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Admiral Graf Spee
IV
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
Battle rating
Germany
Game nation
Heavy cruiser
Main role
105,000
RP
Research
310,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Admiral Graf Spee was a German cruiser of the Deutschland class, commonly referred to as the "pocket battleships" because of their large guns and small size. They were designed to comply with the Treaty of Versailles, which limited the naval power of Germany after World War I. The Admiral Graf Spee was the most advanced and heavily armoured of the class, and had a brief but successful career in World War II, sinking nine merchant ships in the Atlantic Ocean. However, she was cornered by a British task force at the River Plate, where she fought a fierce but inconclusive battle. She then sailed to Montevideo, where she was scuttled by her own crew to avoid capture.

Introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind", the Admiral Graf Spee lives up to her "pocket battleship" moniker thanks to her slow but hard-hitting firepower. The Graf Spee primarily excels at long range engagements, capable of out-ranging any other cruiser at her rank. Her protection, while nowhere close to an actual battleship's, is sufficient to take a considerable amount of damage, especially at longer ranges.



Specification
Armour
Citadel 100 / 100 / 30 mm
Main fire tower 140 / 80 / 170 mm
Hull 25 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 16,320 t
Crew 1,175 persons
Max speed
Forward 53456245 km/h
Backward 22192519 km/h
Primary armament
2 × Turret — 3 × 283 mm/52 SK C/28 cannon
Ammunition 720 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
31.7 → 24.4 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 40°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7.26.17.26.1 °/s
Vertical 86.886.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE656565656565
APCBC542504453414382337
SAPBC281261234214198174
Secondary armament
8 × Turret — 15 cm/55 SK C/28 cannon
Ammunition 1,600 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
9.8 → 7.5 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 35°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 54.354.3 °/s
Vertical 108.5108.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE373737373737
APCBC254223187163146125
SAPBC12410891797161
Anti-aircraft armament
3 × Turret — 2 × 10.5 cm/60 SK C/33 AA cannon
Ammunition 2,520 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
4.7 → 3.6 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 80°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 108.5108.5 °/s
Vertical 86.886.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE-TF202020202020
4 × Turret — 2 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 mounting
Ammunition 16,000 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -10 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 19.616.719.616.7 °/s
Vertical 1512.81512.8 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE555555
14 × Turret — 2 cm/65 C/30 automatic cannon
Ammunition 28,000 rounds
Belt capacity 20 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 276 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 6555.36555.3 °/s
Vertical 5546.85546.8 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-T/AP/HEF-T/HEF363529242118
Additional armament
Setup 1 8 × 533 mm G7a torpedo
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 11,390 → 15,433 SL
RB 11,287 → 15,294 SL
Crew training 90,000 SL
Experts 570,000 SL
Aces 1,200 GE
Research Aces 310,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
450 / 600 % SL
178 % RP
Total cost of modifications 92,900 RP
155,000 SL
Talisman cost 1,800 GE

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