Gneisenau

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Gneisenau — German Tier VII battleship.

A very high-speed battleship that was close to the battle cruiser type. Under the re-armament project, she was equipped with 380 mm guns that enabled her to fight off larger contemporary ships. Among her drawbacks were the small number of main guns and weak horizontal armor.

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 ()
380 mm/52 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount	2.3	36	255	4,400	34	11,600		0	520,000

	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 ()
Gneisenau (A)	50,900	16	360	3	7/4/4	14/7/8/7	2			0	620,000
Gneisenau (B)	58,200	16	360	3	11	12/6/11	2			24,000	1,350,000

	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	0.9	68	7.2	13,700	64	6		0	260,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1		0		0	360,000
FKS Typ 7 Mod. 2		0		12,000	800,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 125,000 hp	28.8		0	300,000
Propulsion: 160,000 hp	32		8,000	650,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Hailing as the first post-World War I battleship design in the German battleship line at Tier VII, Gneisenau dramatically shifts from the bulky, slow-to-react dreadnoughts that are more dangerous when they get close into a post-dreadnought battleship which can do many of the same things (to a certain degree) while remaining one of the most versatile battleships at her tier.

Playing Gneisenau is decidedly different from playing her counterparts at Tier VII. While Gneisenau may appear slender and lightly armored, don't be fooled: she is deceptively durable in the hands of a captain who knows how to handle her. Her 15-inch guns give her the capability of fighting on the same level as her peers, though she does have fewer barrels than the competition. From a handling perspective, she's the fastest battleship out of the German line, and has no trouble keeping up with cruisers as needed.

Her speed is arguably Gneisenau’s greatest asset. It allows her to close the gap with enemy battleships and force them into close range where her main battery, secondary guns, and torpedoes can deliver the killing blow. While most battleships tend to join a battle line, Gneisenau can instead join up with fast cruisers and blitz the enemy by appearing quickly from an unexpected location. She is capable of operating solo, but extra caution is needed when doing so; her main battery dispersion is frequently frustrating, making long-range combat decidedly not her strong suit. Gneisenau is most comfortable at medium-to-close range — even point-blank range — where she can make every shell and torpedo count.

From 2016 until the introduction of the German battlecruiser line in 2021, Gneisenau was the only regular tech tree battleship to have access to torpedoes; the only other battleships with torpedo tubes during that time were all premiums: Her sister ship Scharnhorst, the tier VIII Tirpitz, and Japanese premiums Mutsu and Kii. Her tier VII battlecruiser counterpart Prinz Heinrich boasts longer range (but slower) torpedoes, as well as Hydroacoustic Search. Gneisenau for her part has faster overall reload times on her main and secondary guns, and a much higher top speed. Both ships sport strong secondaries of equal range, but half of Prinz Heinrich's are single 150mm guns instead of Gneisenau’s rapid firing dual 128mm. While this means Prinz Heinrich has better secondary penetration against higher tiers, Gneisenau’s batteries unload more than twice as quickly, and are capable of shredding unwary ships of her own tier or lower.

Gneisenau — like Scharnhorst — is a ship that is equally at ease diving into a melee or holding back from one. Learning when to dive in and put her secondaries and torpedoes to work (and when not to) is half the fun of learning how to play her well.

LittleWhiteMouse in the Gneisenau from the NA forums. Tested in Update 0.5.9.

Pros:

Highly versatile battleship; her armament allows her to play as a typical battleship, while her speed lets her behave as a battlecruiser at need.
Excellent 15-inch guns, same as those on Bismarck and Tirpitz.
First-rate speed for a battleship (32 knots); the fastest battleship in the German battleship tree. With a Sierra Mike () signal, she is as fast as Tier IX's Iowa.
Solid secondary battery guns, comparable to Japanese counterpart Nagato.
Good range at her tier.
Has one triple-tube torpedo launcher on each side.
Outstanding armor belt combined with German turtleback armor scheme makes her deceptively durable.
Reasonable concealment rating; with a captain that has Concealment Expert, her surface detection range goes down to an astounding 13.1km (comparable to the equal tier Japanese cruiser Myoko).
Good anti-aircraft suite; when fully built for anti-air duties, she is deadly to enemy planes.

