SMS Elbing

SMS Elbing

Z43

Emden

SMS Elbing

Z43

Emden

Germany

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

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Description

The Pillau-class, SMS Elbing, 1915 is a rank III German light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel80 / 40 / 20 mm

Main fire tower50 / 50 / 0 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement5 305 t

Crew442 people

SMS Elbing is a well protected ship, having a turtleback armour scheme (40 mm thick, with 80 mm panels at the front and rear), like many other heavier German ships. Additionally, it has coal bunkers, which can provide a bit of extra protection at times. Main batteries are shielded by 50 mm of armour, which will protect them from most, if not all, HE shells that will come their way. Secondary cannons have no protection, but they aren't very useful anyway. The bridge is protected by 75 mm of armour on all sides. It is a well-protected ship for its BR.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB59 / 25 km/h

RB51 / 22 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	59	25
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	51	22

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 310 → 5 495

RB5 472 → 6 976

Total cost of modifications26 700

50 000

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

310 / 600 / 100 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 2 700 Cost: 5 100 270 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 290	Damage Control Division Research: 2 700 Cost: 5 100 270 Fire Division Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Smokescreen Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Shrapnel Protection Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110 Ventilation Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110 New Pumps Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 290 Ammo Wetting Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 290	Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 150mm_ger_skl45_naval_sap_ammo_pack Research: 1 200 Cost: 2 200 120 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110 150mm_ger_skl45_l_3_7_naval_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 110

Armament

Primary armament

8 х Turret150 mm/45 SK L/45 cannon

Ammunition150 rounds

Vertical guidance-7° / 20°

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
Sprgr. L/4.1 Kz	HE	21	21	21	21	21	21
Sprgr. L/4.1 Bd.Z	SAPBC	95	80	61	47	37	28
Psgr. L/3.7	APCBC	238	201	153	117	93	71

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
Sprgr. L/4.1 Kz	HE	835	45.3	0	0.1	1,600	79°	80°	81°
Sprgr. L/4.1 Bd.Z	SAPBC	835	45.3	0.01	7	1,050	48°	63°	71°
Sprgr. L/3.7	APCBC	835	45.3	0.015	7	990	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

4 х Turret52 mm/55 SK L/55 cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

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Additional armament

Setup 12 x 500 mm G6c torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Good torpedo launcher angles (only lacks coverage to the direct front/rear)
• Good armour protection for its BR

Cons:

• Minimal amount of secondary armament, ineffective against medium and long-range aircraft and smaller ships
• Only 2 very slow torpedoes
• Sluggish

History

SMS Elbing was a light cruiser originally ordered by the Imperial Russian Navy with the name Admiral Nevelskoy. However, after the start of WW1 she was confiscated and launched in 1914 as SMS Elbing, being commissioned into the High Seas Fleet in September 1915.

She only partook in 2 major operations, the first of which being the Bombardment of Yarmouth and Lowestoft, which were of some military importance with the main aim of the raid being to draw out defensive ships to be picked off by the German battlecruiser squadron or full High Seas Fleet if necessary. Elbing herself along with light cruiser Rostock attempted to draw the defensive force of cruisers and destroyers into the waiting guns of the German battlecruisers, but after seeing them, the British ships turned away. Light cruiser HMS Conquest and destroyer HMS Laertes still received heavy damage as well as an unnamed light cruiser being slightly damaged. The result was inconclusive as the nearby British forces were too small to challenge the German ships and the attackers withdrew before significant forces like the British fast response battlecruiser squadron or Grand Fleet could arrive. Her second and final battle would be as part of the Battle of Jutland in May/June 1916, the only full scale battleship clash during the war and the last naval battle mainly fought by battleships. On 31st May Elbing was part of Scouting Group II - also containing her only sister ship SMS Pillau - where after first sighting the British 1st Light Cruiser Squadron after they opened fire on German torpedo boats, Elbing scored the first hit of the battle against light cruiser HMS Galatea at extreme range. After disengaging and a brief attempt to shoot down a British seaplane, Scouting Group II encountered and engaged HMS Chester, scoring several hits. British battlecruisers intervened, disabling a light cruiser but scoring no hits on Elbing despite a torpedo passing under her without detonating. Elbing was later hit by a single shot from the 2nd Light Cruiser Squadron, knocking out her wireless station, killing 4 and wounding 12. After midnight, the German fleet found the British rear destroyer screen, at which time Elbing was on the port side of the line and opened fire just after dreadnought SMS Westfalen began the engagement. The destroyers launched a torpedo attack forcing the 3 cruisers to turn starboard, straight towards the German line.

Elbing would not return from the Battle of Jutland, as during the turn to starboard she attempted to slot between battleships Nassau and Posen, but Posen's captain did not realise this until it was too late to avoid a collision. Posen turned hard to starboard but still collided with Elbing's starboard quarter, holing it below the waterline and flooding the starboard engine first. She took on a list of 18 degrees allowing the water to spread to the port engine room, forcing all engines to be shut down causing the ship to lose all electrical power. She was immobilised but not in danger of sinking, so after a torpedo boat took off most of her crew, her commander and a few officers rigged an improvised sail to bring her closer to shore. This was short-lived however, as British destroyers were sighted nearby and the order to scuttle the ship was given. The remaining men set off in the ship's cutter, rescuing a surgeon from HMS Tipperary before being met by a Dutch trawler which took them to Holland.

Over the Battle of Jutland, Elbing expended 230 rounds of 15 cm ammunition and 1 torpedo, with only 4 men killed and 12 wounded.

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] SMS Elbing: Armor Inside

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