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Tier VIII Cruiser Premium

Germany

Prinz Eugen

Prinz Eugen, the third Admiral Hipper-class cruiser, was built according to a reworked design. On May 24, 1941, together with battleship Bismarck, the cruiser participated in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, where HMS Hood perished. In February 1942, the cruiser effectively navigated through the English Channel but fell victim to a torpedo fired by...

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Prinz Eugen, the third Admiral Hipper-class cruiser, was built according to a reworked design. On May 24, 1941, together with battleship Bismarck, the cruiser participated in the Battle of the Denmark Strait, where HMS Hood perished. In February 1942, the cruiser effectively navigated through the English Channel but fell victim to a torpedo fired by British submarine HMS Trident while en route to Norway. Subsequently, on May 7, 1945, Prinz Eugen surrendered to the British Navy in Copenhagen. After the end of World War II, the ship was transferred to the U.S., and in 1946, she participated in a nuclear test at Bikini Atoll.

Doubloons
11,000
Official profile image of Prinz Eugen

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
45,000
Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Surface detection
14.5 km
Main battery range
17.5 km
Main battery reload
13.0 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 detection14.5 km
  • Main battery17.5 km
  • Secondary battery7.6 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 · 203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz. 2,500
  • AP · 203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 6,100
  • Torpedo · G7a T1 13,700
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
32.0 knots
Turning circle radius
770 m
Rudder shift time
10.9 s
Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection
14.5 km
Air detection
7.5 km
Submarine detection
7.5 km
Concealment API rating 46

Survivability

Hit points
45,000
Torpedo damage reduction
10 %
Survivability API rating 59

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 82
Maximum range
17.5 km
Reload time
13.0 s
Rate of fire
4.6 rounds/min
180° turn time
22.5 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.
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
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
7.6 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
6.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
13,700
Reload time
68 s
Speed
64 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 71
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
40 mm/56 Flak 28 on a single mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
18
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
45,000
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
6
Torpedo tubes
4
AA mounts
32

Engine

Published maximum speed
32.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo

203 mm/60 SK C/34 on an LC/34 mount

Default
Type
Artillery

Propulsion: 110,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

G7a T1

Default
Type
Torpedoes

Prinz Eugen

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

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

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
14
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Speed
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Guns
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