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Maass

Beta
Torpedo destroyerSpot and strike with torps; trade guns only when ahead.
Playstyle
  • Hold concealment edges on the contested cap at 6.8 km detection
  • Avoid: Burning the 6.8 km concealment advantage on guns
Key characteristics
Torpedoes (8 km)Smoke + SonarEngine Boost
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Playstyle

Overview

Maass is a Tier VI German stealth-leaning destroyer with strong surface detection (6.8 km). The kit opens detection windows most peer DDs cannot match, so her value is contesting caps from concealment edges where the detection band holds. Standout traits: top-decile AP DPM in T6 DDs (250,000) and top-decile Sonar ship range in T6 DDs (4.7 km).

Positioning

Hold concealment edges on the contested cap at 6.8 km detection. The band opens windows for unspotted torpedo drops and clean repositions; lean into the gaps your peer DDs cannot read, and back out before detection closes.

Potato Avoidance

Burning the 6.8 km concealment advantage on guns

Every salvo lights you up and gives back the detection edge that makes the kit work; reserve guns for finishing damage on already-spotted ships, and prioritize torpedo drops you can fire while undetected.

Signature Traits

AP DPM machine

250000 AP DPM, top decile of T6 DDs. Punishes broadsides.

Heavy powerplant

70000.0 hp engine, top decile of T6 DDs. More headroom for accelerating out of stops and maintaining speed in turns.

Holds speed in turns

109.4 hp per metre of turn radius, top decile of T6 DDs. Engine power overpowers lateral drag, so speed loss in sustained turns is mild.

Acquisition

How to get Maass

Maass is available in the Area-Control Destroyers branch of the Germany Tech Tree for 9,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 2,250,000 credits. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.

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Germany Tech Tree

Maass sits in the Area-Control Destroyers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Germany tree.

Best listed chance for this ship

  • Santa Level 5 0.486111% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Santa Level 5 · 1 of 36 ships
  • Santa Level 4 0.1875% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Santa Level 4 · 2 paths combined · 1 of 36 ships
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    • Santa Level 30.083333%
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    • Santa Level 20.027778%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.0125%
    • Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.006944%
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 30.004167%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 20.004167%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 30.001875%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.001215%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 40.001042%
    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 3 → Santa Level 50.000547%
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    • Santa Level 1 → Santa Level 2 → Santa Level 4 → Santa Level 50.000365%
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    • Santa Level 10.000056%
  • Ultimate Crate 0.010606% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Ultimate Crate → Super Santa '23 · 1 of 33 ships
  • Secret Santa '23 0.000061% Tier VI Premium ship Event containers · Secret Santa '23 · 1 of 33 ships
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Cohort position

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Where Maass sits among Tier VI DDs (33 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

Top 10%AP DPM250,000 (2/30) Top 10%Main dispersion86.2 m (4/33) Top 10%Turn-speed retention109.4 hp/m (4/33) Top 25%Hit points17,500 HP (9/33) Top 25%Stealth profile6.8 km / 3.4 km (9/33 / 9/33) Top 25%Main battery reload3.6 s (8/33) Top 25%Engine power70,000 hp (5/33) Top 25%Power-to-weight21.83 hp/t (9/33) Top 25%AA DPS168 (8/33) Bottom 25%Traverse-to-turn ratio4.7 × (29/33) Bottom 25%Main battery range10.44 km (29/33) Bottom 25%HE fire chance6% (29/33) WorstHE shell damage1,500 (1 of 3 tied) WorstNo secondaries (30 of 33 in cohort)
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Not standouts for Maass -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Max speed37 kt(15/33) Rudder shift5.4 s(23/33) Main battery caliber128 mm(13/33) Fires per minute5(21/33) HE DPM125,000(21/33) AP velocity830 m/s(16/30) HE velocity830 m/s(19/33) Acceleration10 s(13/33) AP arming threshold21 mm(15/30) Displacement3,206 t(24/33) AA range3.5 km(18/33) AA threat488(10/33) Torpedo range8.49 km(19/33) Torpedo damage14,400(21/33) Torpedo speed65 kt(13/33) Torpedo reload90 s(19/33) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(26 of 30 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(27 of 30 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(27 of 30 tied at this value) NormMax armor16 mm(20 of 33 tied at this value) NormCitadel belt16 mm(22 of 32 tied at this value) NormBow armor16 mm(20 of 32 tied at this value) NormStern armor16 mm(21 of 32 tied at this value)

