Z3 Max Schultz-Class (Type 1934)
Type 1934 Production Ships - Enhanced AA - 2 ships commissioned 1938: Z3 Max Schultz, Z4 Richard Beitzen. Type 1934 production ships with slight improvements over Z1/Z2. 2,239 tons standard, 5× 12.7cm (127mm) guns, 8× 533mm torpedoes, 38.5 knots. Enhanced AA armament (8× 20mm vs. 6×), slightly better range (4,450 nm). Named after naval heroes (Max Schultz = German officer). Same Type 1934 stability problems (top-weight issues). WWII service (1939-1944): Norway campaign (Z3 lost First Battle of Narvik 1940), Atlantic operations, English Channel. Both ships lost in combat (Z3 1940, Z4 1944). Continued revolutionary Type 1934 program.
Specifications
- Displacement (std)
- 2223 t
- Displacement (full)
- 3171 t
- Length
- 390.4 ft
- Beam
- 37.1 ft
- Crew
- 315
- Ships built
- 2
- Commissioned
- 1938
- Decommissioned
- 1940-1944
Performance
- Top speed
- 36 kn
- Range
- 4450 nm at 19 knots
Armament
- Main guns
- 5× 12.7cm SK C/34
- Secondary guns
- None
- Torpedoes
- 8× 533mm (2 quad)
Armor & Systems
- Belt
- None (unarmored)
- Deck
- None
- Fire control
- Advanced optical fire control with rangefinder
In-Game
- Tier
- T4
- Game power
- 91.54
- Research cost
- 32,222
- Credit cost
- 64,078
Notable
- Type 1934 production ships (Z3-Z4)
- Slight improvements over Z1/Z2
- Enhanced AA armament (8× 20mm vs. 6×)
- Slightly better range (4,450 nm)
- Named after naval heroes (Max Schultz = German officer)
- 2 ships built
- Continued Type 1934 program
- Same stability issues as Z1/Z2
- Both lost in WWII (1940, 1944)
- Norway campaign participants