Her hull was launched in May 1908, and completed in July 1909. Named for the town of Emden, she was laid down at the Kaiserliche Werft (Imperial Dockyard) in Danzig in 1906. SMS Emden was the second and final member of the Dresden class of light cruisers built for the Imperial German Navy (Kaiserliche Marine). Overall, she is a fragile ship with relatively weak guns that excels at eliminating enemy destroyers but struggles against most anything else. Most players won't spend a ton of time in Emden - enough to make some quick credits or re-train a commander - which makes her faults and weaknesses easy to overlook. Her main battery is weaker than that of Dresden as well she has fewer guns overall and weaker armor-piercing shells. Smart captains can use her shell arc to her advantage, however, by using islands as cover and firing over them. Max AP damage is 500 less than her sister ship's shells while the arc on both their shells is fairly high landing hits at maximum range will require a significant amount of lead, and AP damage at such ranges will be low or non-existent. Her armor piercing shells lack adequate velocity and power to penetrate anything but other lightly-armored cruisers, and even then only at point-blank ranges (5.0 km or less). Her guns are effective against enemy destroyers, but that effectiveness falls off quickly against cruisers and battleships. However, she not only has two fewer guns than Dresden, but they also have about a kilometer less range. With a main battery comprised exclusively of 105mm guns, Emden will frequently spew out dozens and dozens of shells for minimal damage. Her incarnation in World of Warship is faithful to the legendary raider, and a fun premium for her tier. Sister ship to Tier II tech tree cruiser Dresden, Emden has a storied history worthy of more than a few films and books. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".
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