Gaede

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 Gaede — German • Tech Tree • Tier V • Destroyer.

One of the designs for the Zerstörer 1934 destroyer. The ship was designed to be relatively large for her type and featured a very powerful artillery armament of 150 mm cruiser caliber guns. This caliber was unusual for destroyers.

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

 Tier: V
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 55 000

 Year of Design: 1933
 Predecessor: T-22
 Successors: Maass, Z-23
 Variants: Le Glorieux

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Sluggish Aim: Below average main battery traverse speed. Close quarters combat problematic.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	15 000	15 700
• Armor (mm)	10 - 16	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	36	36
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.6	4

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.4	-

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)	7.5	8
• Speed (kt)	62	65

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	128mm L/45 LC/34	150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36
• Main artillery arrangement	4x1	4x1
• Firing range (km)	9.3	10.2
• Reload time (sec)	5.1	7.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	22.5
• HE maximum damage	1500	2200
• HE fire chance (%)	6	12
• HE penetration (mm)	21	25
• AP maximum damage	3000	3700
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm Flak 38	20mm Flak 38
• Arrangement	8x1	4x1
• DPS	24	12
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm Flakzwilling 30	20mm Flakvierling 38
• Arrangement	2x2	4x4
• DPS	5	24
• Range (km)	3.5	2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	37mm Flak LM/43
• Arrangement	-	2x1
• DPS	-	15
• Range (km)	-	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Gaede

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	15 000	10	16	0	4x1	2	5.6	0
Hull B	15 700	10	16	0	4x1	2	4	480 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
128mm L/45 LC/34	4x1	5.1	22.5	1500	6	3000	0
150mm L/48 Tbts LC/36	4x1	7.5	22.5	2200	12	3700	60 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	9.3 km	0
Targeting System Typ 5 mod. 2	10 %	10.2 km	60 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
533mm Vierling	2x4	90s	7.2s	13 700	7.5	62	1.3	0
533mm Vierling	2x4	90s	7.2s	13 700	8	65	1.3	60 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	36 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Gaede

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%

Consumables

Destroyer - Gaede

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: 61s 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: 2.8km Detection of ships: 4km Duration: 92s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Gaede

Pros:

• Powerful main battery guns.
• Torpedoes are fast with good range and hitting power for Tier V.
• Large HP pool.
• First of its line to get access to the Sonarconsumable.

Cons:

• Sub-par handling characteristics for a destroyer: slow rudder shift and a turning radius larger than some Tier V cruisers.
• Slow turret traverse.
• Mediocre concealment.

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Gaede

Always Courageous

• Stock hull HP reduced from 15 700 to 15 000

• Bow HP reduced from 2100 to 2000
• Hull HP reduced from 11 800 to 11 300
• Magazine HP reduced from 7900 to 7500
• Steering gear HP reduced from 4700 to 4500

• Upgraded hull HP reduced from 16 500 to 15 700

• Bow HP reduced from 2200 to 2100
• Stern HP reduced from 1400 to 1300
• Hull HP reduced from 12 400 to 11 800
• Magazine HP reduced from 8300 to 7900
• Steering gear HP reduced from 5000 to 4700
• Superstructure HP reduced from 1400 to 1300

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