Moltke-Class
Enhanced Battlecruisers - Evolution of Von der Tann with 10× 28cm guns (+25% firepower) and 270mm armor. SMS Goeben escaped to Turkey (August 1914), bringing Ottoman Empire into WWI—prolonged war by 1-2 years. SMS Moltke survived Jutland (4 hits). Goeben/Yavuz served 62 years (longest dreadnought-era capital ship).
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 22979 t
- Displacement (full)
- 25400 t
- Length
- 612.2 ft
- Beam
- 96.5 ft
- Crew
- 1053
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1911-1912
- Decommissioned
- 1919-1976 (Goeben as TCG Yavuz until 1976!)
Performance
- Top speed
- 25.5 kn
- Range
- 4120 nm at 14 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 10× 28cm (11-inch) SK L/50
- Secondary guns
- 12× 15cm (5.9-inch) SK L/45
- Torpedoes
- 4× 50cm submerged
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 270mm Krupp cemented
- Deck
- 50mm
- Fire control
- Manual optical rangefinders
In-Game
- Tier
- T3
- Game power
- 39.38
- Research cost
- 7,797
- Credit cost
- 27,566
Notable
- Increased firepower (10 guns vs Von der Tann's 8)
- Enhanced armor (270mm belt)
- SMS Goeben brought Ottoman Empire into WWI
- Longest-serving dreadnought-era capital ship (Goeben/Yavuz 62 years)