Z-52

Tier Legendary | Type: Destroyer
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Z-46	none
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints20 800

Armor13 - 20 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

128mm L/45 Drh LC/413x2

Firing Range10.8 km

Reload Time4.1 s

180° Turn Time10 s

HE Maximum Damage1500

HE Fire Chance7 %

HE Penetration32 mm

AP Maximum Damage3000

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

533mm Vierling2x4

Reload Time90 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage14 400

Detectability by Sea1.4 km

Range10.5 km

Speed69 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

37mm Flak LM/427x2

DPS72

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 2

55mm L/77 Gerät 583x1

DPS52

Range4.5 km

AA Armament 3

128mm L/45 Drh LC/413x2

DPS45

Range5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed37.5 kn

Turning Circle Radius700 m

Rudder Shift Time4.5 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea7.1 km

Detectability by Air3.5 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.6 km

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.


Year of Design: 1943

Ship Traits
Tough: Above average base HP rating.	Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.	Extended Sonar: Sonar's range increased.

Modules

	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

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition 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 Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

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 maximum ship speed.

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

Sonar

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

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

Player Opinion

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

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

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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