Z22 Anton Schmitt - Revision history

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German [[Type 1936 (Family)|Type 1936]] destroyer built as last ship of the class. The Z22 was laid down on 3rd January 1938 and commissioned on 24th September 1939. Her main armament was made up of five 12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 guns in single mounts with two on bow and three aft. Anti-aircraft protection was supplied by a pair of twin 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons abreast the rear funnel. These were complemented by five single-mounted 2 cm/65 C/38 autocannons and a single quadruple 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38. The Z22 was armed with two quadruple 533 mm torpedo launchers located amidships and G7a torpedoes. On 10th January, Z22 and her sister ships laid a minefield off Newcastle. The minefield only claimed a single fishing trawler. On 6th April 1940, she, together with her sisters, was tasked with landing troops at the port of Narvik and capturing it. Upon arrival on the morning of 9th April, Z22 and her sister Z18 Hans Lüdemann landed troops at the Ramnes narrows to search for coastal artillery positions that the Germans mistakenly thought were present there. Z17 Dietrich von Roeder remained offshore to provide support if necessary and as a picket ship in case of British attack. Around 11:00, the troops were ordered to board the destroyers again and proceed to Narvik. The following night, Z22 was on picket duty and then sailed into Narvik harbour. Shortly after dawn on 10th April, a group of five British H-class destroyers appeared, surprising the Germans. HMS Hunter hit Z22 with a torpedo in the forward engine room. Z22 started to take water and list to side. HMS Havock fired another torpedo that hit Z22 amidships and broke her in half, killing or wounding 50 men. The remainder of the crew joined the ad-hoc infantry unit made on shore.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German [[Type 1936 (Family)|Type 1936]] destroyer built as last ship of the class. The Z22 was laid down on 3rd January 1938 and commissioned on 24th September 1939. Her main armament was made up of five 12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 guns in single mounts with two on bow and three aft. Anti-aircraft protection was supplied by a pair of twin 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons abreast the rear funnel. These were complemented by five single-mounted 2 cm/65 C/38 autocannons and a single quadruple 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38. The Z22 was armed with two quadruple 533 mm torpedo launchers located amidships and G7a torpedoes. On 10th January, Z22 and her sister ships laid a minefield off Newcastle. The minefield only claimed a single fishing trawler. On 6th April 1940, she, together with her sisters, was tasked with landing troops at the port of Narvik and capturing it. Upon arrival on the morning of 9th April, Z22 and her sister Z18 Hans Lüdemann landed troops at the Ramnes narrows to search for coastal artillery positions that the Germans mistakenly thought were present there. Z17 Dietrich von Roeder remained offshore to provide support if necessary and as a picket ship in case of British attack. Around 11:00, the troops were ordered to board the destroyers again and proceed to Narvik. The following night, Z22 was on picket duty and then sailed into Narvik harbour. Shortly after dawn on 10th April, a group of five British H-class destroyers appeared, surprising the Germans. HMS Hunter hit Z22 with a torpedo in the forward engine room. Z22 started to take water and list to side. HMS Havoc fired another torpedo that hit Z22 amidships and broke her in half, killing or wounding 50 men. The remainder of the crew joined the ad-hoc infantry unit made on shore.
 The Z22 Anton Schmitt was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. The Z22 follows the pattern of other German destroyers with high top speed, quick-reloading guns, and decent torpedo armament. As with other ships of her class, the main disadvantage is the low main calibre ammo count with only 120 rounds per gun. The 3.7 cm guns are also very ineffective in their anti-air duty due to their very low fire rate of 30 rounds per minute. Her unprotected magazines on waterline are vulnerable to fatal explosion when hit. The Z22 on the other hand profits from her torpedo armament allowing to range torpedoes not equipped with torpedo mode on ranges of up to 6 km and then safely retreat utilizing her max speed of 71 km/h.

