Z-31

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 Z-31 — German • Tech Tree • Tier VI • Destroyer.

Following a halt to its construction, part of the 1936B destroyer class was laid down again in 1940 and 1941. The new 1936A(Mob) class was armed with 5.9-inch (150 mm) guns. Z-31, the lead ship of the class, was commissioned in April 1942. She saw action in the Barents Sea, where she fought convoy JW-51B, participated in a raid on Svalbard, and carried German troops from Finland to Norway in 1944. The ship suffered heavy damage in an encounter with British cruisers in January 1945. After the war, she was handed over to France and renamed Marceau.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 143 000

 Entered Service: 1942
 Ships in Series: 15
 Predecessor: Maass
 Successors: G. J. Maerker, F. Schultz

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	18 500	23 300
• Armor (mm)	6 - 30	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.5	35
• Turning circle radius (m)	670	670
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.2	4.8

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	3.1	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Vierling	533mm Vierling
• Arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Reload time (sec)	120	120
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Maximum simulated damage	12 867	12 867
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.2	1.2
• Range (km)	7.5	7.5
• Speed (kt)	52	52

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36	150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36
• Main artillery arrangement	2x1	2x1
• Main artillery name 2	150mm L/48 LDrh LC/38	150mm L/48 LDrh LC/38
• Main artillery arrangement 2	1x2	1x2
• Firing range (km)	10.5	11.6
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• 180° turn time (sec)	12.9	12.9
• HE maximum damage	1800	1800
• HE fire chance (%)	12	12
• HE penetration (mm)	38	38
• AP maximum damage	3700	3700
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Flak 38	20mm Flakzwilling 38
• Arrangement	8x1	6x2
• DPS	24	25
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flakzwilling 30	20mm Flakvierling 38
• Arrangement	4x2	2x4
• DPS	10	12
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	37mm Flak LM/42
• Arrangement	-	4x2
• DPS	-	41
• Range (km)	-	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Z-31

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	18 500	6	30	0	2x1	2	7.2	0
Hull B	23 300	6	30	0	2x1	2	4.8	1 800 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36	2x1	6	12.9	1800	12	3700
150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36	2x1	6	12.9	1800	12	3700

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	10.5 km	0
Targeting System FKS Typ 7 Mod. 2	10 %	11.6 km	225 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Vierling	2x4	120s	7.2s	12 867	7.5	52	1.2
533mm Vierling	2x4	120s	7.2s	12 867	7.5	52	1.2

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	31.5 kn	0
Engine: 70 000 hp	35 kn	225 000

Modifications

Destroyer - Z-31

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%	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%

Consumables

Destroyer - Z-31

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Smoke Generator

Generates a smoke screen behind the ship that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Duration: 20s Dispersion time: 65s Reload time: 240s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

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

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

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Player Opinion

Destroyer - Z-31

Pros:

• Largest HP pool of all Tier VI destroyers.
• Thick central armor (25 mm), cannot be penetrated by most destroyers.
• Guns have good accuracy.
• High AP shell damage.
• Enhanced AP shell ricochet angles.
• Very high HE shell penetration (38 mm).

Cons:

• Guns have long reload.
• Genuinely abysmal DPM.
• Fairly low HE shell damage.
• Torpedoes are glacially slow at 52 knots.
• Long torpedo reload for a Tier VI destroyer.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Z-31

Christmas on the Waves

• Main battery reload time increased from 5.5 s to 6 s

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