Mainz CE

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 Mainz CE — German • Premium • Tier VII • Cruiser.

The project of a cruiser with 150 mm guns (cruiser K), which was developed in the mid-1930s on the basis of the Admiral Hipper-class ships, shortly after the construction of the latter began. She combined the rapid-fire battery of light cruisers with the survivability of heavy ones.

Mainz was released as the final reward of the Origin of Wisdom campaign, which took place from November 8th to December 20th, 2021. The ship later got renamed Mainz CE as a new, alternative version (Mainz) with tweaked stats got released. This "old" version of the ship is no longer obtainable in any way (as the "CE" letters mean Collector's Edition).

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser

 Year of Design: 1936
 Variants: Mainz

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Extended Sonar: Sonar's range increased.

Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	42 500	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 150	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	7	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Vierling	-
• Arrangement	4x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	13 700	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	6	-
• Speed (kt)	64	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	150mm L/60 SK C/25	-
• Main artillery arrangement	4x3	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	6	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	23.7	-
• HE maximum damage	1700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	38	-
• AP maximum damage	3900	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5.5	-
• 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	20mm Flakvierling 38	-
• Arrangement	12x4	-
• DPS	72	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flak LM/42	-
• Arrangement	18x2	-
• DPS	185	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 Dop. L. C/31	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	100	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Mainz CE

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	42 500	16	150	22	4x3	4	10.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
150mm L/60 SK C/25	4x3	6	23.7	1700	8	3900

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Vierling	4x4	90s	7.2s	13 700	6	64	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Mainz CE

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 - Mainz CE

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

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +213 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Mainz CE

Pros:

• Good main battery firing range
• Great DPM for both AP and HE shells
• High HE penetration and decent fire chance
• Comfortable long range gunnery thanks to high shell velocity and flat arcs
• Heavy torpedo armament of four quadruple launchers (two per side), great for close range combat
• Turtleback armor scheme improves citadel protection at close range
• Powerful AA suite

Cons:

• Despite sharing the same hull, Mainz has thinner armor than Hipper
• Poor main battery firing angles
• Torpedoes are short-ranged
• Lightly armored turrets can be disabled/destroyed easily
• Low top speed
• Poor concealment

Performance

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