Kronshtadt

13.8

Kronshtadt

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points71,050

Main Battery

305 mm/54 B-50 on an MK-15 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire3.24 shots/min.

Reload Time18.5 sec.

Rotation Speed5.1 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time35.29 sec.

Firing Range18.19 km.

Maximum Dispersion241 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell24 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity920 m./s.

HE Shell Weight374.7 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1928

Maximum AP Shell Damage9,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity900 m./s.

AP Shell Weight471 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-17 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE ShellOFU-35

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Secondary Armament #2

IDS_PRGS130_100MM_56_MZ_16_LEFT2 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire16 shots/min.

Reload Time3.75 sec.

HE ShellHE-56

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #3

100 mm/56 MZ-162 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire16 shots/min.

Reload Time3.75 sec.

HE ShellHE-56

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

IDS_PRGS130_100MM_56_MZ_16_LEFT2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second29.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

100 mm/56 MZ-162 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second29.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

12.7 mm DShK on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second30.6

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

37 mm 46-K mount7 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second85.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius840 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.71 km.

Air Detectability Range10.42 km.

Battle Levels

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13.8

Kronshtadt

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points71,050

Main Battery

305 mm/54 B-50 on an MK-15 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire3.24 shots/min.

Reload Time18.5 sec.

Rotation Speed5.1 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time35.29 sec.

Firing Range18.19 km.

Maximum Dispersion241 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,200

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell24 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity920 m./s.

HE Shell Weight374.7 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1928

Maximum AP Shell Damage9,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity900 m./s.

AP Shell Weight471 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-17 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

HE ShellOFU-35

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Secondary Armament #2

IDS_PRGS130_100MM_56_MZ_16_LEFT2 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire16 shots/min.

Reload Time3.75 sec.

HE ShellHE-56

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Secondary Armament #3

100 mm/56 MZ-162 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range6.95 km.

Rate of Fire16 shots/min.

Reload Time3.75 sec.

HE ShellHE-56

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,400

Initial HE Shell Velocity895 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

IDS_PRGS130_100MM_56_MZ_16_LEFT2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second29.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

100 mm/56 MZ-162 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second29.6

. . . Firing Range5.01 km.

12.7 mm DShK on a twin mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second30.6

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

37 mm 46-K mount7 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second85.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed33.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius840 m.

Rudder Shift Time14.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range15.71 km.

Air Detectability Range10.42 km.

Battle Levels

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IX

Special

Kronshtadt — Soviet special premium Tier IX cruiser.

A large gunship officially designated as a heavy cruiser but more of a high-speed "small battleship" by technical characteristics. She carried 305 mm main guns with a very long firing range. Drawbacks: weak AA defenses.

Kronshtadt was first released for sale worldwide on 30 May 2018 and was retired in early 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 ()
305 mm/54 B-50 on an MK-15 mount	3.2	35.3	241	4,200	24	9,000		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 ()
Kronshtadt	71,050	16	330	3	4/4	6/7/4				0	0

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

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 231,000 hp	33.5		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

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.

Kronshtadt is a unique ship in World of Warships. Many of her characteristics are that of a battleship, while others are clearly those of a cruiser: her size, health, and potential damage of her guns are very much in line with the former, while her speed, armor, concealment and utility are those of the latter.

The largest mistake captains will make with Kronshtadt is the false assumption that they can play her as a battleship and get away with it. Her belt armor is fairly tough and her health pool is large, but her plating and size of her citadel prevent her from achieving the same role as a battleship. When fighting enemy battleships at close range, captains should angle in such a way to "bait" shots into her angled belt armor, and to not encourage the enemy to fire shots into her bow where overmatch of her 25mm plating can easily lead to citadel hits.

Kronshtadt’s main strength lies in her main battery: nine (9) 305mm rifles with fantastic shell speed, penetration, and damage. Her accuracy is not nearly as good as that of a traditional cruiser, but what she has is good enough to land large hits with her AP, and to accurately stack fires on enemy battleships at range. Although her guns allow a captain to get by with only firing AP, the best Kronshtadt captains will actively switch between the two types to maximize her effectiveness. Kronshtadt’s concealment is also quite good for a ship of her size, so captains are encouraged to make the most of it to lay ambushes and execute flanking maneuvers.

Like many cruisers, Kronshtadt sports a few utility consumables, most notably Surveillance Radar  and a choice between Defensive AA Fire  or Spotting Aircraft . Kronshtadt’s play style involves her playing at mid- to long-range for the majority of the match, so her radar will mostly become useful later in games.

Overall, Kronshtadt offers a unique and engaging play style that few other ships come close to offering. Captains who enjoy ships such as Scharnhorst, Amagi, or German heavy cruisers will find her to have a similar play style.

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Kronshtadt from the NA forums

Pros:

• Very large hit point pool for a cruiser, equivalent to most Tier IX battleships.
• Strong main armament which poses a threat to any ship she faces.
• Capable of mounting useful consumables which allow the ship to fill a variety of roles.
• Decent armor when angled.

Cons:

• Extremely susceptible to receiving citadel hits when improperly angled or when bow-on to high tier battleships.
• Dispersion and reload time may leave captains unimpressed.
• Mediocre anti-aircraft armament will not deter a dedicated strike from high tier aircraft carriers.

