maximum damage	7600
• Shell velocity (m/s)	890
• Shell weight (kg)	330
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	47

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	G7a T1
• Torpedo tubes (launchers × tubes)	2 × 3
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	68
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13,700
• Range (km)	6.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	2x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
• Arrangement	1x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	8.0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3
• 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)	9
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	7 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
20 mm	5 × 4 + 10 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	136.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	38.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	154	75%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1140	75%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 281.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• First appeared on sale in August 2016.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.8.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • Added bow anchor model. This change may be contrary to historical reality, but was made at the request of the owners of the ship.
• Update 0.5.12:
  • The locations of air defense installations were improved - some of them are now located on the turrets of secondary battery guns. Game characteristics were not affected.
  • Corrected the location of rangefinders.
  • Corrected the display of some small decorative objects.
  • The fire director now turns with the main battery turrets.
• Update 0.5.14:
  • Available for purchase for doubloons in the in-game store.
  • Carousel ship image now displayed with a permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • S-Gerat active sonar transceivers were added.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • For 105 mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 9% to 5%, and the damage from 1300 to 1200.
  • The range of the secondary battery was increased from 5 to 5.3 km.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 11.68 km.
  • Detection range of the Focke-Wulf Fw. 62 aircraft was increased from 4 km to 7 km in air, and to 8 km by sea.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus was added to the Type 10 permanent camouflage: a -10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.4.1:
  • Added to the German tech tree for purchase with doubloons.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • Fixed a bug with incorrect armor penetration. The armor penetration of the 150 mm secondary HE shells was increased from 36 mm to 37 mm.
  • The following permanent camouflages were removed from the Camouflages window (as they are now purchasable in the Arsenal): "Arctic", "Special", and "Z-15".
• Update 0.8.11:
  • The main battery dispersion ellipse was adjusted to that ​​of American and British battleships.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Fixed incorrect description of the "GFCS" module.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Penetration of 105 mm HE shells increased from 18 to 26 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Increased accuracy of secondary battery guns.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.3 km.
• Update 0.11.0:
  • Added an alternative camo scheme for the "Special" permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
  • Acceleration slightly decreased while engine is damaged.