Gnevny

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Gnevny

Destroyer | U.S.S.R. | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price34500 exp

Purchase price2,990,000

Hit Points12,000

Main Battery

130 mm/50 Model 1936 on a B-13-IIc mount4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed9.7 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18.56 sec.

Firing Range10.81 km.

Maximum Dispersion104 m.

HE ShellHE-46

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight33.4 kg.

AP ShellSAP-46

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight33.5 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Triple 39-U2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.86 shots/min.

Reload Time70 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo53-38

Maximum Damage14,400

Torpedo Speed65 knot

Torpedo Range4.02 km.

AA Defense

45 mm 21-K mount3 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second6

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

12.7 mm DShK4 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second14.4

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

76 mm Model 1935 on a 34-K mount2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4.4

. . . Firing Range3 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed38 knot

Turning Circle Radius610 m.

Rudder Shift Time6.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.81 km.

Air Detectability Range2.88 km.

Battle Levels

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14.0

Gnevny

Destroyer | U.S.S.R. | Tier VI

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price34500 exp

Purchase price2,990,000

Hit Points14,100

Main Battery

130 mm/50 Model 1936 on a B-13-IIc mount4 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed9.7 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18.56 sec.

Firing Range11.89 km.

Maximum Dispersion104 m.

HE ShellHE-46

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m./s.

HE Shell Weight33.4 kg.

AP ShellSAP-46

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,500

Initial AP Shell Velocity870 m./s.

AP Shell Weight33.5 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm Triple 39-U2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.79 shots/min.

Reload Time76 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo53-39 mod. 1

Maximum Damage15,100

Torpedo Speed70 knot

Torpedo Range4.02 km.

AA Defense

37 mm 70-K mount3 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second17.1

. . . Firing Range3.21 km.

12.7 mm Colt2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second10.2

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

76 mm Model 1935 on a 34-K mount2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4.4

. . . Firing Range3 km.

12.7 mm DShK2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second7.2

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed38 knot

Turning Circle Radius610 m.

Rudder Shift Time4.4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range6.81 km.

Air Detectability Range2.88 km.

Battle Levels

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VI

2,990,000

Gnevny — Soviet Tier VI destroyer.

Gnevny was the first in a series of destroyers built in the U.S.S.R. (Project 7). She had good performance characteristics and very high speed and became the backbone of the Soviet Fleet during WW2. She outmatched the majority of foreign destroyers in terms of artillery firepower. Later, a Project 7U was introduced to improve engine and seagoing qualities but lacked good AA protection, which was constantly improved during the WW2.

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 ()
130 mm/50 Model 1936 on a B-13-IIc mount	12	18.6	104	1,900	8	2,500		0	170,000

	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 ()
Gnevny (A)	12,000	10	19	4		4/3/2	2			0	380,000
Gnevny (B)	14,100	10	19	4		2/2/3/2	2			10,700	860,000

	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 ()
53-38	0.9	70	7.2	14,400	65	4		0	250,000
53-39 mod. 1	0.8	76	7.2	15,100	70	4		5,900	480,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS VI mod. 1		0		0	180,000
GFCS VI mod. 2		0		7,200	580,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 48,000 hp	38		0	150,000

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.

Captains who have played this far into the Soviet destroyer should be well-versed in the tactics of Tier VI's Gnevny: keeping the range open from her primary targets, and pound away at them with her guns.

Keys to victory in Gnenvy include avoiding close-range combat with equal or higher tier American destroyers, as their rate of fire and turret traverse put her at a disadvantage. If corned by an American destroyer, pop an Engine Boost  consumable and open the range as quickly as possible; Gnevny’s guns can still hit targets outside of 7km, while American destroyer gun ballistics make it a challenge for them to hit quickly moving targets at range. Dealing with any Japanese destroyers — if they are spotted — should not be a problem; their guns have a worse rate of fire, though they have very potent torpedoes, so captains are encouraged to stay alert.

