Bremen: Tier X German Premium Cruiser 1945

A powerful light cruiser and a further development of the "K cruiser" design. In 1936, the Kriegsmarine command considered building another pair of Admiral Hipper-class ships, designated as cruisers "K" and "L." They were conceived as light cruisers armed with twelve 149 mm guns in triple-gun mounts. If this project had been implemented, the next step could have been a ship of even greater displacement with a main battery comprising quadruple-gun turrets.

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Key Features

Sixteen 150mm guns in four quadruple turrets

Improved HE shell penetration (typical for German cruisers)

Very good AP shell penetration for their size

Large number of long-range torpedo tubes

Flat shell ballistics for accurate long-range fire

Improved German Hydroacoustic Search

Typical consumable setup: Repair Party, Damage Control Party, choice between Fighter or Spotting Aircraft, and choice between Defensive AA Fire and Hydroacoustic Search

Battle Tips

Fight primarily at long range to leverage your shell ballistics and torpedo range

Use your improved HE penetration to effectively engage all target types

Switch to AP shells in suitable scenarios for maximum damage

Be aware of your large size and poor concealment - you will be a primary target

Use your Hydroacoustic Search when pushing or defending against destroyers

Avoid close-range encounters where your size makes you vulnerable

Use terrain and positioning to compensate for below-average handling

Press the attack when needed using your armor scheme and Hydroacoustic Search

Ship Info

Ship name:   X Bremen

Level: 10

WG introduction: September 28th, 2025

Paper ship: Yes

Rarity Level: Soon

Base value: 31,000

Estimated Release: 14.11

Nation: Germany

Current development status: Work in Progress

Armor

Hit Points: 51,700 hp

Overall: 13-150 mm

Fires duration: 30 s.

Side plating fore/mid/aft: 25-40/30-103/25-90 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 25/30/25 mm

Fore Athwartships: 50-130 mm

Aft Athwartships: 51-260 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 40-130 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 20-130 mm

Armor Belt: 30-130 mm

Citdel Torpedo Bulkhead: 20 mm

Armored Deck Slopes: 60 mm

Deck Plating: Mid 60 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Turret Plating: 20-30mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Torpedo Damage Protection: 16%

Main Battery Armament

4x4 150 mm/60 SK C/25 on a Drh Tr C/25 mount:

Range: 18.1 km

Reload: 6.0 s

180° Turn Time: 23.7 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 158 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

16x 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.4 Kz.:

Alpha Damage: 1,700

Alpha Piercing HE: 38.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 150 mm

Shell Krupp: 1150.0

Shell Mass: 45.5 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 960.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 8%

AP Shells

16x 150 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.7:

Alpha Damage: 3,900

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0

Shell Diameter: 150 mm

Shell Krupp: 2300.0

Shell Mass: 45.5 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 960.0 m/s

Depth Charge Airstrike

Fw.200 Condor

Plane HP: 2000 hp

Range: 8.0 km

Reload: 30.0 s

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x SC-300

Maximum bomb damage: 4900

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Chance of causing fire: 28.0%

Secondaries

10x2 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz.:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1500

Range: 8.3 km

Reload: 4.0 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 32.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Speed: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

Torpedoes

4×5 533 mm Fünfling/G7 T1 Ausf. C:

Reload: 119 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Range: 12 km

Damage: 13,700 hp

Speed: 64 kts

Visibility Distance: 1.3 km

AA Defence

Long Range:

10x2 128.0 mm:

Firing range: 6.0 km

Hit Probability: 90%

Damage Within an Explosion: 1610

Damage by long-range AA guns: 140

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 6

Continuous Damage: 464

Action Zone: 3.5 - 6.0 km

Mid Range:

8x2 55.0 mm:

Firing range: 4.0 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns: 315

Hit Probability: 90%

Short Range:

18x2 30.0 mm:

Firing range: 3.0 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns: 350

Hit Probability: 85%

Mobility

Maximum speed: 32.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 840 m

Rudder shift time: 11.6 s

Propulsion: 165,000 hp

Detection

Surface Detectability: 16.2 km

Air Detectability: 9.9 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-9.9 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 9.8 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action time: 28 s

Reload time: 80 s

HP per Second: 258.5 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

Radius: 3 km

Fighters: 4

Slot 4: Spotter Plane:

Charges: 4.

Main battery firing range: +20%

Action time: 100s.

Reload: 240s.

Note: All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

Important: All information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.