Cons:

Short torpedo range of 6km.
15-inch guns have trouble with angled enemy battleships (use HE against the superstructure or choose a different target).
Only 6 main guns with questionable accuracy results in low hit ratio and damage output.
Easily set on fire.
She is nearly impossible to citadel, but will take a lot of full penetration damage.
AB-X layout of dual mount turrets may feel lacking.
Dispersion can be infuriating.
Deck armor can potentially be penetrated by bigger guns.
Rather bad turning radius.
Extremely vulnerable to AP bombs.

Research

Hull (B) is first priority, as it comes with a boatload more hit points and secondary guns (that also contribute to her anti-aircraft defense). The engine module upgrade should be next, with the range upgrade being taken last.

Optimal Configuration

Gneisenau doesn't mind brawling at close range; her commander skills and upgrades can be tailored to such tactics, or focused more on anti-aircraft defense to increase her survivability.

Upgrades

Gneisenau has access to four Upgrade Slots as a Tier VII ship. Gneisenau also has the option of building for Secondaries or AA.

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 to improve her main battery survival.
Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  to improve her overall survival in battle.
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 to improve her main battery accuracy, or AA Guns Modification 1 for an AA build, or Secondary Battery Modification 1 for a secondary build.
Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 to further improve her overall survival. Steering Gears Modification 1 is also an option to improve her maneuverability.

Even if choosing to focus on her secondary battery, Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 is not recommended; improving the survivability of Gneisenau’s main battery with Main Armaments Mod 1 is still a better choice.

Commander Skills

Secondary Battery Build: Priority Target or Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Adrenaline Rush at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, Advanced Firing Training at Level 4. These skills increase Gneisenau’s survivability while buffing her secondary battery range. Subsequent points should be invested in Manual Fire for Secondary Armament and Basic Firing Training.

Anti-Aircraft Build: Priority Target or Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Expert Marksman at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, Manual Fire Control for AA Armament at Level 4. Additional points should be put into Advanced Firing Training when available. Gneisenau is a deathtrap for enemy planes in this configuration, dispensing a punishing amount of damage from her 128mm dual-purpose guns.

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

Gneisenau can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Repair Party 
Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  or Catapult Fighter

Usage of Spotting Aircraft  is recommended over the Catapult Fighter , as high tier maps as well as ranged engagements call for more range, while the capabilities of the fighter aircraft are far more limited.

Signals

Players who have followed the Secondary Battery Build above will want to equip Mike Yankee Soxisix () and India Delta () signals in order to further boost the effectiveness of their secondaries and Repair Party  consumable, respectively. Players following the Anti-Aircraft Build are encouraged to equip November Echo Setteseven () for the bonus to AA gun damage.

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.

Historical Info

References

Ships of Germany

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Battleships	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Aircraft Carriers	IV Rhein • VI Weser • VI Erich Loewenhardt • VIII August von Parseval • VIII Graf Zeppelin • VIII Graf Zeppelin B • X Manfred von Richthofen • X Max Immelmann

