Supertest: German Super Aircraft Carrier Oswald Boelcke
With Update 15.10, we are getting our first Super Aircraft Carrier in almost 5 years. The Oswald Boelcke will be entering testing, and you might want to know what this monster is packing.
Let's address the elephant in the room, shall we?
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Historical background
There isn't much to cover here. The Oswald Boelcke is a hypothetical conversion of a Preussen-class battleship hull into an aircraft carrier. For... some reason, the game description calls it an H-41 battleship hull, but Preussen is WAY bigger than that. As far as I remember, the H-41 was more around 280 m long, while the Preussen is a whole 313 m long.
Interestingly, Wargaming decided to take the same approach as Graf Zeppelin with the Oswald by giving her a particularly heavy secondary battery. This would allow her to operate on her own for commerce raiding. It doesn't really make sense since, in theory, if Germany could build large battleships, they also had the resources for escorting cruisers and destroyers buuut... It is what it is.
Among the planes carried by the Oswald, there is a squadron of Arado Ar 234B. These were the first turbojet-powered bombers in the world. They only entered service in late 1944 and were mainly used for reconnaissance flights over enemy territory. The aircraft could carry a payload of up to 1 500 kg: either three bombs of 500 kg or a BT 1400 unpowered "bomb torpedo" of 1 510 kg. However, it required rocket assistance for takeoff (which is why they have it in the game).
As for the name, the ship is named after the World War One flying ace Oswald Boelcke. The man was considered to be the father of the German fighting air force and air combat and scored a total of 40 victories in aerial combat.
In World of Warships, the Oswald carries the same aircraft as the Manfred von Richthofen, but she also gets a squadron of skip bombers with the same parameters as those of the Max Immelmann. Finally, she has access to a tactical squadron of jet bombers.
The ship appears as it would have been fitted in 1945 if everything was going well for Germany.
Ship's preview
Ship's permanent camouflage
As a reminder, this ship is in testing; anything can change, so don't treat her as if she's already been released.
Modules
|
Hull |
Attack Aircraft |
Torpedo Bombers |
Bombers |
Skip Bombers |
Engine |
Oswald Boelcke |
 Me 155G |
 Ta 152C-1/R14 |
 Ta 152C-1/R14 and Arado Ar 234b |
 Ta 152C-1/R14 |
Propulsion: 167.700 hp |
General Characteristics
| Tier | VIII |
| Health | 69 700 HP |
| Torpedo Damage Reduction | 25 % |
| Displacement | 56 384 tons |
| Dimensions | |
| Overall length | 315.75 m |
| Beam | 52.89 m |
| Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 39.34 m |
| Freeboard | 15.3 m |
| Aircraft on deck | |
| Attack Aircraft | 14 |
| Torpedo Bombers | 14 |
| Dive Bombers | 18 |
| Skip Bombers | 14 |
| Tactical Dive Bombers | 3 |
| Secondary Armament | |
| Maximum Range | 6.850 km in Automatic mode 10.000 km in Manual mode |
| 150 mm/55 SK C/28 on a Dop. MPL C/36 mount 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret |
8 x 2 150 mm 8 x 2 128 mm |
| Anti-air Armament | |
| 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret 55 mm/77 Gerät 58 on a twin mount 30 mm/45 Flak 103/38 on a quadruple mount |
8 x 2 128 mm 16 x 2 55 mm 8 x 4 30 mm |
| Maximum speed | 30.5 knots |
| Turning Circle Radius | 1 350 m |
| Rudder Shift Time | 16.9 s |
| Surface Detectability | 13.94 km |
| Air Detectability | 10.0 km |
| CONSUMABLES | |
| Slot 1 | |
| Damage Control Party (automatic or manual) |
 |
| Work time | 30.0 s |
| Cooldown | 70.0 s |
| Slot 2 | |
| Interceptors (automatic or manual) |
 |
| Number of charges | 4 |
| Work time | 600.0 s |
| Cooldown | 40.0 s |
| Patrol radius | 3.0 km |
| Number of fighters | 4 |
Attack Aircraft
Attack Aircraft - Me 155G |
|
| Hit points | 1 440 |
| Cruise speed | 172 knots |
| Maximum speed | 212 knots |
| Engine boost time | 5.0 s |
| Engine boost reload time | 10.0 s |
| Size of attacking flight | 3 |
| Aircraft per squadron | 9 |
| Aircraft on deck | 14 |
| Squadron restoration time | 74.0 s |
| Detectability range | 10.0 km |
| Rockets | |
| Type of Rocket |
Panzerbrechend 2 L/4.8 |
| Firing delay | 1.5 s |
| Rockets per plane | 4 |
| Damage | 3 100 |
| Penetration | 277 mm |
| Arming Threshold | 25 mm |
