Gneisenau
Tier VII · Battleship · Germany
Rating C+ (Lower-mid within its tier and class · overall score 36) · Fast battleship
Fast battleship. Top speed of 30.4 kn is 4 kn above average, with good turning, rudder shift, acceleration. Secondary DPM of 50,846 is 70% above average, strong up close. Key skills: Sonar I ×2 (3.75 km, 25 s); Precise Aiming System I ×3 (main battery accuracy +33%, 20 s); Secondary Overload I ×1 (secondary reload +25%, secondary range +20%, 15 s). Its firepower trails other battleships, so be selective and punish broadsides. A firepower equipment build improves reload 18→17.1 s, dispersion 313→284 m.
Key stats
- HP: 42,320
- Top speed: 30.44 kn
- Surface detectability: 10.92 km
- Main battery: 380 mm 3X2 · reload 18 s · range 13.26 km
A very high-speed battleship that was close to the battle cruiser type. Under the re-armament project, she was equipped with 380 mm guns that enabled her to fight off larger contemporary ships. Among her drawbacks were the small number of main guns and weak horizontal armor.