Stories, photographs, technical details, drawings, models, discussion forum and much more. Rosselsprung with tirpitz, than into bogen narvik and finally op. Correct, both the prinz eugen and the blucher had the atlantic bow but the bridge does appear to be of the prinz eugen and she did carry this paint scheme. Swastika for the admiral hipper world of warships mods. Then she broke out undetected into the atlantic and operated as a merchant raider, based at brest, france. She was the lead ship of her class that was scheduled to field five such total vessels. Trumpeter 50 scale german admiral hipper heavy cruiser 1941. These are the target acquisition and concealment upgrades. Photograph your local culture, help wikipedia and win. Admiral hipper and blucher had single hangars, while the others had double hangars with the catapult placed differently. Only the first three ships of the class saw action with the german. If you want to revert to the original skin, just save the backed up file back to its original location. Born in weilheim in oberbayern, bavaria on september, 1863, franz hipper was the son of shopkeeper anton hipper and his wife anna.
Im considering one of two pretty pricey upgrades on my admiral hipper. I tried mimicking my hindenburg style and going both steering gears, playing the kiting game and staying at distance. A enemy tirpitz thinks hes hard enough and comes to attack my. The hipper s damage output is reliant on shooting ap at broadside opponents. All results related to heavy cruiser admiral hipper class found on 80 scale modeling websites and the scalemates kit database. Ciao all, and here after the refits, the ship on 1942, mainly relocated in norway. How to play kms admiral hipper in world of warships. Coming in well over their design displacement, they packed a lot of punch and. The admiral hippers were nominally within the 10,000ton limit, though they significantly exceeded the figure.
The t8 admiral hipper is the first and only real heavy cruiser in the german cruiser line in game. Mar 01, 2012 admiral hipper german heavy cruiser of ww2. German cruiser admiral hipper, a german heavy cruiser named after the world war i admiral, launched in 1937 and served in world war ii. Updated the hitboxes of the following ships admiral hipper class bismarck class. At 1800, the tirpitz leaves trondheim under the command of admiral otto schniewind and sails north, together with the heavy cruiser admiral hipper, the destroyers friedrich ihn, hans lody, karl galster, theodor riedel and the torpedo boats t7 and t15. What i found is that the range of the hipper s guns and their reload speed makes this tactic very hard to pull off. They have been indexed as female teen with green eyes and blonde yellow hair that is to chest length. So i just bought the hipper and im quite unsure which captain skills and upgrades i should take. Losing his father at age three, hipper commenced his education in 1868 at school in munich before moving to a gymnasium five years later. The german cruiser admiral hipper was the lead ship of the admiral hipperclass heavy cruisers which served with the kriegsmarine of germany during world war ii. The admiral hipper class was a group of five heavy cruisers built by nazi germany s kriegsmarine beginning in the mid1930s. This and the following three photos were taken by the grandfather of the author.
Admiral hipper is hit by bombs during a british air attack. The ship was laid down on 6 july 1935 and launched on 6 february 1937. Was sie wirklick drauf hat, erfahrt ihr hier im video. Launched in the late 1930s and early 1940s, they were one of the more modern designs for a heavy cruiser. The admiral hipper class, heavy cruisers of the kriegsmarine, are todays subject. The heavy cruiser admiral hipper casemate publishers. The heavy command tower was replaced with a lighter structure, and she was reclassified as a heavy cruiser. I see going concealment is better as this allows the hipper to better engage and disengag. She was the lead ship of the admiral hipper class heavy cruisers. Kms prinz eugen yamato class italia class tsesarevich. Below are images of the kms admiral hipper heavy cruiser warship. A heavy cruiser that was as good as most ships of this type in terms of speed and armament power. Admiral scheer was modified during the early months of 1940, including the installation of a new, raked clipper bow. As a result, admiral hipper was returned to germany and decommissioned for repairs.