All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

Sonar 4.67 kmSmokeEngine Boost
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 14,400 → 17,500
Displacement3,206 t
Armor range10–16 mm
Plate armor thicknesses10, 15, 16 mm
Armor material/layer entries25
Fire resistanceInitial: 26.6% → 30%
Fire duration30 s
Torp Reduction0%
Magazine HP
ƒThe magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.
8,800
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.
5,300
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 128 mm L/45 LC/34
Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 5 barrels
Reload time4 s
Firing range (base)9.5 km
Firing range (top fire control)10.4 km
Turret traverse8 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
2
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9495/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 86.2 m
86.2 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 86.2 × 0.6 = 51.7 m
51.7 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 86.2 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 27.5 m
27.5 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 51.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 16.5 m
16.5 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.
22.5 s
Base shells/min
ƒ5 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s base reload = 75.
75
HE shells
HE Damage1,500
HE Velocity830 m/s
Fire Chance6%
HE penetration
ƒ21 mm ≈ 128 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
21 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ1,500 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 7,500.
7,500
Base HE DPM
ƒ7,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 112,500.
112,500
Base fires/min
ƒ5 HE shells x 60 / 4 s reload x 6% fire chance = 4.5.
4.5
AP shells
AP Damage3,000
AP Velocity830 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.01 s
Fuse Threshold21 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(128 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
8 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1640 × 28^0.69 × 0.128^-1.07 × 830^1.38 = 157.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
157.4 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (13.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 276.3 m/s: 1e-7 × 1640 × 28^0.69 × 0.128^-1.07 × 276.3^1.38 = 34.5 mm.
34.5 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ3,000 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 15,000.
15,000
Base AP DPM
ƒ15,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 225,000.
225,000
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
9
Torpedoes
ModuleTorpedoes: G7 Steinbarsch
Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes
Reload time90 s
Projectile speed65 kt
Range8.49 km
Maximum simulated damage13,400 (est.)
Alpha damage40,200
Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s
Torp Turn7.2 s
Torp Arming201 m
Per-side salvo damage
ƒper-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.
107,200
AA Defense
AA mount pointsInitial: 10 → 11
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (29×3.5×1) + (20×3.5×0.95) = 168. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
168
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
3.5 km
37 mm Flak LM/42Initial: 37 mm Flakzwilling 30 (2×2) → 37 mm Flak LM/42 (4×2)
20 mm Flak 38Initial: 8×1 → 6×1 20mm
20 mm Flakvierling 38 (upgraded hull only)1×4 20mm
Medium aura
DPSInitial: 5 → 29
Range3.5 km
Near aura
DPSInitial: 26 → 20
Range2 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒMedium 29 + Near 20 = 49
49
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 70,000 hp
Engine power70,000 hp
Maximum speed37 kt
Turning circle radius640 m
Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt
Traverse-to-turn ratio4.7× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea6.8 km
Detectability by air3.4 km
Smoke firing penalty2.54 km
Detect after firing main guns6.8 km
Detect Fire Sea8.8 km
Detect Fire Air6.4 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
Consumables
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Smoke Generator2 charges · 240 s reload · 15 s emit / 65 s cloud active
Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 120 s active · +8% speed bonus
Sonar2 charges · 180 s reload · 94 s active · 4.67 km ship detect · 3.3 km torpedo detect
Module options (3)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullTrade-off
  • Hit points14,400 → 17,500
  • Rudder shift7.6 → 5.4 s
  • AA mounts10 → 11
  • Close-range AA DPS31 → 49
  • Turret traverse8 → 6 °/s
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range9,495 → 10444.5 m
TorpedoesUpgrade
  • Range8.01 → 8.49 km
  • Alpha damage38,100 → 40,200
  • Display damage12,700 → 13,400

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp86.2 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (9495/30·(8−0.5)/1000 + 0.5)·30 = 86.2 m
Max Vert Disp51.7 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 86.2 × 0.6 = 51.7 m
Med Horiz Disp27.5 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 86.2 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 27.5 m
Med Vert Disp16.5 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 51.7 × 0.319 (σ=2) = 16.5 m
Dispersion familyDD Disp.
Standard destroyer dispersion baseline.
AP Pen Close157.4 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 1640 × 28^0.69 × 0.128^-1.07 × 830^1.38 = 157.4 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far34.5 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 276.3 m/s: 1e-7 × 1640 × 28^0.69 × 0.128^-1.07 × 276.3^1.38 = 34.5 mm.
HE penetration21 mm
21 mm ≈ 128 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch8 mm
floor(128 mm caliber / 14.3) = 8 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius9
AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.
Broadside guns used for alpha5
All 5 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time22.5 s
180 degrees / 8 deg/s traverse speed = 22.5 s.
HE full-salvo alpha7,500
1,500 HE damage x 5 broadside guns = 7,500.
AP full-salvo alpha15,000
3,000 AP damage x 5 broadside guns = 15,000.
Base HE DPM112,500
7,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 112,500.
Base AP DPM225,000
15,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 4 s base reload = 225,000.
Base shells/min75
5 broadside guns x 60 / 4 s base reload = 75.
Base fires/min4.5
5 HE shells x 60 / 4 s reload x 6% fire chance = 4.5.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km
Estimated torpedo reaction time7.7 s
detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Torpedo speed65 kt
Travel time to max range50.2 s
range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).
Tube count8
2 launchers x 4 tubes.
Per-side salvo8 torpedoes
8 (centerline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).
Full-salvo damage107,200
tube count x per-torpedo simulated damage (all torpedoes hitting).
Per-side salvo damage107,200
per-side salvo x per-torpedo simulated damage.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS168
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (29×3.5×1) + (20×3.5×0.95) = 168. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range3.5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index488
SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.
Near aura range2 km

Armor

Hull HP 14,40017,500 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)2,500 (14% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)16 mm13,100 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern16 mm primary (range 15–16 mm)1,500 (9% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel16 mm primary (range 10–16 mm)≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)
Citadel pen ×0.50 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage
Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.50 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen).
Turret (module, per magazine)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP8,800 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling faster.
AA mount (37 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP5,300 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.
Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Maass can equip, from in-game data.

  • Maass default exterior
    DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior

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