Leopard

Leopard

Z15 Erich Steinbrinck

Leopard

Z15 Erich Steinbrinck

Germany

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

Destroyer

Research:Free

Purchase:Free

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Description

The Raubtier-class, Leopard, 1932 is a Rank I German destroyer with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.79 "Project X" as part of the fleet closed beta teat.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Antifragmentation armour

Armour	Bow (Slope angle)	Sides	Stern	Deck
Hull	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armour	Front	Sides	Rear	Roof
Turrets	8 mm Front N/A Gun mantlet	8 mm	N/A	8 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)
1,320
Max Speed (km/h)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	??	74
Realistic/Simulator	54	63

Armament

Primary armament

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Secondary armament

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Anti-aircraft armament

An important part of the ship’s armament responsible for air raid defence. Talk about the ship’s anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets.

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Torpedo armament

Many ships are armed with torpedo launchers, and for some vessels such as boats, torpedoes are an extremely important means of defeating an opponent. Evaluate the position of the torpedo launchers, discuss the ammunition available, firing specifics such as dead zones, features of the torpedoes themselves, etc.

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Special armament

Depth charges, mines, rocket launchers and missiles are also effective in skilled hands and can be an unexpected surprise for an opponent. Evaluate the ammunition of this type of armament and rate its performance in combat.

Usage in battles

Pros and cons

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Cons:

History

The Type 24 Leopard was one of 6 ships produced as part of the Type 24 Torpedo boat lineup or the Raubtier (Predator) class. All 6 ships were commissioned in 1928-1929 and were produced at the Reichsmarinewerft ("Navy Yard") in Wilhelmshaven. Using electrical welding for construction, the ships also features 2 geared steam turbines with 3 boilers. Originally, the Type 1924 was planned to feature 12.7 cm guns, however, after consideration, the ships were produced with updated 10.5 cm cannons. The ships were used for a surprising amount of time, however, all but one ship was lost before 1942.

The leopard (the ship in game) was launched in 1928, and subsequently completed in 1929. The ship was lost in a collision on the 30th of April, 1940

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Media

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See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
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External links

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