Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VI
Aircraft Carrier
Premium
Germany
Erich Loewenhardt
The second ship of the Graf Zeppelin class, aircraft carrier B, was laid down in Kiel in 1938 after the first one had been launched. Her construction proceeded at a slow pace, as the builders aimed to address all the teething problems encountered during the construction of the first ship in the series. By the time World War II broke out, all parts of the...
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The second ship of the Graf Zeppelin class, aircraft carrier B, was laid down in Kiel in 1938 after the first one had been launched. Her construction proceeded at a slow pace, as the builders aimed to address all the teething problems encountered during the construction of the first ship in the series. By the time World War II broke out, all parts of the carrier's hull up to the armored deck had been completed; however, the German leadership made the decision to complete only those ships that were in the advanced stages of construction. As a result, the order for the second aircraft carrier was canceled in September 1939, and the ship herself was scrapped on the slipway in early 1940.
- Doubloons
- 5,500
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 44,300
- Maximum speed
- 35.8 knots
- Surface detection
- 13.1 km
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 35.8 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 1,140 m
- Rudder shift time
- 12.7 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 13.1 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 44,300
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 16 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 9–100 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 5.0 km
- Mount
- 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,700
- Fire chance
- 8.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 8.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 875 m/s
- Mount
- 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz. L/3.84
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,200
- Fire chance
- 5.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 17.9 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 900 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm/65 C/38 on a single mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 8
- Aura
- 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
- Calibre
- 37 mm
- Mounts
- 11
- Aura
- 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
- Calibre
- 105 mm
- Mounts
- 5
Carrier aviationClass system
The public API still uses legacy aircraft categories and does not expose every modern carrier payload mechanic. Only fields returned by Wargaming are shown.
Dive bombers
Ju.87 C
- Aircraft tier
- 6
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 156 knots
- Aircraft health
- 1,670
Torpedo bombers
Ju.87 C
- Aircraft tier
- 6
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 133 knots
- Aircraft health
- 1,610
- Maximum damage per torpedo
- 4,200
- Torpedo range
- 6.0 km
- Torpedo speed
- 32 knots
Attack aircraft (legacy API field)
Bf 109T
- Aircraft tier
- 6
- Squadrons
- 3
- Cruise speed
- 153 knots
- Aircraft health
- 1,270
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 44,300
- Secondary barrels
- 13
- AA mounts
- 24
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 35.8 knots
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Ju 87C
Default- Type
- DiveBomber
Ju 87C
Default- Type
- TorpedoBomber
Propulsion: 200,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Erich Loewenhardt
Default- Type
- Hull
Bf 109T
Default- Type
- Fighter
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Damage Control System Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 1,000,000
Air Groups Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 5
- Upgrade slots
- 4
- Published battle levels
- 6–8
Cross-nation comparison
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