Battleships

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France	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
U.S.S.R.	III Knyaz Suvorov • IV Imperator Nikolai I • IV Gangut • V Pyotr Velikiy • V Oktyabrskaya Revolutsiya • VI Izmail • VI Novorossiysk • VII Sinop • VII Poltava • VIII Vladivostok • VIII Lenin • VIII Borodino • IX Sovetsky Soyuz • IX Navarin • IX AL Sov. Rossiya • X Kremlin • X Slava • ★ Admiral Ushakov
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Germany	III Nassau • III Von der Tann • III König Albert • IV Kaiser • IV Moltke • V König • V Derfflinger • VI Bayern • VI Mackensen • VI Prinz Eitel Friedrich • VII Gneisenau • VII Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst • VII AL Prinz Heinrich • VII Scharnhorst B • VII Scharnhorst '43 • VIII Tirpitz • VIII Bismarck • VIII Zieten • VIII Odin • VIII Brandenburg • VIII Anhalt • VIII Brandenburg B • VIII Tirpitz B • IX Friedrich der Grosse • IX Prinz Rupprecht • IX Pommern • IX Pommern B • X Grosser Kurfürst • X Schlieffen • X Preussen • X Mecklenburg • ★ Hannover
Pan-Asia	IX Bajie • IX Wujing • IX Sun Yat-Sen • IX Louchuan
Spain	IX Victoria
Europe	V Viribus Unitis • IX Karl XIV Johan
Netherlands
Italy	IV Dante Alighieri • V Conte di Cavour • V Giulio Cesare • VI Andrea Doria • VII Francesco Caracciolo • VIII Vittorio Veneto • VIII Roma • VIII AL Littorio • IX Lepanto • IX Marco Polo • IX Giuseppe Verdi • X Cristoforo Colombo • X Ruggiero di Lauria • X Sicilia
Commonwealth	VII Yukon
Pan-America	V Rio de Janeiro • VIII Atlântico

