Ship:Weser

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Weser

Aircraft Carrier | Germany | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price40000 exp

Purchase price4,500,000

Hit Points40,800

Secondary Armament #1

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5 km

Rate of Fire17.9 shots/min

Reload Time3.4 sec

HE Shell105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount10 х 2 pcs.

37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount7 х 2 pcs.

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius930 m

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.7 km

Air Detectability Range9.5 km

Battle Levels

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14.8

Weser

Aircraft Carrier | Germany | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price40000 exp

Purchase price4,500,000

Hit Points41,000

Secondary Armament #1

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5 km

Rate of Fire17.9 shots/min

Reload Time3.4 sec

HE Shell105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell5 %

AA Defense

20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount10 х 2 pcs.

37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount7 х 2 pcs.

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount5 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius930 m

Rudder Shift Time10.6 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.7 km

Air Detectability Range9.5 km

Battle Levels

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VI

4,500,000

Weser — German Tier VI aircraft carrier.

A project created during World War II to convert an Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser into an aircraft carrier. Weser inherited the high speed and strong armor protection of her prototype, while also outmatching the power of her AA defenses to a certain degree.

Weser was released on 7 July 2020.

Modules

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Weser (A)	40,800	10	80		5	10/7/5				0	400,000
Weser (B)	41,000	10	80		5	10/7/5				10,000	1,100,000

	Speed (knot)	Average Damage per Second (HP/min)	Loadout	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Ar 197	132			1,150		0	300,000
Bf 109E	150			1,210		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Torpedo Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Ar 95b	3,600	120	1,370		0	300,000
Do 22	4,067	123	1,440		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Bomb Damage (HP)	Speed (knot)	Hit Points (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Ar 81		116	1,220		0	300,000
Hs 123		140	1,290		7,000	750,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 132,000 hp	32		0	250,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.

As the tier VI German aircraft carrier, Weser is a great place for captains to get accustomed to the peculiarities of the tech tree line. Weser is similar to its foreign counterparts in terms of aircraft quantity and even exceeds most in plane speed, however she, like the others in her tech tree line, have planes with small hit point pools. Her ordnance types are also very specialized, hence captains can excel in this ship with proper target selection and map awareness.

Attack aircraft

Weser’s attack aircraft have low hit point pools, however they are very responsive to controls and have a tight turning circle. Their speed is also very high for an aircraft carrier of this tier. Weser’s rockets can easily penetrate the side armor of tier VI cruisers and possibly land quite a few citadel hits on them, dealing tremendous damage. However, they will likely be unable to penetrate the deck armor of most battleships, and will, most of the time, either miss or overpenetrate the armor of destroyers. Even to deal citadel damage to cruisers, the rockets must penetrate at nearly-right angles. These rockets also tend to have a slightly longer flight time, and few of them are launched per attack. Hence, the rockets must be aimed with surgical precision and good estimation of the target's speed. Another peculiarity of these rockets is their long arming distance. Combined with the high speed of the planes, these strike aircraft perform well in 'hit and run' attacks. An effective method of using them is to accelerate when entering anti-aircraft fire, quickly launch the rockets, and speedily fly out of the AA range of the target before coming round to make a second strike. Captains must select their targets wisely and have a sound knowledge of the armor schemes of targets to make the rockets effective weapons.

Torpedo bombers

Weser’s torpedo bombers are quite durable for German planes, with hit point pools similar to those of her Japanese counterpart, Ryujo. Their plane speeds are also similar -- fairly fast. However, Weser’s torpedoes are the same speed as Ryujo's, but are considerably inferior to hers in terms of range and alpha damage. Their paltry range of less than 3 km when fully researched makes long drops out of the question. Captains should drop at close range to ensure that both torpedoes dropped will hit and not only one. The damage the second torpedo outputs is sorely needed, as each torpedo has a maximum damage of 4067 damage when fully upgraded. This does not even take into account the torpedo protections battleships or some cruisers may have against them. Hence, these weapons should mainly be used on cruisers and destroyers, if the captain feels confident. Although on well-protected targets such as battleships the damage output will be minimal, hitting both torpedoes on destroyers can take a substantial chunk out of their hit point pool. Unlike bombs and rockets, torpedoes are good against any target, but they do the most damage on cruisers and destroyers. These weapons should mainly be used to save other plane types, or to remove that rogue destroyer who has slipped through the team's defenses.

