Scharnhorst '43

13.3

Battleship | Germany | Tier VII

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13.3

Battleship | Germany | Tier VII

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VII

Special

Scharnhorst '43 — German special premium Tier VII battleship.

The lead ship in a series of two battleships designed for raiding operations entered service a few months before the outbreak of World War II. Scharnhorst conducted her first battle raid in November 1939. It was followed by support for a landing in Norway, a raid into the Atlantic Ocean, and a breakthrough across the English Channel. In 1943, the battleship was transferred to Norway to attack enemy Arctic convoys. On December 26, 1943, Scharnhorst, flying Rear Admiral Erich Bey's flag, was sunk in battle by an Allied squadron off the North Cape.

Scharnhorst '43 was first released on 6 December 2023, as the reward for the 10th stage of the Holidays in Santa City event's free progression line.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount	2.6	25	248	3,200	20	7,600		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Scharnhorst '43	56,300	16	360	3	7/4/4	10/5/8/7	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
G7a T1	1.3	45	7.2	13,700	64	6		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 160,000 hp	30		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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Scharnhorst '43 is an analogue of Scharnhorst, but even more attuned to brawling. A fearsome suite of auxiliary weapons means she is especially lethal in close-quarters combat, but comes at the expense of main battery performance.

Main Battery

When it comes to main battery guns, Scharnhorst '43 isn’t like most battleships. Like Scharnhorst, she only has 283mm guns, which are significantly smaller than most of her Tier VII counterparts. To compensate, she has a fast 23 second reload and good 2.0 sigma, which means she is more likely to land shells where aimed. She may look and perform more like a battlecruiser, but she still has battleship dispersion. While the reload is three seconds longer than on Scharnhorst, she can still manage to fire two salvos in the time it takes most other battleships to reload.

Another difference is that Scharnhorst '43 uses the standard battleship armor piercing shell fuse time of 0.033 seconds as opposed to Scharnhorst’s improved 0.010 seconds, which means she in practice means she has a better chance of citadelling battleships, but more likely to overpenetrate enemy cruisers. She also has a slightly shorter main battery range of 18.8 km, and, unlike Scharnhorst, it can't be temporarily improved by mounting the Spotting Aircraft  consumable (see Consumables below).

In all other regards, Scharnhorst '43 and Scharnhorst have identical gunnery characteristics. Captains of Scharnhorst will find her ballistics quite comfortable, with the only real downside being her lackluster high explosive shell performance. Bearing all this in mind, Scharnhorst '43’s guns are more effective against battleship superstructures or upper armor belts for more reliable damage.

Torpedoes

Scharnhorst '43’s torpedo armament looks identical to those of Scharnhorst, but with one major difference. They have the same 6 km range and 64 knot speed, but with an unrivaled 45 second reload that makes her a fearsome opponent in close-quarters combat. This gives her the ability to launch torpedoes in advance of engaging an opponent, and possibly have reloaded her torpedo tubes for a killing blow as she sails past her opponent. That is, assuming her torpedo tubes haven’t been knocked out or destroyed in the meantime.

Secondary Battery

In common with most German battleships, Scharnhorst '43 has a fearsome secondary battery with high penetration and standard German battleship accuracy. In fact, it’s even more impressive than Scharnhorst’s secondary battery owing to the faster reload on all of her secondaries. Her 105mm dual-purpose guns reload in just 3.1 seconds, and her heavier 150mm guns reload in only 6.5 seconds. The incredible volume of fire that her secondary battery can dish out gives her excellent potential damage-per-minute in a close-quarters brawl and decent fire-starting capabilities.

Survivability

Scharnhorst '43 and Scharnhorst share an identical armor scheme, which is strong all-around. She boasts a thick icebreaker armor belt that protects her from being citadelled through the bow, and her citadel is well-protected by turtleback armor scheme, traditional of German battleships. A mediocre 22% torpedo damage reduction will help to take the edge off of any unfortunate torpedo strikes, but her below-average pool of hitpoints means that she must utilize her maneuverability and situational awareness to avoid taking torpedoes in the first place. Fortunately, she is equipped with four charges of the standard Repair Party consumable to recover some hitpoints throughout the course of a battle.

Maneuverability

In terms of speed and handling, Scharnhorst '43 is yet again almost identical to Scharnhorst. She has the same 30 knot top speed, 800 meter turning radius, and 14.5 second rudder shift. Her large surface detection radius means that opponents will most likely see her before she spots them, but Scharnhorst '43 has an ace up her sleeve. She is equipped with an enhanced version of the Engine Boost consumable that increases her top speed by 15%, enabling her to rapidly close the distance to her victim to within secondary gun battery range, where she can inflict heavy damage.

Consumables

As mentioned previously, Scharnhorst '43 is equipped with the standard Damage Control Party  and Repair Party  consumables. These will keep her in the fight longer, which she will definitely need given her high stakes, high reward brawling playstyle. She also has access to a 15% Engine Boost  similar to those found on French vessels (3 charges), allowing her to rapidly close to within brawling range of other ships or get out of harm’s way. She also comes with a Catapult Fighter  by default - there is no option to swap it out for a Spotting Aircraft .

Anti-Aircraft Defenses

Scharnhorst '43’s anti-aircraft suite is identical to that of Scharnhorst, which is below-average. She has good long-range damage-per-second but only a 5.2 km range, and her short- and medium-range damage output is abysmal. It is, in effect, a fireworks show welcoming enemy aircraft to the ship.

ASW

Scharnhorst '43 is equipped with standard air-dropped depth charges, featuring an 8 kilometer range and 30 second reload. She gets two flights that drop one depth charge each, dealing a maximum 3400 damage over a blast radius of 375m.

Battle Performance

Scharnhorst '43 is a close-quarters combat player’s dream. She excels at brawling thanks to her faster secondary battery and torpedo reloads combined with a good overall armor scheme and powerful Engine Boost 

consumable. The slightly longer reload on her main battery guns compared to Scharnhorst will not feel so significant at close range - it’s still faster than almost all of the battleships she will face in her matchmaking spread. Captains are recommended to isolate opponents then charge in, guns blazing, chipping away hitpoints and closing the distance until they can deliver the final knockout blow with her torpedoes.

Pros:

Great armor scheme
Relatively quick main battery reload for a battleship
Incredibly quick torpedo reload (45 seconds!)
High rate of fire on secondary guns
Access to improved speed boost consumable

Cons:

Below-average HP pool
Low-caliber main battery guns for a battleship, low penetration
Poor AAA
Large detection radius
No option for spotter plane

Research

As a premium ship, Scharnhorst '43 has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
Slot 3: Secondary Battery Modification 1
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines. ★	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except: Damage Control Party , Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half. ★	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★★★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery.	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range. ★★★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: • +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. • +25% continuous damage. • +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each −5% Main battery reload time ★	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%. ★★★	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range. ★★★	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time .	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Scharnhorst '43 equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party  – 4 charges
Slot 3: Engine Boost  – 3 charges
Slot 4: Catapult Fighter  – 3 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Scharnhorst '43 comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration.	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy.	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed.	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables.	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used.
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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