Ship:Kreml

14.8

Kremlin

Battleship | U.S.S.R. | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Research price255000 exp

Purchase price20,600,000

Hit Points108,300

Main Battery

457 mm/48 B-45 on an SM-8 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.8 shots/min

Reload Time33 sec

Rotation Speed6 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time30 sec

Firing Range20.7 km

Maximum Dispersion279 m

HE Shell457 mm HE Model 1946

Maximum HE Damage6,500

Chance of Fire45 %

Initial HE Velocity800 m/s

HE Shell Weight1373 kg

AP Shell457 mm AP Model 1946

Maximum AP Shell Damage14,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity800 m/s

AP Shell Weight1373 kg

Secondary Armament #1

130 mm/60 BL-1108 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.3 km

Rate of Fire15 shots/min

Reload Time4 sec

HE ShellHE-42

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

25 mm 110-PM on a 4M-120 mount18 х 4 pcs.

45 mm SM-20-ZIF mount12 х 4 pcs.

130 mm/60 BL-1108 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius1090 m

Rudder Shift Time16.3 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.5 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

12345678910

X

20,600,000

Kremlin — Soviet Tier X battleship.

The development of the new Project 24 commenced in 1941. The project's requirements included dual-purpose artillery instead of secondary guns, enhanced torpedo protection, and reinforced protection of the ship's fore and aft ends. The ship's designation was to destroy surface ships of all types in the open sea and near coastal areas. In 1950, variant XII of the project was approved; however, the country lacked a shipyard to construct a 70,000-ton displacement ship. The state authorities had also lost interest in large surface ships by that time.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
457 mm/48 B-45 on an SM-8 mount	1.8	30	279	6,500	45	14,500		0	2,000,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Kremlin	108,300	19	550	3	8	18/12/8				0	3,500,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS X mod. 1		0		0	2,000,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 280,000 hp	29.5		0	1,500,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning: The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

As the peak of the Russian battleship line, Kremlin is a very durable battleship with noticeably worse-than-for-tier main battery dispersion at long ranges and better-than-for-tier main battery dispersion at close ranges. Much like her predecessors, players will find her accuracy much more favorable when closing in on the enemy.

While it seems natural that one should close the distance on the enemy to increase one's combat efficiency with this ship, the fact that all of the other same tier battleships have access to much longer ranges than Kremlin, including some cruisers such as Henri IV, makes forward advances difficult and risky. However, thanks to her unique Damage Control Party , this makes forward advances much easier than with her peer battleships. But players should also note that there is only a limited number of the consumable available - running out of the consumable too quickly greatly decreases her survivability for the remainder of the battle.

Once carrying one of the most formidable AA suites at her tier, Kremlin's AA has been hit with several nerfs, and while it is still on the stronger side at Tier 10, it is very easy to strip away without the Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 upgrade installed, so captains need to be wary when facing ships such as Thunderer and Yoshino, or other large caliber HE when a carrier is in play, especially as her horizontal protection is nothing special against AP bombs and even with her 60mm deck, US aircraft carriers will still be able to penetrate it and deal huge amounts of damage with their HE bombs.

Unfortunately, her weaknesses show in the form of her rather poor maneuverability, making requiring planning and good tactical positioning, as being caught broadside at close range could be very punishing.

To make matters worse, She lacks the ability to deal with destroyers in a manner similar to Grosser Kurfurst and Ohio, with an under-powered secondary battery of just 16 guns, compared to the 20 of Ohio's and the 24 of Kurfurst, although her good close range dispersion can allow her to get some good salvos off her main battery.

Though Kremlin seems to have much higher combat efficiency for closer ranges than her peer battleships, this makes her relatively less efficient in battles where long range engagements are more favorable, as somewhat commonly seen today. She is a relatively difficult to play ship, requiring much-needed planning and good understanding of tactical positioning.

