Khabarovsk

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Destroyer | U.S.S.R. | Tier X

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Khabarovsk — Soviet special premium Tier X destroyer.

The ship was designed as a destroyer flotilla leader. No destroyer in the world could rival her in terms of speed, while her armour and the power of her artillery were comparable to those of light cruisers. Dual-purpose main guns and a battery of automatic AA guns ensured a strong AA defence.

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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.

The Khabarovsk is the epitome of the "running and gunning" method of Soviet destroyer leaders first introduced at Tier 5 with Podvoisky.

First: the running. Khabarovsk enjoys a top speed of 43 knots which, while outclassed by French counterpart Kléber, is still very remarkable and excellent for a gunboat. Adding the bonuses provided by the Sierra Mike () signal and Engine Boost  consumable, this ship can reach a top speed close to 49 knots, making itself a frustrating target to hit at range. Khabarovsk also benefits from a very powerful engine and great acceleration. Unfortunately, while very fast in a straight line, the ship is sorely lacking in agility as her turning radius is large and her rudder shift is downright atrocious, meaning upgrades to improve it are all but mandatory to make Khabarovsk wiggly enough to dodge incoming fire, especially from high velocity guns (of which there's an abundance in Tier 8 and above). Also, while she can run, she cannot hide: Khabarovsk has the poorest concealment of all destroyers currently available in World of Warships, making the ship extremely easy to spot, especially if attempting to contest caps (something Khabarovsk is very bad at).

Next: the gunning. She fires the same shells as Tashkent at the same rate of fire per barrel; however, she gains a fourth turret, as well as a slightly higher muzzle velocity. Together this allows her to put a withering storm of fire on any target, and switch targets quickly as conditions dictate. Unfortunately, while her firepower is impressive, her gun range is sorely lacking and needs every available upgrade to keep Khabarovsk at a comfortable range from its targets.

While she does not have the range or maneuverability of Tashkent, she shares similar advantages of a very large health pool for a destroyer and access to Specialized Repair Teams  consumable. Most notable, however, is the armour: Khabarovsk is the most heavily armoured destroyer currently available to players, with a 25mm thick deck and a 50mm thick midsection; this "chestplate" can shatter most cruiser HE shells, and at extreme angles, even bounce battleship AP shells. However, this and her large size for a destroyer can occasionally backfire, arming AP shells that would merely over-penetrate smaller, more lightly-armoured destroyers. Optimal angling will depend on the enemy guns and their shell selection. Note: Khabarovsk will only take full penetration damage from AP and SAP shells of 280 mm and below.

Her AA is fairly decent for a destroyer and can shoot down a few planes, but it is in no way enough to deter plane strikes, especially considering the lack of the Defensive AA Fire  consumable. That being said, the thickly armoured midsection of the ship can withstand some punishment from plane strikes without losing too much health, provided the player actively attempts to dodge plane strikes as well.

The torpedoes are mostly a situational curiosity. With a 6.0 km range they will see little use in the majority of games. They are also very slow at 53 knots - only slightly faster than the ship they were fired from! However, they do have one special feature: their detection radius is an amazing 0.6 km, meaning that a close pursuer or smoke camper without Hydroacoustic Search 

active will have almost no chance to react in time. Their damage is also respectable, making them potentially lethal ambush weapons.

Pros:

Very fast with a base speed of 43 knots
Powerful main armament of eight guns in four twin turrets with high rate of fire and good HE and AP performance
Very large health pool
Has 25mm of deck armor, a 50mm midsection, and 50mm plates on the bow and stern, excellent to shatter most HE and even bounce some large calliber AP shells
Has access to the Specialized Repair Teams  consumable
Two quintuple torpedo launchers with the stealthiest torpedoes in the game

Cons:

Very poor base gun range
Abysmal rudder shift time, worse than a heavy cruiser's without upgrades
Worst concealment out of all destroyers in the game
Very slow torpedoes with poor range and slow reload speed
Must give up Smoke Generator  to equip Specialized Repair Teams

Research

As a special ship, Khabarovsk has no additional modules to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Khabarovsk are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Engine Boost Modification 1
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5: Steering Gears Modification 2 or Master Fire Control Director ()
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Captains who have the Engine Boost Modification 1 upgrade and have the Sierra Mike () signal equipped are encouraged to replace the Engine Room Protection upgrade, as it extends the Engine Boost  consumable duration by 50%, thereby allowing her to maintain a max speed of 48.7 knots for three minutes.