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 |Anno=<!-- you can write below short description for the ship. it will replace default once. -->
-A very high-speed battleship that was close to the battle cruiser type. Under the re-armament project, she was equipped with 380 mm guns that enabled her to fight off larger contemporary ships. Among her drawbacks were the small number of main guns and weak horizontal armor.<br><br><br>{{Model3DViewer|49d2855ef78340bc9cb9af268850459a}}
+A very high-speed battleship that was close to the battle cruiser type. Under the re-armament project, she was equipped with 380 mm guns that enabled her to fight off larger contemporary ships. Among her drawbacks were the small number of main guns and weak horizontal armor.
 |Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
+{{AA Sidebar Warning Insert}}
 Hailing as the first post-World War I battleship design in the German battleship line at Tier VII, ''Gneisenau'' dramatically shifts from the bulky, slow-to-react dreadnoughts that are more dangerous when they get close into a post-dreadnought battleship which can do many of the same things (to a certain degree) while remaining one of the most versatile battleships at her tier.
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 Her speed is arguably ''Gneisenau''’s greatest asset.  It allows her to close the gap with enemy battleships and force them into close range where her main battery, secondary guns, and torpedoes can deliver the killing blow.  While most battleships tend to join a battle line, ''Gneisenau'' can instead join up with fast cruisers and blitz the enemy by appearing quickly from an unexpected location.  She is capable of operating solo, but extra caution is needed when doing so; her main battery dispersion is frequently frustrating, making long-range combat decidedly not her strong suit.  ''Gneisenau'' is most comfortable at medium-to-close range — even point-blank range — where she can make every shell and torpedo count.
-''Gneisenau'' is unique in the game as the only regular tech tree battleship to have torpedoes available; the only other battleships with torpedo tubes are her premium sister ''[[Scharnhorst]]'', the premium version of her successor, ''[[Tirpitz]]'', and Japanese premiums ''[[Mutsu]]'' and ''[[Kii]]''.  Her rakish looks hide a brutal array of secondary batteries that unload at an impressive rate of fire, and are more than capable of shredding destroyers of equal and lower tiers (higher tier destroyers are likely to have concealment values that make closing with them suicidal).
+From 2016 until the introduction of the German battlecruiser line in 2021, ''Gneisenau'' was the only regular tech tree battleship to have access to torpedoes; the only other battleships with torpedo tubes during that time were all premiums: Her sister ship ''[[Scharnhorst]]'', the tier VIII ''[[Tirpitz]]'', and Japanese premiums ''[[Mutsu]]'' and ''[[Kii]]''.  Her tier VII battlecruiser counterpart ''[[Prinz Heinrich]]'' boasts longer range (but slower) torpedoes, as well as Hydroacoustic Search.  ''Gneisenau'' for her part has faster overall reload times on her main and secondary guns, and a much higher top speed.  Both ships sport strong secondaries of equal range, but half of Prinz Heinrich's are single 150mm guns instead of ''Gneisenau''’s rapid firing dual 128mm. While this means Prinz Heinrich has better secondary penetration against higher tiers, ''Gneisenau''’s batteries unload more than twice as quickly, and are capable of shredding unwary ships of her own tier or lower.
 ''Gneisenau'' — like ''Scharnhorst'' — is a ship that is equally at ease diving into a melee or holding back from one.  Learning when to dive in and put her secondaries and torpedoes to work (and when not to) is half the fun of learning how to play her well.
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 * Short torpedo range of 6km.
 * 15-inch guns have trouble with angled enemy battleships (use HE against the superstructure or choose a different target).
+* Only 6 main guns with questionable accuracy results in low hit ratio and damage output.
 * Easily set on fire.
 * She is nearly impossible to citadel, but will take a lot of full penetration damage.
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 * Deck armor can ''potentially'' be penetrated by bigger guns.
 * Rather bad turning radius.
+* Extremely vulnerable to AP bombs.
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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 * '''Slot 1:''' {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to improve her main battery survival.
 * '''Slot 2:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 1}} to improve her overall survival in battle.
-* '''Slot 3:''' {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} to improve her main battery accuracy, '''or''' {{AA Guns Modification 1}} for an AA build, '''or''' {{Secondary Battery Modification 2}} for a secondary build.
+* '''Slot 3:''' {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} to improve her main battery accuracy, '''or''' {{AA Guns Modification 1}} for an AA build, '''or''' {{Secondary Battery Modification 1}} for a secondary build.
-* '''Slot 4:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} to further improve her overall survival. {{Steering Gears Modification 2}} is also an option to improve her maneuverability.
+* '''Slot 4:''' {{Damage Control System Modification 2}} to further improve her overall survival. {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} is also an option to improve her maneuverability.
