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[DD] Pfeil-class Destroyer (1938)

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Pfeil-klasse Zerstörer (1938) - Kriegsmarine

A somewhat heavy destroyer equipped with a main battery of powerful 15cm guns along with 10.5cm dual purpose guns which can be used effectively as heavy Flak at ranges of up to 5km. Named the Pfeil(Arrow)-class due to it's disproportionate length compared to it's beam. It is also one of the fastest destroyers of it's time.

SPECIFICATIONS
Length:...................................137.4m
Beam:.....................................11.3m
Mast:.......................................32m
Draft:.......................................3.3m (minimum depth under keel: 4m)
Displacement:........................1503 tonnes
Top Speed:.............................~39 knots
Crew Complement (deck):....27
Crew Complement (other):...Variable

ARMAMENT
Main Battery: 15cm guns (2x2) - Reload: 8s
Secondary Battery: 10.5cm guns (2x2) - Reload: 3s
Torpedo Battery: 533mm G7a Torpedo Tubes (2x4)
AA Battery: 2cm Flakvierling 38 (x4) + 10.5cm guns (2x2)

Note: The air burst fuzes on the aft 10.5cm guns are set to 2-3km, while the fore ones are set to 4-5km.

CONTROLS
Throttle...............................Throttle Ahead
LandingGear + Throttle....Throttle Reverse
Yaw.....................................Rudder control
VTOL + Trim.......................Control traverse/elevation of armaments
Roll + Pitch.........................Control traverse/elevation of light AA guns
(Mouse-As-Joystick mode recommended)
AG.1....................................Toggle Main battery
AG.2....................................Toggle Secondary battery
AG.3....................................Toggle Torpedo battery
AG.4....................................Toggle Port AA battery
AG.5....................................Toggle Starboard AA battery
AG.7....................................Toggle Spotlights

CAM POSITIONS
Cam1..................................Port-Bow Flakvierling 38
Cam2..................................Starboard-Bow Flakvierling 38
Cam3..................................Starboard-Stern Flakvierling 38
Cam4..................................Port-Stern Flakvierling 38
Cam5..................................Observation view (tip of mast)
Cam6..................................Port Spotlight
Cam7..................................Starboard Spotlight

Tip: At night time, you can switch to spotlight cameras and turn on the spotlight to improve visibility.

I tried to keep the 2cm AA guns relatively converged so that both the fore and aft ones will shoot at around the same area at all times, but you can easily shoot down enemy aircraft at short range by manually aiming the guns using the 4 camera positions.

Spotlights

General Characteristics

  • Successors 3 airplane(s) +63 bonus
  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 37.1ft (11.3m)
  • Length 450.9ft (137.4m)
  • Height 117.7ft (35.9m)
  • Empty Weight 2,740,267lbs (1,242,966kg)
  • Loaded Weight 3,313,556lbs (1,503,005kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 0.004
  • Wing Loading 21,602.8lbs/ft2 (105,474.1kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 153.4ft2 (14.3m2)
  • Drag Points 62854

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1392
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 4,440