Schill

13.3

Cruiser | Germany | Tier VIII

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13.3

Cruiser | Germany | Tier VIII

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VIII

Special

Schill — German special premium Tier VIII cruiser.

In the late 1930s, the German Navy High Command ordered the development of a project that was intended for use as part of a naval blockade of Great Britain by raider formations. Twelve P-class ships, created based on the development of the Deutschland-class panzerschiff (heavy cruiser) project, were supposed to act as the main strike force in this plan. In 1939, contracts were signed with dockyards for the construction of these ships, but the order was subsequently canceled in favor of O-class battlecruisers. The original documentation specified the ship class as Handelsstörer, or "Raider."

Schill was first released for sale as the final bundle in a chain of sequential bundles in the Armory on 3 October 2023.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount	3	25	152	3,200	20	8,400		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Schill	44,000	16	360	2	6/2	10/8/4/6	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
G7a T1	0.7	90	7.2	13,700	65	8		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 140,000 hp	32.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Player Opinion

Performance

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While classed as a cruiser, VIII Schill is more aptly described as a battlecruiser. She is best suited for the role of a cruiser-killer thanks to her accurate, hard-hitting guns. Naval enthusiasts and veterans of the game may liken her to a larger Graf Spee at Tier VIII, and in many regards this is exactly how she performs.

Main Battery

Her most defining characteristic is her main guns. While they may appear to be identical to Graf Spee’s guns, they have a few notable improvements. Starting with the similarities, she has a relatively slow reload for a cruiser of 20 seconds which results in overall low damage-per-minute on both her armor-piercing and high-explosive ammunition. Like Graf Spee, she only has six guns, so poor aim and/or bad RNG will result in frustrating salvoes.

What really sets her apart from her Tier VI counterpart and most large cruisers is that she has standard cruiser dispersion and sigma instead of large cruiser/battlecruiser accuracy, similar to IX Siegfried, which means she does tend to land shells more predictably. She also has better penetration on her armor-piercing rounds that can even punish broadside battleships at closer ranges. Her high explosive rounds are - as with most German ships - unremarkable, and should only be used when armor-piercing is ineffective. Schill also has good firing angles and a comfortable turret traverse of 7.2 degrees per second which grants her some flexibility.

Perhaps what really sets her apart from Graf Spee is her Main Battery Reload Booster that reduces her reload time by 50%. This allows Schill to capitalize on opportunities like broadsides and captains that aren’t paying attention.

Torpedoes

Like Graf Spee, Schill carries torpedoes. In fact, they are identical: the same damage, speed, reload time, and excellent 8 kilometer range. She also boasts incredibly wide firing angles, allowing captains to launch torpedoes ahead of their ship without having to show any broadside to hostile vessels.

Secondary Battery

Schill has a fairly heavy secondary battery for a cruiser, but has poor (standard) accuracy which means a secondary build is not a good use of commander skills and upgrades. They may contribute some minimal damage in a close-quarters brawl, but in all other regards they might as well not exist.

Survivability

With respect to her survivability, Schill can boast more armor than most cruisers at her tier. The overall armor scheme is decent, and more akin to a cruiser than other large cruisers like VIII Congress. She is covered in 27 mm plating, with a 30 mm icebreaker bow that will ricochet all AP shells with a caliber smaller than 430 mm. Schill also has a turtleback, but it is angled so steeply that it is rendered largely ineffective except when angled sharply towards or away from incoming shells. Fortunately, her 120 mm main armor belt extends almost halfway up her freeboard, which has the added benefit of shattering most HE shells. The 13% torpedo damage reduction is average for a Tier VIII cruiser, but it’s always best to avoid taking damage in the first place. Luckily, Schill carries the Repair Party consumable to heal back some of the damage she takes in the course of a battle. Unfortunately, she only gets two charges base and they only heal back the standard 14% (maximum) of the ship’s hitpoints, so she must actively avoid taking damage. This may prove somewhat difficult when her main battery range is only 17.3 km and her 14.5 km base surface detection range can only be reduced to 11.7 km with all of the appropriate commander skills and upgrades (see below).

Maneuverability

A base top speed of 32.5 knots means Schill is relatively slow for a Tier VIII cruiser. The premise of a ship being able to out-fight what she can’t outrun and outrun what she cannot outfight does not apply for this vessel; captains must know when and how to break contact with the opposing force when the tide of the battle is not in their favor. Schill also has an average turning radius (good for a large cruiser) but slow rudder shift.

Consumables

It is important to note that Schill is classed as a large cruiser when it comes to fire and flood durations — they are longer than on typical cruisers, and therefore a significant threat. She is equipped with the standard Damage Control Party consumable, the use of which will be imperative to her longevity in the match. She also gets a choice between the long-range German variant of Hydroacoustic Search or Defensive AA Fire consumable; the former is recommended to spot enemy ships and torpedoes. As aforementioned, Schill has a Main Battery Reload Booster that grants her a -50% reload bonus, of which there are 3 charges base. She can choose between a Catapult Fighter or Spotting Aircraft, the latter of which will likely have more utility. Lastly, she has two charges of the Repair Party consumable to keep her in the fight longer.

Anti-Aircraft Defences

Overall, Schill’s AAA is mediocre. Her long- and short-range damage-per-second is fairly average, but the medium-range aura may as well not exist. Captain’s are strongly advised not to rely on her AAA alone and must actively maneuver to mitigate damage from air attacks.

ASW

Schill is unique amongst other German Tier VIII cruisers in that she comes with plane-dropped depth charges. That said, they are identical to every other Tier VIII cruiser’s airstrike (barring Dutch cruisers), featuring a 7 kilometer range and 30 second reload. She gets two flights that drop one depth charge each, dealing a maximum 4200 damage over a blast radius of 375m.

Battle Performance

While Schill is technically a large cruiser, she is still just a cruiser and should avoid taking huge amounts of damage. She should be played as a medium- to long-range sniper in the early game, then move to closer ranges in the late game to finish off low-HP targets. Her long base reload means she cannot take down targets based on damage-per-minute alone; Schill is an opportunistic ship and should use her reload booster when presented with a favorable target. Remember that she is designed as a cruiser killer and therefore her primary targets should be cruisers, but she can punish broadside battleships too.

Pros:

Decent HP pool and presence of a Repair Party consumable
Accurate, hard-hitting main battery guns
Good torpedo range and firing angles
Access to main battery reload booster

Cons:

Cruiser-style armor scheme (cannot take a beating)
Low DPM and only six guns
Mediocre AAA
Slow
High surface detection radius

Research

As a premium ship, Schill has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 or Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  or Steering Gears Modification 2

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party  Repair Party . ★★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time. ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament.. ★
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range.. ★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger. ★★	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★★★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Schill equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges or Defensive AA Fire  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Main Battery Reload Booster  – 3 charges
Slot 4: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges or Spotting Aircraft  – 4 charges
Slot 5: Repair Party  – 2 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Schill comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire . ★★

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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References

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