Ship:Mainz

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Mainz — Germany Premium Tier VIII Cruiser.

In 1936, Germany ordered two cruisers armed with 150 mm guns housed in four triple-gun turrets. However, the cruisers were designed in such a way that their barbettes were identical to those of cruisers carrying 203 mm guns, which could easily be mounted instead of the 150 mm ones. That replacement was made in 1937, even before the ships had been launched.

Pros

• High damage per minute
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities
• Enhanced Hydroacoustic Search consumable available

Cons

• High detectability
• Short-range torpedoes

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	42500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22%

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	80mm
• Deck (mm)	27mm
• Superstructure (mm)	13mm
• Extremities (mm)	25mm

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.84
• Detectability by air (km)	7.5
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.41
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.5

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×3 150mm
• Firing range (km)	17.52
• Reload time (sec)	6.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10
• 180° turn time (sec)	23.7

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	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Kz. Ausf.B
• Maximum damage	1700
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	960
• Shell weight (kg)	45.5
• Penetration (mm)	38

AP SHELL
• Name	150 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.7 Ausf.B
• Maximum damage	3900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	960
• Shell weight (kg)	45.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	8.5
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	4x4
• Torpedo name	G7a T1
• Reload time (sec)	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13700
• Range (km)	6.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	6x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	107.5
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	6 × 2
37 mm	18 × 2
20 mm	12 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	147	85%	2.0
Mid-range	318.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	119	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

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

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2400
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	6
• 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, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 212.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update Sept 13, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Oct 14, 2019:
  • Bow and aft armor decreased from 27 to 25 mm.
• Update Nov 1, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 7.5 to 6 s.
• Update Nov 7, 2019:
  • Increased the armor thickness of the main battery turrets:
    • Frontal armor plate from 30 to 80 mm.
    • Top armor plate from 20 to 32 mm.
    • Side armor plates from 20 to 35 mm.
  • Air drag coefficient for AP and HE shells was decreased from 0.3307 to 0.29.
  • Krupp value for AP shells was increased from 1852 to 2300.
• Update Nov 29, 2019:
  • Main battery 180 degree turn time decreased from 30 to 23.7 s.
• Update 0.8.9:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.9.
• Update 0.9.2.1:
  • First appeared on sale in Update 0.9.2.1.
• Update 0.9.4:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • Added to the German tech tree for 11,000 Doubloons.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Fixed model and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Fixed the picture of the ship in the carousel.
• Update 13.3:
  • Depth Charge damage increased from 2,200 to 2,400.