Deutschland Panzerschiff (Pocket Battleship!)
POCKET BATTLESHIPS - 1933 Diesel Revolution! - 3 ships: DEUTSCHLAND/LÜTZOW, ADMIRAL SCHEER (most successful raider!), ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE (River Plate legend!). FIRST ALL-DIESEL WARSHIP! (8× MAN 9-cylinder diesels!). TREATY OF VERSAILLES LOOPHOLE! (Claimed 10,000 tons, actually 12,340+ tons!). 16,300 nm range at 18.69 kts (INCREDIBLE endurance for commerce raiding!). 28.5 kts (faster than WWI battleships!). 6× 28cm (11") guns in 2× triple turrets (Treaty maximum!). First extensive welding. ADMIRAL SCHEER: MOST SUCCESSFUL GERMAN RAIDER (17 ships, 113,223 GRT!), sank HMS Jervis Bay, bombed RAF 1945. ADMIRAL GRAF SPEE: BATTLE OF RIVER PLATE (December 13, 1939), fought 3 British cruisers, SCUTTLED in Montevideo December 17, 1939! Captain Langsdorff suicide. "POCKET BATTLESHIP" nickname! REVOLUTIONARY!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 10600 t
- Displacement (full)
- 16200 t
- Length
- 610.2 ft
- Beam
- 67.9 ft
- Crew
- 1150
- Ships built
- 3
- Commissioned
- 1933-1936
- Decommissioned
- 1945-1947 (Graf Spee scuttled 1939, Scheer bombed 1945, Lützow to USSR 1946)
Performance
- Top speed
- 26 kn
- Range
- 10000 nm at 20 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- "6× 28cm SK C/28 guns" (2× triple turrets - 11-INCH!)
- Secondary guns
- "8× 15cm SK C/28 guns" (4× twin turrets)
- Torpedoes
- 8× 53.3cm torpedo tubes
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 80mm (3.1 inches - THIN! Emphasis on speed!)
- Deck
- 45mm
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 68.19
- Research cost
- 24,003
- Credit cost
- 47,733
Notable
- **POCKET BATTLESHIPS!** (Battleship firepower, cruiser size!)
- **FIRST ALL-DIESEL WARSHIP!** (8× MAN 9-cylinder diesels!)
- **TREATY OF VERSAILLES LOOPHOLE!** (Claimed 10,000 tons, actually 12,340+!)
- **16,300 NM RANGE!** (Incredible endurance for commerce raiding!)
- FIRST EXTENSIVE WELDING! (Weight savings, modern construction!)
- 28.5 KNOTS! (Faster than WWI battleships!)
- 3 ships built (Deutschland/Lützow, Admiral Scheer, Admiral Graf Spee)
- 6× 28cm (11") guns in 2× triple turrets (Treaty maximum caliber!)
- 2× Arado Ar 196 floatplanes (reconnaissance for commerce raiding)
- Thin armor (80mm belt) - speed + range emphasized over protection!
- Commissioned 1933-1936 (Deutschland first: April 1, 1933)
- Deutschland renamed Lützow 1939, ceded to USSR 1946
- **Admiral Scheer: MOST SUCCESSFUL RAIDER!** (17 ships sunk, 113,223 GRT!)
- Scheer: Sank HMS Jervis Bay (November 5, 1940)
- Scheer: Bombed by RAF April 9, 1945, capsized in Kiel
- **Admiral Graf Spee: BATTLE OF RIVER PLATE!** (December 13, 1939)
- Graf Spee: Fought 3 British cruisers (Exeter, Ajax, Achilles)
- Graf Spee: **SCUTTLED** in Montevideo (December 17, 1939)
- Captain Langsdorff suicide (December 20, 1939)
- Revolutionary commerce raider design - emphasized range + speed!
- "Pocket battleship" nickname popularized by British press!