| Fuse time | 0.022 s |
| CONSUMABLES | |
| Slot 1 | |
| Engine Cooling |  |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 10.0 s |
| Cooldown | 80.0 s |
| Slot 2 | |
| Patrol Fighters |  |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 5.0 s |
| Minimum time to reach designated area | 3.0 s |
| Maximum time to reach designated area | 23.0 s |
| Maximum range | 20.0 km |
| Fighters per squadron | 7 |
| Patrol radius | 4.0 km |
| Slot 3 | |
| Firefighting Assistance |  |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 140.0 s |
| Effect | Immediately extinguishes fires and prevents fires |
Torpedo Bombers
Torpedo Bombers - Ta 152C-1/R14 |
|
| Hit points | 1 710 |
| Cruise speed | 174 knots |
| Maximum speed | 214 knots |
| Engine boost time | 20.0 s |
| Engine boost reload time | 40.0 s |
| Size of attacking flight | 3 |
| Aircraft per squadron | 9 |
| Aircraft on deck | 14 |
| Aircraft restoration time | 90.0 s |
| Detectability range | 10.0 km |
| Torpedoes | |
| Type of Torpedo |
BT 1000 |
| Torpedoes per plane | 1 |
| Damage | 4 533 |
| Maximum Range | 3.0 km |
| Speed | 55 knots |
| Arming time | 4.0 s |
| Flooding chance | 39% |
| CONSUMABLES | |
| Slot 1 | |
| Engine Cooling | |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 10.0 s |
| Cooldown | 80.0 s |
| Slot 2 | |
| Patrol Fighters | |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 5.0 s |
| Minimum time to reach designated area | 3.0 s |
| Maximum time to reach designated area | 23.0 s |
| Maximum range | 20.0 km |
| Fighters per squadron | 7 |
| Patrol radius | 4.0 km |
| Slot 3 | |
| Evasive Maneuvers |  |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 12.0 s |
| Cooldown | 160.0 s |
| Damage taken | -70% |
| Slot 4 | |
| Firefighting Assistance | |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 140.0 s |
| Effect | Immediately extinguishes fires and prevents fires |
Torpedo spread fully aimed (Yamato for reference)
Dive Bombers
Dive Bombers - Ta 152C-1/R14 |
|
| Hit points | 1 530 |
| Cruise speed | 174 knots |
| Maximum speed | 214 knots |
| Engine boost time | 20.0 s |
| Engine boost reload time | 40.0 s |
| Size of attacking flight | 3 |
| Aircraft per squadron | 12 |
| Aircraft on deck | 18 |
| Squadron restoration time | 69.0 s |
| Detectability range | 10.0 km |
| Bombs | |
| Type of Bomb |
PC 1000 |
| Bombs per plane | 1 |
| Damage | 8 800 |
| Penetration | 331 mm |
| Arming Threshold | 30 mm |
| Fuse time | 0.030 s |
| Chance of bombs landing in the inner ellipse | 66% |
| CONSUMABLES | |
| Slot 1 | |
| Engine Cooling | |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 10.0 s |
| Cooldown | 80.0 s |
| Slot 2 | |
| Patrol Fighters | |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 5.0 s |
| Minimum time to reach designated area | 3.0 s |
| Maximum time to reach designated area | 23.0 s |
| Maximum range | 20.0 km |
| Fighters per squadron | 7 |
| Patrol radius | 4.0 km |
| Slot 3 | |
| Evasive Maneuvers | |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 12.0 s |
| Cooldown | 160.0 s |
| Damage taken | -70% |
Bomb reticle (Yamato for reference)
Maximum size in yellow
Maximum size in yellow
Minimum size in green
Inner ellipse in red
Skip Bombers
Skip Bombers - Ta 152C-1/R14  |
|
| Hit points | 1 710 |
| Cruise speed | 174 knots |
| Maximum speed | 214 knots |
| Engine boost time | 20.0 s |
| Engine boost reload time | 40.0 s |
| Size of attacking flight | 4 |
| Aircraft per squadron | 12 |
| Aircraft on deck | 14 |
| Aircraft restoration time | 85.0 s |
| Detectability range | 10.0 km |
| Skip Bombs | |
| Type of Bomb |
SC 1000 |
| Bombs per plane | 1 |
| Damage | 11 000 |
| Penetration | 68 mm |
| Fire chance | 63% |
| Number of bounces | 2 |
| CONSUMABLES | |
| Slot 1 | |
| Engine Cooling | |
| Number of charges | 3 |
| Work time | 10.0 s |
| Cooldown | 80.0 s |
| Slot 2 | |
| Patrol Fighters | |
| Number of charges | 2 |
| Work time | 20.0 s |
| Cooldown | 5.0 s |
| Minimum time to reach designated area | 3.0 s |
| Maximum time to reach designated area | 23.0 s |
| Maximum range | 20.0 km |
| Fighters per squadron | 7 |
| Patrol radius | 4.0 km |
Tactical Dive Bombers
Dive Bombers - Arado Ar 234b |
|
| Hit points | 2 690 |
| Cruise speed | 130 knots |
| Maximum speed | 260 knots |
| Engine boost time | 30.0 s |
| JATO boost time | 10.0 s |
| JATO Speed increase | +30% |
| Size of attacking flight | 3 |