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German Type 1936 destroyer built as last ship of the class. The Z22 was laid down on 3rd January 1938 and comissioned on 24th September 1939.  Her main armament was made of five 12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 guns in single mounts with two on bow and three aft. Anti-aircraft protection was supplied by a pair of twin 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons abreast the rear funnel. These were complemented by five single mounted 2 cm/65 C/38 autocannons and single quadruple 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38. The Z22 was armed with a two quadruple 533 mm torpedo launchers located amidship and firing G7a torpedoes. On 10th January, Z22 and her sister ships layed a minefield of Newcastle. The minefield only claimed a single fishing trawler. On 6th April 1940, she together with her sisters was tasked with landing troops at the port of Narvik and capturing it. Upon arrival on the morning of 9th April, Z22 and her sister Z18 Hans Lüdemann landed troops at Ramnes narrows to search for coastal artillery positions that Germans mistakenly thought were present there. Z17 Dietrich von Roeder remained offshore to provide support if necessary and as picket ship in case of British attack. Around 11:00 the troops were ordered to board the destroyers again and proceed to Narvik. The following night Z22 was on picket duty and then sailed into Narvik harbour. Shortly after dawn on 10th April, a group of five British H-class destroyers appeared, surprising the Germans. HMS Hardy, Hotspur, Havoc, Hunter and Hostile. Hunter hit Z22 with torpedo in the forward engine room. Z22 started to take water and list to side. Havock fired another torpedoes that hit Z22 amidship and broke her in half killing or wounding 50 men. The remainder of crew joined the ad-hoc infantry unit made on shore.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German [[Type 1936 (Family)|Type 1936]] destroyer built as last ship of the class. The Z22 was laid down on 3rd January 1938 and commissioned on 24th September 1939. Her main armament was made up of five 12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 guns in single mounts with two on bow and three aft. Anti-aircraft protection was supplied by a pair of twin 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons abreast the rear funnel. These were complemented by five single-mounted 2 cm/65 C/38 autocannons and a single quadruple 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38. The Z22 was armed with two quadruple 533 mm torpedo launchers located amidships and G7a torpedoes. On 10th January, Z22 and her sister ships laid a minefield off Newcastle. The minefield only claimed a single fishing trawler. On 6th April 1940, she, together with her sisters, was tasked with landing troops at the port of Narvik and capturing it. Upon arrival on the morning of 9th April, Z22 and her sister Z18 Hans Lüdemann landed troops at the Ramnes narrows to search for coastal artillery positions that the Germans mistakenly thought were present there. Z17 Dietrich von Roeder remained offshore to provide support if necessary and as a picket ship in case of British attack. Around 11:00, the troops were ordered to board the destroyers again and proceed to Narvik. The following night, Z22 was on picket duty and then sailed into Narvik harbour. Shortly after dawn on 10th April, a group of five British H-class destroyers appeared, surprising the Germans. HMS Hunter hit Z22 with a torpedo in the forward engine room. Z22 started to take water and list to side. HMS Havock fired another torpedo that hit Z22 amidships and broke her in half, killing or wounding 50 men. The remainder of the crew joined the ad-hoc infantry unit made on shore.
-The Z22 Anton Schmitt was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. The Z22 follows the pattern of other German destroyers with being fast, with fast reloading guns and decent torpedo armament. As with other ships of her class, the main disadvantage is the low main caliber ammo count with only
+The Z22 Anton Schmitt was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. The Z22 follows the pattern of other German destroyers with high top speed, quick-reloading guns, and decent torpedo armament. As with other ships of her class, the main disadvantage is the low main calibre ammo count with only 120 rounds per gun. The 3.7 cm guns are also very ineffective in their anti-air duty due to their very low fire rate of 30 rounds per minute. Her unprotected magazines on waterline are vulnerable to fatal explosion when hit. The Z22 on the other hand profits from her torpedo armament allowing to range torpedoes not equipped with torpedo mode on ranges of up to 6 km and then safely retreat utilizing her max speed of 71 km/h.
 == General info ==
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 '''Pros:'''
 * High rate of fire

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' is a rank {{Specs|rank}} German destroyer {{Battle-rating}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was a German Type 1936 destroyer built as last ship of the class. The Z22 was laid down on 3rd January 1938 and comissioned on 24th September 1939.  Her main armament was made of five 12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 guns in single mounts with two on bow and three aft. Anti-aircraft protection was supplied by a pair of twin 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons abreast the rear funnel. These were complemented by five single mounted 2 cm/65 C/38 autocannons and single quadruple 2 cm/65 Flakvierling 38. The Z22 was armed with a two quadruple 533 mm torpedo launchers located amidship and firing G7a torpedoes. On 10th January, Z22 and her sister ships layed a minefield of Newcastle. The minefield only claimed a single fishing trawler. On 6th April 1940, she together with her sisters was tasked with landing troops at the port of Narvik and capturing it. Upon arrival on the morning of 9th April, Z22 and her sister Z18 Hans Lüdemann landed troops at Ramnes narrows to search for coastal artillery positions that Germans mistakenly thought were present there. Z17 Dietrich von Roeder remained offshore to provide support if necessary and as picket ship in case of British attack. Around 11:00 the troops were ordered to board the destroyers again and proceed to Narvik. The following night Z22 was on picket duty and then sailed into Narvik harbour. Shortly after dawn on 10th April, a group of five British H-class destroyers appeared, surprising the Germans. HMS Hardy, Hotspur, Havoc, Hunter and Hostile. Hunter hit Z22 with torpedo in the forward engine room. Z22 started to take water and list to side. Havock fired another torpedoes that hit Z22 amidship and broke her in half killing or wounding 50 men. The remainder of crew joined the ad-hoc infantry unit made on shore.
-The Z22 Anton Schmitt is one of the 6 Type 1936 destroyers built for the German Kriegsmarine between 1936 and 1938. Out of the six ships in the class, only the Z20 Karl Galster survived until the end of the war, all remaining units were lost during the Invasion of Norway in 1940.
+The Z22 Anton Schmitt was introduced in [[Update 1.79 "Project X"]] as part of the fleet closed beta test. The Z22 follows the pattern of other German destroyers with being fast, with fast reloading guns and decent torpedo armament. As with other ships of her class, the main disadvantage is the low main caliber ammo count with only
 == General info ==

