Ship Database
Tier VII Battleship Premium

Germany

Scharnhorst '43

The lead ship in a series of two battleships designed for raiding operations entered service a few months before the outbreak of World War II. Scharnhorst conducted her first battle raid in November 1939. It was followed by support for a landing in Norway, a raid into the Atlantic Ocean, and a breakthrough across the English Channel. In 1943, the...

Read full ship history

The lead ship in a series of two battleships designed for raiding operations entered service a few months before the outbreak of World War II. Scharnhorst conducted her first battle raid in November 1939. It was followed by support for a landing in Norway, a raid into the Atlantic Ocean, and a breakthrough across the English Channel. In 1943, the battleship was transferred to Norway to attack enemy Arctic convoys. On December 26, 1943, Scharnhorst, flying Rear Admiral Erich Bey's flag, was sunk in battle by an Allied squadron off the North Cape.

Doubloons
7,500
Official profile image of Scharnhorst '43

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
56,300
Maximum speed
30.0 knots
Surface detection
15.2 km
Main battery range
18.9 km
Main battery reload
23.0 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 detection15.2 km
  • Main battery18.9 km
  • Secondary battery6.3 km
  • Torpedoes6 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 · 283 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5 Kz. 3,200
  • AP · 283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 7,600
  • Torpedo · G7a T1 13,700
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
30.0 knots
Turning circle radius
800 m
Rudder shift time
14.5 s
Maneuverability API rating 43

Concealment

Surface detection
15.2 km
Air detection
9.9 km
Submarine detection
9.9 km
Concealment API rating 38

Survivability

Hit points
56,300
Torpedo damage reduction
22 %
Survivability API rating 70

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
16–360 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 83
Maximum range
18.9 km
Reload time
23.0 s
Rate of fire
2.6 rounds/min
180° turn time
25.0 s
Maximum dispersion
248 m

Shells

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

283 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5 Kz.
HE
Maximum damage per hit
3,200
Fire chance
20.0 %
Muzzle velocity
890 m/s
Shell mass
315 kg
283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
AP
Maximum damage per hit
7,600
Muzzle velocity
890 m/s
Shell mass
330 kg
Gun layout
Mount
283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
6.3 km
Mount
150 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz. L/4.5
Maximum damage per hit
1,500
Fire chance
12.0 %
Rate of fire
9.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
875 m/s
Mount
150 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz. L/4.5
Maximum damage per hit
1,500
Fire chance
12.0 %
Rate of fire
9.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
875 m/s
Mount
105 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz.
Maximum damage per hit
1,100
Fire chance
8.0 %
Rate of fire
19.2 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
900 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 18

G7a T1

Maximum range
6.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
13,700
Reload time
45 s
Speed
64 knots
Detectability
1.3 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Drilling
Mounts
2
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
10
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
5
Aura
37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
Calibre
105 mm
Mounts
7
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
56,300
Main-battery barrels
3
Secondary barrels
15
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
30

Engine

Published maximum speed
30.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

G7a T1

Default
Type
Torpedoes

283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 160,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

Scharnhorst '43

Default
Type
Hull

FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
7–9

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

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

France

Strasbourg

HP
52,600
Speed
29.5 kn
Guns
19.1 km
Open comparison

Japan

Ashitaka

HP
59,400
Speed
30 kn
Guns
19.9 km
Open comparison

Pan-Asia

Teng She

HP
65,000
Speed
27 kn
Guns
18.8 km
Open comparison