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Z-42

WoWS World of Warships Germany Destroyer · Tier X

Main Battery: 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount; 5 turrets × 2 barrels; Range 12.6 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm Vierling; 2 launchers × 4 tubes; Range 10 km

Z-42 Win Rate & Combat Stats

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

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 350,595

350.6K350,595

Win rate

54.34%

#10 of 41

Avg damage

46,380

#33 of 41

ASIABattles 196,002

196K196,002

Win rate

56.30%

#3 of 41

Avg damage

45,335

#31 of 41

NABattles 205,806

205.8K205,806

Win rate

54.93%

#3 of 41

Avg damage

46,514

#34 of 41

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 Points19,700

#32 of 44

Group avg 22,068

Main Belt Armor19 mm

Deck Armor19 mm

Bow / Stern Armor19 mm

Ship Length127.0 m

Ship Width11.9 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout5×2(Total barrels 10)

Caliber105 mm

Firing Range12.6 km

#14 of 44

Group avg 12.1 km

Reload Time4.0 s

Rotation Time18.0 s

Max Dispersion109 m

Sigma2.00

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage2,300

Shell Velocity900 m/s

Overmatch Threshold7.3 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization10°

Fuse Threshold18 mm

Air Drag0.29

Flight Time10.21 s

Nominal all-gun DPM345,000

#14 of 44

Group avg 301,509

HE Shell

Damage1,200

Shell Velocity900 m/s

Fire Chance5%

Penetration26 mm

Air Drag0.29

Flight Time10.21 s

Nominal all-gun DPM180,000

Torpedoes

G7a T1

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed62 knots

Range10.0 km

#26 of 38

Group avg 11.9 km

Damage13,700

#34 of 38

Group avg 17,045

Alpha Damage38,100

Splash Damage1,000

Flood Chance227%

Detectability1.30 km

Reload Time100.0 s

#16 of 38

Group avg 107.6 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle4.8° / 16°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

AA Defense

Flak Bursts5

Flak Damage1,540

AA Ranges

Long range5.2 km112 dps

Mid range3.5 km77 dps

Short range3.0 km98 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed36.5 knots

#23 of 44

Group avg 37.7 knots

Turning Radius670 m

#12 of 44

Group avg 708 m

Rudder Shift Time4.4 s

Engine Power70,000 hp

Displacement3,542 t

Power-to-Weight19.76 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection7.60 km

#20 of 44

Group avg 7.91 km

Min Surface Detection6.16 km

Air Detection3.48 km

Submarine Detection3.48 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke2.58 km

Depth Charges

Bombs Per Drop12

Max Drops2

Bomb Damage2,400

Reload Time40 s

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload40 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Smoke Generator

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

Reload70 s

Duration10 s

Charges6

Smoke Duration40 s

Slot 3

Engine Boost

Increases ship's maximum speed.

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Speed Boost+8%

Slot 4

Hydroacoustic Search

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

Reload120 s

Duration120 s

Charges3

Ship Detect6.0 km

Torp. Detect4.0 km

Armament

Depth Charges

Reload40 s

Charges2

Bombs Per Drop12

Bomb Damage2,400

Z-42 Change History

14.0Dev Blog 2024-12-12 ↗
- Buffdepth charge damage2,200 → 2,400
- Buffnumber of depth charges bombs8 → 12
12.0Test shipsDev Blog 2022-12-27 ↗
- Bufftorpedo range7.5 → 10 km
11.11Test shipsDev Blog 2022-11-30 ↗
- Nerfmain battery reload time3.1 → 4.5 s
- Detectability range by ships increased: 7.25 to 7.6 km. Other types of detectability increased proportionally.
Torpedo changes
- Range reduced: 10 to 7.5 km;
- Speed reduced: 66 to 62 knots;
- Detectability range reduced: 1.8 to 1.3 km;
- Nerfmaximum damage18,400 → 13,700

See all version changes →

Modules

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:13.3

Max AP Damage:2,300

Max HE Damage:1,200

Rotation Time:18s

G7a T1

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:13,700

Reload Time:0.6 knots

Torpedo Speed:62 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:12

Main Guns:5

Secondary Guns:0

HP:19,700

Range:13-20

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 70,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:36.5 knots

FKS Typ 10 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%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

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%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Smoke Generator Modification 1

Smoke Curtain Generator consumable action time: +20%

Smoke Generator consumable action time: +20%

Slot 4

Depth Charges Modification 1

Number of Charges: +2

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

Slot 6

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

Main battery firing range: +16%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Z-42

Specifications

Z-42 Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Depth Charges

Consumables

Z-42 Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/37 mount

Main Battery

G7a T1

Torpedoes

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Hull

Propulsion: 70,000 hp

Engine

FKS Typ 10 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

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Engine Boost Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Smoke Generator Modification 1

Slot 4

Depth Charges 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

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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