Ship:Kotovsky

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If you are coming from ''[[Svietlana]]'' at Tier 4, then ''Kotovsky'' is going to have a bit of a learning curve in a few regards. While the ship introduces a centerline main battery layout common to the rest of the Russian cruiser branch, it also introduces the "glass cannon" low survivability of many of the Russian light cruisers and says goodbye to a one-tier "protected" matchmaking spread. The armor on ''Kotovsky'' is even worse than that of ''[[Kirov]]'', the ship she replaces on the tech tree, with the citadel belt being only 35mm thick as opposed to 50mm on the latter and 75mm on the ''Svietlana''. All is not doom and gloom however, as ''Kotovsky'' does have redeeming qualities which include rather high speed and good ballistics common among the Russian cruisers along with decent concealment relative to firing range. Captains new to the ship must utilize these key features to keep distance from the enemy, avoid prolonged exposure to return fire, and maximize mid to late-match combat viability.

At the end of the day, ''Kotovsky'' still makes some debilitating tradeoffs from ''Kirov'' for some very modest gains, in some regards, so it may not be worthwhile to obtain this ship if you own the latter. For some who owned ''Kirov'' prior to the 9.5 update, there may be a bit of a debate in regards to acquiring ''[[Budyonny]]''. If you are finance-conscious or saving up for something else then re-grinding Tiers 4 & 5 to save Free XP and doubloons/real money is the better option, otherwise paying your way through to Tier VI with Free XP saves time. In either case only you, the player, can make such judgements.

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* 10-second main battery reload is nothing to write home about, but is superior to French and Italian 152mm guns at Tier V.
* Fairly good main battery traverse speed.
* Better concealment and slightly better maneuverability than her predecessor, ''Kirov''.
* AA bubble extends out to 4km compared to ''Kirov's'' 3.5km and does more continuous damage when upgraded to B-hull.

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* Hilariously poor armor. The citadel belt is only 35mm thick, worse than Tier IV predecessor ''[[Svietlana]]'', and rises above the waterline.
* 500 fewer hit points than ''Kirov'' in top configuration without captain skills.
* Low HE fire chance of only 8% is tied with ''[[Konigsberg]]'' and exacerbated by a slower main battery reload.
* Torpedoes are typical of mid-tier Russian boats...fast and devastating with suicidally short range.

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Given the vulnerability of ''Kotovsky'' to incoming enemy salvoes, researching and equipping the upgraded Gunfire Control System should be your first order of business. This will yield a 3.8km difference in firing and detection ranges assuming no camo is equipped and the Concealment Expert commander skill is not taken.

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* '''Slot 1''':  {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 2''':  {{Damage Control System Modification 1}}
* '''Slot 3''':  {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}}

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* '''Slot 2:''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
* '''Slot 3:''' {{Spotting Aircraft}}

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{{WoWS Ship Changelog Insert|1=
*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.3.
{{WoWS Ship Testing Changes Insert|1=
*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/f1rvxi/st_soviet_cruisers/ Feb 10, 2020]</span>:
**Preliminary characteristics.
*{{WoWS DevBlog Link Insert|8}} (April 17, 2020):
**Main battery reload time increased from 8 to 10 s.
*{{WoWS DevBlog Link Insert|16}}:
**Torpedo parameters changed:
*** Speed increased from 55 to 64 knots.
*** Range decreased from 8.0 to 4.0 km.
*** Detectability increased from 1.1 to 1.3 km.
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*Update 0.9.5:
**Introduced into the game as a researchable Tier V ship.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4.3 km.
*Update 0.10.10:
**Main battery reload time decreased from 10 to 9.5 s.
*Update 12.2:
**Main battery reload time reduced from 9.5 to 9 s.
*Update 12.4:
**Fixed an issue that caused the camera view of the ship's torpedo tubes to work incorrectly.
*Update 12.5:
**Detectability range by sea reduced from 11.6 to 11 km.
***Other detectability values have been reduced accordingly.
**Main battery reload time reduced from 9 to 8.2 seconds.
*Update 13.3:
**The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 4 to 8.
**Depth Charge damage decreased from 2,400 to 2,000.
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