World of Warships Supertest: German Supercruiser Clausewitz

Historical background

Clausewitz doesn’t have a historical background to speak of. Essentially, she is a larger version of Hindenburg with 210 mm guns and 128 mm secondaries. She also has improved armor, notably with a 50 mm deck. As the cherry on top, her secondaries have the same dispersion as those of Schlieffen.

Compared to other superships, Clausewitz doesn’t have an alternative firing mode. I really wish she was the standard and not the exception.

Ship’s preview

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Clausewitz	Propulsion: 165 000 HP	FKS Typ 11 Mod. 1	210 mm/60 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/40 mount	G7 T1 Ausf.C

General Characteristics

Main Armament

4 x 3 210 mm/60 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/40 mount
Maximum Firing Range	18.510 km
Reloading Time	9.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	22.5 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	37°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	46°
Sigma	2.05 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	161 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 210 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7
Alpha Damage	2 400
Penetration capacity	53 mm
Explosion size	0.91
Fire chance	14 %
Projectile Speed	925 m/s
Air Drag	0.297
Projectile Mass	138.7 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 210 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4
Alpha Damage	6 200
Projectile Speed	925 m/s
Air Drag	0.297
Projectile Mass	138.7 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 400
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	35 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

10 x 2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret
Maximum Firing Range	8.300 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
Alpha Damage	1 500
HE penetration	32 mm
Explosion Size	0.41
Chance to Cause Fire	5 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.313
Projectile Mass	26.0 kg

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3	Slot 4
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 60 s	Hydroacoustic Search Number of charges: 3 Work time: 120 s Cooldown: 120 s Torpedo spotting range: 4.0 km Ship spotting range: 6.0 km	Spotting Aircraft Number of charges: 4 Work time: 100 s Cooldown: 240 s Maximum firing range: +20%	Repair Party Number of charges: 4 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%
	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Damage from continuous DPS: +50% Damage from flak explosions: +300%	Fighter Number of charges: 3 Work time: 60 s Cooldown: 90 s Number of planes in a squadron: 4 Patrol radius: 3.0 km

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Main belt:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

As of right now, while Clausewitz definitely looks strong with her armor and strong guns, she is far from standing at the same height as the other superships.
Firstly, Clausewitz is suffering from the good old German syndrome of having poor firing angles. This is especially true when kiting as she needs to present a lot of broadside.
Secondly, she actually doesn’t get a particularly big improvement in terms of firepower compared to Hindenburg. Initially, we were told that the 2 400 alpha damage on the HE was a bug and would be fixed but…. it actually became a feature. Wargaming said that she might get it buffed based on testing results on the live server so there is hope.

Finally, we are hitting the big issue. All the other superships have an alternative firing mode or equivalent. Clausewitz is completely vanilla, free from any sort of real gimmick. The problem is that, as the exception, she might end up falling well behind things like Annapolis or Condé.

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