 {{block|!!|content=Even if choosing to focus on her secondary battery, {{Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1}} is not recommended; improving the survivability of ''Gneisenau''’s main battery with Main Armaments Mod 1 is still a better choice.}}
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 '''Anti-Aircraft Build:''' Priority Target or Preventative Maintenance at Level 1, Expert Marksman at Level 2, Superintendent at Level 3, Manual Fire Control for AA Armament at Level 4.  Additional points should be put into Advanced Firing Training when available.  ''Gneisenau'' is a deathtrap for enemy planes in this configuration, dispensing a punishing amount of damage from her 128mm dual-purpose guns.
-{{Commander Skills 2
+{{Commander Skills 3 BB
-<!-- This version enables a '0' rating. Use it for skills that have no effect (e.g. Improved Engines on a non-CV) or are detrimental to the ship.  They should mirror what appears in the game client. -->
+<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
-| rating11 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
+| rating11 =  <!-- Gun Feeder -->
-| rating12 = 2 <!-- Preventive Maint -->
+| rating12 = 2 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
-| rating13 = 1 <!-- Expert Loader -->
+| rating13 =  <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
-| rating14 = 0 <!-- Air Supremacy -->
+| rating14 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Specialist -->
-| rating15 = 1 <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
+| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating16 = 0 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
+| rating16 =  <!-- Preventive Maintenance -->
-| rating17 = 1 <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
-| rating18 = 0 <!-- Last Gasp -->
-| rating21 = 1 <!-- High Alert -->
+| rating21 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
-| rating22 = 2 <!-- Jack of All Trades -->
+| rating22 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
-| rating23 = 3 <!-- Expert Marksman -->
+| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
-| rating24 = 1 <!-- Torpedo Acceleration -->
+| rating24 =  <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating25 = 0 <!-- Smoke Screen Expert -->
+| rating25 = 3 <!-- Priority Target -->
-| rating26 = 0 <!-- Improved Engines -->
+| rating26 = 2 <!-- AA Gunner -->
-| rating27 = 1 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating28 =  <!-- Last Stand -->
-| rating31 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
+| rating31 =  <!-- Super-Heavy AP Shells -->
-| rating32 = 1 <!-- Survivability Expert-->
+| rating32 = 2 <!-- Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells -->
-| rating33 = 1 <!-- Torpedo Armament Expertise-->
+| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
-| rating34 = 0 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
+| rating34 = 2 <!-- Basics of Survivability -->
-| rating35 = 2 <!-- Basic Firing Training -->
+| rating35 =  <!-- Enhanced Anti-Torpedo Protection -->
-| rating36 = 3 <!-- Superintendent -->
+| rating36 = 1 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
-| rating37 = 1 <!-- Demolition Expert -->
-| rating38 = 2 <!-- Vigilance -->
-| rating41 = 3 <!-- Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament -->
+| rating41 =  <!-- Swift in Silence -->
-| rating42 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention -->
+| rating42 = 3 <!-- Improved Secondary Battery Aiming -->
-| rating43 = 1 <!-- Inertia Fuse for HE Shells -->
+| rating43 = 2 <!-- Close Quarters Combat -->
-| rating44 = 0 <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
+| rating44 = 2 <!-- Emergency Repair Expert -->
-| rating45 = 3 <!-- Advanced Firing Training -->
+| rating45 = 1 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
-| rating46 =  <!-- Massive AA Fire -->
+| rating46 = 2 <!-- Fire Prevention Expert -->
-| rating47 = 1 <!-- Radio Position Finding -->
-| rating48 = 2 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
 }}
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 * '''Slot 3:'''  {{Spotting Aircraft}} '''or''' {{Catapult Fighter}}
+Usage of {{Spotting Aircraft}} is recommended over the {{Catapult Fighter}}, as high tier maps as well as ranged engagements call for more range, while the capabilities of the fighter aircraft are far more limited.
-Both {{Damage Control Party II}} and {{Repair Party II}} are recommended for the quicker cooldowns, especially for captains who have opted for the '''Secondary Battery Build'''.
 |Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
-[[Ship:Camouflage#Standard Camouflage|Type 1, 2, or 5 camouflage]] can be equipped for credits; Types 2 or 5 are recommended at a minimum to reduce the accuracy of incoming shells.
+{{TT Ship Camo Insert|shiptier=7}}
-Players who wish to spend doubloons can equip ''Gneisenau'' with [[Ship:Camouflage#Permanent_Camouflage|Type 17 camouflage]] that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her repair costs, and increases the amount of experience she earns.
 |Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
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 | Juliet Charlie = 1
-| Zulu =
-| India Bravo Terrathree =
-| Equal Speed Charlie London = 2
-| Zulu Hotel = 1
-| Papa Papa =
-| Wyvern =
-| Red Dragon =
-| Dragon Flag = 1
-| Ouroboros =
-| Hydra =
 }}
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 ====Armor====
-:Main belt: 350mm mid, 70mm forward, 90mm aft
+:Main belt: 320mm mid, 70mm forward, 90mm aft
 :Upper belt: 35mm
 :Torpedo bulkhead: 45mm
