H-Class
Nazi Germany's Ultimate Battleship Fantasy - Plan Z's centerpiece (approved 18 Jan 1939, war started 1 Sep 1939 = 7.5 months later!). H-39: 56,444 tons, 8× 40.6cm (16-inch) guns, 12,000 nm range (diesel). 2 keels laid (Jul-Sep 1939), construction halted immediately (30 Sep 1939, U-boat priority), scrapped Nov 1941. Design escalation: H-39 (56,444 tons) → H-41 (74,799 tons, 42cm guns) → H-42 (96,555 tons, 48cm guns) → H-43 (111,000 tons) → H-44 (139,272 tons, 8× 50.8cm/20-inch guns, largest battleship ever designed). 300-500 million RM wasted (could have built 300-500 U-boats). Strategic delusion: Projected 1945-1948 completion, war decided before ships operational. Zero ships launched, zero operational value.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 53400 t
- Displacement (full)
- 62000 t
- Length
- 872.7 ft
- Beam
- 121.4 ft
- Crew
- 2200 (designed)
- Ships built
- 0 (2 keels laid, scrapped incomplete)
- Commissioned
- None (never completed)
- Decommissioned
- 1941 (construction canceled, keels scrapped)
Performance
- Top speed
- 30 kn
- Range
- 12000 nm at 19 knots (estimated)
Armament
- Main guns
- 8× 40.6cm (16-inch) SK C/34
- Secondary guns
- 12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK C/28
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 300mm Krupp cemented
- Deck
- 100-120mm
- Fire control
- Designed similar to Bismarck-class (not built)
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 179.7
- Research cost
- 142,322
- Credit cost
- 125,790
Notable
- Plan Z centerpiece (6× H-39 battleships, 1945-1948 completion projected)
- H-39: 2 keels laid (Jul-Sep 1939), scrapped Nov 1941 (zero operational value)
- H-44: Largest battleship ever designed (139,272 tons, 8× 50.8cm/20-inch guns)
- Design escalation absurdity (H-39 → H-41 → H-42 → H-43 → H-44)
- 300-500 million RM wasted (could have built 300-500 U-boats)
- Strategic delusion (Plan Z approved 18 Jan 1939, war started 1 Sep 1939 = 7.5 months!)