Like other Tier VI cruisers, she receives the option of equipping either Defensive AA Fire or Hydroacoustic Search. Spee will need the extra health, as her maneuverability is far below most cruisers (but still better than many battleships). Her other battleship-like characteristic is her access to the Repair Party consumable, normally reserved for Tier IX and X cruisers. As a cruiser, her version of the 283mm guns seem to have much tighter dispersion patterns than Scharnhorst, rewarding accurate shell placement unfortunately, with only six barrels total, bad dispersion can still ruin what would appear to be a well-aimed salvo. With an alpha damage of 8,400 per shell and a 20 second reload time, the guns perform exceptionally well against lightly-armored enemy units. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns: the same caliber as Tier III battleship Nassau and Tier VII battleship Scharnhorst. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's 'Actual AA DPS'.Īdmiral Graf Spee is a premium Tier VI German cruiser that straddles the line with battleships in several ways.

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