On my hipper i took concealment and on my prinz eugen, i took steering gears 3. This is a simple tool for comparing ships in wargamings world of warships online game. Hello reddit, after a couple games in the hell ship that is yorck, i ended up hitting the research button on hipper and. Upgrade to hull c for a significant improvement in her aa armament. Her crew scuttled the ship at her moorings, and in july 1945, she was raised and towed to heikendorfer bay. Jan 11, 2020 the heavy cruiser admiral hipper in the port of kristiansand, norway, september 1940. If you stay at distance at shoot ships with he then you can dodge incoming shells easier, if you get closer within detection then the steering gears is still useful whereas concealment is not. I am ready for the last upgrade on hipper for 1 million, not on pc, but what are those 2 again and which to get, 1 is about detectability and other is about concealment. Perhaps this was misidentified as the admiral hipper because the prinz eugen was an admiral.
Click on the thumbnails to enlarge the images or return to the article. T he lead ship of the class performed so poorly at the battle of barents sea that she caused hitler to beach all the kriegsmarines large surface ships. Jul 12, 2016 admiral hipper on neighbors gets into a pretty hectic engagement with a significant amount of enemy ships pushing down on our team. Admiral hipper was launched on february 6, 1937 and commissioned in april 29th, 1939.
Sometimes, the ship you are fighting wont give you a broadside. The german kriegsmarine, admiral hipper technical data, heavy cruiser, admiral hipper, schwerer kreuzer 19391945, admiral hipper class. Admiral hipper is a character from the video game azur lane. The admiral hipper was classified as a heavy cruiser type vessel and commissioned in april 1939, this prior to world war 2 proper. Yorck is so much fun, with rudder shift upgrade, you can dodge anything, the 210mm he hits like a truck, and when the enemy is stupid enough to get close you can hammer them with the hard hitting ap and torps. Lead ship of the admiral hipper class heavy cruisers. Twelve torpedo tubes, with ten reloads twelve in the last three ships, and an aircraft installation comprising a catapult and three floatplanes, rounded off the armament. Fdm is proud to know that this admiral hipper model will be displayed with pride in someones home or office. Upgrade to hull b for a minor increase in her antiaircraft suite, better high explosive shells, a large bump in her health pool, and a 35% improvement in her rudder shift speed.
Hipper, talents and modules cruisers world of warships. This is why some of the newest us cruisers from wwii were mothballed whiles the oldest ones of the same classes baltimore and cleveland were kept operational. Hipper upgrades cruisers world of warships official forum. The ship boasted distinct advantages typical of the german navy ships, i.
Kms admiral hipper heavy cruiser warship images gallery. Apr 17, 2006 i think the difference between hipper and pe for range is due to cruising turbines installed in hipper. After the installation of a clipper bow during fitting out, her overall length increased to 205. Based on the description, id like to have both, but know i can only have one. So, are either worth the money, and which one would you. German heavy cruiser admiral hipper in drydock british transport ship orama sunk by heavy cruiser admiral hipper schwerer kreuzer admiral hipper admiral hipper hardangerfjord norway 1942 german heavy cruiser admiral hipper kiel 1945 heavy cruiser admiral hipper kristiansand norway 1942 admiral hipper norway admiral hipper german. World of warships schiffs guide admiral hipper youtube. Available in limited construction and as a drop during divergent chessboard event. Admiral hipper leaves gotenhafen gdynia with 1529 refugees on board following the passenger ship wilhelm gustloff to kiel. Cruising turbines are more economical at lower speeds 1015 knots.
Admiral scheer underwent a refit while her sister ships set out on commerce raiding operations in the atlantic. New orleans vs admiral hipper world of warships compare tool. Admiral hipper, the first of five ships of her class, was the lead ship of the admiral hipper class of heavy cruisers which served with nazi germanys kriegsmarine during world war ii. Kms admiral hipper heavy cruiser warship military factory. Hipper has one of the best aa of tier 8 cruisers, except kutuzov, and also will see a lot of carriers, mostly tier 68 cariers. Availability of researchable upgrades for admiral hipper is as follows. Fire at targets of opportunity and dont engage in 1v1 duels. Jun 03, 2018 top 5 weird ww2 german prototypes that actually flew duration. The ship was never restored to operational status, however, and on 3 may 1945, royal air force bombers severely damaged admiral hipper while she was in kiel. Admiral hipper entered service shortly before the outbreak of war, in april 1939.
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