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Germany
Battleship
Tier VI
Gneisenau
Gneisenau
VI Gneisenau
Nation
Germany
Class
Battleship
Tier
VISix
Peer
Tier Six Battleships
Type
Tech Tree

Tech Tree

German Battleships
III Kaiser
IV König
V Bayern
VI Gneisenau
VII Bismarck
VIII F. Der Große

Overview

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72Builds Submitted
20Reviews Submitted
24Records 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
Secondary Battery 1105 mm 7x2
Secondary Range 15.30 km
Secondary Reload 13.4 s
Secondary Damage 11,200
Secondary Fire Chance 15.0%
Secondary Battery 2150 mm 4x1/4x2
Secondary Range 25.30 km
Secondary Reload 27.5 s
Secondary Damage 21,700
Secondary Fire Chance 28.0%
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

Damage310 576
Bravosierra768
Aug 2021
Base XP9 075
LttlBoom
Jul 2021
Damage Records
310 576Aug 2021
Bravosierra768
Top Record
284 927Jul 2021
FamilyTherapyHD
Second Place
283 060Sep 2021
RVR_CrazyDave01
Third Place
274 881Sep 2021
Gneieneauruler
260 566Jul 2023
ian
252 476Aug 2021
Zschredder
240 590Dec 2022
Daekoo
230 801Mar 2022
SparkySparks492
211 823Jan 2022
Mr_Handsome69
210 331Dec 2021
CFO_of_Enron
209 826Nov 2021
Chrishansen
204 375Jun 2021
xbassmonsterx
139 302Dec 2024
Anonymous
129 763Jul 2024
Siegfried3148
Base XP Records
9 075Jul 2021
LttlBoom
Top Record
4 345Dec 2022
djcasper
Second Place
4 343Aug 2021
Zschredder
Third Place
4 099Mar 2022
Destroyunme
3 806Jul 2021
FamilyTherapyHD
3 756Jan 2022
splashy
3 645Oct 2021
AnInfernalDevice
3 602Sep 2021
Lowkey
3 242Jul 2021
Graf Drachen
3 013Jul 2021
TiddlyWinks#5287

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
70
Gneisenau Brawler
Anonymous
Invalid Date
19
(Meme) Agility Gneiseneau
xIr0nyyy
Invalid Date
12
a really good build
Commander Keagan
Invalid Date
11
Gneisenau | efficiency from short to long range
xxRomans12xx
Invalid Date
11
Highspeed Meme Build
Anonymous
Invalid Date
7
Proper Secondaries Build
Sentient Eagle
Invalid Date
7
Battle Barge Gneisenau
Anonymous
Invalid Date
6
Another pretty simp Brawler
OrayzeVampire
Invalid Date
6
Nice-to-Know You
Anonymous
Invalid Date
4
Gneisenau (Slayer)
RedWineLover17
Invalid Date
BuildCreatorDate
70
Gneisenau Brawler
Anonymous
Invalid DateOpen
19
(Meme) Agility Gneiseneau
xIr0nyyy
Invalid DateOpen
12
a really good build
Commander Keagan
Invalid DateOpen
11
Gneisenau | efficiency from short to long range
xxRomans12xx
Invalid DateOpen
11
Highspeed Meme Build
Anonymous
Invalid DateOpen
7
Proper Secondaries Build
Sentient Eagle
Invalid DateOpen
7
Battle Barge Gneisenau
Anonymous
Invalid DateOpen
6
Another pretty simp Brawler
OrayzeVampire
Invalid DateOpen
6
Nice-to-Know You
Anonymous
Invalid DateOpen
4
Gneisenau (Slayer)
RedWineLover17
Invalid DateOpen

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