Z-52
Tier X · Destroyer · Germany
Rating B+ (Above average within its tier and class · overall score 57) · Balanced destroyer
An AP-focused destroyer firing six 128 mm guns every 4.0 s, a balanced design with most metrics near the tier-X destroyer average. Its 128 mm AP barely overpenetrates destroyer hulls and its salvo is 13% heavier than average, so it is especially strong against destroyers with AP (on paper a same-tier destroyer's HP in about 110 s). Three charges of Sonar II detect enemies and torpedoes within 4.5 km regardless of islands or smoke, an advantage in close-range destroyer fights and torpedo dodging. HP of 23,814 and a 37.1 kn top speed are decent. However, its 8.4 km torpedo range is barely above its 6.66 km detectability, making stealth torpedoing difficult, and dispersion is 12% wider than average.
Key stats
- HP: 22,385
- Top speed: 37.11 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.66 km
- Main battery: 128 mm 3X2 · reload 4 s · range 9.48 km
One of the last German destroyers (Zerstörer 1942C) to be laid down before the end of World War II. She had dimensions that were considered to be quite significant for a ship of her type. Owing to dual-purpose artillery and up-to-date automatic AA mounts, this ship boasted very powerful AA defenses.