Germany · Tier 7 · Premium

Scharnhorst

Battleship · 3×3 283 mm

Hit points56 300
Top speed30 kt
Sea detection (base)15.2 km
Turning radius800 m
Scharnhorst — World of Warships
Overview

General characteristics

NationGermany
ClassBattleship
Tier7
StatusPremium
Hit points56 300
Upgrade slots4
Handling

Mobility

Maximum speed30 kt
Turning radius800 m
Rudder shift time14.5 s
Battle levels7–9
Visibility

Base concealment

Detectability by sea15.2 km
Detectability by air9.9 km
Detectability by submarine9.9 km

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

Armament

Main battery

Layout3×3 283 mm
Total guns9
Caliber283 mm
Range19.9 km
Reload20 s
180° traverse25 s
Maximum dispersion258 m
Rate of fire3/min
AP / SAP shell

AP / SAP shell

Name283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
Max damage7 600
Muzzle velocity890 m/s
Shell mass330 kg
HE shell

HE shell

Name283 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5 Kz.
Max damage3 200
Muzzle velocity890 m/s
Shell mass315 kg
Fire chance20%
Torpilles

Torpedo armament

Layout2×3 533 mm
Total tubes6
TorpedoG7a T1
Range6 km
Speed64 kt
Reload68 s
Maximum damage13 700
Detectability1.3 km
Secondaries

Secondary battery

Secondary range6.3 km
150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5damage 1 700 · reload 7.5 s · 8% fire
150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5damage 1 700 · reload 7.5 s · 8% fire
105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.damage 1 200 · reload 3.4 s · 5% fire
AA

Anti-aircraft defense

API AA rating56
20 mm · 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount10 mounts
20 mm · 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount5 mounts
37 mm · 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount8 mounts
105 mm · 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount7 mounts
Calculated

Theoretical values

AP broadside alpha68 400
Theoretical AP DPM205 200
HE broadside alpha28 800
Theoretical HE DPM86 400
Theoretical torpedo salvo82 200

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

Background

About the ship

The lead ship of her class, Scharnhorst, was built at the Wilhelmshaven shipyard. At the beginning of World War II, the battleship took an active part in raid operations. After repairs in 1943, the ship was relocated to Norway with the goal of interrupting deliveries to the U.S.S.R via the Arctic convoys. On December 26, during a raid on the JW-55B convoy, Scharnhorst took heavy damage from battleship Duke of York and was sunk by torpedoes from cruisers Jamaica and Belfast.

Technical data imported from Wargaming’s public API and subject to game updates.