Blücher

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 Blücher — German • Premium • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

An Admiral Hipper-class cruiser and the second ship in this series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing her sea trials, she played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Serving as the flagship of the squadron tasked with capturing Oslo, the cruiser was sunk on April 9, 1940, while attacking Norwegian coastal fortifications.

Blücher was released as the final reward of the Fire in the Fjords campaign, which took place from February 23rd to March 30th, 2026.

 Navy: GER
 Ship: German
 Nation: Germany
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost:

 Entered Service: 1939
 Ships in Series: 5

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Surgical Shells: A short shell fuse time results in lower chance of over-penetration.

Sticky Shot: Reduced ricochet change - greater chance of penetrating enemy ship armor at sharper angles.

Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	47 500	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 160	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.8	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	740	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.3	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	7.7	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Drilling	-
• Arrangement	4x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	80	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	12 739	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	8	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm L/60 SK C/34	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	11	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	-
• HE maximum damage	2500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	13	-
• HE penetration (mm)	51	-
• AP maximum damage	6100	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	3.3	-
• HE maximum damage	1200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	20	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	129	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flakzwilling 30	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	28	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Flak 38	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	51	-
• Range (km)	2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Blücher

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	47 500	16	160	10	4x2	4	8.3

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm L/60 SK C/34	4x2	11	18	2500	13	6100

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Drilling	4x3	80s	7.2s	12 739	8	60	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.8 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Blücher

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Blücher

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.8km Detection of ships: 5.6km Duration: 118s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +237 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +15% Duration: 180s Reload time: 90s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 60s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 5

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Blücher

Pros:

• Good set of consumables
• Good maneuverability
• Hard-hitting main battery AP shells with improved penetration angles
• Numerous torpedoes with decent range

Cons:

• Poor AA defense
• Mediocre HE damage
• Overmatchable turtleback armor
• Vulnerable to HE shells

Performance

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