Riga

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 Riga — Soviet • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Cruiser.

One of the early heavy cruiser design variants of Project 82. She was equipped with 220 mm guns that gave the Soviet ship superiority over her foreign heavy cruiser counterparts, which were armed with 203 mm artillery.

 Navy: USSR
 Ship: Soviet
 Nation: U.S.S.R
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Cruiser
 XP: 210 000

 Year of Design: 1943
 Predecessor: Tallinn
 Successors: Petropavlovsk

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Superior AP Damage: Above average AP shell damage.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	38 000	42 000
• Armor (mm)	16 - 260	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	19

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5	33.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	920	920
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	16.2	11.5

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.2	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	8.8	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	220mm/60 SM-7	220mm/60 SM-7
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Firing range (km)	14.6	16.1
• Reload time (sec)	15.5	14.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	31
• HE maximum damage	3050	3050
• HE fire chance (%)	14	14
• HE penetration (mm)	37	37
• AP maximum damage	5750	5750
• Sigma	1.85	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/56 B-54	130mm/60 BL-101
• Arrangement	2x2	6x2
• Firing range (km)	5	7
• Reload time (sec)	3.8	5
• HE maximum damage	1400	1900
• HE fire chance (%)	6	8
• HE penetration (mm)	17	22
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/55 B-2-U	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm 70-K	37mm V-11
• Arrangement	8x1	12x2
• DPS	46	110
• Range (km)	3.2	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm 46-K	37mm 46-K
• Arrangement	6x4	6x4
• DPS	73	61
• Range (km)	3.5	3.2
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/56 B-54	130mm/60 BL-101
• Arrangement	2x2	6x2
• DPS	20	91
• Range (km)	5	5.2
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/55 B-2-U	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	49	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Riga

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	38 000	16	260	19	3x3	16.2	0
Hull B	42 000	16	260	19	3x3	11.5	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
220mm/60 SM-7	3x3	15.5	36	3050	14	5750	0
220mm/60 SM-7	3x3	14.5	31	3050	14	5750	450 000

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.6 km	0
Targeting System VII mod. 2	10 %	16.1 km	450 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Riga

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Riga

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Radar

Significantly increases guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships, including those located within a smoke screen.

Range: 11.7km Duration: 20s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +252 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Riga

Pros:

• Good set of consumables
• Decent armor scheme
• Main battery guns have good range and great AP performance
• Good HP pool
• Secondary batteries have a long firing range

Cons:

• Lacks access to torpedoes
• A large superstructure allows enemy ships to deal damage to Riga easily
• Poor concealment
• Mediocre turning circle radius

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Riga

All in Black

• Main battery shell grouping increased by 2.5% (from 1.8 to 1.85)
• Main battery dispersion improved by 9% (Riga's dispersion becomes the same as normal cruisers)
• Stock main battery reload time reduced from 16.5 s to 15.5 s
• Upgraded main battery reload time reduced from 15.5 s to 14.5 s

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