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Scharnhorst '43

WoWS World of Warships Germany Battleship · Tier VII

Main Battery: 283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount; 3 turrets × 3 barrels; Range 18.9 km
Secondaries: 150 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz. L/4.5
Secondaries: 150 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz. L/4.5
Secondaries: 105 mm Spr.gr. Bdz u. Kz.; Range 6.3 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Drilling; 2 launchers × 3 tubes; Range 6 km

Scharnhorst '43 Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 1,456,366

1.5M1,456,366

Win rate

51.07%

#27 of 33

Avg damage

45,350

#32 of 33

ASIABattles 741,904

741.9K741,904

Win rate

51.65%

#27 of 33

Avg damage

43,927

#33 of 33

NABattles 819,954

820K819,954

Win rate

51.08%

#26 of 33

Avg damage

46,916

#31 of 33

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 Points56,300

#15 of 33

Group avg 55,764

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor350 mm

Deck Armor50 mm

Bow / Stern Armor26 mm

Ship Length235.4 m

Ship Width30.0 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout3×3(Total barrels 9)

Caliber283 mm

Firing Range18.9 km

#10 of 33

Group avg 18.1 km

Reload Time23.0 s

Rotation Time25.0 s

Max Dispersion248 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage7,600

Shell Velocity890 m/s

Overmatch Threshold19.8 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold47 mm

Air Drag0.2827

Flight Time10.69 s

Nominal all-gun DPM178,435

#28 of 33

Group avg 208,658

HE Shell

Damage3,200

Shell Velocity890 m/s

Fire Chance20%

Penetration71 mm

Air Drag0.2827

Flight Time10.86 s

Nominal all-gun DPM75,130

Torpedoes

G7a T1

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed64 knots

Range6.0 km

#7 of 10

Group avg 8.3 km

Damage13,700

#5 of 10

Group avg 16,173

Alpha Damage38,100

Splash Damage1,000

Flood Chance227%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time45.0 s

#2 of 10

Group avg 76.4 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle3.6° / 12°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns15

Range6.3 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion304.1 m

Accuracy★★★☆☆ Good

Total DPM461,280

150 mm HE Shell(8×2)

Damage1,500

HE Penetration38 mm

Fire Chance12%

Rate of Fire9.2 rpm

105 mm HE Shell(7×2)

Damage1,100

HE Penetration26 mm

Fire Chance8%

Rate of Fire19.2 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,330

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km154 dps

Mid range3.5 km39 dps

Short range2.0 km137 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed30.0 knots

#3 of 33

Group avg 26.8 knots

Turning Radius800 m

#20 of 33

Group avg 787 m

Rudder Shift Time14.5 s

Engine Power160,000 hp

Displacement38,703 t

Power-to-Weight4.13 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection15.19 km

#23 of 33

Group avg 14.58 km

Min Surface Detection13.67 km

Air Detection9.94 km

Submarine Detection9.94 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke11.68 km

Consumables

Slot 1

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

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

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload90 s

Duration180 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+15%

Slot 4

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

Fighters3

Armament

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.

Reload25 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–9.0 km

Planes8

Flights1

Bomb Damage3400

Fire Chance19%

Scharnhorst '43 Change History

12.10Test shipsDev Blog 2023-11-22 ↗
Secondary gun parameters were changed
- maximum he shell damage of 105mm guns1,200 → 1,100
- fire chance of 105mm guns5 → 8 %
- maximum he shell damage of 150mm guns1,700 → 1,500
- fire chance of 150mm guns8 → 12 %

See all version changes →

Modules

283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.6

Max AP Damage:7,600

Max HE Damage:3,200

Rotation Time:25s

G7a T1

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:13,700

Reload Time:1.3 knots

Torpedo Speed:64 knots

Scharnhorst '43

Hull

AA Guns:30

Main Guns:3

Secondary Guns:15

HP:56,300

Range:16-360

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 160,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:30 knots

FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1

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%

Engine Boost Modification 1

Consumable action time: +30%

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%

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Scharnhorst '43

Specifications

Scharnhorst '43 Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Scharnhorst '43 Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

283 mm/54.5 SK C/34 on a Drh LC/34 mount

Main Battery

G7a T1

Torpedoes

Scharnhorst '43

Hull

Propulsion: 160,000 hp

Engine

FKS Typ 7 Mod. 1

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

Engine Boost 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

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