Z-39
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===History=== | ===History=== | |||
? | + | ''Z39'' was a Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer built for Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II. She was laid down in August 1940 and completed three years later. Her anti-aircraft armament was increased extensively during the war. She served with the 6th Destroyer Flotilla her entire German career, which she spent escorting transports in the Baltic Sea, laying mines, and bombarding land forces. She served with a total of three different countries: from 1943 to 1945 with the Kriegsmarine as ''Z39'', from 1945 to 1947 with the US Navy as DD-939, and from 1948 to 1964 with the French Navy as Q-128.<br /> | ||
+ | Over her German career she laid numerous barrages of mines in the Baltic Sea, and bombarded Soviet forces several times. In the last months of the war, Z39 helped escort steamships, which were evacuating German soldiers and civilians from Eastern Europe to Denmark. She was damaged twice, once from Soviet planes, while in Paldiski, and the other time from British planes, while in Kiel. At the end of the war, she was transferred to the United States Navy, where she was experimented upon to test her equipment, especially her high-pressure steam propulsion plant. After the US Navy deemed her obsolete, she was transferred to the French Navy, where she was cannibalized for parts, and made into a pontoon for minesweepers. | |||
====Design==== | ====Design==== | |||
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Z-39
Tech Tree Position
Main Battery
150 mm/55 Tbts KC/36 on a Tbts LC/36 mount2 х 1 / 1 х 2 pcs. |
Rate of Fire8 shots/min. |
Reload Time7.5 sec. |
Rotation Speed8 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec. |
Firing Range11.84 km. |
Maximum Dispersion103 m. |
HE Shell150 mm Spr.Gr. |
Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200 |
Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 % |
Initial HE Shell Velocity835 m./s. |
HE Shell Weight45.3 kg. |
AP Shell150 mm P.Spr.Gr. |
Maximum AP Shell Damage3,700 |
Initial AP Shell Velocity835 m./s. |
AP Shell Weight45.3 kg. |
Torpedo Tubes
533 mm Vierling2 х 4 pcs. |
Rate of Fire0.67 shots/min. |
Reload Time90 sec. |
Rotation Speed25 deg./sec. |
180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec. |
TorpedoG7 Steinbarsch |
Maximum Damage14,400 |
Torpedo Speed65 knot |
Torpedo Range8.49 km. |
AA Defense
20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount2 х 4 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second12 |
. . . Firing Range2.01 km. |
37 mm/69 Flak M42 on an LM/42 single mount2 х 1 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second15 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount2 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second5.2 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
20 mm/65 C/38 on a twin mount2 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second8.4 |
. . . Firing Range2.01 km. |
37 mm/69 Flak M42 on an LM/42 mount4 х 2 pcs. |
. . . Average Damage per Second41.2 |
. . . Firing Range3.51 km. |
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed36 knot |
Turning Circle Radius670 m. |
Rudder Shift Time4.5 sec. |
Concealment
Surface Detectability Range7.51 km. |
Air Detectability Range3.5 km. |
Battle Levels
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Z-39 — German special premium Tier VII destroyer.
The last sister ship of destroyer Z-23 belonged to a series of ships laid down after the start of World War II ((Zerstörer 1936A Mob). She carried 150mm guns. During 1944-1945, the ship underwent an overhaul with a considerable reinforcement of her AA defenses. This, however, required that one of the ship's main guns be demounted.
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Hit Points (HP) | Armor (mm) | Armor (mm) | Main Turrets (pcs.) | Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.) | AA Mounts (pcs.) | Torpedo Tubes (pcs.) | Hangar Capacity (pcs.) |
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Z-39 | 19,600 | 6 | 30 | 2/1 | 2/2/2/4/2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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