Gnevny’s torpedoes are really only useable where cover (such as islands or smoke) allows her to close to point blank range with unsuspecting targets, or in straight up suicide charges against enemy ships. Captains who do manage to get close enough to use them, though, will inflict crippling damage, as they hit incredibly hard and move fast.

Pros:

• Excellent gun range and ballistics.
• Decent chance of fire on her HE shells (8%).
• Lower base detect than its predecessor and stealthier than its Tier VI American counterpart, Farragut.

Cons:

• Very short torpedo range.
• Although Gnevny is relatively fast, it is much slower than its predecessor Podvoisky.

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Gnevny is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Gnevny (B) for more health, improved maneuverability, and better AA. Research of this module unlocks progression to Minsk.
• Torpedoes: Upgrade to 59-39 mod. 1. Although it increases her reload, they deal extra damage, are faster, and have a higher flooding chance.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to GFCS VI mod. 2 for an extra 10% main battery range.

Quickly research either Hull (B) for better rudder shift and increased health pool; then research the Gun Fire Control System VI mod. 2 for better range. The upgraded torpedoes are optional if low on credits, as they provides only an additional 5 knots to torpedo speed — despite being already very fast for short ranged torpedoes — and a bit more damage, and are unnecessary to unlock Minsk.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Gnevny are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection
• Slot 3: Main Battery Modification 2
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumables 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 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	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost .	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★★★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time. ★★	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship.	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Gnevny equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Smoke Generator  – 3 charges
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  – 3 charges

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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  AA guns fire at the remnants of an enemy Gneisenau.

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  An enemy Bayern neglects the Gnevny and pays the price.

Historical Info

Gnevny, 1939

Construction

Zhdanov, Leningrad

Laid down: 27 November 1935

Launched: 13 June 1939

Commissioned: 31 January 1939

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Specifications

2,150 tons displacement, standard

127.5m length

11.7m beam

4.06m draft

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Machinery

3 boilers, 3 turbines

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Performance

40 knots at 66,000 shaft horsepower

2,100nm at 20 knots

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Armament

Main

Five (5x1) 130mm guns

Anti-Aircraft

Two (2x1) 76.2mm guns

Two (2x1) 45mm guns

Two (2x1) 12.7mm guns

Torpedoes

Six (2x3) 533mm torpedo tubes

History

Design

The starting point in the creation of destroyers of Project 7 was the creation of a Tactical-Technical Requirement (abbreviated in Russian as "TTZ") for the design of a destroyer to replace the obsolete Novik class ships. This TTZ was reviewed by the Technical Administration of the Red Army Navy in October 1929. Initially, the appearance and elements of the new destroyer were very much like Novik: displacement of 1,300 tons, 100mm main battery guns, with speed increased to 40 knots and the torpedo caliber upsized to 533mm (instead of the previous 450mm).

Design studies for the new destroyer line lasted for more than three years. There were many disagreements at different administrative levels throughout the design process, due partly to the views of Soviet leadership on the role of the Red fleet and the general development of naval equipment. The chief concern of the project from the very beginning was the conflicting requirements for the new ship: on the one hand, they had to be small and cost-effective to build; on the other hand, they must also be state-of-the-art when compared to foreign navies. In addition, many personnel responsible for the project came to the conclusion that without the input of advanced foreign experience the Soviet Navy was unlikely to quickly develop a destroyer design fit for large-scale construction.

In the summer of 1932, a delegation of representatives from the Soviet Navy traveled to Italy. There, their attention was focused on two very advanced Italian destroyer designs: Folgore and Maestrale. It was Maestrale that eventually inspired the design of the Gnevny-class destroyers. Italian firm Ansaldo accepted an offer of cooperation, since Italy was (at that time) an important military-political ally of the Soviet Union. Ansaldo provided a great deal of technical documentation, as well as allowed Soviet design engineers to study the technology of building ships at their shipyards.

