What's your playstyle? Mainz is considered a light cruiser whereas Eugen is a heavy one.
| Mainz | Prinz Eugen | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-air | Better | Good | German cruisers have reasonably solid in-class AA defence; Mainz does slightly more damage |
| Armour | 25 mm bow | 27 mm bow | A 27 mm bow will allow Hipper & Eugen to bounce 380 mm battleship shells (e.g. Bismarck, Tirpitz, Jean Bart) |
| Calibre | 150 mm | 203 mm | Mainz has 38 mm of HE penetration; Eugen has 50 mm of HE penetration (German cruisers have poor HE damage but superior penetration) |
| Gun Count | 4×3 (12) | 4×2 (8) | Mainz uses similar triple gun turrets as Tier 6 tech tree Nürnberg |
| Handling | Poor | Poor | Both premium Hipper-class cruisers have broadly the same below-average rudder shift time |
| Health | 42,500 | 45,000 | Prinz Eugen has the largest healthpool of all Tier 8 cruisers (tech tree Hipper has 43,800 health) |
| Range | 17.5 km | 17.5 km | Both ships have identical maximum main battery firing ranges |
| Reload | 6 sec. | 13.5 sec. | Mainz shares the same fast loading 150 mm guns as Tier 6 tech tree Nürnberg |
| Repair Party | No | Yes | Eugen is one of the few Tier 8 cruisers to have a heal, which makes her extremely tough combined with her armour |
| Speed | 32.0 knots | 32.0 knots | All 3 Hipper-class ships share the same top speed |
| Stealth (max) | 12.02 km | 11.74 km | Despite her heavier guns/armour, Eugen has a small 300 m advantage (Hipper is 11.17 km) |
| Torpedoes | 4×4 | 4×3 | Mainz has the heavier quadruple torpedo launchers from Tier 10 cruiser Hindenburg (most German cruisers have 6 km of torpedo range) |