Poltava

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Poltava

Battleship | U.S.S.R. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points59,100

Main Battery

356 mm/54 Model 1938 in a turret3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.14 shots/min.

Reload Time28 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range18.3 km.

Maximum Dispersion243 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Model 1938

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,300

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell41 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

HE Shell Weight750 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Model 1938

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,250

Initial AP Shell Velocity895 m./s.

AP Shell Weight750 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE ShellHE-46

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second98.4

. . . Firing Range5.19 km.

12.7 mm DShK6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second21.6

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

37 mm 46-K mount8 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second97.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 000 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.8 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range13.52 km.

Air Detectability Range12.02 km.

Battle Levels

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Poltava

Battleship | U.S.S.R. | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points59,100

Main Battery

356 mm/54 Model 1938 in a turret3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.14 shots/min.

Reload Time28 sec.

Rotation Speed4 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time45 sec.

Firing Range18.3 km.

Maximum Dispersion243 m.

HE Shell356 mm HE Model 1938

Maximum HE Shell Damage5,300

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell41 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

HE Shell Weight750 kg.

AP Shell356 mm AP Model 1938

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,250

Initial AP Shell Velocity895 m./s.

AP Shell Weight750 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE ShellHE-46

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Initial HE Shell Velocity900 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount8 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second98.4

. . . Firing Range5.19 km.

12.7 mm DShK6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second21.6

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

37 mm 46-K mount8 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second97.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed29 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 000 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.8 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range13.52 km.

Air Detectability Range12.02 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

Special

Poltava — Soviet special premium Tier VII 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.

Poltava was first sold December 3rd, 2019.

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 ()
356 mm/54 Model 1938 in a turret	2.1	45	243	5,300	41	11,250		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 ()
Poltava	59,100	16	425	3	8	6/8/8				0	0

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

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 134,000 hp	29		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

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.

Poltava is a premium Tier 7 Soviet battleship that takes several departures from the techtree vessels of the same nation and class, especially its direct non-premium counterpart Sinop. While it still enjoys good armor protection for a Tier 7 battleship, though marred by a large, above-the-water citadel block, the major difference between Poltava and its techtree sisters lies in its main armament. Whereas Sinop and above use 406mm guns, culminating with Kremlin's massive 457mm armaments, Poltava uses 3x3 356mm rifles - the same caliber used in Tier 6 by techtree Soviet battleship Izmail. For Tier 7, this is a rather underwhelming caliber as it is unable to overmatch 25mm of armor with AP, a frustrating limitation when considering that most higher tier ships have 25mm or thicker common plating, such as bows/afts. The turrets are also less armored compared to the ones used by techtree Soviet battleships, making them easier to disable or outright destroy. That said, Poltava still enjoys rather decent HE shells with a good fire chance, as well as excellent AP penetration and shell velocity, among the best in the game for its gun caliber.

Poltava also enjoys better concealment and somewhat better accuracy at range compared to techtree Soviet battleships, which makes the ship overall more suited to conventional mid-long range engagements. This is the major difference between Poltava and its sisters - whereas Soviet battleships do well in brutal close range engagements, Poltava should play more conservatively and not actively seek brawls.

Pros:

• Some of the best 356mm guns in the game in terms of AP penetration and muzzle velocity
• Good HE shell fire chance
• Better than average reload speed at 28 seconds
• Good top speed of 29 knots and fairly quick rudder shift for a battleship
• Has an "icebreaker" bow above the waterline as additional protection when bow-on
• Same short cooldown Damage Control Party  as tech-tree Soviet battleships
• Good concealment

Cons:

• The citadel sits above the waterline, making Poltava very vulnerable when caught broadside
• Small gun caliber for its tier, cannot overmatch 25mm of armor
• Gunnery can be frustrating at times due to low sigma (1.7)
• Sluggish turret traverse speed
• Damage Control Party  has limited charges, it's entirely possible to run out if mishandled
• Enormous turning circle
• Different playstyle compared to techtree Soviet battleships, can take some time to adjust

Research

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

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Poltava 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

Commander Skills

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

Poltava can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Catapult Fighter 

Camouflage

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

Signals

As with most battleships, players should focus on utilizing signals that maximize their survivability such as India Delta, Juliet Yankee Bissowtwo, and India Yankee

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 Info

Poltava, YEAR 1937 Design

Construction

Builder: N/A

Laid down: N/A

Launched: N/A

Commissioned: N/A

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Specifications

53,000 tons displacement, standard

XXm length

XXm beam

XXm draft

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Machinery

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Performance

XX knots at XX shaft horsepower

XX nm at XX knots

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Armor

Main belt:

Upper belt:

Torpedo bulkhead:

Decks:

Bulkheads:

Barbettes and Turrets:

Conning tower:

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Armament

Main

Secondary

Anti-aircraft

Torpedoes

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Aircraft

Total

Fighters

Bombers

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CAPTION.

Design

Poltava represents the project 64 battleship design in 1937 put forward by Mikhail Vladimirovich Viktorov as part of the ocean going fleet program. The Design was based off of the UP.41 italian battleship design, which was the basis for the Littorio class. The design was to be 53,000 Tons, armed with 9 356mm guns and a top speed of 29 knots. Project 64 was designed to counter the French Dunkerque and Scharnhorst classes.

In-game historical inaccuracies

• Poltava is actually the name of a Gangut-class battleship that was in service with the Imperial Russian Navy from 1914 to 1917.
• No other warship in the Soviet Navy ever inherited the name Poltava after the actual ship was renamed Frunze in 1926.

Historical Gallery

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.8.

Testing Changes

• Aug 16, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Sep 13, 2019:
  • Moved from Tier VIII to Tier VII, associated parameters were updated:
    • Fire resistance coefficient decreased.
    • Plating thickness decreased from 32 to 25 mm.
    • Superstructure armor thickness decreased from 19 to 16 mm.
    • Parameters of AA defense changed.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 30 to 28 s.
• Sep 27, 2019:
  • Main battery firing range increased from 16.1 to 18.3 km.
  • Main battery dispersion settings adjusted to the standard settings for battleships (previously had improved dispersion).

• First sold in January 2019.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Fixed incorrect description of the "GFCS" module.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.11.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.

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