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Gneisenau
VI Gneisenau
Nation
Tier
VISix
Peer
Tier Six Battleships
Type
Tech Tree

Overview

73Builds Submitted
20Reviews Submitted
26Records Submitted
Aug 2020Added to WoWS Builds

A very high-speed battleship that was close to the battle cruiser type. Under the re-armament project, she was equipped with 380 mm guns that enabled her to fight off larger contemporary ships. Among her drawbacks were the small number of main guns and weak horizontal armor.

Gneisenau Stats

Survivability
Hitpoints58,200
Effective HP82,644
Armor13-360 mm
Torpedo Protection22%
Armament
Main Battery
Main Battery380 mm 3x2
Range16.10 km
Reload Time26.0 s
Turret Turn Time36.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed5.0°/s
Sigma1.80
HE Damage4,440
HE Alpha Strike26,640
HE DPM61,477
Fires Per Minute2.12
AP Damage11,600
Overmatch26 mm
AP Alpha Strike69,600
AP DPM160,615
torpedo
Torpedo Layout2x3
Torpedo Damage13,700
Torpedo Detectability1.30 km
Torpedo Range6.00 km
Torpedo Speed60.0 kt
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range5.30 km
Battery 1105 mm 7x2
Reload3.4 s
Damage1,200
Fire Chance5.0%
Battery 2150 mm 4x1/4x2
Reload7.5 s
Damage1,700
Fire Chance8.0%
Air Defense
AA Max DPS238
AA Max Range4.50 km
AA Mount 120 mm 14x2
AA DPS 159
AA Range 12.00 km
AA Mount 220 mm 7x4
AA DPS 242
AA Range 22.00 km
AA Mount 337 mm 8x2
AA DPS 321
AA Range 33.50 km
AA Mount 4105 mm 7x2
AA DPS 4116
AA Range 44.50 km
Maneuverability
Maximum Speed28.8 kt
Turning Circle830 m
Rudder Shift Time14.7 s
Detectability
Surface Detectability14.60 km
Air Detectability11.70 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty13.40 km

Gneisenau Records

damage310576
Bravosierra768
Aug 2021
damage284927
FamilyTherapyHD
Jul 2021
damage283060
RVR_CrazyDave01
Sep 2021
damage274881
Gneieneauruler
Sep 2021
damage260566
ian
Jul 2023
damage252476
Zschredder
Aug 2021
damage240590
Daekoo
Dec 2022
damage230801
SparkySparks492
Mar 2022
damage211823
Mr_Handsome69
Jan 2022
damage210331
CFO_of_Enron
Dec 2021
TypeValueMemberDate
Damage310576
Bravosierra768
Aug 2021
Damage284927
FamilyTherapyHD
Jul 2021
Damage283060
RVR_CrazyDave01
Sep 2021
Damage274881
Gneieneauruler
Sep 2021
Damage260566
ian
Jul 2023
Damage252476
Zschredder
Aug 2021
Damage240590
Daekoo
Dec 2022
Damage230801
SparkySparks492
Mar 2022
Damage211823
Mr_Handsome69
Jan 2022
Damage210331
CFO_of_Enron
Dec 2021

Gneisenau Reviews

Power3.20
Fun4.30
Learning Curve2.30
Skill Ceiling4.20
Utility3.15
RVR_CrazyDave01
Power3
Fun5
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility5
ian
Power2
Fun5
Learning Curve2
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
Johnny_realman
Power5
Fun5
Learning Curve1
Skill Ceiling5
Utility4
imnotagoodcaptain
Power4
Fun4
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility3
RVR_CrazyDave01
Power3
Fun5
Learning Curve3
Skill Ceiling4
Utility5

Peer Comparison

Tier VI Battleships
Ships
Hitpoints
Reload
AP Damage
Max Speed
Surface Detectability
Ashitaka
59,40031.0 s12,40030.0 kt14.20 km
Collingwood
58,50026.0 s13,00027.0 kt14.30 km
Colorado
59,30030.0 s12,40021.0 kt14.80 km
Connecticut
71,10028.0 s10,50030.0 kt14.20 km
D'kyr
54,00027.0 s11,00032.0 kt14.60 km
Duke of York
60,50029.5 s10,50028.0 kt13.80 km
Florida
63,80031.0 s9,50027.0 kt13.70 km
Francesco Caracciolo
50,50033.0 s11,00029.0 kt14.30 km
Gneisenau
58,20026.0 s11,60028.8 kt14.60 km
Hood
67,70027.0 s11,40032.0 kt14.00 km
Ignis Purgato
59,50028.0 s11,00027.0 kt14.20 km
King George V
60,50025.0 s10,50028.0 kt14.50 km
Lyon
53,40030.0 s9,50027.0 kt14.70 km
Nagato
65,00029.0 s12,60026.0 kt14.80 km
Nelson
59,40030.0 s12,00024.0 kt13.90 km
Nelson W
59,40030.0 s12,00024.0 kt13.90 km
North Carolina
58,00032.0 s13,10027.0 kt14.40 km
P. Heinrich
56,30033.0 s10,90028.0 kt14.30 km
Poltava
59,10028.0 s11,25029.0 kt13.60 km
Ragnarok
66,50028.0 s12,00027.0 kt14.60 km
Resistance
59,00024.0 s12,00029.9 kt14.10 km
Rooke
59,20031.0 s11,40031.9 kt14.10 km
Scharnhorst
56,30020.0 s7,60030.0 kt14.00 km
Sinop
65,00033.0 s12,00027.0 kt14.60 km
Strasbourg
58,00024.0 s9,70030.0 kt14.80 km

Gneisenau Builds

Community submitted commander builds
Open in Fitting Tool
BuildCreatorDate
70
Gneisenau Brawler
Oct 2020Open
19
(Meme) Agility Gneiseneau
Dec 2020Open
12
a really good build
Jun 2021Open
11
Gneisenau | efficiency from short to long range
Apr 2021Open
11
Highspeed Meme Build
Sep 2020Open
7
Proper Secondaries Build
Aug 2021Open
7
Battle Barge Gneisenau
Nov 2020Open
6
Another pretty simp Brawler
Apr 2022Open
6
Nice-to-Know You
May 2021Open
4
Gneisenau (Slayer)
Feb 2021Open

Gneisenau Consumables

Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Charges
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
15 s
Slot 2
Repair Party
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
28 s
Health per second
0.50%
Slot 3
Enhanced Secondary Targeting
Charges
3
Cooldown
160 s
Duration
30 s
Secondary Shell Dispersion
-50%
Secondary Shell Grouping
100%
Spotter Plane
Shell Grouping
10%
Charges
3
Cooldown
200 s
Duration
30 s
Catapult Fighter
Charges
3
Cooldown
80 s
Duration
90 s