Z-52

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 Z-52 — German • Legendary Tier • Destroyer.

One of the last German destroyers to be laid down before the end of World War II. She had dimensions that were considered to be quite significant for a ship of her type. Owing to her dual-purpose artillery and up-to-date automatic AA mounts, this ship boasted very powerful AA defenses.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Destroyer
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1943
 Predecessor: Z-46
 Variants: Sharki

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Extended Sonar: Sonar's range increased.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	20 800	-
• Armor (mm)	13 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	37.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	700	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	4.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.1	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm Vierling	-
• Arrangement	2x4	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	14 400	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.4	-
• Range (km)	10.5	-
• Speed (kt)	69	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	128mm L/45 Drh LC/41	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	10.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	4.1	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	10	-
• HE maximum damage	1500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	7	-
• HE penetration (mm)	32	-
• AP maximum damage	3000	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flak LM/42	-
• Arrangement	7x2	-
• DPS	72	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	55mm L/77 Gerät 58	-
• Arrangement	3x1	-
• DPS	52	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	128mm L/45 Drh LC/41	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	45	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Z-52

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	20 800	13	20	0	3x2	2	4.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
128mm L/45 Drh LC/41	3x2	4.1	10	1500	7	3000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	10.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm Vierling	2x4	90s	7.2s	14 400	10.5	69	1.4

	Maximum Speed
Stock	37.5 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Z-52

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%
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%	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

Destroyer - Z-52

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: 77s 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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 4km Detection of ships: 5.7km Duration: 122s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Z-52

Pros:

• Good main battery rate of fire and traverse speed
• Excellent HE penetration, being able to pen 32mm plating
• High AP alpha damage
• Fast torpedoes with good range
• Very fast torpedo reload time
• Fairly good AA suite
• Long range and long lasting Sonarconsumable

Cons:

• Worst Smoke Generatorperformance in tier/class
• Low torpedo damage and flood chance
• Large turn radius
• Large target, tends to eat full penetrations from all non-BB AP shells

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Z-52

Breeze of Inspiration

• Main battery reload time increased from 3.9 s to 4.1 s
• Torpedo reload time increased from 85 s to 90 s
• Detectability range by sea increased from 6.9 km to 7.1 km
• Detectability range by air increased from 3.4 km to 3.5 km
• Detectability range by sea while firing in smoke increased from 2.5 km to 2.6 km
• Detectability range by air while firing main battery increased from 2.56 km to 2.6 km
• Sonar range reduced from 5.9 km to 5.7 km

History

Destroyer - Z-52

Z-52 is based on the German Type 1942C destroyer project, the successor of the Type 1936C class (represented in-game by the tech tree ship Z-46). Sharing the same main battery and torpedo armament as her predecessor, she was designed with a more conventional layout for her artillery and a diesel propulsion system that was tested on the experimental Destroyer Z-51 of the Type 1942 class. The goal was to achieve a Mass-producible destroyer with good range, low oil consumption and prepared against aerial threat thanks to a dual-purpose main battery.

In 1943, five Type 1942C class ships were ordered with the numbers Z-52 to Z-56, but none of the ships were completed since the project was stopped the year later.

In World of Warships: Legends, Z-52 is represented fairly accurately to her historical design, and is shown without any major altercation to her blueprints.

Source :

• Sieche, Erwin, "Germany". In Chesneau, Roger (ed.). Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1922–1946, London, Conway Maritime Press, pp. 218–254, 1980

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