Bombers

Weser’s AP bombs are truly the star of the show. Their alpha damage of 7000 per bomb, much higher than Ryujo's 5100, can cut an unlucky cruiser's hit point pool in half, and deal large chunks of damage to battleships. Their penetrative power is also slightly higher than that of Ryujo, making it possible to attack those American battleships who were tough nuts to crack with the Japanese carrier. Any battleship that gets citadeled by two bombs will not be able to easily repair the damage, as most heals only queue up 10% of citadel damage. The planes speed and turning circle are both more than adequate for this plane type; however the bombs are dropped almost directly under the planes, causing the planes to spend substantial time in enemy short-range antiaircraft fire. Bomber losses from continued short-range AA can be extremely high, so captains should accelerate when approaching the enemy, even making use of the superior German Engine Cooling consumable to dodge flak bursts if need be.

The ship herself

Weser's secondary armament is better than that of other CVs, although they will not solely be able to fend of anything save damaged destroyers without, at the very least, an accuracy upgrade. Secondary Battery Modification 1 can be mounted to help defend the ship. Her AA is also quite powerful even on the stock hull, although her range is slightly subpar at 5.2 km. Yet, it can help defend against even the most concentrated of airstrikes. At the very least, she can make enemy aircraft strikes quite costly. Her armor is more or less the same as other same-tier carriers, but with one difference: Weser has a turtleback. Small caliber shells can be deflected out of the ship, leading to overpens instead of citadel hits; however this will not stop some battleships from overmatching the deck armor and damaging the citadel.

Overall, Weser is a ship with heavily specialised weapons that are good at attacking mainly only one ship type. Captains who are able to use the right weapons on the right target will, apart from being able to deal superlative amounts of damage, also save the lives of many of their pilots. This will also be the gateway to success in other ships of this line.

Pros:

• Aircraft have fast speed, making them more effective in scouting and spotting than most other planes of the same tier.
• Superior engine cooling consumable: 3 charges instead of 2, 10 seconds action time instead of 5.
• Accurate and fast torpedoes that can reliably hit all but the most nimble of targets.
• AP rockets, when angled properly, will deliver up to 6 citadel penetrations on a cruiser per run.
• Bombs and rockets, if they hit the citadel (which is more likely than not), deal tremendous damage that is only partially recoverable with Repair Party.
• AP Rockets are surprisingly powerful against other carriers, allowing efficient cannibalizing if needed.
• Turtleback armor to prevent close range citadeling.
• Powerful and long-ranged armament of secondary cannons, effective against destroyers.
• Thick and sharply angled armor that will deflect or shatter most of the same-tier shells.
• Decent maneuverability that allows coming closer to the frontline and even capture points when needed.

Cons:

• All planes are heavily specialized and have mutually exclusive roles, with actual damage numbers varying wildly depending on a number of variables.
• AP rockets cannot citadel most tier VIII cruisers.
• High-altitude bombers must fly really close to the target in order to hit, being exposed to enemy AA the whole route.
• Bombers and attack planes are very demanding to the angle of the target, chances to hit the citadel being reduced to near-negligible if the angle is not straight 0 or 90 degrees respectively.
• AP rockets are of limited use against both destroyers and battleships: while they can deal sufficient damage to superstructures and may do some normal penetration hits on destroyers, they are incomparable to HE rockets of other tier VI carriers on such targets.
• Torpedoes have very low damage and chance to flood, making them nearly powerless against classes other than destroyers and light cruisers.
• No reliable ways to ignite fires or break modules of the enemy ships.
• Plane durability is lower than that of other carriers.
• Slightly shorter AA action radius of 5.2 km.