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 The propulsion was upgraded from the ''Deutschland''s.  Unlike the diesel propulsion of their immediate predecessors, the ''Scharnhorst'' class went back to traditional steam propulsion, able to crank out 125,000 shaft horsepower across three shafts; output could be pushed up to over 160,000 in times of great need.  This gave the ''Scharnhorst'' class a design speed of 31 knots, with the highest noted speed being above 33 knots. A stern catapult would allow them to operate seaplanes for the purposes of scouting.
-The protection of the ''Scharnhorst'' class was drastically improved. The main armor belt was 350mm thick, and behind it followed a 105-110mm strong turtleback, which would deflect shells away from the vitals at short combat ranges. The horizontal protection consisted of a 50mm strong main deck, and the vital areas had an additional 80-95mm strong armored deck.
+The protection of the ''Scharnhorst'' class was drastically improved. The main armor belt was 320mm thick, and behind it followed a 105-110mm strong turtleback, which would deflect shells away from the vitals at short combat ranges. The horizontal protection consisted of a 50mm strong main deck, and the vital areas had an additional 80-95mm strong armored deck.
 During their service these ships saw several modifications. The most important ones were the addition of an Atlantic bow in 1939 to improve the seaworthiness, the removal of the optical rangefinders of the A-turret in 1941 due to the lenses being constantly coated with water, the aforementioned addition of triple-tube torpedo launchers in 1942, and the continual addition of radar and sensory equipment for the purpose of detecting and engaging opposing vessels.
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 ====Historical Inaccuracies====
-* ''Gneisenau''’s original 283mm main battery guns are not available in-game. See [[Scharnhorst]] for the historical version.
+* All of ''Gneisenau''’s historical camouflage schemes are missing.
+* Historical 283mm main battery guns in three triple turrets are missing. See [[Scharnhorst]] for the historical version.
 * Hull (A) represents ''Gneisenau''’s planned configuration after refitting with 38.0 cm SK C/34 main guns; these are the same 15-inch guns found on both ''[[Bismarck]]'' and ''[[Tirpitz]]''. She and her sister ''Scharnhorst'' were to be fitted with them historically, but this upgrade never actually occurred. However, the tripod mast that had been constructed and planned to be fitted to ''Gneisenau'' aft of the hangar during her major refit is not present. This mast would take the same position as it does on ''Scharnhorst''.
 * Her historical secondary battery has been replaced by a hypothetical set of 12.8 cm KM40 guns on Hull (B). The tripod mast is still missing from this upgrade.
 * Stock propulsion is fictitious. There was no 125,000 shaft horsepower downgrade.
-* None of ''Gneisenau''’s historical paint schemes are currently available..
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+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_battleship_Gneisenau German battleship ''Gneisenau'' - Wikipedia]
+# [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scharnhorst-class_battleship ''Scharnhorst''-class battleship - Wikipedia]
+<references />
+{{WoWS Ship Changelog Insert|1=
+*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.9.
+*Introduced in Update 0.5.10.
+*Update 0.5.12:
+**2 20mm Flakvierling 30 AA guns were added to Hull (A). As a result, the average AA damage at a distance of 2 km increased from 89 to 101.
+**Fixed display of navigation lights at low settings.
+*Update 0.5.16:
+**Added anchor holders on haws.
+*Update 0.6.8:
+**For 105-mm secondary battery shells, the chance of setting fire was reduced from 9% to 5%, and the damage from 1300 to 1200.
+**The range of the secondary battery was increased from 5 to 5.3 km.
+**Hull (B): reload time of 128 mm secondary battery guns decreased from 5 to 4 s.
+**Improved appearance with the use of a special technology for rendering thin elements (mainly rigging).
+*Update 0.6.12:
+**Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 14.33 km.
+**Detection range of Arado Ar.196 carrier-based aircraft was brought to the correct value. Detection from other aircraft will now be 7 km, from ships - 8 km.
+*Update 0.6.14:
+**Some minor fixes to the textures and geometry of the ship. The changes do not affect the game balance in any way.
+*Update 0.6.15:
+**For the permanent Type 17 camouflage, the discount on ship maintenance was increased from 5 to 10%.
+*Update 0.7.12:
+**Fixed a bug with incorrect armor penetration. The armor penetration of a high-explosive 150 mm secondary battery shell was increased from 36 mm to 37 mm.
+*Update 0.8.5:
+**Credit earnings increased by 5%.
+**XP earnings increased by 5%.
+*Update 0.8.7:
+**Minor geometry and texture fixes.
+*Update 0.8.10:
+**The effects of the secondary battery guns 128 mm L / 61 SK C / 42 were updated.
+*Update 0.8.11:
+**The main battery dispersion ellipse was adjusted to that of American and British battleships.
+*Update 0.9.2:
+**Penetration of secondary battery 105 mm HE shells increased from 18 to 26 mm.
+*Update 0.9.6:
+**The value of the in-game turning circle radius was changed to 830 m to correct prior discrepancy.
+*Update 0.10.0:
+**Increased accuracy of secondary battery guns.
+**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.3 km.
+*Update 0.11.7:
+**Minor fixes to the model and textures of the ship.
+}}
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