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 III
Battleship
Germany
Von der Tann
The German fleet needed a qualitative leap to counter British battlecruisers effectively. The new ship was equipped with four turrets that housed 280 mm guns, turbines were employed in place of steam engines, and the armor protection was significantly superior to that of British warships. With the outbreak of World War I, SMS Von der Tann took part in...
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The German fleet needed a qualitative leap to counter British battlecruisers effectively. The new ship was equipped with four turrets that housed 280 mm guns, turbines were employed in place of steam engines, and the armor protection was significantly superior to that of British warships. With the outbreak of World War I, SMS Von der Tann took part in raids to lure the Grand Fleet ships out of their bases. During the Battle of Jutland, the ship sank HMS Indefatigable, but she also took several hits from the British ships, disabling all of her artillery.
- Credits
- 300,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 33,800
- Maximum speed
- 27.5 knots
- Surface detection
- 10.1 km
- Main battery range
- 11.6 km
- Main battery reload
- 27.0 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
- 27.5 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 600 m
- Rudder shift time
- 16.0 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 10.1 km
- Air detection
- 7.8 km
- Submarine detection
- 7.8 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 33,800
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 10 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 10–250 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 11.6 km
- Reload time
- 27.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.2 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 30.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 145 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
283 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.6
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,900
- Fire chance
- 19.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 855 m/s
- Shell mass
- 302 kg
283 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.2
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 6,500
- Muzzle velocity
- 855 m/s
- Shell mass
- 302 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 283 mm/45 SK C/07 on a Drh LC/1907 mount
- Mounts
- 4
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 4.0 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
- 88 mm/45 Flak on an MPL C/13 mount
- Calibre
- 88 mm
- Mounts
- 4
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 33,800
- Main-battery barrels
- 4
- Secondary barrels
- 14
- AA mounts
- 4
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 27.5 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
283 mm/45 SK C/07 on a Drh LC/1907 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 30,000 credits
Von der Tann (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 45,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Von der Tann (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 1,200 XP
- Purchase
- 150,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
FKS Typ 3 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 30,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
FKS Typ 3 Mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 800 XP
- Purchase
- 100,000 credits
Propulsion: 79,800 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 30,000 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
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Moltke
- Research cost
- 6,600 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
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