Slava

13.3

Slava

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

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points91,800

Main Battery

406 mm/55 B-52 in a turret3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.79 shots/min.

Reload Time33.5 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range24.68 km.

Maximum Dispersion228 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE B-37

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,800

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell40 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight890 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP B-37

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight890 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

130 mm/60 BL-1108 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second174.4

. . . Firing Range5.7 km.

25 mm 110-PM on a 2M-3 mount18 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second106.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

57 mm ZIF-75 mount12 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second300

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 090 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.3 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range13.68 km.

Battle Levels

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13.3

Slava

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

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points91,800

Main Battery

406 mm/55 B-52 in a turret3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.79 shots/min.

Reload Time33.5 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range24.68 km.

Maximum Dispersion228 m.

HE Shell406 mm HE B-37

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,800

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell40 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight890 kg.

AP Shell406 mm AP B-37

Maximum AP Shell Damage12,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight890 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

130 mm/60 BL-1108 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second174.4

. . . Firing Range5.7 km.

25 mm 110-PM on a 2M-3 mount18 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second106.2

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

57 mm ZIF-75 mount12 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second300

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 090 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.3 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.24 km.

Air Detectability Range13.68 km.

Battle Levels

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X

Special

Slava — Soviet special premium Tier X battleship.

A battleship design developed after the end of World War II (Project 24). The ship constituted a further development of the Sovetsky Soyuz class, intended to counter US battleships of the Iowa and Montana classes.

First released on 4 August 2020, Slava is available in the Research Bureau for 63,000.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
406 mm/55 B-52 in a turret	1.8	45	228	5,800	40	12,100		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 ()
Slava	91,800	19	550	3	8	18/12/8				0	0

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

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

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.

Slava is the epitome of the sniper BB archetype. She can dish out damage very effectively at any range, however, her durability and dynamics leave much to be desired.

The main battery is the main selling point of the ship. Her AP shells which have outstanding flight time and penetration parameters at any engagement range, which in practice translates to her being able to threaten unwary or careless enemy ships, even battleships, with citadel hits all the way out to her very long maximum base range. Her HE is nothing to scoff at, but it's also not really impressive in any way. Her rather peculiar dispersion pronounces her ability to punish broadsides at any range even more - while it may hardly win any prizes at close and medium ranges, Slava's horizontal dispersion at long range outperforms that of all other BBs, even very accurate ones such as Thunderer or Georgia. Her vertical dispersion is even more peculiar as it appears to be much tighter compared to guns with similar ballistics, so much so that Slava's captain will rarely find his shots overshooting or undershooting, provided he/she aimed correctly. All of this combined make Slava exceptionally strong at punishing mistakes. However, considering her exceptionally long reload (which makes swapping to HE unattractive), her peculiar dispersion and her rather slow turret traverse, Slava will have a lot of trouble dealing with players who mind their broadside exposure.

Her survivability is easily the worst among her peers, with the 32 mm midsection deck making her highly vulnerable to cruiser HE fire and overmatch by AP of 460 mm or larger, and the 25 mm plating on her bow and stern making her vulnerable to overmatch by all but one BB in her matchmaking spread. To add insult to injury, she only gets 3 base charges of Repair Party  which makes for a pretty low combined potential HP pool. On the plus side, she has relatively good concealment (13.2 km with all bonuses applied), which makes disengaging relatively easy when needed.

Her secondary battery is barely worth mentioning, considering it has relatively low base range and volume of fire, making building for it highly inadvisable. Her AA suite is relatively strong compared to her peers, considering the large number of 57 mm guns which provide very good AA DPS, and the long range of her numerous 130mm dual purpose guns.

Her maneuverability is rather underwhelming - her massive turning circle and mediocre rudder shift time may make maneuvering through tight channels quite challenging, as well as making it hard to dodge incoming torpedoes.

The bottom line is, Slava's weaknesses more than compensate for her strengths, which makes her a surprisingly underwhelming battleship compared to most of her peers. Her passive play style may not appeal to many players, but the difficulty of playing her is not very high at all. She is best played as a fire support ship that exploits broadsides and tries to set up crossfires while avoiding getting shot at.

