Knyaz Suvorov

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Knyaz Suvorov

Battleship | U.S.S.R. | Tier III

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price2700 exp

Purchase price314,000

Hit Points35,600

Main Battery

305 mm/52 Model 1907 in a turret5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.67 shots/min.

Reload Time36 sec.

Rotation Speed3.2 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time56.25 sec.

Firing Range11.48 km.

Maximum Dispersion169 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1911

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell33 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity762 m./s.

HE Shell Weight470.9 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1911

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity762 m./s.

AP Shell Weight470.9 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

120 mm/50 Model 1905 on a Vickers mounting14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.2 km.

Rate of Fire7 shots/min.

Reload Time8.57 sec.

HE Shell120 mm HE Model 1907

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Initial HE Shell Velocity823 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed22 knot

Turning Circle Radius650 m.

Rudder Shift Time13.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.36 km.

Air Detectability Range7.51 km.

Battle Levels

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13.11

Knyaz Suvorov

Battleship | U.S.S.R. | Tier III

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price2700 exp

Purchase price314,000

Hit Points37,900

Main Battery

305 mm/52 Model 1907 in a turret5 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire1.67 shots/min.

Reload Time36 sec.

Rotation Speed3.2 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time56.25 sec.

Firing Range12.63 km.

Maximum Dispersion169 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1911

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell33 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity762 m./s.

HE Shell Weight470.9 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1911

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,600

Initial AP Shell Velocity762 m./s.

AP Shell Weight470.9 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

IDS_PRGS080_130MM55_CASEMATE14 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range3.2 km.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

HE Shell130 mm HE Model 1911

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,900

Initial HE Shell Velocity823 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

75 mm Model 1892 on a Meller AA mounting8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second15.2

. . . Firing Range3 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed22 knot

Turning Circle Radius650 m.

Rudder Shift Time9.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range11.36 km.

Air Detectability Range7.51 km.

Battle Levels

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III

314,000

Knyaz Suvorov — Soviet Tier III battleship.

Originating from a project to design a "large high-speed battleship with modern artillery", created on the basis of the experience of the Russo-Japanese War (the New Shipbuilding project). The battleship's armament was represented by 305 mm guns with outstanding ballistic qualities for their time.

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 ()
305 mm/52 Model 1907 in a turret	1.7	56.3	169	4,500	33	8,600		0	32,000

	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 ()
K. Suvorov (A)	35,600	10	203	5	14					0	74,000
K. Suvorov (B)	37,900	10	203	5	14	8				1,600	160,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS III mod. 1		0		0	24,000
GFCS III mod. 2		0		800	80,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 33,200 hp	22		0	17,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

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.

Knyaz Suvorov is a peculiar Tier III battleship that favors a brawler play style, but not in the traditional sense.

The armor layout, speed, and maneuverability of Knyaz Suvorov favors run-through attacks as opposed to the usual "wagon wheel" swirling turn. If successfully baited into doing so, other battleship captains which commit to a turning fight will end up giving their broadsides at an easy range for devastating AP shell hits. Her 22-knot top speed also means that she is an excellent ship for supporting and divisioning with slower "protected" cruisers such as Bogatyr and Saint Louis that have faster firing but lower-alpha guns.

Suvorov is not without her weaknesses though. Her main guns have lackluster maximum and effective range compared to other Tier III battleships and cannot reliably hit even the largest of ships at maximum range. On top of that, her armor scheme does not conform to the "all-or-nothing" schemes found on other ships, meaning citadel protection is sacrificed for increased overall hull protection.

At the end of the day, Suvorov can be a valuable offensive or defensive asset to any team if the captain employs the right tactics and has teammates willing to support him.

Pros:

• Best AP penetration of all Tier III battleships
• Good accuracy at close range
• Excellent hull armor, resilient against AP when properly angled and most HE at all times
• Second fastest Tier III battleship
• Very quick rudder shift for a battleship
• The Fast Damage Control Team  has a fast cooldown

Cons:

• Poor reload time of 36 seconds, rivaled only by new US battleships to be added in the 9.11 update
• Poor main battery traverse speed
• Terrible accuracy at long range
• Very poor AA defenses
• Poorly protected and exposed citadel, extremely vulnerable when showing broadside
• The Fast Damage Control Team  has a limited amount of charges

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Knyaz Suvorov is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for ? XP. Research of this module unlocks progression to IV Gangut.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to GFCS III mod.2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Given the lack of accuracy of the main battery, a captain's decision to bypass the range upgrade would be understandable.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Knyaz Suvorov are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1 

Commander Skills

With a limited number of damage control team uses, fire control and prevention becomes important.

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

Knyaz Suvorov equips the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Fast Damage Control Team  – 4 charges
• Slot 2: Repair Party  – 3 charges

Be mindful of the limited number of uses of your damage control team.

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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Historical Info

Skvortsov Design 1907, 1907

Specifications

19,900 tons displacement

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???m beam

???m draft

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Machinery

??? boilers, ??? shafts

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Performance

??? knots at ??? horsepower

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Armor

Main belt: 203 mm

Upper belt: 102 mm

Decks: ???

Turrets: ??? mm faces, ??? mm roofs

Conning tower: ??? mm

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Armament

Main

Ten (5x2) 305 mm guns

Secondary

14 (14x1) 120 mm guns

Knyaz Suvorov in World of Warships is based on a 19,900 ton battleship project from 1907 designed by D.V. Skvortsov, Chief Naval Architect of the St. Petersburg dockyard. It is sometimes referred to as "Skvortsov Design 1907", and was one of the first dreadnought designs for Russia.

