Prinz Eugen
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Description
The Admiral Hipper-class, Prinz Eugen, 1945 is a premium gift rank IV German heavy cruiser
with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
These cannons are great for taking out destoryers. Since they have a good rate of fire and damage out put. They also makes decent anti-air guns for high altitude bombers. Though not very effective but it will make their drops on you harder. Depending on which target you want to foucus you may load diffrent shells. He shells for destoryers and other smaller vessles. Time fued He for anti-air if there is a lot of bombers in the sky. Base fused He for thick destoryers (edit: is there base fused he for secoundary?). By presing alt+2 you can take control of the secoundary your self, making them more effective and give you the ability to change the shells depending on the situation you are in. However this will leave you vulnerable to other cursiers because you wil be focusing most of your attension other vehicles. So it is better to level up your AI gunners and leave the jobs for them, while you focus on other cursiers or destoryers with your powerful main gun.Anti-aircraft armament
Prinz Eugen is covered with 40 mm and 20 mm AA guns, boasting an overall much more effective defence than her sister ship the Admiral Hipper. These guns easily protect the ship from close-range air assaults, while the 105 mm secondary guns will make sure high altitude bombers think twice before presenting themselves as an easy target, though they lack the proximity-fused shells sported by American and British heavy AA guns. It is best to aim the guns yourself if they are coming in from high altitude because most strategic bomber can't manoeuvre very well, making them easy to lead and aim at. The 40 mm and 20 mm autocannons are also great at wiping out torpedo boats and other small vessels. Since they often carry torpedoes that can one-shot or critically damage you, the wall of autocannon fire will make those torpedo boats think twice before rushing you, allowng you to focus more on the main target like other cruisers or destroyers.
Torpedo armament
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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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Media
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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 heavy cruisers | |
|---|---|
| Admiral Hipper-class | Admiral Hipper · Prinz Eugen |
| Deutschland-class | Admiral Graf Spee |
| Germany premium ships | |
|---|---|
| Motor torpedo boats | LS 4 Esau · KM-5 · S-204 Lang · S-701 |
| Minelayers | VS-8 |
| Sub-chasers | M-802 |
| Frigates | Lübeck |
| Destroyers | Jaguar · Luchs · T31 · Z20 Karl Galster · Z25 · Z47 |
| Light cruisers | Karlsruhe |
| Heavy cruisers | Prinz Eugen |
| Battleships | SMS Nassau |
