P-Class Battlecruiser (Improved O-Class - Diesel Power!)
IMPROVED O-CLASS - 1939 Diesel Revolutionary! - 3 ships planned (never laid down, design not finalized!). 36,500 tons, 35.5 KNOTS, 6× 38cm (15") guns in 3× twin turrets. DIESEL BATTLECRUISER! 12× MAN diesel engines (primary) + 3× steam turbines (sprint boost)! 16,000 nm range (DOUBLE O-class!)! Combined diesel cruising + turbine sprint (best of both!). Inspired by Deutschland-class success. Perfect for Atlantic raiding (unlimited range!). Improved armor (165mm belt). Enhanced AA. 4× floatplanes. Later Plan Z addition. More complex/expensive than O-class. CANCELLED September 1939 (WWII outbreak!). Never laid down. Diesel engines needed for U-boats! Would need 4+ years (impossible!). Bismarck proved surface raiders futile. Would be sunk by carrier aircraft. U-boats proved more effective! Ultimate commerce raider on paper! Reality: Would be sunk or bottled up! END OF BATTLECRUISER TREE!
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 22145 t
- Displacement (full)
- 40100 t
- Length
- 754.6 ft
- Beam
- 85.3 ft
- Crew
- 2000 (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (planned but never laid down, cancelled 1939)
- Commissioned
- Never (cancelled before construction)
- Decommissioned
- Never built
Performance
- Top speed
- 33 kn
Armament
- Main guns
- "6× 38cm SK C/34 guns" (3× twin turrets - 15-INCH!)
- Secondary guns
- "6× 15cm SK C/28 guns" (3× twin turrets)
- Torpedoes
- None
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 165mm (6.5 inches - slightly improved over O-class)
- Deck
- 85mm (3.3 inches)
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 76.63
- Research cost
- 26,974
- Credit cost
- 53,641
Notable
- **IMPROVED O-CLASS!** (Diesel primary propulsion!)
- **DIESEL BATTLECRUISER!** (Revolutionary hybrid!)
- 36,500 tons standard, 40,100 tons full load
- 3 ships planned (never laid down, design not finalized!)
- 6× 38cm (15") guns in 3× twin turrets (same as O-class)
- **35.5 KNOTS** with diesel + turbine hybrid!
- **12× MAN diesel engines** (primary propulsion!)
- **3× steam turbines** (sprint speed boost!)
- **16,000 nm range at 19 knots!** (DOUBLE O-class!)
- Combined diesel cruising + turbine sprint (best of both!)
- Inspired by Deutschland-class diesel success
- Perfect for Atlantic commerce raiding (unlimited range!)
- Improved armor: 165mm belt (vs O-class 160mm)
- Enhanced AA: 8× 10.5cm + 10× 3.7cm + 20× 2cm
- 4× floatplanes + 2 catapults (improved reconnaissance)
- Later addition to Plan Z program
- More complex, more expensive, longer build time than O-class
- **CANCELLED September 1939** (WWII outbreak!)
- Never laid down, design not even finalized
- All resources diverted to U-boats, destroyers, aircraft
- Diesel engines needed for U-boats instead!
- Would require 4+ years construction (impossible!)
- Germany had fuel shortages by 1941
- Bismarck proved surface raiders futile
- Would be sunk by carrier aircraft
- U-boats proved more effective raiders
- **Ultimate commerce raider design on paper!**
- **Reality: Would be sunk or bottled up!**
- **END OF BATTLECRUISER TREE!**