Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 10 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier II
Cruiser
Premium
Germany
Emden
SMS Emden, the second Dresden-class cruiser, met the outbreak of World War I in the Far East as part of von Spee's squadron. In September 1914, Karl von Müller took command of the ship, which was detached for independent raiding in the Indian Ocean, and the cruiser captured nearly two dozen ships. Emden launched a surprise attack on Penang; in the...
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SMS Emden, the second Dresden-class cruiser, met the outbreak of World War I in the Far East as part of von Spee's squadron. In September 1914, Karl von Müller took command of the ship, which was detached for independent raiding in the Indian Ocean, and the cruiser captured nearly two dozen ships. Emden launched a surprise attack on Penang; in the resulting Battle of Penang, she sank Russian cruiser Zhemchug and French destroyer Mousquet. On November 9, 1914, during a raid on Cocos Islands, Emden was intercepted by Australian cruiser HMAS Sydney, sustained severe damage, and had to run aground near the shore to avoid sinking.
- Doubloons
- 1,500
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 17,100
- Maximum speed
- 24.0 knots
- Surface detection
- 9.3 km
- Main battery range
- 9.9 km
- Main battery reload
- 4.0 s
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
- 24.0 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 420 m
- Rudder shift time
- 4.9 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 9.3 km
- Air detection
- 3.6 km
- Submarine detection
- 3.6 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 17,100
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–100 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 9.9 km
- Reload time
- 4.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 15.0 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 18.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 101 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
105 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.85
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,200
- Fire chance
- 4.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 710 m/s
- Shell mass
- 17 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount
- Mounts
- 10
- Barrels each
- 1
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 7.92 mm MG 08 machine gun
- Calibre
- 7 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 17,100
- Main-battery barrels
- 10
- AA mounts
- 4
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 24.0 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
FKS Typ 2 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
Propulsion: 16,350 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
Emden
Default- Type
- Hull
105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Main Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 2
- Upgrade slots
- 1
- Published battle levels
- 2–3
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