Ship:Mikoyan

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Mikoyan

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points21,000

Main Battery

180 mm/57 Model 1932 on an MK-2-180 mount3 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire5.5 shots/min

Reload Time11 sec

Rotation Speed8 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec

Firing Range16.2 km

Maximum Dispersion144 m

HE ShellHE-33

Maximum HE Damage2,500

Chance of Fire11 %

Initial HE Velocity920 m/s

HE Shell Weight109.2 kg

AP ShellAP-33

Maximum AP Shell Damage4,650

Initial AP Shell Velocity920 m/s

AP Shell Weight114.66 kg

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/56 Model 1940 on a B-34 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km

Rate of Fire15 shots/min

Reload Time4 sec

HE ShellHE-56

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Triple 39-U2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.9 shots/min

Reload Time70 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

Torpedo53-36 mod. 1

Maximum Damage14,400

Torpedo Speed64 knot

Torpedo Range4 km

AA Defense

12.7 mm DShK4 х 1 pcs.

37 mm 70-K mount6 х 1 pcs.

100 mm/56 Model 1940 on a B-34 mount4 х 1 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius830 m

Rudder Shift Time5.9 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.6 km

Air Detectability Range6.4 km

Battle Levels

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V

Special

Mikoyan — Soviet special premium Tier V cruiser.

In the summer of 1932, a Soviet commission was sent to Italy as part of naval cooperation to find a ship that would become the basis for a Soviet light cruiser project. Raimondo Montecuccoli was chosen as the prototype. The first draft design based on this ship provided six 180 mm guns. Eventually, the development of this project led to the emergence of the Project 26 cruiser.

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 ()
180 mm/57 Model 1932 on an MK-2-180 mount	5.5	22.5	144	2,500	11	4,650		0	0

	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 ()
Mikoyan	21,000	6	150	3	4	4/6/4	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
53-36 mod. 1	0.9	70	7.2	14,400	64	4		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS V mod. 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 120,000 hp	35.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

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An atypical light cruiser, Mikoyan combines the characteristics of Tallinn with her tech-tree counterpart Kotovsky. While she plays similarly to the latter, she has her unique quirks.

Hull

Sharing the same hull as Kotovsky, Mikoyan’s survivability is horrific. Her 35 mm main belt is laughably terrible, being easily penetrated by HE shells from battleships, and even the HE shells of German cruisers and secondaries. In addition, the belt extends far along her hull, allowing ships to easily hit her citadel. While the thin belt can be a blessing, being too thin to arm battleship AP shells at a flat angle, she shouldn’t try her luck. Her 13 mm bow and stern are overmatched by the 190 mm+ guns carried by most heavy cruisers in her tier spread. Her measly 21,000 HP pool is the worst of all Tier V cruisers, and even worse than some lower-tier cruisers. The best defense for Mikoyan is not getting hit in the first place.

Mikoyan’s maneuverability is typical of a Russian cruiser. She can reach a high speed of 35.5 knots, but her large turning circle of 830 m leaves her vulnerable during turns. Her rudder shift is quite good, at 5.9 seconds. Unlike most Russian cruisers, Mikoyan sports rather good concealment, reaching 10.4 km when fully specced. This gives her more breathing room in terms of picking her engagements.

Armament

Mikoyan is armed with six 180 mm guns in three twin turrets. Her AP shells feature the best penetration of Tier V cruisers, high damage at 4,550, a short fuse time, and improved ricochet angles at 50-65°. Combined with their superb ballistics and long firing range, she can comfortably engage targets from afar. Her guns have a slow turret traverse, taking 22.5 seconds to rotate 180°, but great rearward firing angles, making her a decent kiter. The main flaw in Mikoyan’s gunnery is her reload. Her guns have a long 13.2 s reload, making her damage output poor, especially that of her HE shells. While her HE shells have standard characteristics for their caliber (2,500 damage, 11% fire chance), her HE DPM is one of the worst of all Tier V cruisers, making AP her primary ammunition. Combined with a low gun count, captains should expect poor salvos from time to time.

Mikoyan’s secondaries are forgettable. With only four 100 mm guns, they pose little to no threat. If captains find themselves in the range to use their secondaries, it will often end poorly for them.

Mikoyan’s torpedoes are a last ditch weapon. Mounting the same torpedoes as Kirov and Kotovsky, they have average characteristics for their tier, save for their short range of only 4 km. They should only be used if Mikoyan finds herself in a close-quarters fight, or to ambush unsuspecting opponents.

Mikoyan’s AA is laughable. Her DPS values are low across the board, and her range is limited to just 4 km. With no access to Defensive AA Fire  or Catapult Fighter , her best defense against enemy aircraft is friendly AA cover.

Mikoyan carries two depth charges located in the rear, one dropped to the left and one to the right. Each depth charge deals up to 2,400, with a 10% fire chance and 15% flooding chance. Like most ships with ship-mounted depth charges, she should not actively use them against submarines unless she can do so without harm.

Consumables

Mikoyan carries a standard Damage Control Party , Hydroacoustic Search , and Spotting Aircraft . The Spotting Aircraft  will assist her in keeping her opponents at a distance. Though it may also be counterproductive, as her vertical dispersion will become even worse at the ranges her spotter allows her to engage at.

Gameplay

Mikoyan is best played at long ranges. Using her great firing range and good AP shells, she can punish cruisers from afar, as well as get decent chunks on battleships. However, her dispersion can make this task difficult at times. Her abysmal survivability prevents her from getting into brawls except in limited situations. In those cases, captains should be prepared to use their torpedoes and other tools at their disposal, or they can expect a quick trip back to port.

Mikoyan is essentially a one-trick pony. She really only excels at long ranges, but her gunnery doesn’t allow her to reach her peak performance at this role. She is a frustrating ship to play due to her poor damage output. Captains looking for ships excelling at long-range combat will find many other choices that do better at this role.

Pros:

• Powerful AP shells with good damage and very high penetration
• Fairly comfortable ballistics, high shell velocity and flat arcs
• Equipped with torpedoes with very wide firing arcs
• High top speed and good rudder shift
• Excellent main battery range, which can be further improved with the Spotting Aircraft  consumable
• Good concealment

Cons:

• Only six guns with a long reload, poor DPM
• Hilariously poor armor, the citadel belt is only 35mm thick and rises above the waterline
• Very low HP pool
• Very weak and short ranged AA suite
• Torpedoes are very short ranged
• Massive turn radius, Mikoyan bleeds a lot of speed during hard turns

Research

As a premium ship, Mikoyan doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Mikoyan are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party . ★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time. ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★★	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..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Mikoyan can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  – 3 charges
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  – 4 charges

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Mikoyan comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

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

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game from Update 0.9.3.

Testing Changes

• Feb 10, 2020:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 8 (April 17, 2020):
  • AP shell ricochet check angle decreased from 55 to 50 degrees.
• DevBlog 16:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 12.5 to 13.2 s.
  • 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.

• Update 0.9.4:
  • Mikoyan was made available for Soviet Tokens in the Armory, as part of the Soviet Cruisers event.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • The 53-36 mod. 2 torpedo module was renamed to 53-36 mod. 1.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • The artillery and free-look cameras were fixed.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • The secondary battery firing range was increased to 4.3 km.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Fixed the position of the Free Look and Artillery cameras for the ship.
• Update 13.1:
  • Main battery dispersion forumla improved from that of Napoli to that of a standard cruiser.
  • Main battery parameters changed:
    • Reload time reduced 13.2 to 11 s.
    • AP shell damage increased 4,550 to 4,650.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 4 to 6.

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