Blucher: Tier IX German Premium Heavy Cruiser 1939 (Dockyard Ship)

  Blücher: Tier IX German Premium Heavy Cruiser 1939

A heavy cruiser of the Admiral Hipper class, the second ship in the series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing the trials, the ship played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion of Norway and Denmark. Serving as the flagship of the squadron tasked with capturing Oslo, the cruiser was sunk on April 9, 1940, while attacking Norwegian coastal fortifications.

 

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Key Features

Key Features: Blücher is armed with twin 203mm guns, matching her sister ships, and features destroyer-level dispersion for precise fire.
Her AP shells are enhanced with improved ricochet angles, faster fuse times, higher penetration, and flatter ballistics.
She carries a standard Repair Party and offers flexible consumable choices, including Defensive AA Fire or long-range Hydroacoustic Search.
Additional options include aerial support via Fighters or Spotting Aircraft.
Her Engine Boost provides superior speed and acceleration, making her a formidable cruiser with both firepower and tactical adaptability.

 

Gameplay Tips

Broadside Punishment: Prioritize targets that expose their sides.
Use AP shells to quickly eliminate cruisers or heavily punish battleships.
Adapt with HE: Against angled ships or destroyers, switch to HE to deal consistent damage.
Kite or Engage at Range: Use Blücher's accuracy and ballistics to engage at medium to long distances where her shells are most effective.
Engine Boost Tactics: Repositioning: Quickly flank or disengage when outnumbered.
Dodging: Combine with rudder shifts to evade incoming fire at close range.
Aggressive Pushes: Surprise isolated targets by closing distance rapidly.
Kiting: Maintain optimal firing range while retreating.
Team Play: Work alongside your team to avoid overextension and focus on key targets together.

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Ship Name:   IX Blücher

Level:  9

WG introduction:  January 2nd, 2025

To be Released: During 14.3

How to Obtain: During 14.3  Dockyard Phase 20

Base Value:  19,000

Nation:  Germany

Current development status: Released 14.3

How to Obtain Blucher and Gambia in the Dockyard

Ships Available:

  IX Blücher

  VII Gambia

Blucher Dockyard Details:

• 20 phases total
• 2,000 per phase
• Starter Packs:
  • 7,800 for 6 phases
  • 3,200 for 2 phases
• 18 phases available to earn for free
• Excess phases reward 250

Ship Acquisition:

  IX Blücher– The Dockyard Ship!

• Minimum 3,200 via 2 Phase pack plus combat mission chain completion

  VII Gambia

• Available upon completing Phase 8
• Can be earned for free!

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Armor

Hit Points: 45,300 hp

Armour: 16-160 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Hull Plating (fore/mid/aft): 27-40/27-80/27-80 mm

Deck Plating (fore/mid/aft): 27/27/27 mm

Turret Plating: 70-160 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Fore Athwartships: 25-80 mm

Aft Athwartships: 25-80 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 80 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 80 mm

Armor Belt: 27-80 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 20 mm

Citadel Deck: 30 mm

Citadel Armored Deck Slopes: 30 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Tonnage: 18,700

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 10%

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Main Battery Armament

4x2 203 mm/60 SK C/34 on an LC/34 mount:

Range: 18.5 km

Reload: 12.0 s

180° Turn Time: 18.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 154 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

8x 203 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.7 Kz. Vers.:

Alpha Damage: 2,500

Maximum Damage per Salvo: 20,000

Maximum Damage Per Minute (DPM): 100,000

Alpha Piercing HE: 51.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2674

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 32.0

Shell Mass: 122.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 925.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 13%

 

AP Shells

8x 203 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Vers.:

Alpha Damage: 6,100

Maximum Damage per Salvo: 48,800

Maximum Damage Per Minute (DPM): 244,000

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2869

Shell Always Ricochet At: 65.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2559.0

Shell Mass: 130.8 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 55.0°

Shell Speed: 925.0 m/s

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Secondaries

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 3.4 s

6x2 105 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.:

Alpha Damage: 1,200

Alpha Piercing HE: 26.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.33

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 105 mm

Shell Krupp: 590.0

Shell Mass: 15.1 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Plane: Fw.200 Condor

Plane HP: 2000 hp

Range: 7.0 km

Reload: 30.0 s

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x SC-150

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Chance of causing fire: 24.0%

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Torpedoes

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 80 s

4×3 533 mm/G7a T1:

Max Damage: 13,700

Speed: 60 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

Detection Reaction Time: 8.33 s

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AA Defence

Long Range:

6x2 105 mm/65 SK C/33 on a Dop. L. C/31 mount:

Firing range:  5.2 km

Hit Probability:  90%

Damage Within an Explosion:  1470

Damage by long-range AA guns:  140

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  6

Continuous Damage: 165

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.2 km

 

Mid Range:

6x2 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  32

Hit Probability:  90%

 

Short Range:

8x1 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount:

Firing range:  2.0 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  60

Hit Probability:  85%

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 32.8 knots

Turning circle radius: 740 m

Rudder shift time: 8.3 s

Propulsion: 131.820 hp

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Detection

Surface Detectability: 13.8 km

Air Detectability: 7.2 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-7.2 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 8.5 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

 

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

HP per Second: 226.5 p/s

 

Slot 3: Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 120 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Sub spotting range at max depth: 2.0 km

Detection Range Torpedoes: 4.0 km

Detection Range Ships: 6.0 km

 

Slot 3: Defensive AA:

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Average AA Damage: +50%

Damage from medium- and long range Shell Explosions: +300%

 

Slot 4: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Fighters: x4

 

Slot 4: Spotter:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Main battery firing range: +20.0%

 

Slot 5: Engine Boost:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 180 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Max Speed: +15%

 

All statistics are presented without crew and upgrade modifiers, but with the best modules available. Please note that these statistics may change at any time.