Pros:

• Highest hit point pool in the game.
• Well armored.
• Short Damage Control Party  cooldown.
• Extremely good dispersion at close to medium ranges, quick turret traverse, and good firing angles.
• She has 457mm guns, allowing her to overmatch 30mm plating.
• AA suite rivals that of some high tier light cruisers, if spec'd properly.
• Good concealment at 13.4km (when fully specced), while the majority of her peers sit around 14km.
• Well protected main battery turrets - second best protected after Yamato.
• Massive AP Alpha strike of 130,500 damage.
• Good torpedo damage reduction of 46%.
• Excellent rudder shift.

Cons:

• Short main battery firing range compared to other Tier X's and extremely poor long range dispersion.
• Long main battery reload time of 33 seconds.
• While Kremlin carries a respectable AA suite, it is extremely easy to disable with HE - several high caliber HE salvos can almost completely destroy all her auxiliary guns, rendering her helpless against carrier strikes.
• Massive size. She is the second largest battleship in game.
• Despite having a 60mm belt running the length of the bow, she lacks the full on 60mm bow of Grosser Kurfurst, which means that she can and will take penetrating hits from Yamato/Musashi/Shikishima, though those are impossible to citadel her, due to a hidden 100mm armored deck in the bow.
• Large turning circle of 1,090 meters.
• Despite good armor, she has a large citadel.
• Possible to run out of Damage Control Party .
• Her size makes turning and slowing down feel like eternity.
• Vulnerable to torpedo strikes due of her massive size.

Research

Kremlin doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Kremlin are as follows:

• Slot 1: Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

With a limited number of damage control team uses, fire control and prevention becomes important.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration. ★	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range. ★	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Kremlin can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Fast Damage Control Team  – 4 charges
• Slot 2: Repair Party  – 3 charges

Players must be mindful that although the Damage Control team is quick to act, it can handle a limited number of incidents before becoming exhausted.

Signals

As with most battleships, players should focus on utilizing signals that maximize their survivability such as India Delta, Juliet Yankee Bissowtwo, and India Yankee

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Gallery

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  A Kremlin kisses a Yamato on the cheek to end a Succession League battle.

Historical Info

Project 24 Variant XIII, 1950

Specifications

72,950 tons displacement, standard; 81,150 tons displacement, full load

282 m length

40.4 m beam

11.5 m draft

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Machinery

12 boilers, 4 shafts

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Performance

30.0 knots at 280,000 horsepower

6,000 NM at 18 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 410 mm

Upper belt: 150 mm

Decks: 165 mm main deck, 60 mm upper deck

Turrets: 500 mm faces, ??? mm roofs

Conning tower: 500 mm sides, 200 mm roof

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Armament

Main

Nine (3x3) 406 mm/50 guns

Secondary

16 (8x2) 130 mm/58 dual-purpose guns

Anti-aircraft

40 (12x4) 45 mm/85, 40 (12x4) 25 mm/83 guns

Kremlin in World of Warships is a fictional amalgamation of various aspects of Project 24, a post-war battleship design developed in the mid-to-late 1940s as a followup to the Project 23 Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleships. Specifically, she is a combination of Variant XIII’s hull, armed with fictional 457 mm guns.

History

In 1939 several faults were found with the design of the Sovetsky Soyuz-class. Although some Project 23 variants corrected these faults, in December of 1940 it was decided to instead develop a completely new project, taking into account desired characteristics and the fact that slipways would become available only in 1943. Thus, Project 24 was born.

In May 1941, preliminary Operational-Tactical Requirements (OTZ) were outlined for the newly-designated project. While the main battery and secondary battery were to remain the same as the Sovetsky Soyuz-class, the outline sought improvements to the battleship’s AA, armor scheme, speed, range and torpedo protection. Work on Project 24 was assigned to TsKB-4, which had worked on the Sovetsky Soyuz-class. However, with Germany’s invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941, work on the project temporarily ceased until the bureau was evacuated to Moscow in August 1941, where work continued. Initial studies of Project 24 bore a strong resemblance to Project 23, though with refined individual aspects. The first outline design had the following specifications:

