Black Graf Zeppelin
Tier VII · Aircraft Carrier · Germany
Rating B+ (Above average within its tier and class · overall score 56) · Torpedo-bomber carrier
Torpedo-bomber carrier, suited to air superiority. Strike aircraft fly at 165 kn and cross flak zones quickly. Key skills: Rapid Reload II ×2 (main battery reload +43%, 20 s); Sonar I ×2 (3.75 km, 25 s); Secondary Overload I ×2 (secondary reload +25%, secondary range +20%, 15 s). Bomber strikes are weak; lean on torpedo bombers.
Key stats
- HP: 35,420
- Top speed: 32.25 kn
- Surface detectability: 10.5 km
- Main battery: 150 mm 8X2 · reload 8.2 s · range 10.32 km
A high-speed aircraft carrier armed with numerous secondary and dual-purpose guns. She had the most powerful propulsion among all German Navy ships. The carrier was never completed due to Germany's shipbuilding program priorities changing during the course of World War II.