Ship:Kirov

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3,500 doubloons

Kirov — U.S.S.R. Premium Tier V Cruiser.

After the dual impact of World War I and the Russian Civil War, the Soviet Navy needed cruisers. Between 1931 and 1932, negotiations were held with the Italian company Ansaldo, whose most modern cruiser at the time was Raimondo Montecuccoli. A cruiser project with Italian-made mechanisms was approved later. The ship was supposed to have a total of nine main battery guns. Kirov, which was laid down in October 1935, participated in the Soviet-Finnish war. During World War II, she was involved in the defense of Tallinn and Leningrad, as well as in the evacuation of Tallinn as the flagship of the main forces.

Pros

• Main battery guns are effective at all ranges
• Long firing range

Cons

• Low survivability
• Low maneuverability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	26200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	50
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	13

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	35.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	860
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	7.8

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.79
• Detectability by air (km)	6.44
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.01
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.44

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	3×3 180mm
• Firing range (km)	16.32
• Reload time (sec)	13.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.4
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	145
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 16.32 km	146

HE SHELL
• Name	HE-32
• Maximum damage	2500
• Fire chance (%)	13.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	800
• Shell weight (kg)	97.5
• Penetration (mm)	30

AP SHELL
• Name	AP-32
• Maximum damage	4100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	800
• Shell weight (kg)	97.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	30

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	2x3 533mm
• Torpedo name	53-36 mod.1
• Reload time (sec)	70.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	14400
• Range (km)	4.0
• Speed (kt)	64
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	240%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	4.3

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	HE-56
• Arrangement	6x1 100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	895
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	6 × 1
45 mm	6 × 1
13 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	52.5	85%	1.5
Mid-range	38.5	90%	2.5
Long-range	35	90%	4.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	130	90%	3.5–4.0

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	2400
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	14
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game from Update 0.5.3.2.
• Update 0.5.4:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.4.
• Update 0.5.5:
  • The ship was lowered in the water by 0.88 m.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • The firing range of the 37 mm 70-K anti-aircraft (Hull (B)) guns was increased from 2 to 3.2 km.
  • The durability of the 37 mm 70-K AA gun was increased by 20%.
• Update 0.5.7:
  • The rotation of the radar array models was fixed.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The appearance of the main battery turrets was improved.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • The radar array model was fixed.
• Update 0.5.11:
  • Secondary Battery Modification 2 was made available in Upgrade Slot 2.
• Update 0.6.11:
  • Fixed a bug that caused the main guns to pass through elements of the ship when in restricted firing angles.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke was changed to 8.01 km.
  • The Nikitin KOR-2 (M-62)'s detectability range was increased from 4 to 7 km when detected from the air, and to 8 km when detected from the sea.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • The main battery reload time was decreased from 15 to 13.5 s.
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The ranges of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable were unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell penetration was increased from 29 to 30 mm.
  • The central deck armor's thickness was increased from 13 to 16 mm.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Kirov received the status of Premium ship.
  • Removed from the tech tree and made available in the Armory for 43,000 Coal.
  • Base modules were removed, and the ship's characteristics were changed to match those of the former (B) modules, with the exception of AA defense, which corresponds to Kirov Hull (A).
  • The option to choose between Spotter Plane and Fighter consumables was made available.
• Update 0.9.10:
  • A transaction error that occurred when accelerating the training of a commander assigned to Kirov was fixed.
  • The firing of the secondary battery was increased to 4.3 km.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • The image displayed in the tooltips with ship descriptions in Port was fixed.