Ship:Weser

VI

4,500,000

Weser — Germany Tech Tree Tier VI Aircraft Carrier.

Seydlitz, an Admiral Hipper-class cruiser, was built in Bremen. In June 1942, when the ship was 95% complete, the construction was halted—the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor highlighted the need for aircraft-capable ships. The nearly completed cruiser was designated for conversion into an aircraft carrier and renamed Weser. The work commenced in December 1942 but ceased half a year later. The ship was then towed to Königsberg. Her hull was blown up in January 1945 as the Red Army was going to take the city.

Pros

• High secondary battery efficiency
• High AA defense efficiency
• Fast torpedoes with below average damage and low arming distance available
• Above average plane speed

Cons

• AP only rockets and dive bombs
• Planes have a small HP pool

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Weser (A)	Weser (B)
• Hit Points	40800	41000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	10

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	25
• Deck (mm)	21
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	19-40-70

MANEUVERABILITY	Weser (A)	Weser (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	930	930
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.9	10.6

CONCEALMENT	Weser (A)	Weser (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7	11.7
• Detectability by air (km)	9.48	9.48
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	—
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.48	9.48

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY	Automatic	Manual control
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.0	8.5

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	Automatic	Manual control
• Shell type	HE
• Name	105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
• Arrangement	5x2 105mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	17.9	13.5
• Maximum damage	1200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Penetration (mm)	26
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Aircraft HP	2000
• 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	Automatic

AA Defense

Weser (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	5 × 2
37 mm	7 × 2
20 mm	10 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	101.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	38.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	108.5	100%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1260	100%	3.5–5.2

Weser (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
105 mm	5 × 2
37 mm	7 × 2
20 mm	10 × 4

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	143.5	95%	2.0
Mid-range	136.5	100%	3.5
Long-range	108.5	100%	5.2

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1260	100%	3.5–5.2

Aircraft

ROCKET PLANES	STOCK	RESEARCHABLE
• Hit points	1150	1210
• Cruise speed (kt)	132	150
• Maximum speed (kt)	172	190
• Squadrons	1
• Aircraft per squadron	8	8
• Plane regeneration time (sec)	44.0	53.0
• Ammo name	RZ-73
• Ammo type	AP ROCKET
• Rockets in payload	4	4
• Damage per rocket	1700	1700
• Armor penetration (mm)	141	141
• Threshold (mm)	25	25
• Fuse time (sec)	0.022	0.022
• Firing delay (sec)	1.5	1.5
• Preparation time (sec)	5.0

TORPEDO BOMBERS	STOCK	RESEARCHABLE
• Hit points	1370	1440
• Cruise speed (kt)	120	123
• Maximum speed (kt)	160	163
• Aircraft per squadron	6	8
• Size of attacking flight	2	2
• Aircraft on deck	9	12
• Preparation time (sec)	67.0	66.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0	10.0
• Torpedo name	F5	F5d
• Torpedoes in payload	1	1
• Torpedo damage	3600	4067
• Flood chance (%)	31.0	34.0
• Torpedo speed (kt)	50	52
• Arming distance (m)	403	489
• Torpedo range (km)	2.0	2.5
• Squadrons	1

DIVE BOMBERS	STOCK	RESEARCHABLE
• Hit points	1220	1290
• Cruise speed (kt)	116	140
• Maximum speed (kt)	156	180
• Aircraft per squadron	8	8
• Size of attacking flight	2	2
• Aircraft on deck	12	12
• Preparation time (sec)	52.0	62.0
• Detectability (km)	10.0	10.0
• Bomb name	PC 500c
• Bomb type	AP BOMB
• Bombs in payload	1	1
• Bomb damage	7000	7000
• Armor penetration (mm)	227	227
• Threshold (mm)	20	20
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Squadrons	1

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Patrol Fighter  (4 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)

Gallery

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.9.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.4.
• 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.
  • 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 0.9.7:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.9.7.
• 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.
• Update Apr 7, 2020:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Attack aircraft preparation time decreased from 3 to 2.5 s.