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Germany

Blücher

An Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser and the second ship in this series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing her sea trials, she played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Serving as the flagship of...

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An Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser and the second ship in this series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing her sea trials, she played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Serving as the flagship of the squadron tasked with capturing Oslo, the cruiser was sunk on April 9, 1940, while attacking Norwegian coastal fortifications.

Doubloons
28,500
Official profile image of Blücher

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
45,300
Maximum speed
32.8 knots
Surface detection
13.8 km
Main battery range
18.5 km
Main battery reload
12.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection13.8 km
  • Main battery18.5 km
  • Secondary battery8 km
  • Torpedoes8 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

  • HE · 203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz. Vers. 2,500
  • AP · 203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Vers. 6,100
  • Torpedo · G7a T1 13,700
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.8 knots
Turning circle radius
740 m
Rudder shift time
8.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 54

Concealment

Surface detection
13.8 km
Air detection
7.2 km
Submarine detection
7.2 km
Concealment API rating 50

Survivability

Hit points
45,300
Torpedo damage reduction
10 %
Survivability API rating 61

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–160 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 85
Maximum range
18.5 km
Reload time
12.0 s
Rate of fire
5.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
18.0 s
Maximum dispersion
153 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz. Vers.
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,500
Fire chance
13.0 %
Muzzle velocity
925 m/s
Shell mass
122 kg
203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Vers.
AP
Maximum damage per hit
6,100
Muzzle velocity
925 m/s
Shell mass
131 kg
Gun layout
Mount
203 mm/60 SK C/34 on an LC/34 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
8.0 km
Mount
105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Maximum damage per hit
1,200
Fire chance
5.0 %
Rate of fire
17.9 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
900 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 28

G7a T1

Maximum range
8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
13,700
Reload time
80 s
Speed
60 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Drilling
Mounts
4
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 56
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
Calibre
105 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
45,300
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
6
Torpedo tubes
4
AA mounts
20

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.8 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

203 mm/60 SK C/34 on an LC/34 mount

Default
Type
Artillery

FKS Typ 9 Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

G7a T1

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Propulsion: 131,820 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Blücher

Default
Type
Hull

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
17
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
9–11

Cross-nation comparison

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Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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Torps
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HP
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Guns
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HP
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Speed
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Guns
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Torps
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