Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier VII
Battleship
Germany
Gneisenau
In 1933, Germany set out to design ships that would exceed the limits stipulated by the Versailles Treaty. To counter French ships with 330 mm guns, the design received reinforced armor and a third turret. The new battleship, Gneisenau, participated in Operations Weserübung and Berlin and in the breakthrough across the English Channel. In 1942, Gneisenau...
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In 1933, Germany set out to design ships that would exceed the limits stipulated by the Versailles Treaty. To counter French ships with 330 mm guns, the design received reinforced armor and a third turret. The new battleship, Gneisenau, participated in Operations Weserübung and Berlin and in the breakthrough across the English Channel. In 1942, Gneisenau was hit by a bomb dropped by British bombers. The guns demounted from the battleship were repurposed for coastal defense needs in Norway. On March 27, 1945, Gneisenau was scuttled due to the Red Army offensive.
- Credits
- 6,700,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 50,900
- Maximum speed
- 28.8 knots
- Surface detection
- 15.2 km
- Main battery range
- 17.8 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
- 28.8 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 830 m
- Rudder shift time
- 20.6 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 15.2 km
- Air detection
- 10.0 km
- Submarine detection
- 10.0 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 50,900
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 22 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 16–360 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 17.8 km
- Reload time
- 26.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 2.3 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 36.0 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 237 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
380 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.6
HE- Maximum damage per hit
- 4,400
- Fire chance
- 34.0 %
- Muzzle velocity
- 820 m/s
- Shell mass
- 800 kg
380 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 11,600
- Muzzle velocity
- 820 m/s
- Shell mass
- 800 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
- Mounts
- 3
- Barrels each
- 2
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
- Maximum range
- 6.3 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
- 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.
- 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
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
- 2
- Tubes each
- 3
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 14
- Aura
- 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
- Calibre
- 20 mm
- Mounts
- 7
- Aura
- 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
- Calibre
- 37 mm
- Mounts
- 8
- Aura
- 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount
- Calibre
- 105 mm
- Mounts
- 7
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 50,900
- Main-battery barrels
- 3
- Secondary barrels
- 15
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 36
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 28.8 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
Gneisenau (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 620,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Gneisenau (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 24,000 XP
- Purchase
- 1,350,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
G7a T1
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 260,000 credits
Propulsion: 125,000 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 300,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Propulsion: 160,000 hp
- Type
- Engine
- Research
- 8,000 XP
- Purchase
- 650,000 credits
380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 520,000 credits
FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 360,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
FKS Typ 7 Mod. 2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 12,000 XP
- Purchase
- 800,000 credits
Compatible upgrades
Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.
Propulsion Modification 1
ModernizationReduces time to full speed
- Credits
- 1,000,000
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 500,000
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
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
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Bismarck
- Research cost
- 135,000 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 11
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 4
- Published battle levels
- 7–9
Cross-nation comparison
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