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VIII Blücher

Nation: Germany
Class: Cruiser
Tier: VIIIEight
Peer: Tier Eight Cruisers
Type: Premium

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Jun 2026Added to WoWS Builds

An Admiral Hipper-class cruiser and the second ship in this series, Blücher was distinguished by powerful armament and quite an advanced fire control system for her time. In early April 1940, shortly after completing her sea trials, she played a key role in Operation Weserübung—the German invasion o...

Blücher Stats

Survivability

Hitpoints	47,500
Effective HP	60,800
Armor	16-160mm
Torpedo Protection	20%

Armament

Main Battery
Main Battery	203 mm 4x2
Range	15.80 km
Reload Time	11.0 s
Turret Turn Time	18.0 s
Gun Traverse Speed	10.0°/s
Sigma	2.05
HE Damage	2,500
HE Alpha Strike	20,000
HE DPM	109,000
Fires Per Minute	5.67
AP Damage	6,100
Overmatch	14 mm
AP Alpha Strike	48,800
AP DPM	265,960
torpedo
Torpedo Layout	4x3
Torpedo Damage	12,739
Torpedo Detectability	1.30 km
Torpedo Range	8.00 km
Torpedo Speed	60.0 kt
Secondary Battery
Secondary Range	5.00 km
Battery 1	105 mm 6x2
Reload	3.3 s
Damage	1,200
Fire Chance	5.0%

Air Defense

AA Max DPS	129
AA Max Range	4.50 km
AA Mount 1	6x2 105 mm
AA DPS 1	129
AA Range 1	4.50 km
AA Mount 2	6x2 37 mm
AA DPS 2	28
AA Range 2	3.50 km
AA Mount 3	8x1 20 mm
AA DPS 3	51
AA Range 3	2.00 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed	32.8 kt
Turning Circle	740 m
Rudder Shift Time	8.3 s

Detectability

Surface Detectability	13.00 km
Air Detectability	15.80 km
Firing in Smoke Penalty	7.70 km

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Peer Comparison

Tier VIII Cruisers

Ships	Hitpoints	Reload	AP Damage	Max Speed	Surface Detectability
Ägir	62,850	30.0 s	9,100	33.5 kt	13.90 km
Al Ägir	62,850	20.0 s	9,100	33.5 kt	13.90 km
Andalucía	48,300	26.0 s	5,900	36.0 kt	13.30 km
BA Utnapishtim's Ship	60,000	23.0 s	9,700	31.5 kt	12.60 km
Blücher	47,500	11.0 s	6,100	32.8 kt	13.00 km
Brest	55,300	26.0 s	9,700	31.5 kt	11.70 km
Brindisi	47,400	16.0 s	5,100	36.7 kt	11.60 km
Buffalo	47,800	10.0 s	5,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Carnot	66,450	24.0 s	8,700	34.5 kt	13.90 km
Dalian	35,000	4.9 s	2,600	33.4 kt	10.70 km
Dm. Donskoi	47,400	11.0 s	4,400	36.0 kt	14.70 km
Drake	49,800	11.0 s	5,750	33.3 kt	12.20 km
Flying Dutchman	44,900	6.5 s	3,000	33.5 kt	12.50 km
Hector	34,400	6.7 s	2,550	34.0 kt	11.10 km
Ibuki	39,000	12.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Ibuki B	39,000	12.0 s	5,150	35.0 kt	12.60 km
Johan de Witt	45,900	14.0 s	6,100	32.1 kt	12.10 km
Kronshtadt	71,050	18.5 s	9,000	33.5 kt	14.70 km
Michelangelo	66,100	21.5 s	9,700	33.5 kt	12.30 km
Neptune	44,900	4.5 s	3,200	33.5 kt	12.10 km
Petropavlovsk	45,500	14.5 s	5,750	32.5 kt	14.40 km
Roon	49,500	9.5 s	6,000	32.5 kt	13.80 km
Saint-Louis	44,000	7.5 s	5,050	33.0 kt	13.80 km
Salem	44,700	5.5 s	4,000	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Schröder	59,300	18.0 s	7,700	32.5 kt	13.10 km
Seattle	43,600	6.5 s	3,500	33.0 kt	12.80 km
Takahashi	49,500	15.0 s	3,100	34.5 kt	12.40 km
Tulsa	42,700	5.2 s	5,300	33.0 kt	12.35 km
U.S.S. Voyager	44,700	8.5 s	4,500	33.0 kt	13.00 km
Vallejo	44,000	6.0 s	3,500	32.5 kt	12.50 km

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Blücher Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

Charges: ∞
Cooldown: 60 s
Duration: 5 s

Slot 2

Sonar

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 180 s
Duration: 118 s
Ship Detection: 5.6 km
Torpedo Detection: 3.8 km

Defensive AA Fire

Charges: 3
Cooldown: 140 s
Duration: 25 s
AA Damage Boost: 200%

Slot 3

Repair Party

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 28 s
Health per second: 0.50%
Hp Per Second: 238

Slot 4

Engine Boost

Charges: 2
Cooldown: 90 s
Duration: 180 s
Speed Boost: 15%

Catapult Fighter

Charges: 5
Cooldown: 80 s
Duration: 60 s

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