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Scharnhorst '43

Also called: 沙恩霍斯特43 · Scharnhorst ’43 Beta

Germany · Tier VII · Battleship · Premium · Scharnhorst Variant

Fire-starter battleshipImproved HE means fires and chip damage on anything angled; heal back the trade.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 30 kn to…
Avoid: Using the 30-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

Key characteristics

2 sigma accuracyStrong secondaries (7 km)Improved HE penStealthy (14.8 km)Engine BoostWeak AA

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Playstyle

Overview

Scharnhorst '43 is a Tier VII German fire-starter battleship: her improved-penetration HE farms fires and chips angled targets her AP cannot crack, so the kit is sustained HE pressure from range rather than bow-in trading. HE pen sits at the 1/4 caliber ratio instead of the standard 1/6, so HE spam is a real damage option here - pens roughly 1.5x more armor than a same-caliber peer's HE round. Standout traits: best turret traverse rate in T7 BBs (7.2) and best AP shell velocity in T7 BBs (890).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km with bow toward the closest threat, then use the speed advantage at 30 kn to rotate to the cap that needs a second battleship rather than the one your team already has. Mobility means you can pick which fight you are in; do not waste it by holding center the whole match.

Potato Avoidance

Using the 30-kn speed to push rather than to rotate

The mobility advantage is about picking which cap fight you arrive at, not about leading the brawl line; a fast BB that overextends loses HP that the kit cannot trade back.

Signature Traits

Improved HE penetration

HE pen at the 1/4 caliber ratio instead of the standard 1/6. HE-spam is a real damage option here, not just a fire-starter; pens roughly 1.5x more armor than a same-caliber peer's HE, shared by 15/49 T7 BBs.

Engine Boost

+8% speed, 180 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact, uncommon in T7 BBs.

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Fast turret traverse · 7.2°
Flat AP shells · 890.0 m
Sensitive AP fuse · 47.0 mm
Flat HE shells · 890.0 m

Punch-through secondaries ↗

38.0 mm best HE pen across secondary families, top decile of T7 BBs. Pens hull plates peers' secondaries shatter on.

Small-caliber secondaries ↗

1600.0 max HE alpha per secondary shell, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Per-shell damage runs below peers'.

Acquisition

How to get Scharnhorst '43

Scharnhorst '43 is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. 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.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.

Best listed chance for this ship

Halloween '24 crate 5% VII Scharnhorst '43 Event · Halloween '24 crate
Halloween '25 crate 0.5% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Halloween '25 crate · 1 of 2 ships
Chest of Rarities 0.2% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Chest of Rarities · 1 of 15 ships

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Mystic Lantern 0.074419% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Mystic Lantern · 1 of 43 ships
Piñata Chest 0.02% Tier VII Premium ship Event · Piñata Chest → Chest of Rarities · 1 of 15 ships

Official WG availability sources

Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.

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Chest of Rarities 0.2% · Tier VII Premium ship
Halloween '24 crate 5% · VII Scharnhorst '43
Halloween '25 crate 0.5% · Tier VII Premium ship
Mystic Lantern 0.074419% · Tier VII Premium ship

Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates — including ~~pity~~ guaranteed-reward timers and, for Fleet Members, pack math personalized to your port.

Builds Beta

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Bismarck AL Prinz Heinrich AL Scharnhorst

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Cohort position

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Where Scharnhorst '43 sits among Tier VII BBs (49 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.

BestAP velocity890 m/s (1/49) BestAP arming threshold47 mm (1/49) Top 10%Concealment14.8 km (2/49) Top 10%Traverse-to-turn ratio6.51 × (3/49) Top 10%Main battery reload19.8 s (2/49) Top 10%HE velocity890 m/s (2/48) Top 10%Displacement38,703 t (4/49) Top 10%Torpedo reload45 s (2/16) Top 25%Rudder shift14.6 s (11/49) Top 25%Sigma2 (7/49) Top 25%Secondary dispersion bracket43.5 (11/49) Top 25%Secondary fire chance12% (9/46) Top 25%Secondary HE pen38 mm (7/46) Top 25%Acceleration33.4 s (9/49) Top 25%Power-to-weight4.13 hp/t (11/49) Top 25%Secondary range7 km (9/49) Bottom 25%Fires per minute5.45 (41/48) Bottom 25%HE DPM91,636 (40/48) Bottom 25%AP DPM217,636 (38/49) Bottom 25%Main dispersion232.6 m (39/49) Bottom 25%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)132,063 (43/48) Bottom 25%AA range4.5 km (39/49) Bottom 10%AP pen at 10 km365 mm (46/48) Bottom 10%AA DPS248 (48/49) WorstMain battery caliber283 mm (49/49) WorstHE alpha1,600 (46/46) WorstAA threat838 (49/49) WorstTorpedo range6 km (1 of 5 tied)

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Not standouts for Scharnhorst '43 -- 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.

