Ship:Z-52

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Z-52 — Germany Tech Tree Tier X Destroyer.

In the early 1940s, the construction of destroyers running on diesel fuel began. Type 1942 became the first in the series and served as the basis for Z-51, which was laid down in 1943. Later, Type 1944 arrived, fitted with increased firepower. Five destroyers, from Z-52 to Z-56, were laid down in 1943 at the Deschimag shipyard. However, bombardments by Allied forces, a lack of materials, and the need to build submarines led to the construction of these destroyers being canceled in 1944.

Pros

• HE shells have high armor penetration capabilities
• High AP shell damage
• Hydroacoustic search consumable available
• Rapid torpedo reload

Cons

• Low HE shell damage
• Low torpedo damage

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	20300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	19
• Deck (mm)	19
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	37.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.5

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.51
• Detectability by air (km)	3.72
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.92
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.72

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×2 128mm
• Firing range (km)	12.05
• Reload time (sec)	3.8
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.8
• 180° turn time (sec)	10.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	105
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 12.05 km	105

HE SHELL
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr.
• Maximum damage	1500
• Fire chance (%)	7.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	28
• Penetration (mm)	32

AP SHELL
• Name	128 mm P.Spr.Gr. Ausf.B
• Maximum damage	3000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	28
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	21

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	G7 Wolfsbarch	G7 Steinwal
• Number of launchers	2x4 533mm	2x4 533mm
• Torpedo name	G7 Wolfsbarch	G7 Steinwal
• Reload time (sec)	90.0	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	40200	40200
• Range (km)	10.0	10.5
• Speed (kt)	67	69
• Detectability (km)	1.4	1.4
• Flooding chance (%)	240%	240%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
128 mm	3 × 2
55 mm	3 × 1
37 mm	7 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	228	100%	4.0
Long-range	60	100%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	1680	100%	3.5–5.8

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2200
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	16
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

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, 120.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.15:
  • Available to supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.15.
• Update 0.5.16:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.16.
• Update 0.6.3:
  • Base detectability from ships was reduced from 8,100 to 7,740 m.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 2.9 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • Added a special space camouflage. Until the release of Update 0.7.4, camouflage can be purchased in the game client for 8,000 doubloons.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • "Low-Profile Torpedo Tubes" unique upgrade added (5th slot):
    • -5% to the ship's surface detectability.
    • -15% to torpedo tube reload time.
• Update 0.7.8:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures on the ship.
  • Reduced ship draft by 0.374 m.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 6 km for detecting ships, 4 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credits earnings increased by +5%.
  • Experience earnings increased by +5%.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Armor penetration of 128 mm HE shells increased from 21 to 32 mm.
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Changes to the "Low-Profile Torpedo Tubes" unique upgrade:
    • Added a bonus that reduces the detectability range of torpedoes by 10%.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 4 to 3.8 s
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.10:
  • Minor fixes to the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Minor updates to geometry and textures.
• Update 12.1:
  • Changes to the "Torpedo Fire-Control System" unique upgrade:
    • Added a +5% bonus to torpedo speed