Leberecht Maass

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Type	Destroyer
Class	Type 1934
Nation	Germany
Voice	Emily Koch
Level 1 HP	2223
Level 1 Weight Cap	410
Vestures to Rescue	7
Traits	Clumsy Unlucky

First destroyer built in Germany following WWI. Battled Wicher in the opening days of the war, but was forced to retreat. Later assisted Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, and Admiral Hipper in the North Sea. Blasted in half and sunk by a friendly bomber due to a miscommunication.

— In-game description

Leberecht Maass is a German Belle available at the start of the game, September '39

Vestures

Vesture Type	Vesture Name	XP	Stat 1	Stat 2
Accoutrement	Marinehelferinnen Brooch	1100	V Armor Quality: Conn	None
Good Luck Charm	Silver Fish Fork	1100	Quarterdeck Weight	None
Honor	Note of Appreciation from Admiral Lutjens	400	Quarterdeck Pattern Size	None
Library	Theodor Fontane, Effi Briest	--	None	None
Music	Zarah Leander, "Bei mir bist du schön"	400	Torpedo Speed: TB1	None
Recreation	Errötende Jungfrau	400	Compartments	None

Where Vestures Drop

Campaign Maps are permanent. Event Maps may no longer be available, see their active dates. An Event Map with no dates lacks start/end data.

HQ Level	Map Name	Map Type	Start	End
15	Crossed and Dotted	Belle Event Map	2023-05-24	2023-06-08
1	They Shall Not Pass	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
1	The Skagerrak Purge	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
5	Bonfire by the Sea	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
40	Venom Below	Campaign Map	N/A	N/A
1	The Lit Match	Event Map	2023-03-09	2023-03-24
45	Operation Baghdad	Event Map	2023-05-09	2023-05-24

Stock Stats

Level 1 Hull Points	2223
Speed	38.2
Refit Capacity	22
Weight capacity	410
Reserves	5
Waterline Length	382.218
Mean Beam	29.816
Mean Height	29.5
Sortie Cost	5
Compartments	5
Horizontal Armor: Citadel	0.39
Horizontal Armor: Conn	0.39
Horizontal Armor: Fore & Aft	0.39
Horizontal Armor: Superstructure	0.39
Vertical Armor: Barbette	0.39
Vertical Armor: Citadel	0.39
Vertical Armor: Conn	0.39
Vertical Armor: Fore & Aft	0.39
Vertical Armor: Superstructure	0.39

Starting Equipment

Main Battery 1

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Seeziel-Feuerleitanlage C.34.Z
Rangekeeper	Vorhalt-Rechner C.34.Z
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
Centerline	1	5x 12.7cm/45 SK C/34

Main Battery 2

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Main Battery 3

Item Type	Item Name
Director	Not Equipped
Rangekeeper	Not Equipped
RDF	Not Equipped

Position	Barrels	Naval Gun
N/A	N/A	--

Light Battery I-III

Group	Position	Light Gun
I	Wing	2x 3.7cm/83 SK C/30
II	Wing	6x 2cm/65 C/30
III	N/A	Not Equipped

Torpedoes

ASDIC	SH 300 T
Quarterdeck	7-Dispersed WBF
Torpedo #1	2x 53.3cm G7a T1 Quad Zerstörer Centerline
Torpedo #2	N/A
Torpedo #3	N/A

Aircraft

Hangar Limit	Unknown
Hangar 1	N/A
Hangar 2	N/A
Hangar 3	N/A
Hangar 4	N/A
Deck Limit	Unknown
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Deck	N/A
Air Warning RDF	N/A

Character Information

Personality and traits

People avoid her as much as they can because they consider her unlucky and are afraid that being around her will cause them to get into trouble too. As a result of this she is very self-deprecating and unconfident, just living with her reputation of unluckiness as an unchangeable fact. She has a fondness for the German raspberry-based dessert Errötende Jungfrau (usually translated into English as "blushing maid").

Tombstone quotes

Heroic	She never surrendered to the roll of the dice.
Tragic	Unlucky after all, but braver than she knew.

Character Trivia

• She has no direct sister ships currently, but she has half-sisters in Theodor Riedel and Hans Lody of the Type 1934A subclass.
• She tries her hand at baking, even if she isn't very good at it starting off, and makes a cake for her captain.

Voice Lines

See Leberecht Maass/VoiceLines.

In-Game Historical Information

Commissioned	1937
Service	1.14.1937 - 2.22.1940
Namesake	Leberecht Maass
Sisters	Three
Notable Sisters	None
Builder	Deutsche Werke Kiel, Germany
Fate	Sunk

History Trivia

• Like all Type 1934 destroyers, she was named after German naval officers who died fighting in World War I. Z1 was given the name of Konteradmiral Leberecht Maass, who commanded the German forces at the Battle of Heligoland Bight and died when his flagship the light cruiser SMS Cöln was sunk by British battlecruisers.
• Type 1934 destroyers had some serious design flaws, presumably because they were the first ships designed by Germany after disarmament after a long period with a lack of design experience. Their steep bows that lacked flare, the staukeil short keel, and short forecastle caused poor stability and seakeeping with the bow plowing deep into the water and causing spray thrown over into the bridge so much to the point that No. 1 turret was unusable and the forward deck was dangerous to anyone to be on. The high-pressure boilers they used were also innovative but highly unreliable throughout the entire service lives of these ships .
• On the opening of WWII when Nazi Germany attacked Poland, Z1 was present and was sent to attack the Polish naval base at Hel alongside fellow German destroyers. Upon arriving she faced off against Polish Navy ships and coastal batteries. German fire was ineffective while the Polish shot better, causing Leberecht Maass to take a hit from a 152mm coastal gun which knocked out her No. 2 turret and then later retreat to be repaired at Swinemünde.
• In a gross failure of interservice communication, Z1 Leberecht Maass was a participant in Operation Wikinger, a Kriegsmarine operation to hunt down and destroy British trawlers who they falsely believed were supporting British submarines. The Luftwaffe who was performing anti-shipping duties in the same area was not informed of the presence of Kreigsmarine there and neither was the Kriegsmarine informed of German aircraft. Eventually when the group of destroyers Leberecht Maass was a part of and flight of Heinkel He 111 bombers spotted each other, they assumed each other to be hostile and began fighting. Leberecht Maass was hit amidships by a bomb which badly damaged her, and a follow-up bombing run hit her with a further two bombs which caused a massive explosion leaving the unlucky ship to sink. While attempting to rescue crew from Leberecht Maass her sister ship Z3 Max Schultz struck a British mine and exploded so hard she broke up and sank, causing the remaining destroyers to retreat. with two destroyers lost and 606 people dead, the day was a huge embarrassment for the Kriegsmarine and Nazi Germany .