Ship:Z-44

IX

18,000 doubloons

Z-44 — Germany Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

A Type 1936B destroyer Z-44 was laid down in 1942. Construction progressed slowly since the priority at that time was building and repairing submarines—Z-44 was launched only in January 1944. In the summer of the same year, construction of the Type 1936B ships was suspended for three months, but as early as July 29, Z-44 was sunk near the outfitting quay as a result of a raid by British bombers.

Pros

• Rapid torpedo tube reload
• HE shells with high armor penetration capabilities
• Low detectability

Cons

• Low HE shell damage

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	19400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0%

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

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	36.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	670
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.26
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.81
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.5

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	5×1 128mm
• Firing range (km)	11.11
• Reload time (sec)	4.2
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	14.3
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	98
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 11.11 km	98

HE SHELL
• Name	128 mm Spr.Gr.
• Maximum damage	1500
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	28
• Penetration (mm)	32

AP SHELL
• Name	128 mm P.Spr.Gr.
• 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
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	G7a T1 Ausf. C
• Reload time (sec)	85.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	13700
• Range (km)	12.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	227%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
30 mm	7 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	255.5	95%	3.0

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2400
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	12
• 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)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• AP shells' ricochet check angle reduced from 60 to 45 degrees.
• AP shells' guaranteed ricochet angle reduced from 67.5 to 60 degrees.
• AP shells' arming threshold increased from 19 to 21 mm.
• Detectability range by ships decreased from 8.08 to 7.78 km. Other detectability ranges reduced accordingly.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.9.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 19,300 doubloons, 228,000 Coal, and in the Premium store.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Fixed a bug due to which there was a delay in the automatic switching of torpedo tubes during aiming.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • Fixed a bug causing an increase in the chances of fire being set on the ship.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Detectability range by sea reduced from 7.8 to 7.5 km. Other detectability values were reduced accordingly.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.11:
  • Updated the armor model.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 4 to 12.
  • Depth Charge damage increased from 2,200 to 2,400.