At the end of the Russo-Japanese War, the loss of almost all of Russia’s capital ships necessitated the construction of new ones. In April 1906, a committee was called by Naval Minister Birilëv to address a battleship construction program. In May 1906, the committee outlined recommendations for a new battleship, which would have turbine propulsion, a 254 mm belt, twelve 305 mm guns and twenty 120 mm guns. Requirements were then drawn up based on these specifications, and sent to several naval constructors. However, some of the designs they received came out to around 23,500 tons, enormous ships for the time. Therefore, the requirements were revised: The battleship should be between 19,000 and 20,000 tons, have a 203 mm belt over the citadel, and at least eight 305 mm guns, with a 22 knot speed and no torpedoes. Nine designs were submitted, but a newly formed special committee — now led by recently retired K.K. Ratnik of Baltic Works — decided to outline a new set of specifications. They mostly remained the same, but some new features were requested, such as a preferred arrangement of five twin main battery turrets, all on one level, with two centerline forward turrets, two more echeloned amidships, and one in the aft.

The special committee then handed the matter back to Birilëv’s committee, along with two of the front running designs. One of them was one produced by the Novoe sudostroenie (New Shipbuilding), a design bureau headed by D.V. Skvortsov. The other was Design No. 260 by the British Vickers, at 21,800 tons, armed with ten 305 mm guns and having a speed of 21 knots. While Vickers’s design appeared to be preferred, it was the Novoe sudostroenie design that would be selected as the winner. It featured a displacement of 20,700 tons, ten 305 mm guns in the requested layout, a 203 mm main belt, and a speed of 21 knots. However, funding for two battleships of the design was rejected.

Despite this, work continued on the new battleships, and in April 1907, the newly formed Naval General Staff (MGSh) outlined the purpose and specifications of the future dreadnoughts. While their purpose was vague at best — they should operate as a squadron, engage "at various ranges" and should embody "the maximum development of all offensive and defensive facilities" — the specifications were very similar to those outlined by Birilëv’s committee. They should have 14-18 120 mm secondary guns, four broadside and one stern underwater torpedo tube, and a variety of increased armor and speed requirements. These characteristics were passed to the Naval Technical Committee, who developed technical requirements, and two designs were developed according to them. One was a 20,000 ton ship developed by Baltic Works, with all main battery guns at one level and the 120 mm battery in six small twin turrets. The other was a 19,900 ton design by the Novoe sudostroenie group (aka Skvortsov Design 1907), which had the B turret superfiring and a casemate secondary battery. In all other aspects, the designs were quite similar. However, neither design was immediately chosen due to the MGSh revising its requirements, which would change several times over the course of 1907. One of these revisions originated from false information that future German battleships would carry 16 305 mm guns, with 12 in triple turrets. Studies showed that triple turrets would increase salvo weight by 15%, compared to a same-numbered twin turret battery. As such, it was desired that the new battleships would mount triple turrets in a centerline layout, all on the same level. This also meant the battleships would need little superstructure. These were adopted in a December 1907 design competition, and the Skvortsov Design 1907 remained on paper.

Historical Inaccuracy Errata

• Knyaz Suvorov is actually the name of a Borodino-class pre-dreadnought that was sunk in the Battle of Tsushima in 1905. The in-game Knyaz Suvorov is named after this very ship. No warship in the Russian Navy has used the name since.
• The original layout sported a relatively modern arrangement of the secondary guns in low-profile twin turrets, Wargaming instead opted to mount them as traditional casemates to the sides, significantly raising the middle deck superstructure and the main gun turrets there.
• Hull A represents the ship as she would have been commissioned in 1913, assuming she was laid down in 1907-1908 with a secondary battery of fourteen 120 mm Model 1905 guns.
• Hull B represents a hypothetical World War I refit, with the 120 mm guns replaced by 130 mm guns manufactured by the Obukhov Plant, and an AA suite of eight 75 mm Canet guns.
• Hull B of Knyaz Suvorov has an anti-aircraft suite roughly six times the expected guns for the time period.

Historical Gallery

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  A 1906 23,500 ton design by Skvortsov, developed according to the initial Birilëv committee requirements.

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  A 1906 20,600 ton design by the Novoe sudostroenie, developed according to the revised Birilëv committee requirements.

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  A 1906 design for a 20,600 ton battleship (top) and Skvortsov Design 1907 (bottom). Both were produced by St. Petersburg dockyard’s Novoe sudostroenie (New Shipbuilding) group, headed by Skvortsov.

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  The competing Baltic Works design (top) and Skvortsov Design 1907 (bottom) proposals for the MGSh requirements in 1907.

References

1. Russian and Soviet Battleships - Stephen McLaughlin
2. Soviet Battleships: The History and Features of the In-Game Ship Models - Wargaming

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.1.

Testing Changes

• Jan 25, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Mar 13, 2019:
  • Dispersion formula changed:
    • Horizontal and vertical dispersion depending on distance now changes more smoothly. Inside of 12 km accuracy was slightly reduced.
  • Damage Control Party duration decreased to 10 s.
• Mar 29, 2019:
  • Deck armor decreased from 38 to 16 mm.
  • Sigma parameter decreased from 1.7 to 1.5.
  • Stock main battery firing range decreased from 13.3 to 11.48 km.
  • Traverse angles for the mid turrets changed. Now they can turn to fire towards the opposite side of the ship from their mounting.
• Apr 10, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 32 to 36 s.

• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.8.4.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • Minor fixes for textures and ship model.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 3.2 km.
• Update 0.11.2:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures of the ship.

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