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Derfflinger-Class

GER Battleship Dreadnought Tier 3 Power 38.91

Germany's Best WWI Battlecruisers - First German 12-inch gun battlecruisers. 300mm armor (+31% thicker than British). SMS Derfflinger "Iron Dog" survived 31 hits at Jutland (3,300 tons flooding). SMS Lützow only German battlecruiser sunk at Jutland (24+ hits before scuttling). Vindicated German philosophy: balanced armor + speed vs British speed-first. All post-Jutland navies adopted German approach.

Specifications

Displacement (std)
26600 t
Displacement (full)
31200 t
Length
690.3 ft
Beam
95.1 ft
Crew
1068-1391
Ships built
3 (1 cancelled)
Commissioned
1914-1917
Decommissioned
1919 (scuttled Scapa Flow)

Performance

Top speed
26.5 kn
Range
5600 nm at 14 knots

Armament

Main guns
8× 30.5cm (12-inch) SK L/50
Secondary guns
12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/45
Torpedoes
4× 50cm submerged

Armor & Systems

Belt
300mm Krupp cemented
Deck
30-80mm
Fire control
Manual optical rangefinders

In-Game

Tier
T3
Game power
38.91
Research cost
7,704
Credit cost
27,237

Notable

Historical source ↗