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 V
Battleship
Germany
Derfflinger
Improved armor protection on British ships highlighted the need to strengthen the armament of the new German ships. Eight 305 mm guns in four superfiring turrets were arranged along the ship's centerline. During the Battle of Jutland, Derfflinger sank British battlecruisers HMS Queen Mary and Invincible, but she was also seriously damaged in action. She...
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Improved armor protection on British ships highlighted the need to strengthen the armament of the new German ships. Eight 305 mm guns in four superfiring turrets were arranged along the ship's centerline. During the Battle of Jutland, Derfflinger sank British battlecruisers HMS Queen Mary and Invincible, but she was also seriously damaged in action. She took at least 17 hits from large-caliber shells and suffered the heaviest losses of life among all the ships that remained afloat. Because of her stalwart resistance at Jutland, the British nicknamed her "Iron Dog."
- Credits
- 1,600,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 47,600
- Maximum speed
- 26.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 11.6 km
- Main battery range
- 14.5 km
- Main battery reload
- 26.0 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
- 26.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 740 m
- Rudder shift time
- 13.3 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 11.6 km
- Air detection
- 9.7 km
- Submarine detection
- 9.7 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 47,600
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 16 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 13–300 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 14.5 km
- Reload time
- 26.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.3 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 169 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
305 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.8 Bdz.
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 3,200
- Fire chance
- 22.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 850 m/s
- Shell mass
- 406 kg
305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.4
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 7,900
- Muzzle velocity
- 855 m/s
- Shell mass
- 405 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1912 mount
- Mounts
- 4
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 5.0 km
- Mount
- 150 mm HE K Gr 18
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,800
- Fire chance
- 10.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 7.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 835 m/s
- Mount
- 88 mm Spr.Gr.
- Maximum damage per hit
- 1,000
- Fire chance
- 4.0 %
- Rate of fire
- 15.0 rounds/min
- Muzzle velocity
- 890 m/s
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 7.92 mm MG 08 machine gun
- Calibre
- 7 mm
- Mounts
- 15
- Aura
- 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount
- Calibre
- 88 mm
- Mounts
- 8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 47,600
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 20
- AA mounts
- 23
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 26.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Propulsion: 76,634 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 160,000 credits
FKS Typ 5 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 160,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
FKS Typ 5 Mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 3,600 XP
- Purchase
- 400,000 credits
Derfflinger
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 240,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
305 mm/50 SK C/08 on a Drh LC/1912 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 160,000 credits
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
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Main Battery Modification 2
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
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
AA Guns Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Mackensen
- Research cost
- 40,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 7
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 3
- Published battle levels
- 5–7
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