Research

Captains should upgrade the torpedo bombers first, as it increases the sorely-needed alpha damage of the torpedoes, adds 2 planes per squadron and adds 3 planes on deck. The rocket planes and bombers can be researched in the order that feels most comfortable for the captain. The B hull can be researched last.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Weser are as follows:

• Slot 1: Air Groups Modification 1
• Slot 2: Aircraft Engines Modification 1
• Slot 3: Aerial Torpedoes Modification 1 to help improve the speed of the torpedoes, as that is the only area that they are above average at.
• Slot 4: Bombers Modification 1 to increase the survivability of the bombers as they are subjected to the most flak and short-range AA.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense		Support
1	Last Gasp Completely restores engine boost for the last attack squadron.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. ★★	Engine Techie -20% Engine Cooling cooldown time.	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. ★★★	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to CAP squadrons.	Search and Destroy +10% to action radius of Patrol Fighter and Interceptor squadrons.
2	Torpedo Bomber -10% torpedo arming distance. ★	Swift Fish +5% to torpedo speed. ★★	Improved Engines +2.5% aircraft squadron speed. ★★★	Repair Specialist +1 In-flight Repair consumable +10% its action time.	Secondary Armament Expert +10% flak and continuous damage -10% secondary battery reload time.	Patrol Group Leader +1 fighter to Patrol Fighter or Interceptor squadrons.
3	Sight Stabilization +7.5% aiming speed. ★★	Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition +3% damage from AP bombs and rockets. ★★	Pyrotechnician +1% chance of HE rockets causing a fire. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire.	Aircraft Armor -10% continuous AA damage while in an aura. ★★★	Survivability Expert +25 aircraft HP per ship tier. ★★★	Interceptor Interceptors replace Patrol Fighters:  +10% action radius.  Invulnerable to fighters.  Cannot attack fighters.  Cannot spot ships.
4	Bomber Flight Control +5% speed all bomber types.	Proximity Fuze -10% (absolute) to target's torpedo protection. ★★★	Close Quarters Expert Secondary batteries: +20% range -30% dispersion.	Enhanced Aircraft Armor -25% damage from flak. ★★	Hidden Menace -15% ship detectability range. -20% Damage Control Party cooldown. +50% aircraft return time.	Enhanced Reactions -80% time before activated Patrol Fighters or Interceptors attack. +25% action time. +50% cooldown time.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

The consumables available for the ship and each plane type for Weser are as follows:

Ship

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: CAP Fighter  4

Attack Aircraft

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3

Torpedo Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3

Dive Bombers

• Slot 1: Engine Cooling  3
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  3

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★★★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. ★★★	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

Historical Info

Seydlitz was ordered by the Kriegsmarine from the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen. Seydlitz was originally designed as a light cruiser version of the Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruisers, armed with twelve 15 cm (5.9 in) guns instead of the Admiral Hipper's eight 20.3 cm (8.0 in) guns. The Kriegsmarine decided, however, to complete the ship identically to Admiral Hipper on 14 November 1936. Her keel was laid on 29 December 1936, under construction number 940. The ship was launched on 19 January 1939, but after the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, work was halted when the ship was approximately 95 percent complete.

Following the loss of the battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during which British aircraft carriers proved instrumental, and the near torpedoing of her sistership Tirpitz in March 1942, the Kriegsmarine became convinced of the necessity of acquiring aircraft carriers. Work on the purpose-built carrier Graf Zeppelin, which had been halted in April 1940, was resumed in March 1942. The Kriegsmarine also decided to convert a number of vessels into auxiliary aircraft carriers. Seydlitz was among the ships selected for conversion, along with several passenger liners.

At the same time as construction of Graf Zeppelin resumed, conversion work began on Seydlitz. The majority of the superstructure was cut away, with the exception of the funnel, to prepare for the installation of a flight deck and an aircraft hangar. In total, approximately 2,400 t (2,400 long tons; 2,600 short tons) of material from the ship was removed. The flight deck was to have been 200 m (660 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) wide. The hangar was 137.50 m (451.1 ft) long and 17 m (56 ft) wide forward and 12 m (39 ft) wide amidships and aft. Her armament was reduced to an anti-aircraft battery of ten 10.5 cm L/65 guns in twin mounts, two forward of the conning tower and three aft, ten 3.7 cm guns in dual mounts, and twenty-four 2 cm guns in quadruple mounts.