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

Khabarovsk can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Smoke Generator  – 3 charges or Specialized Repair Teams  – 3 charges
Slot 3: Engine Boost  – 3 charges

Camouflage

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

Signals

Like Tashkent, Victor Lima (), India X-Ray (), Sierra Mike (), and Charlie Kilo () are the most recommended signals. Additionally, because Khabarovsk has access to the Specialized Repair Teams  consumable, players using said consumable are thus highly recommended to also mount India Delta ().

Note that the India Delta signal flag is only useful for captains that choose her Specialized Repair Teams over the Smoke Generator consumable. Likewise, the X-Ray Papa Unaone signal is only useful when combined with the Smoke Generator consumable.

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 .

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References

[1]:Russian Wikipedia page on the Project 47 Destroyer which briefly covers the design history of the Project 24.

[2] War Gaming Wiki Page on the Project 24 design the Khabarovsk is based on.

[3]: Information on the 130 mm/55 B-2-U guns (4th paragraph)

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:
- Khabarovsk was added as a Tier X researchable ship.
Update 0.5.2:
- Experience earnings increased by 11%.
- A new mechanism for calculating damage and range of anti-aircraft weapons was introduced. As a result, AA characteristics were changed slightly.
Update 0.5.6:
- The firing range of the 37 mm 46-K anti-aircraft gun was increased from 3.2 to 3.5 km.
Update 0.5.7:
- Minor improvements to geometry and textures.
- The hull's armor model was refined.
- Replaced the boat of 1390 design with the boat of 378 design that is more historically accurate.
Update 0.5.12:
- Main battery firing range was decreased from 13.04 to 11.24 km.
- Main battery reload time was increased from 4.62 to 5 s.
Update 0.6.2:
- The damage of the HE-46 high explosive shell was increased from 1,600 to 1,900.
- The Repair Party consumable was added to the same slot as the Smoke Generator consumable.
Update 0.6.4:
- Rudder shift time was increased from 6.1 to 11.1 s.
Update 0.6.8:
- The 53-39 mod. 3 torpedoes were removed. The detectability of the ET-46 torpedoes was decreased from 1.1 to 0.6 km.
Update 0.6.11:
- Fixed a bug that caused the main guns to pass through elements of the ship when in restricted firing angles.
Update 0.6.12:
- Detectability when firing main guns in smoke was changed to 4.06 km.
Update 0.6.13:
- Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
Update 0.9.5:
- Changes were made to the Unique Upgrade "Heavyweight Artillery":
  - Removed a penalty that reduced the traverse speed of Khabarovsk's main turrets.
  - The bonus applied to main battery's firing range was increased from 8% to 10%.
  - A penalty of 20% was added to the action time of the ship's consumables.
Update 0.9.11:
- Loss of HP after being hit by an AP or SAP shell of 280 mm or larger no longer exceeds 10% of the maximum damage such a shell could cause.
Update 0.10.10:
- Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.
Update 0.11.0:
- Fixed tooltips describing the elements of her armor in the Port.
Update 0.11.1:
- Moved from the tech tree to the Armory and given the status of a Special ship, with a purchase price of 240,000 Coal.
- If a player had the ship in their port when the replacement occurred, they were compensated 9,400,000 Credits. (half the ship’s cost).
Update 0.11.6:
- Minor fixes to model and textures of the ship.
Update 0.11.9:
- Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the Crush 'n' Destroy permanent camouflage.
Update 13.1:
- Repair Party consumable replaced with Specialized Repair Teams with the following parameters:
  - HP restoration per second: +225.
  - Action time: 20 s.
  - Reload time: 80 s.
  - Number of charges: 3.
Update 13.3:
- The number of bombs per Depth Charge drop increased from 10 to 12.

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