The german kriegsmarine, panzerschiffe, kriegsmarine ships, panzerschiffe. Most notably, her main battery is comprised of 283mm guns. Admiral graf spee, panzerschiff selbstversenkung am 17. Graf spee is a fat hp cruiser with heals but suffers from low dpm. Highranking officers and men that served on the battling warships gave gilbey their personal experience. Academy the admiral graf spee 1939 kriegsmarine pocket. Laid down as panzerschiffe c, although it was initially known as ersatz braunschweig. Spee need up mm armor deck 19mm is little for a panzerschiff armored ship. Those bloody germans always have to have the last word. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee information, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. I bought graf spee but what commander skills to take. The graf spee had been forced into montevideo after the british success at the battle of the river plate in december 1939 the first major naval action of world war two. With the hydro and fighter plane its not really worth taking vig as well imo. Dezember 1939 untergegangenen panzerschiffes admiral graf spee zu heben.
Hitler and raeder were very aware of the royal navys penchant for entering neutral. Hans wilhelm langsdorff 20 march 1894 20 december 1939 was a german naval officer, most famous for his command of the german cruiser admiral graf spee during the battle of the river plate off the coast of uruguay in 1939. A deutschlandclass panzerschiffe armored ship, admiral graf spees design was intended to nominally conform to the naval restrictions set forth by the treaty of versailles which ended world war i. During the war her role was that of a commerce raider in the south atlantic. Hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten.
The deutschland later renamed lutzow and her sisters admiral scheer and admiral graf spee are an interesting class of ships. Bueno realmente no hay mucho mapa ete mapa solo cuenta con admiralgraf spee full interior. Graf spee the ship captained by captain hans langsdorff peter finch caused havoc sinking 9 ships inside three months, something had to be done to stop the carnage. Jan 18, 2017 world of warships finally has a battlecruiser. This cruiser arrives in world of warships and the trio of littlewhitemouse, lert and nozoupforyou take a closer look at this odd vessel and uncover her secrets. Graf spee, german pocket battleship of 10,000 tons launched in 1936. The graf spee had met the altmark 9 times to refuel, and this was its last meeting with the ship. Panzerschiffe and ultimate n scale this is the home of 12400 scale model ships. The ships of the class, deutschland, admiral scheer and admiral graf spee, were all stated to displace 10,000 long tons 10,000 t in accordance with the treaty, though they actually. Joseph gilbey published langsdorff of the graf spee in. Although the admiral graf spee is often called graf spee for short, it must not be confused with the uncompleted world war i german battle cruiser graf spee. Photograph courtesy of the imperial war museum, london. She was designed and built during a time when germany was still under the limitations of the treaty of versailles signed after world war 1.
Nh 86397kn color battle of the river plate, december 1939 watercolor by edward tufnell, rn retired, depicting the cruisers hms exeter foreground and hmnzs achilles right center background in action with the german armored ship admiral graf spee right background. Dcca can be nice, especially if you dont want to invest the points for mfcaa later on. The admiral graf spee had a different and unusual conclusion to her battle days. This is probably the best allaround skill for graf spee imo. These pocket battleships or, more accurately, pocket battlecruisers were essentially armored cruisers optimized for. Like her two other sister ships, the graf spee conducted several nonintervention patrols off the coast of spain during the spanish civil war 19361939. The admiral graf spee was a preworld war 2 vessel of the deutschlandclass of german warships. Admiral harwoods sons and captain langsdorffs daughter helpfully opened their family records to help the cause. In the background are the battleship hms resolution and the battlecruiser hms hood.
Though the vessels of deutschlandclass exceeded this displacement, the german designers devised numerous methods to reduce weight. With an alpha damage of 8,400 per shell and a 20 second reload time, the guns perform exceptionally well against lightlyarmored enemy units. The third and final panzerschiff of the deutschland class, the admiral graf spee, was commissioned in january 1936, and after the appropriate trial period, served as flagship of the german fleet. A deutschlandclass panzerschiffe armored ship, admiral graf spee s design was intended to nominally conform to the naval restrictions set forth by the treaty of versailles which ended world war i. Topics panzerschiff admiral graf spee collection opensource language german. Streamcloud panzerschiff graf spee 1956 deutsch stream. German pocket battleship graf spee 50 model rc ppplll000999. Oct 18, 2004 here the panzerschiffe admiral graf spee. Montevideo was a neutral port and graf spee by international maritime laws could only stay for 72 hours or she would have to have been interned for the rest of the war. The graf spee was more heavily gunned than any cruiser and had a top speed of 25 knots and an endurance of 12,500 miles 20,000 km. The graf spee sailing into montevideo the graf spee harboured in montevideo much to the surprise of the british naval attaches office. Graf spee page 3 german cruisers world of warships. The battle of river plate was fought on december 1939 between the german pocket battleship admiral graf spee and the allied naval task force.