Pros:

• Best main battery firing range among Russian battleships
• Excellent main battery firing angles
• Outstanding accuracy at long range
• Highest AP penetration among all battleships in the game
• Great main battery ballistics - Slava's shells have flat arcs and retain their excellent shell velocity even at long range
• Powerful AA defenses
• Good concealment when fully upgraded for it

Cons:

• Undergunned for a Tier 10 battleship, with only nine 406mm rifles
• Smaller hitpoint pool and worse armor protection than Kremlin
• Poor main battery rate of fire, worse than Kremlin
• Slow main battery traverse speed
• Anemic HE damage output
• A large ship, with an enormous turn radius
• No aircraft or utility consumables

Research

As a special ship, Slava doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Slava can employ a standard BB tank build, seasoned with a buffs appropriate to a sniping role. She can greatly benefit from the legendary commander Nikolai Kuznetsov's talent 'Will to Victory'. She can also benefit from a build that focuses on offsetting her very slow turret traverse in order to allow her better chances of exploiting enemy broadsides, e.g. the improved Grease the Gears skill found on the unique captain Viktor Znamensky coupled with the Main Battery Modification 2 upgrade.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Slava are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main 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

Slava has a very slow turret rotation so Grease the Gears is very helpful.

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.	Consumables 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

Slava equips the following consumables:

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

Camouflage

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

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation.	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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

Slava in World of Warships is based on 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.

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

• Slava is actually the name of a Borodino-class battleship that was in service with the Imperial Russian Navy from 1905 to her scuttling in 1917. The only warship to inherit the name was a Slava-class missile cruiser of the Soviet Navy, which was renamed to Moskva under service with the modern Russian Navy from 1995 to her sinking in 2022. No other ship has inherited the name since.
• Slava features significantly weaker armor than Project 24, due to her in-game concept.
• Slava has different AA guns and radar than Project 24, likely representing a what-if refit.

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.

References

1. Russian and Soviet Battleships - Stephen McLaughlin

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.3.

Testing Changes

• March 26, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Apr 19, 2019:
  • Deck and stern armor belt thickness decreased from 50 to 32 mm.
  • Sigma increased from 1.7 to 1.9.
  • Main battery firing range increased from 22.7 to 24.7 km.
  • Number of Repair Party consumable charges increased from 2(3) to 3(4).
  • Damage Control Party swapped to standard battleship variant.
  • Accuracy parameters changed:
    • At close range, the dispersion ellipse will be larger(worse) than that of other battleships, but at maximum range it will be smaller(better) than that of other battleships.
• May 27, 2019:
  • Renamed to Slava.
  • Main battery turret 180 degree turn time increased from 30 to 60 s.
  • Main battery reload time increased from 30 to 33 s.
  • Repair Party consumable changed:
    • Restoration of casemate (non-citadel) damage decreased from 50% to 40%.
    • Number of charges decreased from 3(4) to 1(2).
  • Dispersion ellipse settings changed: the size of the dispersion ellipse will now vary less as distance increases. The ship will be more accurate at close ranges and less accurate at long ranges.
• June 13, 2019:
  • Main battery turret 180 degree turn time decreased from 60 to 45 s.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 33 to 30 s.
• Aug 1, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 30 to 32 s.
• DevBlog 33:
  • Fore- and aft-end plating decreased from 32 to 25 mm.
  • Fore-end armor belt plating decreased from 150 to 100 mm.
  • Armor belt plating at the fore- and aft-ends of the side decreased from 430 to 370 mm.
  • Armor belt plating in the center of the sides decreased from 410 to 350 mm.
  • Repair Party consumable changed:
    • Restoration of casemate (non-citadel) damage increased from 40% to 50%.
    • Number of charges increased from 2 to 3.
  • AA parameters changed:
    • Continuous AA damage decreased from 452 to 415.
    • Damage by short-range AA guns increased from 200 to 203.
    • Damage by medium-range AA guns increased from 473 to 476.
    • Damage by long-range AA guns decreased from 245 to 193.
    • Number of shell explosions in a salvo decreased from 10 to 8.
• DevBlog 39:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 32 to 33.5 s.
  • AP shell damage decreased from 13,450 to 12,100.
    • Note: Ballistics and armor penetration values did not change.
• DevBlog 49:
  • Fore-end armor belt thickness decreased from 32 to 25 mm.

• Update 0.9.7:
  • Available in the "Research Bureau" section of the Armory for 63,000 Research points.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.

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