Black Hindenburg
Tier X · Cruiser · Germany
Rating A- (Above average+ within its tier and class · overall score 64) · Gunnery cruiser
A German heavy cruiser based on Hindenburg with more HP and Radar instead of Sonar. Patch 9.4 raised its 203 mm AP damage from 840 to 880 and cut the reload from 10 to 9 s, so its twelve-gun AP salvo is 33% above the tier X cruiser average and AP DPM is 27% above. It deals heavy damage to broadside cruisers, its 49,638 HP is generous, and 3 charges of Precise Aiming System II boost medium-range accuracy. However, a 31.14 kn top speed and 24.68 s acceleration are sluggish and 9.84 km detectability makes battleship fire hard to dodge once spotted. Radar I reaches only 7.2 km, so it has to push well inside its detectability to make use of it.
Key stats
- HP: 43,681
- Top speed: 31.14 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.84 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 4X3 · reload 9 s · range 12.54 km
The ship was developed from a series of German heavy cruisers. Unlike ships of preceding classes, she boasted an increased displacement and more powerful main battery guns.