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-;Related development
+;[[Type 1936 (Family)|Related development]]
 * [[Z20 Karl Galster]]

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 ;Related development
+* [[Type 1936 (Family)]]
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-{{main|SK C/34 (127 mm)}}
+{{main|12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)}}
-The Z22 Anton Schmitt is armed with a five 12.7 cm SK C/34 cannons in single mounts, with two located at beam, and three at stern. All the turrets have ready-use ammo consisting of 10 rounds with a rate of fire of 18 rounds per minute, decreasing to 15 rounds per minute after depleting the ready-use ammo. Three different rounds are available, HE, HE with base fuse and HE-TF against aerial threat. It is advised to use the HE shell with base fuse to cause some serious damage to your opponents by aiming at their weak spots such as magazines above waterline or turrets. The HE-TF shell can be used against incoming aircraft at long ranges as the guns have good elevation.
+The Z22 Anton Schmitt is armed with a five 12.8 cm SK C/34 cannons in single mounts, with two located at beam, and three at stern. All the turrets have ready-use ammo consisting of 10 rounds with a rate of fire of 18 rounds per minute, decreasing to 15 rounds per minute after depleting the ready-use ammo. Three different rounds are available, HE, HE with base fuse and HE-TF against aerial threat. It is advised to use the HE shell with base fuse to cause some serious damage to your opponents by aiming at their weak spots such as magazines above waterline or turrets. The HE-TF shell can be used against incoming aircraft at long ranges as the guns have good elevation.
-{{:SK C/34 (127 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
+{{:12.8 cm/45 SK C/34 (128 mm)/Ammunition|12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.8 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
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 * [[wt:en/news/4867-development-type-1936-class-destroyer-en|[Devblog] Type 1936 Class Destroyer]]
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-{{main|12.7 cm SK C/34 (127 mm)}}
+{{main|SK C/34 (127 mm)}}
 The Z22 Anton Schmitt is armed with a five 12.7 cm SK C/34 cannons in single mounts, with two located at beam, and three at stern. All the turrets have ready-use ammo consisting of 10 rounds with a rate of fire of 18 rounds per minute, decreasing to 15 rounds per minute after depleting the ready-use ammo. Three different rounds are available, HE, HE with base fuse and HE-TF against aerial threat. It is advised to use the HE shell with base fuse to cause some serious damage to your opponents by aiming at their weak spots such as magazines above waterline or turrets. The HE-TF shell can be used against incoming aircraft at long ranges as the guns have good elevation.
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+{{:SK C/34 (127 mm)/Ammunition|12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Kpf.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Bd.Z, 12.7 cm Sprgr. L/4.4 Zt.Z}}
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-{{main|3.7 cm SK C/30 (37 mm)}}
+{{main|SK C/30 (37 mm)}}
 The secondary armament consists of two 3.7 cm SK C/30 cannons in dual mounts located amidship on a platform near the second funnel. The cannons have a very low rate of fire of only 30 rounds per minute, making them very hard to use. Thanks to their high muzzle velocity and armour-piercing rounds, they can be used instead to engage coastal vessels at longer distances before they get within range of your 20 mm cannons.
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+{{:SK C/30 (37 mm)/Ammunition|37 mm Spgr L/4.1 Lh 37, 37 mm Psgr L'spur Zerl}}
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 The Z22 is quite an agile ship, but it suffers from poor acceleration past 40 km/h and takes a while to reach max speed.
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 The task group arrived off the Ofotfjord close to Narvik on the dawn of 9 April. During this time, Z22 encountered the Norwegian coast guard boat Senja, of which she forced the latter to surrender. At 9:00 the ship disembarked their troops after mistakenly believed that a coastal artillery was guarding the mouth of the fjord and the troop was sent to capture them. Around 11:00 the troop was ordered to reboard and begin the attack on Narvik. However, as the ship was running low on fuel, Z22 was forced to stay behind while the rest of the task group retreated as planned.
-On the dawn of 10 April, five destroyers of the British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla made a surprise attack on the Germans at Narvik who did not anticipated their appearance. Z22's engine room was hit by a single 120 mm shell and a torpedo from the HMS Hunter, then the ship was finished off by a torpedo froom the HMS Havock that broke her in half. The sinking killed 52 crewmen. The surviving crews then joined together with the 139th regiment as an ad-hoc infantry unit and continued their assault on Narvik.
+On the dawn of 10 April, five destroyers of the British 2nd Destroyer Flotilla made a surprise attack on the Germans at Narvik who did not anticipated their appearance. Z22's engine room was hit by a single 120 mm shell and a torpedo from the HMS Hunter, then the ship was finished off by a torpedo from the HMS Havock that broke her in half. The sinking killed 52 crewmen. The surviving crews then joined together with the 139th regiment as an ad-hoc infantry unit and continued their assault on Narvik.
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