MZ1
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Description
The MZ1 is a rank IV German motor torpedo gun boat with a battle rating of 3.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta test.
General info
Survivability and armour
Armor protection on the MZ1 is almost nonexistent. Other than a 15 mm gun shield on the 88 mm guns, the boat does not have any protection even against smaller caliber guns. To make the matter much worse, at its BR, the MZ1 will face several opponents with either high-caliber guns or autocannons, both of which is a great threat to the ship's survival. On the plus side, however. The MZ1 can take a high amount of crew loss by up to 37 when aced thanks to its fairly large crew count of 52 and its huge, spaced profile.
Mobility
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
| Forward | Reverse | ||
| AB | |||
| Upgraded | 39 | 14 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 29 | 11 | |
Mobility of the MZ1 is mediocre at best and poor at worst. When stock, the boat has a terrible top speed of only 29 km/h (AB) / 23 km/h (RB) and awful traverse speed (even worse than some motor barges). This, combinded with its poor protection, makes the stock MZ1 very fraustating to play. After getting a mobility upgrade, the MZ1's top speed is more toleable and gives more room for evasive manuover.
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
The MZ1 is equipped with two 8.8 cm S.K.C/35 cannons placed at the bow and stern. These cannons have relatively quick reload time of 5 seconds, and is quite deadly against lightly-armored boats with direct hits. The 88 mm cannons have two types ammunition which is largely the same, the only differences being the researchable HEF-I shell is capable of dealing more damage via incendiary fillers and had a higher chance of detonating enemy boat's ammunition racks.
Secondary armament
Secondary armament consisted of a single 3.7 cm FlaK cannon mounted at the bridge. This multi-purposes cannon is very useful against most opponents it faces. Due to high penetration, this cannon is (ironically) more useful against a well-armored targets such as Soviet armored boats. The downside is that it cannot fire backwards because the bridge is obstructing its line of fire.
Anti-aircraft armament
The MZ1 is equipped with 4 2 cm FlaK cannons. These cannons are adaquate for fending itself from incoming aircraft. Athought you may occasionally have to manually aim the gun by yourself.
Additional armament
The MZ1 is equipped with two G7a torpedoes launched from the bow. These torpedoes are powerful enough to destroy most targets in a single hit. However, due to the boat's poor mobility, launching torpedoes can be tricky, especially when you're moving around rocks and small islets.
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Fairly powerful armament, both large and small calibers
- With some micromanagement skill, it can effectively engage multiple targets at once
- Torpedoes can knock out most targets in one hit
Cons:
- Poor top speed and mobility
- Non-existant armor; relies entirely on large crew count for survival
- Very vulnerable against large-caliber HE shells due to its size and speed
- Performs poorly when stock
History
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Media
See also
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- reference to the series of the ship;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
| Germany boats | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | LS 3 · LS 4 Esau · KM-5 · VS-10 |
| S-38 · S-38b · S-100 · S-147 · S-204 Lang · S-701 | |
| R-301 | |
| V-990 | |
| Jaguar · Hugin · Pfeil | |
| Motor gun boats | R-41 · R-130 · Krischan der Große |
| Motor torpedo gun boats | Albatros · Bussard · MZ1 · Pr. 206 |
| Minelayers | VS-8 |
