Z-44
Tier IX · Destroyer · Germany · Premium
Rating C (Weak within its tier and class · overall score 30) · Balanced destroyer
Balanced destroyer. Effective HP of 22,345 is 10% above average. Key skills: Engine Accelerator II ×2 (top speed +12%, 25 s); Sonar I ×2 (3.75 km, 25 s); Smoke Generator I ×2 (9 s deploy, 24 s linger); Torpedo Reload I ×1. With only 2 smoke charges, save it for emergencies. Weak guns: avoid gunfights and focus on torpedoes or spotting. A firepower equipment build improves reload 4.5→4.27 s, dispersion 111→101 m.
Key stats
- HP: 21,004
- Top speed: 36.14 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.36 km
- Main battery: 128 mm 5X1 · reload 4.5 s · range 8.82 km
A Type 1936B destroyer armed with quintuple-tube torpedo launchers and effective automatic anti-aircraft guns that were developed in the late 1930s.