
GermanyEliteLestaZ-52
WoWS World of Warships Germany Destroyer · Tier X
- Main Battery
- 128 mm/45 SK C/41 on a Drh LC/41 mount
- 3 turrets × 2 barrels
- Range 12.4 km
- Torpedoes
- 533 mm Vierling
- 2 launchers × 4 tubes
- Range 10 km
Specifications
Survivability
Main Battery
Torpedoes
AA Defense
Maneuverability
Concealment
Depth Charges
Consumables

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Generates a smoke screen that reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy.

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
In the early 1940s, as part of the plan to modernize the German navy, options for building destroyers with diesel propulsion were considered. The first was the Type 1942, the sole representative of which was laid down in 1943. The development of this project was the Type 1944—also with diesel engines but with increased firepower. Six Type 1944 destroyers, with names from Z-52 to Z-56, were laid down in 1943 at the Deschimag shipyard in Bremen, but Allied bombings, a shortage of construction materials, and the need to clear slipways for submarines led to the construction of these destroyers being canceled in July 1944.
