Poltava

Tier VI | Type: Battleship
Cost (Doubloons)	12 500

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints59 100

Armor16 - 425 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction33 %

Artillery

Main Battery

356mm/54 Model 1938 TP-13x3

Firing Range15.9 km

Reload Time28 s

180° Turn Time45 s

HE Maximum Damage5300

HE Fire Chance41 %

HE Penetration59 mm

AP Maximum Damage11 250

Sigma1.9

Secondary Armament 1

130mm/55 B-2-U8x2

Firing Range4.5 km

Reload Time5 s

HE Maximum Damage1900

HE Fire Chance8 %

HE Penetration22 mm

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

12.7mm DShK6x1

DPS22

Range1.2 km

AA Armament 2

37mm 46-K9x4

DPS98

Range3.5 km

AA Armament 3

130mm/55 B-2-U8x2

DPS98

Range5.2 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29 kn

Turning Circle Radius1000 m

Rudder Shift Time14.8 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea13.6 km

Detectability by Air11.4 km

Detectability while firing in smoke12.4 km

Poltava — Soviet Premium Tier VI Battleship.

A Type B battleship project equipped with 356 mm guns was developed simultaneously with a larger Type A battleship. The main purpose of the ship was to oppose enemy cruisers and Scharnhorst-class battleships.


Year of Design: 1938

Ship Traits			Premium Trait
Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.	Superior AP pen: Above-average AP shell penetration.	Modest Guns: The ship is armed with low-caliber main battery guns.	Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	59 100	16	425	33	3x3	14.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
356mm/54 Model 1938 TP-1	3x3	28	45	5300	41	11 250

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.9 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	29 kn

Modifications

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 10s Reload time: 40s Number of consumables: 3

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +295 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Player Opinion

Performance

History

Poltava is based on the Soviet Type “B” battleship design. When the Soviet navy began to ask for large ship designs in 1935, they asked for two battleship designs and one heavy cruiser design. Eventually, only one of the battleship designs and the heavy cruiser design were chosen for development. By then, the heavy cruiser design was built up into a full battleship, though it was smaller. Thus it was dubbed the Type “B” battleship.

Poltava, or the Type “B” battleship, was heavily influenced by Italian ship design like much of the 1930s Russian ships. In essence, she was based on the UP.41 battleship design that eventually became the Littorio-class, sharing many similar features. Created to counter the Dunkerque and Scharnhorst class ships, Poltava carries nine 356mm guns in triple turrets, heavy armor, and has a good turn of speed. However, the design was very heavy at an estimated 53,000 tons and quite long, which translates into poor maneuverability in-game.

Poltava was designed with an ice-breaker bow, making it difficult to damage the lower portion of her bow armor. She was never built, though lessons learned in the design was used for later Russian ships.

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