ZH1 - Tier IX German Premium Destroyer 1942

Originally laid down as a Dutch destroyer and the lead ship of the Gerard Callenburgh class, she was completed by the Germans under the name ZH1 following the occupation of the Netherlands. After her commissioning in 1942, the destroyer served mainly off the coast of France. During the Normandy Landings, ZH1 was part of a German force intercepted by the Allied squadron in the Battle of Ushant. She suffered significant damage in the action and was subsequently scuttled on June 9, 1944.

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Key Features and Battle Tips

ZH1: Key Features

• Unique Armament: Features a powerful Dutch-inspired HE Airstrike with a large squadron size and high damage, though it has limited range and only one charge.
• Main Battery Layout: Unusual 120mm gun configuration (one twin bow turret, one twin and one single aft mount).
• Ammunition Characteristics: Improved HE penetration but lower alpha damage; hard-hitting AP shells offset by long reload times.
• Torpedo Performance: Reliable German-style torpedoes with a good balance of speed, range, and fast reload.
• Survivability & Stealth: Features a small health pool but benefits from good concealment to facilitate close-range engagements.
• Consumable Suite: Equipped with Short-Burst Smoke Generator, Hydroacoustic Search, and Engine Boost.

ZH1: Battle Tips

1. Close the Gap: Most of your tools (Airstrike and guns) are short-ranged. Use your high concealment to get into position before unleashing your armament.
2. Pick Airstrike Targets Wisely: Since you only have one charge at a time, wait for targets that are stationary or predictable to ensure the high-damage bomb load hits home.
3. Play Defensively with Guns: Avoid fair 1v1 gunfights with other destroyers. Use your guns primarily for self-defense or finishing off weakened targets while relying on your "hybrid" tools for primary damage.
4. Utility Management: Use your Hydroacoustic Search and Short-Burst Smoke in tandem to contest capture points or defend yourself from incoming torpedoes while capping.
5. Focus on the Hybrid Cycle: Rotate between your fast-reloading torpedoes and your Airstrike. This "one-two punch" is your primary method of dealing damage rather than sustained gun fire.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   IX ZH1

Level: 9

WG introduction: January 8, 2026

Status during tests:  IX ZH1

Base value: 28,500

Estimated release: 15.2

Game Nation:  Germany

Armor

Hit points: 14,600

Fires duration: 30 s

Hull plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Deck plating fore/mid/aft: 19 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Citadel Bottom: 20 mm

Turrets: 6 mm

Tonnage: 2,264 t

Main Battery Armament

1 x 1 120 mm/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk.6 on a shielded mount;
2 x 2 120 mm/45 Wilton-Fijenoord Mk.8 on a shielded mount:

Firing range: 11.9 km

Reload time: 6.0 s

180-degree turn time: 18.0 s

Maximum dispersion: 104 m

Sigma: 2.0σ

Shell Types

HE Shells

5x 120 mm Spr.Gr.:

Alpha Damage: 1,400

Alpha Piercing HE: 30.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2952

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 120 mm

Shell Krupp: 1.0

Shell Mass: 32.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 800.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 7%

AP Shells

5x 120 mm P.Spr.Gr. Ausf.B:

Alpha Damage: 3,150

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.2952

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.01

Shell Detonator Threshold: 20.0

Shell Diameter: 120 mm

Shell Krupp: 1647.0

Shell Mass: 32.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 800.0 m/s

Torpedoes

2 × 4 533 mm Vierling/G7 T1 Ausf.B:

Maximum damage: 14,400

Maximum range: 10.0 km

Speed: 67 kt.

Detectability range: 1.2 km

Torpedo tube reload time: 85 s

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Chance of Flood: 279%

HE Bomb Airstrike

Airstrike range: 10 km

Reload time: 75 s

Available flights: 1

Number of aircraft in attacking flight: 13

Aircraft HP: 2200

Bombs in payload: 5x SC 250c

Maximum bomb damage: 4000

Armor penetration capacity: 32 mm

Chances of causing a fire on target: 23%

Depth Charges

Maximum damage: 2400

Number of charges: 2

Bombs in a charge: 16

Reload time: 40 s

Chances of causing a fire on target: 10%

Secondaries

Not Available

Anti Aircraft Armament

Mid Range

Continuous damage: 54

2 x 2 37 mm/83 SK C/30 on a Dopp LC/30 mount:

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 100 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 18

Short Range

2 x 1 20 mm/65 C/38 on an L/30 single mount;
2 x 4 20 mm/65 C/38 on a Flak 35 Vierling L/38 mount:

Continuous damage per second: 67

Hit probability: 95 %

Action zone: 2.0 km

Mobility

Maximum speed: 37.5 kt

Turning circle radius: 580 m

Rudder shift time: 3.4 s

Propulsion: 45,000 hp

Detection

Detectability range by sea: 7.2 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 11.9 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 2.7 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 9.2 km

Detectability range by depths: 0.0-2.2 km

Detectability range by air: 2.2 km

Detectability after firing a main gun shell: 7.2 km

Detectability when ship is on fire: 4.2 km

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party

Charges: unlimited

Work time: 5 s

Reload time: 40 s

Slot 2: Short-Burst Smoke Generator

Charges: 6

Action time: 10 s

Reload time: 70 s

Smoke dispersion time: 40.0 s

Action radius: 0.6 km

Slot 3: Engine Boost

Charges: 3

Maximum speed: +8%

Duration time: 120 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 4: Hydroacoustic Search

Charges: 3

Torpedo detection range: 3.5 km

Ship detection range: 5.0 km

Duration time: 100 s

Reload time: 120 s

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.