• Displacement: 65,530 tons, full load
• Armament:
  • 9 x 406mm/50 main battery guns
  • 12 (6x2) 150 mm, 16 (8x2) 100 mm secondary guns
  • 44 x 37 mm AA guns
• Armor:
  • Belt: 390 mm
  • Decks: 150 mm + 50 mm
  • Transverse bulkheads: 250 mm and 380 mm
  • Turrets: 230-495 mm
  • Conning tower: 425 mm sides
  • Machinery: 6 boilers, 3 shafts
  • Speed: 28-29 knots

This design was likely an exploratory one, as it did not fully meet the requirements, particularly the speed. It most likely showed that Project 24 would have to significantly exceed the dimensions of Project 23 to fully meet the requirements. In July of 1944 the requirements were revised, combining the 150 mm and 100 mm guns into a dual-purpose 24-gun 130 mm battery. The light AA was replaced by 45 mm guns as well.

Throughout 1944 and 1945, the navy’s Scientific-Technical Committee (NTK) and the Naval Academy carried out numerous studies on the battleship. These designs varied in size (from 75,000 to upwards of 130,000 tons), armament (12 406 mm to 9 457 mm guns). These designs were significantly larger than those of TsKB-4, due to information about the American Montana-class. Although the class was canceled in 1943, the Soviet Union expected construction on battleships by Western nations to resume. Indeed, several Western nations immediately following World War II continued to work on their battleships, such as the British Vanguard and French Jean Bart. However, it soon became apparent that there would be no new battleships laid down, and so the Soviet Union reverted its design efforts to countering the Iowa-class with 75,000 ton battleships. In August 1945 the navy drew up construction plans for a post-war navy that envisioned at least 10 75,000 ton battleships throughout the next decade. However, Navy Minister Nikolai Kuznetsov proposed a limit of four battleships. In a conference with Stalin on September 27 1945, the Soviet Union leader proposed a further reduction on the number of battleships — with one Project 23 battleships completed, and two more battleships laid down in the next few years. In November the planned battleships were delayed to 1955 for them to be laid down. Admiral Kuznetsov approved a revised OTZ on December 19, 1945, which had the following specifications:

• Displacement: 70,000 - 75,000 tons
• Armament:
  • 9 x 406 mm main battery guns
  • 24 x 130 mm dual-purpose secondary guns
  • 48 x 45 mm, 60 x 25 mm AA guns
• Armor:
  • Immunity zone from 406 mm shells from about 16,000 to 36,000 yards.
  • Immunitzy zone from one ton AP bombs dropped from 3,000 meters. Underwater protection able to withstand 900-kg TNT equivalent explosion.
• Speed: 30 knots
• Range: 8,000 NM at 18 knots

It was planned for the tactical-technical requirements (TTZ) to be finished in 1949, the sketch design in 1951, and the technical design in 1952. Work on Project 24 was handed over to TsKB-17, as TsKB-4 was "reoriented" to "standardization", and the former was selected for future work on the battleship. In 1948 a new design bureau, TsKB-L (redesignated TsKB-16 in October 1949), took over work of Project 24, as well as work on Project 82 (the Stalingrad-class battlecruisers), which was also previously worked on by TsKB-4. However, Project 82 received a higher priority, as Stalin became more interested in it than Project 24, and as a result work on the latter proceeded slowly. Despite this, by 1950 at least 14 outline designs were developed for Project 24, in part thanks to TsKB-16’s cooperation with the navy’s Central Scientific-Experimental Institute for Warship Construction (TsNIIVK), established in 1946. The design process of Project 24 at the time was driven by exaggerated claims of the Iowa-class’s capabilities — it was believed the class had an armor belt up to 19-inches thick, and exceeded speeds of up to 35 knots during trials. Due to this, Project 24 was designed with a massive displacement, ranging from 80,000 to 100,000 tons, and — despite the requirement of 406 mm guns — armed with 457 mm guns in some variants.

