Ship:Shchors

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Shchors

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price69500 exp

Purchase price5,600,000

Hit Points27,900

Main Battery

152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5 mount4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min

Reload Time8 sec

Rotation Speed7.2 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time25 sec

Firing Range15.7 km

Maximum Dispersion141 m

HE ShellOFU-35

Maximum HE Damage2,200

Chance of Fire12 %

Initial HE Velocity950 m/s

HE Shell Weight55 kg

AP ShellAP-35

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity950 m/s

AP Shell Weight55 kg

Secondary Armament #1

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

Firing Range5.6 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 Quad N-72 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.6 shots/min

Reload Time101 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

Torpedo53-39 mod. 1

Maximum Damage15,100

Torpedo Speed70 knot

Torpedo Range4 km

AA Defense

12.7 mm DShK on a DShKM-2B mount4 х 2 pcs.

37 mm 66-K mount6 х 2 pcs.

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

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius900 m

Rudder Shift Time12.4 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.9 km

Air Detectability Range6.5 km

Battle Levels

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14.8

Shchors

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price69500 exp

Purchase price5,600,000

Hit Points32,200

Main Battery

152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5 mount4 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min

Reload Time8 sec

Rotation Speed7.2 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time25 sec

Firing Range17.3 km

Maximum Dispersion152 m

HE ShellOFU-35

Maximum HE Damage2,200

Chance of Fire12 %

Initial HE Velocity950 m/s

HE Shell Weight55 kg

AP ShellAP-35

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,300

Initial AP Shell Velocity950 m/s

AP Shell Weight55 kg

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/56 on a B-54 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km

Rate of Fire16 shots/min

Reload Time3.8 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 Quad N-72 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.6 shots/min

Reload Time101 sec

Rotation Speed  deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec

Torpedo53-39 mod. 1

Maximum Damage15,100

Torpedo Speed70 knot

Torpedo Range4 km

AA Defense

12.7 mm DShK on a DShKM-2B mount4 х 2 pcs.

37 mm 46-K mount6 х 4 pcs.

100 mm/56 on a B-54 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius900 m

Rudder Shift Time8.8 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.9 km

Air Detectability Range6.5 km

Battle Levels

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VII

5,600,000

Shchors — Soviet Tier VII cruiser.

This ship was designed as a light "squadron escorting" cruiser (Project 28). She boasted high speed and powerful artillery but her armor protection was inferior that of her foreign contemporaries.

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 ()
152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5 mount	7.5	25	141	2,200	12	3,300		0	400,000

	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 ()
Shchors (A)	27,900	10	100	4	4	4/6/4	2			0	690,000
Shchors (B)	32,200	10	100	4	4	4/6/4	2			23,000	1,750,000

	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 ()
53-39 mod. 1	0.6	101	7.2	15,100	70	4		0	480,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS VII mod. 1		0		0	505,000
GFCS VII mod. 2		0		15,000	1,150,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 126,500 hp	35.5		0	440,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Shchors is widely regarded as a moderate upgrade from Budyonny, featuring one more turret and more hit points. She even has less armor in some aspects compared to Budyonny, losing citadel armor for more even plating across the ship. Compared to its opponents at Tier VII, it features more range than the others besides Yorck. However, having 6-inch guns at a tier where heavy cruisers start to become dominant is a serious drawback, because Shchors’ armor is already weak enough to make it vulnerable to even destroyer-caliber shells. In addition, Shchors shares the common "odd citadel" all Russian cruisers have, which makes the citadel rise high out of the water and makes over-penetrations more likely.

Essentially, think of Shchors as a rapid-fire sniper that will be punished for closing to medium range of almost any other ship.

Pros:

• Rather odd citadel location and weak armor can be a perk to avoid being flattened by battleships; many shells will over penetrate.
• Long range (16.8 km) that can be extended to over 20 km with a Spotting Aircraft .
• Rapid-fire guns that can lay down constant fire on targets.
• High explosive shells can set fires reliably due to 12% fire chance and high rate of fire.
• Fast speed at 35.5 knots.

Cons:

• Pathetic armor protection; will take large amounts of damage from almost any shells fired at it.
• Armor piercing rounds don't perform all that well against other cruisers.
• Torpedoes only have a 4km range.
• Horrid anti-aircraft suite for a Tier VII cruiser.
• Huge turning radius of a whopping 900 meters (even larger than most battleships!)
• Large detection radius.

Research

Shchors is vulnerable to incoming fire regardless of how many hit points she has; the range module upgrade is likely the best place to invest early experience gains in order to increase the range at which she can engage enemy targets.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Shchors are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Steering Gears 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

Shchors can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft 

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

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Historical Info

Shchors (Щорс) is based off of the Project 28 light cruiser, an attempt by Russian designers to create a light escort cruiser that could protect larger ships from attacks by light enemy forces. Based upon a lengthened Kirov hull, she was to be equipped with 152mm/57 guns over the 180mm/57 guns of her predecessor. This is due to a prioritization of fire rate over damage and to make the ship a light cruiser under the London Naval Treaty of 1936, which the USSR had been considering signing. Five ships were planned to built over a period of ten years; two were to go to the Northern flotilla and the other three were to go to the Baltic fleet. Development began in July 1936 and was headed by the Leningrad Design Institute. A preliminary draft was completed by June 1937, but the project was cancelled on October 1, 1937 in favor of the Project 68, which became the Chapayev class.

The ship was given the name Shchors by Wargaming in accordance with the Soviet tradition to name light cruisers after Bolshevik revolutionaries, the said person being Nikolai Shchors.

Historical Inaccuracies

• No ship in the Soviet Navy has ever been named Shchors.

Historical Gallery

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  Blueprints of Project 28.

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game from Update 0.5.3.2.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.4.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • The firing range of the 37 mm 46-K anti-aircraft gun was increased from 3.2 to 3.5 km.
  • The Type 17 permanent camouflage was added for Shchors.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The turret angles were reduced for both hulls. For Hull (A), the third main battery turret was decreased by 3 degrees. For Hull (B), the first main battery turret was reduced by 3 degrees.
• Update 0.5.10:
  • The display of some decorative objects on low graphics settings was fixed.
• Update 0.6.8:
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke was changed to 6.72 km.
  • The Shavrov KOR-2 (M-105)'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.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • The discount on post-battle repair cost on the Type 17 permanent camouflage was increased from 5 to 10%.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • Stern plating was increased from 13 to 16 mm.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The ranges of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable were unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
  • Experience earnings increased by 5%.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Geometry and visual components of the base hull, as well as the composition of the air defense and secondary armament, were updated, without affecting gameplay.
  • HE shell penetration was increased from 24 to 25 mm.
  • The central deck armor's thickness was increased from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.10.6:
  • Main battery firing range was increased from 15.2 to 15.7 km.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 6 to 8.
  • Depth Charge damage decreased from 2,400 to 2,000.

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