Hit points65,000 HP(25/49) Max speed30 kt(29/49) Air detection12.2 km(19/49) Main battery range17 km(29/49) Secondary DPM (per side)250,154(16/49) Engine power160,000 hp(21/49) Turn-speed retention200 hp/m(18/49) Flak per wave (expected)1,575(17/49) Torpedo damage≈13,333(11/16) Torpedo speed64 kt(7/16) Repair charges3(24/49) Max armor350 mm(35/49) NormSecondary sigma1(48 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(40 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(47 of 49 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(46 of 49 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(35 of 49 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points65,000

Displacement38,703 t

Armor range13–350 mm

Plate armor thicknesses13, 16, 20, 26, 32, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 95, 100, 105, 110, 150, 200, 260, 350 mm

Armor material/layer entries60

Fire resistance36.6%

Fire duration60 s

Torp Reduction22%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 283 mm L/54.5 Drh LC/34

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload time22 s

Firing range17 km

Turret traverse7.2 °/s

AP pen max range272 mm

HE fire DPM vs T7 BB36415

Effective HE DPM vs T7 BB118887

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{17000}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 2.2}{1000} + 2.2) \cdot 30 = 232.6 m

232.6 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 232.6 \cdot 0.6 = 139.6 m

139.6 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 232.6 \cdot 0.319 (σ = 2) = 74.3 m

74.3 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 139.6 \cdot 0.319 (σ = 2) = 44.6 m

44.6 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 7.2 deg/s traverse speed = 25 s.

25 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 22 s base reload = 24.5. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 27.3.

Initial: 24.5 → 27.3

HE shells

HE Damage3,360

HE Velocity890 m/s

Fire Chance20%

HE penetration

71 mm ≈ 283 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).

71 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

3,360 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 30,240.

30,240

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 30,240 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 82,473. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 30,240 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 91,636.

Initial: 82,473 → 91,636

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 24.5 shells/min x 20% fire chance = 4.91. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 27.3 shells/min x 20% fire chance = 5.45.

Initial: 4.91 → 5.45

AP shells

AP Damage7,980

AP Velocity890 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold47 mm

AP overmatch

floor(283 mm caliber / 14.3) = 19 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

19 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2312 \cdot 330^{0.69} \cdot {0.283}^{- 1.07} \cdot 890^{1.38} = 573.5 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

573.5 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 480 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2312 \cdot 330^{0.69} \cdot {0.283}^{- 1.07} \cdot 480^{1.38} = 244.6 mm

244.6 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

7,980 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 71,820.

71,820

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 71,820 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 195,873. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 71,820 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 217,636.

Initial: 195,873 → 217,636

AP AOE Radius

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm Drilling

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6 tubes

Reload time45 s

Projectile speed64 kt

Range6 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 40, 000 \cdot 0.333 = 13, 333

≈ 13,333

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

14,333

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.3 km}{64 kt \times 2.6} = 7.8 s

, equivalently

5000 \times detectability / (13 \times speed)

. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

7.8 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.27 per hit, shown as

2.27 \times 100 = 227 %

. Torpedo flood values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

227%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming198 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 13,333 = 39,999.

39,999

AA Defense

AA mount points23

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (12×3.5×0.75) + (40×3.5×0.7) + (45×3.5×0.75) = 248. 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. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

248

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

4.5 km

37 mm Flakzwilling 308×2 37mm

20 mm Flak 3810×1 20mm

20 mm Flakvierling 385×4 20mm

105 mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

7×2 105mm

Guns105 mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 118 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

118

Range4.5 km

Guns37 mm Flakzwilling 30

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 12 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 32 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 118 + Medium 32 = 150

150

Guns20 mm Flak 38 + 20 mm Flakvierling 38

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 40 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 98 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 118 + Medium 32 + Near 98 = 248

248

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 10 clouds per wave × 210 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 4 clouds + 2 outer

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

210

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 4.5 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop.

2.5-4.5 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts15

Firing range7.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 43.5 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (22.5%)

Max secondary dispersion @ 7 km

7 km × 43.5 + 30 = 334.5 m.

