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Knesebeck

Cruiser · 2×3 305 mm

Hit points49 400
Top speed32.5 kt
Sea detection (base)13.6 km
Turning radius760 m
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Knesebeck — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationGermany
ClassCruiser
Tier8
StatusTech Tree
Hit points49 400
Upgrade slots5
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed32.5 kt
Turning radius760 m
Rudder shift time12.4 s
Battle levels8–10
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea13.6 km
Detectability by air7.8 km
Detectability by submarine7.8 km

Base API profile values before commander skills, upgrades and other modifiers.

Armament

Main battery

Layout2×3 305 mm
Total guns6
Caliber305 mm
Range16.8 km
Reload24 s
180° traverse30 s
Maximum dispersion189 m
Rate of fire2.5/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8
Max damage9 400
Muzzle velocity865 m/s
Shell mass415 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9
Max damage3 600
Muzzle velocity865 m/s
Shell mass415 kg
Fire chance27%
Torpilles

Torpedo armament

Layout2×4 533 mm
Total tubes8
TorpedoG7a T2
Range9.5 km
Speed65 kt
Reload110 s
Maximum damage14 400
Detectability1.3 km
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range7.6 km
150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.3damage 1 700 · reload 5.4 s · 8% fire
128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.damage 1 500 · reload 4.8 s · 5% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating70
20 mm · 20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount6 mounts
20 mm · 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount12 mounts
37 mm · 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount4 mounts
128 mm · 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret8 mounts
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha56 400
Theoretical AP DPM141 000
HE broadside alpha21 600
Theoretical HE DPM54 000
Theoretical torpedo alpha115 200

Before accuracy, penetration, saturation, angles and other mechanics.

Background

About the ship

Heavy cruiser, representing a hypothetical version of the P-class design with a 305 mm main battery. Guns of this caliber were considered by the German Navy command in the 1930s as promising armament for new ships. Ultimately, both the P-class cruisers and the new 305 mm guns remained on paper, as from 1939 onward, priority shifted to designing larger ships with more powerful artillery.

Technical data imported from the public Wargaming API. For tech-tree ships, the displayed statistics use the fully researched configuration, before commander skills, upgrades, signals and other modifiers. Values may change with game updates.