Seydlitz's air complement was to have consisted of ten Bf 109 fighters and ten Ju 87 Stuka divebombers.[11] The Bf 109 fighters were a navalized version of the "E" model, designated as Bf 109T. Their wings were longer than the land-based model to allow for shorter take-off.[13] The Ju 87 type selected was to have been the "E" variant, which was a navalized version of the Ju 87D, and were modified for catapult launches and were equipped with arresting gear.

The ship was renamed Weser, but work was ceased in June 1943, before the conversion was completed. The unfinished vessel was then transferred to Königsberg, where she remained for the rest of the war. On 29 January 1945, the ship was scuttled before the advancing Soviet Red Army could seize her. The Soviet Navy nevertheless considered using the wreck for parts to complete the cruiser Lützow, a sister-ship of Seydlitz the Soviets had purchased unfinished before the outbreak of war. This was not carried out, however, and the ship was broken up for scrap.

Historical Inaccuracies

• Do 22 in-game was based on the Do 22L, a prototype with conventional landing gear but never entered production.
• Ar 95b is actually a reconnaissance seaplane and never used as a torpedo bomber, but it was the basis for the prototype Ar 195 carrier-based torpedo bomber.
• Weser’s Ju 87 dive-bombers are missing in-game.

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.4.

Testing Changes

• Apr 7, 2020:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 13:
  • The parameters of the aiming circle and accuracy settings of attack aircraft were changed, and the height of their flight during the attack was decreased. Now it will become easier to conduct the next attack, however, the aiming cone will expand faster when moving.
  • HP pool of attack aircraft and bombers increased (unlisted details).
  • Torpedo damage increased (unlisted details).
  • Engine Cooling consumable action time for torpedo bombers and bombers increased from 5 to 10 s, and the number of charges increased by 1.
• DevBlog 23:
  • Attack aircraft parameters were changed:
    • Rocket armor penetration increased.
    • Height of attack decreased.
    • Angle of the attack decreased.
    • Vertical dispersion slightly decreased.
  • Torpedo bombers parameters were changed:
    • Aiming speed increased.
    • Launching cone's dispersion when turning during the attack increased.
  • Stock torpedo parameters were changed:
    • Maximum torpedo damage decreased from 6,200 to 3,600.
    • Range decreased from 6 to 2 km.
    • Speed increased from 25 to 50 knots.
    • Arming distance decreased to 403 m.
    • Detectability increased to 1.3 km.
  • Researchable torpedo parameters were changed:
    • Maximum torpedo damage decreased from 8,367 to 4,067.
    • Range decreased from 6 to 2.5 km.
    • Speed increased from 25 to 52 knots.
    • Arming distance decreased to 489 m.
    • Detectability increased to 1.3 km.
• DevBlog 33:
  • Flooding chance of stock and researchable torpedoes decreased by some amount (unlisted change).
  • Maximum AP bomb damage of stock and researchable bombers increased from 5,200 to 7,000.
• DevBlog 39:
  • Increased accuracy of secondary battery to be similar to that of Massachusetts.
  • Attack aircraft parameters were changed:
    • Height of attack increased.
    • Accelerated aiming of the sight.
    • Decreased attack preparation time from 6 to 3 s.
    • Ricochet angle for rockets increased from 60 to 70 degrees.
    • Rocket damage increased from 1,600 to 1,700.
• DevBlog 48:
  • Attack aircraft preparation time decreased from 3 to 2.5 s.

• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Available for completing a combat mission dropped as a random drop from the "German Aircraft Carriers" container.
• Update 0.9.6.1:
  • Fixed a bug due to which the bombs could inflict excessive damage on the Japanese Tier V battleship Kongō.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.7.
  • Updated the name of aerial torpedoes and aerial bombs.
  • Bombers gain altitude more smoothly during takeoff.
  • Research cost decreased from 68,000 to 40,000 experience.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The speed of the patrol fighters was increased to 221 knots.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Added the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Fixed an issue with a missing horn sound when using the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.

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