The graf spee sank during a 1939 battle with three british royal navy ships, the hms ajax, hms achilles, and hms exeter, just outside the port of uruguays capital city montevideo. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. He entered the german navy in 1878, and in 188788 he commanded the port in german cameroon. Dont confuse this leviathan of legend for a battleship, though. Deutschland class pocket battleships by chuck hawks. Between september and december 1939, the ship sank nine ships totaling 50,089 gross register tons grt, before being confronted by three british cruisers at the battle of the river. Graf spee has good hp and heals, but the armor is still cruiser armor.
Panzerschiff admiral graf spee public group facebook. The cap band features the unit title, panzershiff admiral graf spee. After the panzerschiff deutschlandclass cruiser was unable to escape a pursuing squadron of royal navy ships, langsdorff scuttled his ship. Deutsches panzerschiff graf spee, originalaufnahmen doku. The british navy send out a number of cruisers to try and intercept the graf spee among them a group of three. Admiral graf spee was a deutschlandclass heavy cruiser originally termed panzerschiff or armoured ship, sometimes referred to as pocket battleship which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. These limited future german warships to 10,000 long tons. The graf spee sinks the british freight steamer streansalh 3895 brt. The graf spee in reality is a miniature scharnhorst equipped with hydroacoustic search that.
Graf spee kreuzer world of warships official forum. South america was a safe location for nazis after the war when around 9,000 fled to the region to escape capture and trial by allied forces. The pocket battleships were a class of three german heavy cruisers adapted to push the tonnage limits imposed by the versailles treaty and mount 11 naval guns with sufficient range to outgun anything they could not outrun. Admiral graf spee was deployed to the south atlantic in the weeks before the outbreak of world war ii, to be positioned in merchant sea lanes once war was declared. In the meantime german designers quickly prepared some new designs of the panzerschiff c, considering even the reduction in number of the main battery guns. German pocket battleship graf spee 50 model rc youtube. May 18, 2015 the graf spee had been forced into montevideo after the british success at the battle of the river plate in december 1939 the first major naval action of world war two. The graf spee was a deutschlandclass panzerschiff armored ship, nicknamed a pocket battleship by the british, which served with the kriegsmarine of nazi germany during world war ii. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee modells r j wittwer. Many people find the ship unsettling due to its slower speed, gun characteristics, and sub optimal match making bracket. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Joined the rest of the german fleet, and served as the fleet flagship.
She was designed by the german navy prior to wwii to be a fast and powerful light battleship. Panzerschiff admiral graf spees forward 11inch triplegun turret, circa 1939. Nov 09, 2016 hier bitte alles zur graf spee rein tier 6 premium kreuzer kosten. After sinking several merchant ships in the atlantic, the graf spee was sighted on dec. The treaty stipulated new warship designs with a displacement not to exceed 10,000 tons. The german kriegsmarine, admiral graf spee technical data, panzerschiffe, admiral graf spee, panzerschiff schwerer kreuzer 19361939, deutschland class. At the time of the graf spee being engaged the wichita doesnt stand a chance against the german ship, the spees gunnery was relatively decent, and at range the 11 fire, which the us ship cannot resist with its own armour, will quickly render the ship ineffective much as happened to the exeter, only without the distraction of the 6 cruiser. Panzerschiff admiral graf spee feared commerce raider. Pocket battleship panzerschiffe admiral graf spee action model. The german pocket battleship admiral graf spee, ship number three of that class and the largest of the pocket battleships, was sent into the atlantic upon the outbreak of. Kms admiral graf spee pocket battleship armored cruiser. The deutschland class was a series of three panzerschiffe armored ships, a form of heavily armed cruiser, built by the reichsmarine officially in accordance with restrictions imposed by the treaty of versailles.
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