Improved Hipper-Class
Enhanced Admiral Hipper Design (Paper Ship) - Never Built - Theoretical improved Admiral Hipper design, never progressed beyond planning. 19,200 tons, 8× 20.3cm guns (4× twin turrets), 33 knots. Enhanced armor protection (100-120mm belt vs. 70-80mm), longer range (8,000 nm vs. 6,800 nm), heavier displacement (+37% vs. Admiral Hipper). Same main armament but improved layout and protection. Design study only, never officially proposed for construction. Would have been Germany's most balanced heavy cruiser, combining Admiral Hipper's firepower with enhanced protection and endurance. Reliability penalty (-15%) due to theoretical nature.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 16170 t
- Displacement (full)
- 25000 t
- Length
- 665.4 ft
- Beam
- 69.9 ft
- Crew
- 1800 (estimated)
- Ships built
- 0 (design study only)
- Commissioned
- Never built
- Decommissioned
- Never built
Performance
- Top speed
- 32 kn
- Range
- 8000 nm at 20 knots (planned)
Armament
- Main guns
- 8× 20.3cm (8-inch) SK C/34 (4× twin turrets)
- Secondary guns
- 12× 10.5cm SK C/33 AA
- Torpedoes
- 12× 53.3cm (4× triple mounts)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- 100-120mm waterline belt
- Deck
- 60-80mm
- Fire control
- Advanced fire control radar + automated systems (planned)
In-Game
- Tier
- T6
- Game power
- 187.33
- Research cost
- 148,365
- Credit cost
- 131,131
Notable
- Enhanced Admiral Hipper design (larger, better-protected)
- Improved armor protection (+40% vs. Admiral Hipper)
- Longer range (8,000 nm vs. 6,800 nm)
- Heavier displacement (19,200 tons vs. 14,050 tons)
- Same armament (8× 20.3cm) but better layout
- Design study only (never progressed beyond planning)
- Would have been Germany's most balanced heavy cruiser
- Reliability penalty (-15% due to theoretical design)