In October 1932, the Revolutionary Military Council approved the design concept of a destroyer with a standard displacement of 1,300 tons, in which the characteristics of future destroyers of Project 7 were already visible: armament of four 130mm and three 76mm guns, two triple-tube 533 mm torpedo launchers, a maximum speed of 40-42 knots, and an operational range of 360 nautical miles at full speed (or 1,800 nautical miles at a much lower cruising speed). The Gnevny class would also displace less than Folgore or Maestrale, though the Soviet destroyer would exceed the armament and speed of its Italian brethren.

The design of the Gnevny class was included in the large Soviet naval shipbuilding program for 1933-1938. Funding was approved on 11 July 1933 by the Council of Labor and Defense; it provided for the construction of 1,493 combat and auxiliary ships, including 8 cruisers and 50 destroyers.

Soviet designers borrowed the layout of the engine and boiler plant from Maestrale, as well as the general architecture of the ship; however, the domestically-supplied armament, machinery, and equipment, forced some significant departures from the Italian designs. Consequently, the influence of the Italian designs — short of providing documentation — was limited to the development of a theoretical blueprint (provided by Ansaldo) and the run of the model in the experimental basin in Rome.

The ultimate design of the destroyer, which received the name "Project No. 7", was approved by the Council of Labor and Defense in December 1934. The final technical characteristics of the project were a displacement of 1,425 tons, a top speed 38 knots, main armament of four 130mm guns, two 76mm anti-aircraft guns and two three-tube 533mm torpedo launchers, and a crew of 170 sailors. At that time, most of the equipment and weapons for the new project did not exist even on paper, and their weights and dimensions were only estimates. Moreover, there was no contingency built into the displacement calculations for the project, leaving a great deal of risk in the final weight and stability of the class.

Historical Gallery

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  Gnevny (tr. "Wrathful")

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  Gnevny (tr. "Wrathful")

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  Razumnyy (tr. "Reasonable")

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  Razumnyy (tr. "Reasonable")

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  Bezposhchadny (tr. "Merciless")

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  Grozny (tr. "Terrible")

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  Redkiy (tr. "Rare")

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  Revnostnyy (tr. "Fervent")

References

1. Soviet destroyer Gnevny (1936) - Wikipedia
2. Gnevny-class destroyer - Wikipedia

Ship Change Log

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• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.5.0.1.
• Update 0.5.0.3:
  • Gnevny was added as a Tier V researchable ship.
• Update 0.5.2:
  • The damage of the HE-46 high explosive shell was decreased from 1,900 to 1,600, and the fire chance was decreased from 9% to 7%.
  • Credit earnings increased by 18%.
  • Experience earnings increased by 13%.
  • As a temporary offer, a special New Years permanent camouflage was made available for purchase. After the camouflage was removed from sale, it remained with the those players that had bought it.
• Update 0.5.3.2:
  • The Type 9 permanent camouflage was renamed to Type 12.
• Update 0.5.6:
  • The firing range of the 37 mm 70-K anti-aircraft gun (Hull (B)) was increased from 2.0 to 3.2 km.
  • The durability of the 37 mm 70-K AA gun was increased by 20%.
• Update 0.5.7:
  • The hull's armor model was refined.
• Update 0.6.1:
  • The superstructure was refined: a previously absent 10 mm horizontal armor plate beneath the rangefinding command post was added.
• Update 0.6.2:
  • Moved from Tier V to Tier VI.
  • The damage of the HE-46 high explosive shell was increased from 1,600 to 1,900.
• Update 0.6.7:
  • Credit earnings increased by 5%.
  • Experience earnings increased by 10%.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke was changed to 2.65 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • A bonus of -10% to the post battle repair cost of the ship was added to the Type 12 permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Turret traverse speed was increased from 6.0 to 9.7 degrees per second.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Experience earnings decreased by 5%.
• Update 0.8.6:
  • The anti-aircraft armament on Hull (A) was modified. Now, it comprises of two 76 mm 34-K guns, three 45 mm 21-К guns, and four 12.7 mm DShK machine guns.
• Update 0.10.8:
  • The number of depth charges was increased from 1 to 2.
• Update 12.3:
  • Fixed the geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 13.3:
  • The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 6 to 8.

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