Dresden
105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount10 х 1 pcs. |
Rate of Fire12 shots/min. |
Reload Time5 sec. |
Rotation Speed10 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time18 sec. |
Firing Range9.92 km. |
Maximum Dispersion108 m. |
HE Shell105 mm Spr.Gr. L/3.85 |
Maximum HE Shell Damage1,200 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell4 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity710 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight17.5 kg. |
AP Shell105 mm P.Spr.Gr. |
Maximum AP Shell Damage2,300 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity710 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight17.4 kg. |
7.92 mm MG 08 machine gun4 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second6.8 |
. . . Firing Range0.99 km. |
Maximum Speed25 knot |
Turning Circle Radius420 m. |
Rudder Shift Time6.9 sec. |
Surface Detectability Range9.26 km. |
Air Detectability Range3.62 km. |
Dresden — German Tier II cruiser.
A typical German protected cruiser of the early 20th century. Dresden could serve as a scout or raider, or cover a ship squadron from enemy destroyers. She boasted a high speed for her time and very good protection. Compared with the majority of enemy cruisers, she was fitted with numerous yet less efficient guns.
Modules
Compatible Upgrades
Slot 1 |
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Player Opinion
Performance
The German cruiser line truly begins here at Tier II with Dresden. Along with Tier III's Kolberg, she is something of an anomaly in the overall context of the branch in that both ships will spend most of their time firing high-explosive shells at enemy cruisers and destroyers.
This ship, and her successor Kolberg, are well known for being an oddity in the German cruiser branch. While all German tech tree cruisers from Tier 7 and up are heavy cruisers, Dresden Kolberg barely qualify as light cruisers. In fact, they are more like gunboat destroyers. While she do have guns so small that higher-tier German ships use (a variant) of them as flak guns, Dresden can spew out an endless machine-gun stream of shells. That said, she can't do any damage whatsoever. Her AP shells are light and slow, with bad firing arcs, meaning they are worthless. Her HE shells are very bad, as is characteristic of German HE shells. With their 1/4 penetration values, Dresden will need to target destroyers or the superstructure of other ships to deal direct damage, with very few exceptions. However, HE shells still start fires, even if they don't penetrate. Additionally, since she will be meeting low-tier players who have poor DCP discipline, (excluding the seal-clubbers) she can burn everything to a crisp - except destroyers, who die so fast they don't have time to catch fire. She has low survivability, and poor maneuverability, but her speed is usable. She has horrible firing range and arcs, but accuracy doesn't matter when the whole map is raining shells.
Overall, Dresden is an oddity - something you will only find at low tiers. She is a small, fragile, protected cruiser, with bad maneuverability and usable speed. However, with a stupid number of guns (comparable to the Tier 3 St. Louis or Bogatyr) and a machine-gun rate of fire (each gun capable of outputting 15 rounds per minute) she can melt destroyers and burn anything larger to a well-done steak. Play her to her strengths and she is still average or below-average, but a ton of fun to use, and a great hinderance to enemies, which will vastly help your team. And winning battles gets you out of her faster.
Most players won't spend but a few games in Dresden, which makes her faults and weaknesses easy to overlook. Overall, she is a fragile ship with relatively weak guns that excels at eliminating enemy destroyers but struggles against most anything else.Pros:
- Even bad, small HE shells can start fires - a swarm of bees will kill a bear.
- Most barrels of any Tier II cruiser; roughly comparable to Tier III's Bogatyr or St. Louis.
- On the fast side for Tier II cruiser.
- Given her ROF and gun count, she can machine-gun everything
- Destroyers die so fast they don't have time to catch fire.
Cons:
- Shortest firing range of all Tier II cruisers found in the regular tech tree.
- HE shells do extremely small amounts of damage and AP is practically worthless.
- Large turning radius for a ship her size makes dodging torpedoes a challenge.
- High shell arc.
- When dealing with same-tier or higher-tier ships (other than destroyers) she is restricted to firing at the superstructure or waiting for DoT effects to take their toll.
Research
Availability of researchable upgrades for Dresden is as follows:
- Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for more health, faster rudder shift time, and more main battery guns.
- Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to FKS Typ 2 Mod. 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.
- Propulsion: There is no propulsion module upgrade, but access to the beginning of the German destroyer branch (V-25) stems from here.
Optimal Configuration
Upgrades
The recommended upgrades for Dresden are as follows:
- Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 *
Dresden only has access to Upgrade Slot 1. Given the bare handful of games most captains will spend in her this is a fairly minor upgrade; either Main Armaments Modification 1 or Magazine Modification 1 are recommended.
Commander Skills
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Cost (points) |
Endurance | Attack | Support | Versatility | ||||
1 |
★★★ |
★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
Χ |
★ |
Χ |
2 |
★★ |
★ |
★ |
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Χ |
Χ |
★★★ |
★★ |
3 |
★ |
★★ |
Χ |
Χ |
★★★ |
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★★ |
★★ |
4 |
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★ |
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Χ |
★★★ |
★ |
★ |
★★★ |
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended |
Consumables
Dresden can equip the following consumables:
- Slot 1: Damage Control Party
Camouflage
Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
Signals
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Combat | |||||
★ |
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★★★ |
★★★ |
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★★★ |
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Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.