334.5 m

Caliber105 mm

Reload time3.12 s

HE Damage1,200

Muzzle Velocity900 m/s

Fire Chance8%

Armor Pen26 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

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Caliber150 mm

Reload time6.5 s

HE Damage1,600

Muzzle Velocity875 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Armor Pen38 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Caliber150 mm

Reload time6.5 s

HE Damage1,600

Muzzle Velocity875 m/s

Fire Chance12%

Armor Pen38 mm

Min Ricochet91°

Max Ricochet60°

Maneuverability

Engine power160,000 hp

Maximum speed30 kt

Turning circle radius800 m

Rudder shift time14.6 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (27.0 kt of 30 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

33.4 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (29.7 kt of 30 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

52.7 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{30.0 \cdot 0.5144}{800} = 1.11 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{7.2}{1.11} = 6.5 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

6.5× slow

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea14.8 km

Detectability by air12.2 km

Smoke firing penalty10.9 km

Detect after firing main guns

max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.

14.8 km

Detect Fire Sea16.8 km

Detect Fire Air15.2 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 80 s reload · 15 s active

Repair Party3 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 9,100 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 27,300 HP (42% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 3 charges = up to 42% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 325 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (65,000 HP) per second = 325 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Engine Boost2 charges · 180 s reload · 180 s active · +8% speed bonus

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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

Max Horiz Disp232.6 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{17000}{30} \cdot \frac{12 - 2.2}{1000} + 2.2) \cdot 30 = 232.6 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km115 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km164 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km213 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp139.6 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 232.6 \cdot 0.6 = 139.6 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km84.9 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above.

Med Horiz Disp74.3 m

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$ $= 232.6 \cdot 0.319 (σ = 2) = 74.3 m$

Med Vert Disp44.6 m

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$ $= 139.6 \cdot 0.319 (σ = 2) = 44.6 m$

AP Pen Close573.5 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2312 \cdot 330^{0.69} \cdot {0.283}^{- 1.07} \cdot 890^{1.38} = 573.5 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far244.6 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.2 km), where the shell has slowed to 480 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2312 \cdot 330^{0.69} \cdot {0.283}^{- 1.07} \cdot 480^{1.38} = 244.6 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km462 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km365 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km294 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE penetration71 mm

71 mm ≈ 283 mm caliber / 4 (improved HE penetration: German BBs, Yamato-class, and a handful of others).

Improved HE PenYes

This ship's HE shells use a 1/4 (~0.25) caliber-to-pen ratio instead of the standard 1/6 (~0.167) - 0.251 in this case. Lets HE pen ~70mm armor instead of ~47mm. Hits every German cruiser (150mm CL, 203mm CA) and BB (350mm+), British heavy cruisers / Lion / Nelson, a handful of other premiums.

AP overmatch19 mm

floor(283 mm caliber / 14.3) = 19 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius70

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 alpha9

All 9 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time25 s

180 degrees / 7.2 deg/s traverse speed = 25 s.

HE full-salvo alpha30,240

3,360 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 30,240.

AP full-salvo alpha71,820

7,980 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 71,820.

HE DPMInitial: 82,473 → 91,636

Zero upgrades: 30,240 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 82,473. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 30,240 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 91,636.

AP DPMInitial: 195,873 → 217,636

Zero upgrades: 71,820 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 22 s base reload = 195,873. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 71,820 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 217,636.

Shells/minInitial: 24.5 → 27.3

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 22 s base reload = 24.5. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 19.8 s all-upgrades reload = 27.3.

Fires/minInitial: 4.91 → 5.45

Zero upgrades: 24.5 shells/min x 20% fire chance = 4.91. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 27.3 shells/min x 20% fire chance = 5.45.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.3 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.8 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed64 kt

Travel time to max range36.1 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count6

2 launchers x 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo3 torpedoes

tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).

Full-salvo damage79,998

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 13,333 = 79,998.

Per-side salvo damage39,999

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 3 x 13,333 = 39,999.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS248

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (12×3.5×0.75) + (40×3.5×0.7) + (45×3.5×0.75) = 248. 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. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

Maximum AA range4.5 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index838

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

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (22.5%)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 43.5 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 7 km334.5 m

7 km × 43.5 + 30 = 334.5 m.

Secondary dispersion @ 5 km247.5 m

Same per-type line evaluated at a fixed 5 km: 5 km × 43.5 + 30 = 247.5 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)250,154

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 7×2 105 mm (7/side) × 60/3.12 × 1200 = 161,538 + 4×2 150 mm (4/side) × 60/6.5 × 1600 = 59,077 + 4×1 150 mm (2/side) × 60/6.5 × 1600 = 29,538. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1600

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1600 from the 150 mm family.

Max HE fire chance12%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 12% from the 150 mm family.

Max HE pen38 mm

Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 38 mm from the 150 mm family.

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Scharnhorst '43

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