Ship:Admiral Scheer

VII

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Admiral Scheer — Germany Tech Tree Tier VII Cruiser.

The second Deutschland-class ship, with different superstructure architecture and improved armor protection compared to the lead ship. During World War II, Admiral Scheer became the most successful German raider, sinking 17 merchant ships during her 1940–1941 Atlantic campaign. In 1942, the cruiser operated in Arctic waters, and in 1944, in the Baltic. In April 1945, Admiral Scheer was sunk in Kiel during an Allied air raid.

Pros

• Fast Damage Control Party consumable available.
• Large guns with good accuracy.
• Manually controllable secondaries, with increased range.

Cons

• Limited Damage Control Party consumable charges
• It takes 60 seconds to extinguish fires.
• Poor survivability.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Admiral Scheer (A)	Admiral Scheer (B)
• Hit Points	33150	38900
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	22

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	100
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Admiral Scheer (A)	Admiral Scheer (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	28.3	28.3
• Turning circle radius (m)	660	660
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.6	12.2

CONCEALMENT	Admiral Scheer (A)	Admiral Scheer (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.76	12.76
• Detectability by air (km)	6.72	6.72
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	9.47
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.72	6.72

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1	FKS Typ 7 Mod. 2
• Arrangement	2×3 283mm
• Firing range (km)	14.91	16.4
• Reload time (sec)	20.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	27.7

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	2.15
• Maximum dispersion (m)	173
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 14.91 km	173

HE SHELL
• Name	283 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.2 Kz.
• Maximum damage	3200
• Fire chance (%)	20.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	910
• Shell weight (kg)	302
• Penetration (mm)	71

AP SHELL
• Name	283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.7
• Maximum damage	8400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	910
• Shell weight (kg)	302
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	47

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PGPT062
• Reload time (sec)	100.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	38100
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	65
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.27%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	6.3	6.8

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.32
• Arrangement	1x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.8	12.8
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	88 mm P.Spr.Gr.
• Arrangement	1x150mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.8	12.8
• Maximum damage	1700
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	PGGS018_88mm_ZwillingsFlak
• Arrangement	2x88mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	27.3	27.3
• Maximum damage	1000
• Shell velocity (m/s)	950
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• 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

Admiral Scheer (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
88 mm	3 × 2
37 mm	4 × 2
20 mm	12 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	108.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	24.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	42	90%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	160	90%	3.5–4.6

Admiral Scheer (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	3 × 2
40 mm	8 × 1
20 mm	6 × 4
20 mm	3 × 2
20 mm	6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	171.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	119	90%	3.5
Long-range	66.5	90%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
3	760	90%	3.5–5.2

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (4 charges, 10.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 165.8 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 110.0s 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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