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Tier ★Battleship
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GermanyEliteUncommonGlobalHannover
WoWS World of Warships Germany Battleship · Tier ★
- Main Battery
- 483 mm/50 SK C42 in a turret
- 4 turrets × 2 barrels
- Range 21.4 km
- Secondaries
- 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.
- Range 8.3 km
Specifications
Hannover Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 959,223
959.2K959,223
Win rate
49.99%
#6 of 7
Avg damage
92,174
#7 of 7
ASIABattles 273,574
273.6K273,574
Win rate
49.21%
#7 of 7
Avg damage
90,871
#7 of 7
NABattles 326,727
326.7K326,727
Win rate
50.39%
#5 of 7
Avg damage
94,059
#7 of 7
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 Points126,500
#2 of 7
Group avg 117,200Flood Damage30%
Main Belt Armor420 mm
Deck Armor50 mm
Bow / Stern Armor32 mm
Ship Length349.6 m
Ship Width45.5 m
Main Battery
Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)
Caliber483 mm
Firing Range21.4 km
#5 of 7
Group avg 23.7 kmReload Time28.0 s
Rotation Time40.0 s
Max Dispersion274 m
Sigma1.80
Shell Types
AP Shell
AP ShellDamage17,300
Shell Velocity810 m/s
Overmatch Threshold33.8 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization6°
Fuse Threshold81 mm
Air Drag0.32
Flight Time12.18 s
Nominal all-gun DPM296,571
#5 of 7
Group avg 312,144HE Shell
HE ShellDamage5,500
Shell Velocity810 m/s
Fire Chance39%
Penetration121 mm
Air Drag0.282
Flight Time11.85 s
Nominal all-gun DPM94,286
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns16
Range8.3 km
Sigma1.00
Max Dispersion391.1 m
Accuracy★★★☆☆ Good
Total DPM720,000
128 mm HE Shell(16×2)
Damage1,500
HE Penetration32 mm
Fire Chance5%
Rate of Fire15 rpm
AA Defense
Flak Bursts9
Flak Damage1,610
AA Ranges
Long range6.0 km221 dps
Mid range4.0 km375 dps
Short range3.0 km315 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed30.0 knots
#4 of 7
Group avg 29.8 knotsTurning Radius1170 m
#6 of 7
Group avg 1,097 mRudder Shift Time21.0 s
Engine Power250,000 hp
Displacement97,570 t
Power-to-Weight2.56 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection18.57 km
#7 of 7
Group avg 17.54 kmMin Surface Detection15.04 km
Air Detection10.00 km
Submarine Detection10.00 km
Detectability Firing in Smoke21.38 km
Combat Instructions
Direct Control Over Secondary Battery Crews
Duration50 s
Charge Required2
Charge Decay1/s (50s)
Charge Method
- Hit an enemy ship with a main battery shell+10
- Hit an enemy ship with a secondary battery shell+1.5
Activation effect
Secondary battery firing range+12%
Secondary battery reload time-20%
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.
Reload80 s
Duration15 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
Repair Party
Repair Party
Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.
Reload80 s
Duration28 s
Charges4
Heal Rate0.5%/s
Citadel10%
Non-Citadel50%
Slot 3
Spotting Aircraft
Spotting Aircraft
Extends main battery firing range.
Reload240 s
Duration100 s
Charges4
Range Boost+20%
or
Fighters
Fighters
Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.
Reload90 s
Duration60 s
Charges3
Fighters4
Slot 4
Hydroacoustic Search
Hydroacoustic Search
Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.
Reload120 s
Duration120 s
Charges3
Ship Detect7.0 km
Torp. Detect4.0 km
Armament
Depth Charge Airstrike
Depth Charge Airstrike
Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.
Reload30 s
Charges2
Strike Range0.5–11.0 km
Planes8
Flights2
Bomb Damage4900
Fire Chance28%
Battle Instructions
Direct Control Over Secondary Battery Crews
Direct Control Over Secondary Battery Crews
Duration50 s
Charge Required2
Charge Decay1/s (50s)
Hit an enemy ship with a main battery shell+10
Hit an enemy ship with a secondary battery shell+1.5
Secondary battery firing range+12%
Secondary battery reload time-20%
Hannover Change History
Combat Instructions parameters changed
- Removed current progress conditions.
Combat Instructions parameters changed · Added new progress conditions
- Hit an enemy ship with a main battery shell - 10%.
- Hit an enemy ship with a secondary guns shell - 1.5%.
- Buffhydroacoustic search consumable range6 → 7 km
- Buffnumber of adjustment firing salvoes required to activate combat instructions12 → 10
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
A further development of the H-class project with reinforced main battery guns. The next step after the 457 mm guns would be to increase the caliber to 19 inches (483 mm). Such a caliber would establish German battleships as the most heavily armed vessels in the annals of naval history. By the time of their development, plans were in place to completely discontinue the use of non-dual-purpose secondary battery guns and replace them with dual-purpose artillery.
Modules
483 mm/50 SK C42
483 mm/50 SK C42
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:2.1
Max AP Damage:17,300
Max HE Damage:5,500
Rotation Time:40s
Hannover
Hannover
Hull
AA Guns:42
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:16
HP:126,500
Range:19-480
Torpedo Tubes:0
Propulsion: 250,000 hp
Propulsion: 250,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:30 knots
FKS Typ 11 Mod. 1
FKS Typ 11 Mod. 1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%
Main battery survivability: +50%
Main battery repair time: -20%
Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%
Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%
Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%
Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
Spotting Aircraft Modification 1
Spotting Aircraft consumable action time: +30%
Slot 2
Engine Room Protection
Engine Room Protection
Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%
Steering gears repair time: -20%
Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%
Engine repair time: -20%
Damage Control System Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Risk of catching fire: -5%
Risk of flooding: -3%
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
Consumable action time: +20%
Slot 3
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%
Secondary battery firing range: +5%
Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%
AA Guns Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%
Secondary battery firing range: +20%
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed: +15%
Slot 4
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%
Airstrike armament reload time: -20%
Depth charge damage: +15%
Steering Gears Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time: -20%
Propulsion Modification 1
Propulsion Modification 1
Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%
Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%
Damage Control System Modification 2
Damage Control System Modification 2
Fire extinguishing time: -15%
Flooding recovery time: -15%
Slot 5
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship Consumables Modification 1
Ship consumable action time: +10%
Concealment System Modification 1
Concealment System Modification 1
Squadron detectability range: -10%
Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%
Ship's detectability range: -10%
Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%
Torpedo Lookout System
Torpedo Lookout System
Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km
Slot 6
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
Continuous AA damage: +15%
Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%
Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2
Secondary battery reload time: -20%
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Main battery firing range: +16%
Main Battery Modification 3
Main Battery Modification 3
Main battery traverse speed: -13%
Main battery reload time: -12%