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Knesebeck

WoWS World of Warships Germany Cruiser · Tier VIII

Main Battery: 305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret; 2 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 15.3 km
Secondaries: 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.3
Secondaries: 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.; Range 7.6 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Vierling; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 9.5 km

Knesebeck Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 453.6K players · as of 2026-08-06

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 166,559

166.6K166,559

Win rate

52.90%

#16 of 66

Avg damage

48,013

#17 of 66

ASIABattles 73,589

73.6K73,589

Win rate

51.93%

#29 of 65

Avg damage

44,132

#34 of 65

NABattles 69,752

69.8K69,752

Win rate

52.72%

#11 of 64

Avg damage

48,712

#10 of 64

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 Points44,500

#4 of 70

Group avg 37,939

Flood Damage13%

Main Belt Armor120 mm

Deck Armor30 mm

Bow / Stern Armor27 mm

Ship Length220.2 m

Ship Width24.0 m

Main Battery

Main Guns2 × 3

Caliber305 mm

Firing Range15.3 km

#51 of 70

Group avg 16.0 km

Reload Time24.0 s

Rotation Time30.0 s

Max Dispersion176 m

Sigma2.15

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage9,400

Shell Velocity865 m/s

Overmatch Threshold21.3 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold51 mm

Air Drag0.2798

Flight Time8.18 s

DPM141,000

#65 of 70

Group avg 254,031

HE Shell

Damage3,600

Shell Velocity865 m/s

Fire Chance27%

Penetration76 mm

Air Drag0.2798

Flight Time8.18 s

DPM54,000

Torpedoes

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed65 knots

Range9.5 km

#16 of 44

Group avg 8.4 km

Damage14,400

#27 of 44

Group avg 15,366

Alpha Damage40,200

Splash Damage1,000

Flood Chance240%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time110.0 s

#36 of 44

Group avg 95.3 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle4.8° / 16°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns10

Range7.6 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion190.3 m

Accuracy★★★★★ Elite

Total DPM375,480

128 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,500

HE Penetration32 mm

Fire Chance5%

Rate of Fire12.5 rpm

PGPA188_150mm_HE_HE_N_F_GERCB(2×2)

Damage1,700

HE Penetration38 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire11.1 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts6

Flak Damage1,470

AA Ranges

2.0 km221 dps

3.5 km21 dps

6.0 km130 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed32.5 knots

#39 of 70

Group avg 33.1 knots

Turning Radius760 m

#48 of 70

Group avg 732 m

Rudder Shift Time17.4 s

Engine Power140,000 hp

Displacement26,177 t

Power-to-Weight5.35 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.61 km

#52 of 70

Group avg 12.57 km

Min Surface Detection11.02 km

Air Detection7.76 km

Submarine Detection7.76 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Reload40 s

Duration10 s

Charges4

Slot 2

Repair Party

Reload80 s

Duration28 s

Charges3

Heal Rate0.5%/s

Citadel10%

Non-Citadel50%

Slot 3

Hydroacoustic Search

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Ship Detect6.0 km

Torp. Detect4.0 km

auxTorpBooster

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Armament

Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–7.0 km

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4200

Fire Chance24%

Knesebeck Change History

14.7Test shipsDev Blog 2025-08-21 ↗
- Buffsigma value2.1 → 2.15
- Nerfmain battery reload time23 → 24 s
Secondary battery parameters changed
- 150mm guns reload time4.6 → 5.4 s
- 128mm guns reload time4.1 → 4.8 s
Detectability range by sea reduced: 13.9 to 13.6km
- All other detectability ranges adjusted accordingly

See all version changes →

Modules

305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.5

Max AP Damage:9,400

Max HE Damage:3,600

Rotation Time:30s

G7a T1

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:14,400

Reload Time:0.5 knots

Torpedo Speed:65 knots

Knesebeck (A)

Hull

AA Guns:30

Main Guns:2

Secondary Guns:10

HP:44,500

Range:16-360

Torpedo Tubes:2

Knesebeck (B)

Hull

AA Guns:30

Main Guns:2

Secondary Guns:10

HP:49,400

Range:16-360

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 140,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:32.5 knots

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

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

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

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

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

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

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

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

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

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

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

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Knesebeck

Specifications

Knesebeck Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Knesebeck Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

305 mm/56 SK C/39 in a turret

Main Battery

G7a T1

Torpedoes

Knesebeck (A)

Hull

Knesebeck (B)

Hull

Propulsion: 140,000 hp

Engine

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 1

Fire Control

FKS Typ 8 Mod. 2

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

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