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Dresden

WoWS World of Warships Germany Cruiser · Tier II

Main Battery
105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount
10 turrets × 1 barrels
Range 9.9 km

Specifications

Dresden Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15
ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EU
915.9K
52.80%
#5 of 16
18,462
#10 of 16
ASIA
235K
54.19%
#2 of 16
21,299
#13 of 16
NA
403.7K
53.43%
#3 of 16
19,419
#10 of 16

Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.

Survivability

Hit Points15,800
#12 of 16
Group avg 17,644
0
Deck Armor9 mm
Bow / Stern Armor6 mm
Ship Length118.2 m
Ship Width13.6 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout10×1(Total barrels 10)
Caliber105 mm
Firing Range9.9 km
#8 of 16
Group avg 10.1 km
Reload Time5.0 s
Rotation Time18.0 s
Max Dispersion101 m
Sigma2.00
Shell Types
HE Shell
Damage1,200
Shell Velocity710 m/s
Fire Chance4%
Penetration26 mm
Air Drag0.2
Flight Time6.99 s
Nominal all-gun DPM144,000
#4 of 16
Group avg 120,720

AA Defense

AA Ranges
Short range1.5 km18 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed25.0 knots
#6 of 16
Group avg 23.3 knots
Turning Radius420 m
#6 of 16
Group avg 443 m
Rudder Shift Time6.9 s
Engine Power18,800 hp
Displacement4,268 t
Power-to-Weight4.40 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection9.26 km
#11 of 16
Group avg 9.00 km
Min Surface Detection8.33 km
Air Detection3.62 km
Submarine Detection3.62 km
Detectability Firing in Smoke3.40 km

Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party

Dresden Change History

    • Buffpercent of non-citadel damage that can be restored50 → 60 %
    • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter
    • Penetration of main battery HE shells with a caliber of 105 mm has been increased from 18 to 26 mm.
See all version changes →

Modules

105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount
105 mm/40 SK C/04 on an MPL C/04 mount
Dresden (A)
Dresden (A)
Dresden (B)
Dresden (B)
Propulsion: 18,800 hp
Propulsion: 18,800 hp
FKS Typ 2 Mod. 1
FKS Typ 2 Mod. 1
FKS Typ 2 Mod. 2
FKS Typ 2 Mod. 2

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1