H-41 Battleship (Improved H-Class - Larger Guns!)
IMPROVED H-CLASS - 1941 Design Study! - 6 ships planned (pure paper, never laid down!). 68,800 tons standard, 76,476 tons full load (+22% over H-39!). 8× 42cm (16.5") guns in 4× twin turrets (BIGGER than H-39's 16"!). 1,200 kg shells (+17% heavier!). 30 kts, 9,800 nm range. Enhanced armor (320mm belt, 400mm turrets vs H-39's 380mm, 150mm deck!). Design finalized 1941 (after H-39 cancellation!). Response to British Lion, US Montana, Japanese Yamato escalation. Operation Barbarossa (June 1941) ended ANY BB construction! All resources to Eastern Front. Germany lacked fuel for existing fleet! Dönitz opposed (U-boat priority - correct!). 37% heavier than Bismarck. Would be formidable IF built. FANTASY DESIGN - impossible to build/operate. RAF/USAAF would sink it (Tirpitz example). Arms race mentality vs WWII reality!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 53400 t
- Displacement (full)
- 76476 t
- Length
- 872.7 ft
- Beam
- 121.4 ft
- Crew
- 2800 (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (pure paper design, never laid down)
- Commissioned
- Never (design study only)
- Decommissioned
- Never built
Performance
- Top speed
- 30 kn
- Range
- 16000 nm at 19 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- "8× 42cm SK C/34 guns" (4× twin turrets - 16.5-INCH!)
- Secondary guns
- "12× 15cm SK C/28 guns" (6× twin turrets planned)
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 320mm (12.6 inches - same as H-39)
- Deck
- 150mm (5.9 inches - IMPROVED over H-39!)
- Fire control
- Advanced fire control systems planned
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 94.39
- Research cost
- 33,225
- Credit cost
- 66,073
Notable
- **IMPROVED H-CLASS!** (Enhanced H-39 design!)
- 68,800 tons standard, 76,476 tons full load (+22% over H-39!)
- 6 ships planned (pure paper - never laid down!)
- 8× 42cm (16.5") guns in 4× twin turrets (BIGGER than H-39's 16"!)
- 1,200 kg armor-piercing shells (+17% heavier than H-39!)
- 30 knots maximum speed (176,000 shp turbines, +11,000 over H-39!)
- 9,800 nm range at 19 knots (estimated)
- Enhanced armor: 320mm belt, 400mm turrets (vs 380mm H-39), 150mm deck!
- Design finalized 1941 (after H-39 cancellation!)
- Response to British Lion, US Montana, Japanese Yamato designs
- International battleship arms race escalation!
- Operation Barbarossa (June 1941) ended any BB construction possibility
- All resources diverted to Eastern Front (tanks, aircraft, U-boats)
- Germany lacked fuel even for existing capital ships
- Shipyard capacity needed for U-boats, destroyers
- Dönitz strongly opposed (argued U-boat priority - correct!)
- 37% heavier than Bismarck, comparable speed
- Would have been formidable IF completed (excellent firepower + protection)
- **FANTASY DESIGN**: Impossible to build/operate given Germany's situation
- RAF/USAAF would have sunk it (Tirpitz example)
- Design studies ignored Germany's resource constraints
- Arms race mentality vs WWII reality!