In late 1950 design work of Project 24 was handed over to the Shipbuilding Ministry's warship research institute (TsNII-45), to allow TsKB-16 to concentrate on Project 82. However, Stalin still paid intermittent attention to the battleship, and became displeased with its pace of work and increasing size. He rejected any design with guns larger than 406 mm, and on April 18, 1950, a revised TTZ was approved, reducing the maximum size to 73,000 tons. Variant XIII, developed by TsKB-16, was selected for further development. The variant had several weight-saving features, such as reduced magazine capacity, as well as a reduction of the 130 mm battery to 16 guns. However, when the Ministry of Shipbuilding sent a copy of the TTZ to TsNII-45 for analysis, TsNII-45 criticized the design as one suitable for a World War II battleship, but not taking into account recent developments. TsNII-45 instead put forth a counterproposal for "small battleships" — universal ships that, operating in groups, could overwhelm a single target greater their size. After further study, the Ministry of Shipbuilding came to favor the small battleship over the revised TTZ for Project 24, but the Ministry of the Navy did not. A meeting was ordered for both the Ministry and the Navy to jointly study both concepts, but none took place. And with Stalin’s death in 1953, both Project 24 and the small battleship concept would cease development.

Historical Accuracy Errata

• No warship in the Soviet Navy was ever named Kremlin.
• Kremlin is depicted in a hypothetical 1953 condition.
• The 457 mm/48 B-45 guns mounted on Kremlin are entirely fictional. The guns considered on the 457 mm variants of Project 24 were the 457 mm/55, which in-game are found on Admiral Ushakov.

Historical Gallery

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  The first Project 24 variant, which still resembled Project 23 at this stage.
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  Project 24 Variant XIII, the variant seen as suitable for further development.
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  Armor scheme of Project 24 Variant XIII.

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References

1. Dry Dock: Kremlin - News - World of Warships
2. Dry Dock: Battleship Kremlin - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
3. Russian and Soviet Battleships - Stephen McLaughlin
4. Soviet Battleships: The History and Features of the In-Game Ship Models - Wargaming

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.1.

Testing Changes

• Jan 25, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Mar 13, 2019:
  • Dispersion formula changed:
    • Horizontal and vertical dispersion depending on distance now changes more smoothly. Inside of 12 km accuracy was slightly reduced.
  • Damage Control Party duration decreased to 10 s.
• Mar 29, 2019:
  • Surveillance Radar consumable (15 km range, detects only BB and CV, 60 s duration, 270 (180) s reload time, 2 (3) charges) was removed.
• Apr 19, 2019:
  • Armoring of deck and stern belts increased from 50 to 60 mm.
  • AP shell penetration decreased.
  • Torpedo protection increased from 29% to 46%.
  • Removed the option of installing Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 in Slot 6.
  • Main battery turret HP increased from 20,000 to 40,000.
• May 16, 2019:
  • Renamed to Kremlin.
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.7 to 1.8.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 34 to 33 s.
• May 27, 2019:
  • Sigma parameter increased from 1.8 to 1.9.

• Introduced in Update 0.8.4.
• Update 0.8.9:
  • AP shell damage decreased from 15,500 to 14,500, and the parameters of the projectile accompanying this were also changed.
  • HE shell damage decreased from 6600 to 6500, and the fire chance decreased from 48% to 45%. The parameters of the projectile accompanying this change were also changed.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • The HP of AA mounts was decreased by 50%.
• Update 0.9.1:
  • Sigma parameter decreased from 1.9 to 1.85.
  • Fixed the names of the fire control system module.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Sigma parameter decreased from 1.85 to 1.80.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Continuous damage caused by AA mounts was decreasd from 433 to 412.
  • The number of flak bursts was decreased from 10 to 9.
  • Damage within the explosion radius was decreased from 1,820 to 1,750.
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Continuous damage caused by AA mounts was decreased from 413 to 395.
  • The number of flak bursts was decreased from 9 to 8.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • "Automated Main Battery Loading Mechanism" unique upgrade added to the Research Bureau for 19,200 Research Points (6th slot):
    • -18% to main battery reload time.
    • -12% to main battery firing range.
    • -1 charge for all consumables.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 12.1:
  • Changes to the "Automated Main Battery Loading Mechanism" unique upgrade:
    • Removed the penalty applied to the number of ship consumable charges.

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