Ship Database

Tier VIII Cruiser

Germany

Knesebeck

Heavy cruiser, representing a hypothetical version of the P-class design with a 305 mm main battery. Guns of this caliber were considered by the German Navy command in the 1930s as promising armament for new ships. Ultimately, both the P-class cruisers and the new 305 mm guns remained on paper, as from 1939 onward, priority shifted to designing larger ships with more powerful artillery.

Credits: 9,000,000

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 44,500
Maximum speed: 32.5 knots
Surface detection: 13.6 km
Main battery range: 15.3 km
Main battery reload: 24.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection13.6 km
Main battery15.3 km
Secondary battery7.6 km
Torpedoes9.5 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · 305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9 3,600
AP · 305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8 9,400
Torpedo · G7a T2 14,400

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 32.5 knots
Turning circle radius: 760 m
Rudder shift time: 17.4 s

Maneuverability API rating 47

Concealment

Surface detection: 13.6 km
Air detection: 7.8 km
Submarine detection: 7.8 km

Concealment API rating 50

Survivability

Hit points: 44,500
Torpedo damage reduction: 13 %

Survivability API rating 58

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

Artillery API rating 80

Maximum range: 15.3 km
Reload time: 24.0 s
Rate of fire: 2.5 rounds/min
180° turn time: 30.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 176 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

305 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.9

Maximum damage per hit: 3,600
Fire chance: 27.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 865 m/s
Shell mass: 415 kg

305 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.8

Maximum damage per hit: 9,400
Muzzle velocity: 865 m/s
Shell mass: 415 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret
Mounts: 2
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.6 km

Mount: 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.3
Maximum damage per hit: 1,700
Fire chance: 8.0 %
Rate of fire: 11.1 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 875 m/s

Mount: 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Maximum damage per hit: 1,500
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 12.5 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 900 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 20

G7a T2

Maximum range: 9.5 km
Maximum damage per hit: 14,400
Reload time: 110 s
Speed: 65 knots
Detectability: 1.3 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 533 mm Vierling
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 64

Aura: 20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount
Calibre: 20 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount
Calibre: 37 mm
Mounts: 4

Aura: 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret
Calibre: 128 mm
Mounts: 8

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 44,500
Main-battery barrels: 2
Secondary barrels: 10
Torpedo tubes: 2
AA mounts: 30

Engine

Published maximum speed: 32.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo
Purchase: 750,000 credits
Next modules: 1

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2

Type: Suo
Research: 23,000 XP
Purchase: 1,800,000 credits

Knesebeck (A)

Default

Type: Hull
Purchase: 900,000 credits
Next modules: 1

Knesebeck (B)

Type: Hull
Research: 26,000 XP
Purchase: 2,000,000 credits
Next ships: 1

305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret

Default

Type: Artillery
Purchase: 700,000 credits

Propulsion: 140,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine
Purchase: 600,000 credits

G7a T1

Default

Type: Torpedoes
Purchase: 260,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

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

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

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: Manteuffel
Research cost: 168,000 XP

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 14
Researchable next ships: 1
Upgrade slots: 5
Published battle levels: 8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps: 10.5 km

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