| Aircraft per squadron | 3 |
| Aircraft on deck | 3 |
| Squadron restoration time | 230.0 s |
| Detectability range | 15.0 km |
| Bombs | |
| Type of Bomb |
SC 1000 |
| Bombs per plane | 3 |
| Damage | 12 200 |
| Penetration | 68 mm |
| Fire chance | 69% |
| Chance of bombs landing in the inner ellipse | 50% |
Bomb reticle (Yamato for reference)
Maximum size in yellow
Maximum size in yellow
Minimum size in green
Inner ellipse in red
Secondary Armament
| 8 x 2 150 mm/55 SK C/28 on a Dop. MPL C/36 mount | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 6.850 km in Automatic mode 10.0 km in Manual mode |
| Reloading Time | 10.0 s in Automatic mode 7.5 s in Manual mode |
| 180 Degree Turn Time | 3.0 s |
| Sigma | 1.0 sigma |
| Maximum Dispersion | 304 m at 10.0 km (German secondary dispersion) |
| Shells | |
| Type of Projectile | HE - 150 mm Spr.Gr. L/4.5 |
| Alpha Damage | 1 700 |
| Penetration capacity | 38 mm |
| Fire chance | 8 % |
| Projectile Speed | 875 m/s |
| Air Drag | 0.33 |
| Projectile Mass | 45.3 kg |
| 8 x 2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret | |
| Maximum Firing Range | 6.850 km in Automatic mode 10.0 km in Manual mode |
| Reloading Time | 5.3 s in Automatic mode 4.0 s in Manual mode |
| 180 Degree Turn Time | 3.0 s |
| Sigma | 1.0 sigma |
| Maximum Dispersion | 304 m at 10.0 km (German secondary dispersion) |
| Shells | |
| Type of Projectile | HE - 128 mm Spr.Gr. Kz. |
| Alpha Damage | 1 500 |
| Penetration capacity | 32 mm |
| Fire chance | 5 % |
| Projectile Speed | 900 m/s |
| Air Drag | 0.313 |
| Projectile Mass | 26.0 kg |
Anti-air Armament
| 8 x 2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km - 6.0 km |
| Hit chance | 100 % |
| Sector's damage | 31 |
| Sector's damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector's damage per second | 109 |
| Flak clouds number | 6 |
| Flak cloud damage | 1 610 |
| 16 x 2 55 mm/77 Gerät 58 on a twin mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km - 4.0 km |
| Hit chance | 100 % |
| Sector's damage | 176 |
| Sector's damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector's damage per second | 616 |
| 8 x 4 30 mm/45 Flak 103/38 on a quadruple mount | |
| Sector firing range | 0.1 km - 3.0 km |
| Hit chance | 95 % |
| Sector's damage | 62 |
| Sector's damage frequency | 0.29 s |
| Sector's damage per second | 217 |
ASW Airstrike
| Fw.200 Condor - Depth charge airstrike SC-300  |
|
| Reloading Time | 25 s |
| Number of charges | 1 |
| HP per plane | 2 000 |
| Attack range | 0.5 km - 8.0 km |
| Number of planes in the squadron | 1 |
| Number of bombs in payload | 1 |
| Damage | 4 900 |
| Detonation timer | 3.5 s - 4.5 s |
| Explosion radius | 600 m |
| Fire chances | 28% |
| Flooding chances | 300% |
The Armor
External armor protection:
Casemate armor protection:
Citadel armor protection:
Turtleback:
Hangar deck:
Hidden armor in the stern:
Personal Opinion
So uh.... Wargaming, what in the name of Hell is that?
To summarize this ship, she gets the same planes as Manfred von Richthofen alongside the skip bombers of Max Immelmann. That's already an incredibly strong loadout because it offers some amazing versatility and makes it great against destroyers, cruisers, and battleships.
Then they give her jets, and these drop 9 HE bombs identical to the Erich Loewenhardt's, with the second-highest damage of all HE bombs. As you can imagine, anything getting dropped by these will suffer a lot considering the small reticle size.
Then they give her jets, and these drop 9 HE bombs identical to the Erich Loewenhardt's, with the second-highest damage of all HE bombs. As you can imagine, anything getting dropped by these will suffer a lot considering the small reticle size.
Also, since it is a Preussen hull, it has a truckload of armor (though the flight deck is "only" 50 mm thick). As such, it will be much harder to bring down than other carriers. BUT WAIT... There is more; the secondary battery is no joke, with a 16-gun broadside, German-improved range, HE penetration, and dispersion.
It's also going to be pretty insane at sniping other carriers. The only one that will be a bit more of a pain will be the Sekiryu, as the AP rockets cannot hit the citadel and her flight deck is too thick for the HE bombs to penetrate.
Regardless...
Thank you for reading this article!
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