Schill
Tier VIII · Cruiser · Germany · Premium
Rating S (Elite within its tier and class · overall score 89) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser, suited to tanking, DD hunting, long-range fire support. It is especially strong against cruisers and battleships (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 3 min on paper). With 12.1 km range and tight groupings but low speed, it suits setting up behind the line and firing from afar. 42,585 effective HP and a bow most big guns can't overmatch make it a frontline tank. AP DPM of 45,113 plus strong penetration lift its firepower score. At 31.8 kn it is slow, so commit to a flank early.
Key stats
- HP: 38,114
- Top speed: 31.83 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.76 km
- Main battery: 283 mm 2X3 · reload 10 s · range 12.12 km
In the late 1930s, the German Navy High Command ordered the development of a project intended for use as part of a naval blockade of Great Britain by raider formations. Twelve P-class ships, created based on the development of the Deutschland-class panzerschiff (heavy cruiser) project, were supposed to act as the main strike force in this plan. In 1939, contracts were signed with dockyards for the construction of these ships, but the order was subsequently canceled in favor of O-class battlecruisers. The original documentation specified the ship class as Handelsstörer, or "Raider."