Roon

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 Roon — German • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

The ship differed from her predecessor with her larger size and considerably reinforced AA armament. Moreover, she had more main battery guns with a different arrangement, resulting in the ship's artillery power being concentrated in her aft end.

 Navy: GER
 Ship: German
 Nation: Germany
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1938
 Predecessor: Hipper
 Successors: Hindenburg

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Extended Sonar: Sonar's range increased.

Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	43 400	49 500
• Armor (mm)	16 - 150	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	19

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	780	780
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15	10.6

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	8.1	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Vierling	533mm Vierling
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload time (sec)	90	90
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	13 700	13 700
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	1.3
• Range (km)	6	6
• Speed (kt)	64	64

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm L/60 SK C/34	203mm L/60 SK C/34
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	14.4	15.9
• Reload time (sec)	11	9.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	16.4	16.4
• HE maximum damage	3000	3000
• HE fire chance (%)	13	13
• HE penetration (mm)	51	51
• AP maximum damage	6000	6000
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 DOP. L. C/37	105mm L/65 DOP. L. C/37
• Arrangement	6x2	6x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	3.3	3.3
• HE maximum damage	1200	1200
• HE fire chance (%)	5	5
• HE penetration (mm)	20	26
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	150mm L/55 MPL C/35	150mm L/55 MPL C/35
• Arrangement	4x1	4x1
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• HE maximum damage	1700	1700
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	38	38
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	150mm L/55 SK C/28	150mm L/55 SK C/28
• Arrangement	1x2	1x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	7.5	7.5
• HE maximum damage	1700	1700
• HE fire chance (%)	8	8
• HE penetration (mm)	38	38

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Flak 38	20mm Flakzwilling 38
• Arrangement	10x1	8x2
• DPS	30	34
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flak LM/42	20mm Flakvierling 38
• Arrangement	6x1	4x4
• DPS	45	26
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flak LM/42	37mm Flak LM/42
• Arrangement	7x2	16x2
• DPS	72	165
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	105mm L/65 DOP. L. C/37	105mm L/65 DOP. L. C/37
• Arrangement	6x2	6x2
• DPS	100	100
• Range (km)	4.5	4.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Roon

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	43 400	16	150	19	3x3	2	15	0
Hull B	49 500	16	150	19	3x3	2	10.6	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
203mm L/60 SK C/34	3x3	11	16.4	3000	13	6000	0
203mm L/60 SK C/34	3x3	9.5	16.4	3000	13	6000	625 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.4 km	0
Targeting System Typ 9 mod. 2	10 %	15.9 km	625 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Vierling	2x4	90s	7.2s	13 700	6	64	1.3
533mm Vierling	2x4	90s	7.2s	13 700	6	64	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Roon

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 - Roon

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: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 5

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +297 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s 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 - Roon

Pros:

• Improved HE penetration.
• Good AP alpha and decent main battery reload time for its caliber.
• Large HP pool.
• Hull B has good AA defenses.

Cons:

• Low top speed for its tier.
• Fewer torpedoes per side with a longer reload than its predecessor.
• Poor main battery firing range for a Tier VIII cruiser.
• Main battery firing angles are questionable.
• Mediocre handling characteristics.

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Roon

Under the Black Flag

• Stock main battery 180° turn time reduced from 30 s to 25.7 s
• Upgraded main battery 180° turn time reduced from 30 s to 20 s

Of Stars and Freedom

• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 13 s to 11 s
• Upgraded main battery reload time reduced from 10.5 s to 9.5 s
• Stock and upgraded main battery maximum HE shell damage increased from 2700 to 3000
• Stock main battery 180 degree turn time reduced from 25.7 s to 16.4 s
• Upgraded main battery 180 degree turn time reduced from 20 s to 16.4 s
• Stock hull rudder-shift time reduced from 16 s to 15 s
• Upgraded hull rudder-shift time reduced from 11.4 s to 10.6 s

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