Research

As a Premium ship, Kronshtadt doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Kronshtadt is a large cruiser that has gameplay similar to that of a fast, lightly armed battleship. As such, upgrades for improving maneuverability and survivability work well for her, as well as main battery upgrades.

The recommended upgrades for Kronshtadt are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 for improving the survivability of her guns.
• Slot 2: Damage Control System Modification 1  to add to her fire and flooding prevention.
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 to add to her accuracy.
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 to improve her acceleration.
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  to help get that large detection radius down.
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 to improve her rate of fire.

Captains looking to maximize their Surveillance Radar  effectiveness can also equip Surveillance Radar Modification 1 in Slot 2 in order to extend her radar activation time to 24 seconds.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	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 of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated.
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★	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..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up.	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger. ★★★	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery. ★★★	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken..	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Kronshtadt can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Spotting Aircraft 
• Slot 3: Surveillance Radar 
• Slot 4: Repair Party 

Camouflage

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

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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Historical Info

Kronshtadt, 1940 design

Construction

Builder: Admiralty Shipyard; Leningrad, Soviet Union

Laid down: 20 November 1939

Construction suspended: 10 September 1941

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Specifications

35,250 tons displacement, standard

250.5m length

31.6m beam

9.45m draft

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Machinery

12 boilers, 3 turbines

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Performance

33 knots at 230,000 shaft horsepower

4830 nm at 16.5 knots

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Armament

Main

Nine (3x3) 305mm/55 guns

Secondary

Eight (4x2) 152mm/57 guns

Eight (4x2) 100mm/56 guns

Anti-aircraft

Twenty-eight (7x4) 35mm anti-aircraft guns

Eight (4x2) 12.7mm machine guns

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Aircraft

Two (2) KOR-2 aircraft, one catapult

Oblique profile view of Project 69.

History

The requirement for a new Soviet heavy cruiser was addressed by two designs of the 1930s: Project 22 and Project 25. Project 22 was envisioned as a capital ship of over 20,000 tonnes, mounting 10-inch guns with the express goal of hunting down foreign "treaty cruisers". But a newly drafted naval alliance with the British forced the Soviet Navy to adhere to the limitations of the Second London Naval Treaty, so Project 22 was dropped in favor of Project 25: a “treaty battleship” of over 35,000 tonnes, designed to operate in the Black Sea. By 1937 the design was accepted and construction started, but the interference of the Great Purge found the lead designers removed from their position; Project 25 was summarily cancelled as it was deemed inadequate.

When the requirement re-surfaced again in the late 1930s, the work was revamped as Project 69: a large cruiser with a displacement of over 26,000, with an armor belt of 230mm, mounting the same 10-inch rifles, and planned speed of 34 knots. However, new foreign rivals soon emerged in the form of the German Scharnhorst class, the French Dunkerque class, and the modified Japanese Kongo class, which demanded a Soviet response. With the known specs of those ships at the time, the designers quickly realized the new Project needed to be bolstered in order to stay competitive; increasing displacement to 35,000 tonnes and decreasing speed to 31 knots in order to mount 12-inch rifles and add extra armor. With this, the sketch design was approved in 1939 and work on the detailed design began. Intensive armor testing during this period proved that armor-piercing bombs above 500kg could penetrate the thin deck armor, so the middle deck and lower deck were increased to 90mm and 30mm respectively. By 1940, the detailed designs were approved by the State Defense Council, although ship construction was already in progress due to preemptive planning by the design team.

Once again, the consequences of the Purge resurfaced. Putting aside the fact that the shipyards were ill equipped for such a daunting project — always under-manned and constantly strapped for resources — realistically it was impossible for the B-50 guns and MK-15 turrets to be complete in time to mount on these ships. So the design team proposed a highly unorthodox solution: purchase armaments from the Germans. In the spirit of the Molotov-Ribbentrop treaty, the Soviet government formalized an agreement to purchase 12 SKC/34 rifles and 6 Drh LC/34 from Krupp; equivalent main armament as the ones on the Bismarck class and the very weapons that were supposed to be refitted on to Scharnhorst and Gneisenau.

With the rearmament in mind, Project 69 underwent its final transformation. All the barbettes had to be increased in diameter; the barbette for Turret 2 had to be increased in height to clear Turret 1; and the conning tower had to be increased in height to clear both forward turrets. In conjunction with the barbettes, the magazines had to increase in size to accept the larger shells and powder charges. Finally, bigger turrets mean more power required operating them, and so a more powerful electrical generator had to be installed. Overall, this increased displacement by further 1,000 tonnes, and with all the modifications complete, the new design was dubbed Project 69-I (importnyi - “imported”), with the Committee approving this change by 1941.

Ultimately, the two ships of the class — Kronshtadt and Sevastopol — would never be completed, due to the aforementioned limitations of Soviet heavy industries at the time, and the eventual commencement of the Great Patriotic War and the re-allocation of the necessary resources for other uses. After the Second World War, the Navy had no further use for them and both were scrapped by 1948.

Historical Gallery

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  Initial design drawings for Project 22.

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  Initial design drawings for Project 24, an analogue for Project 25.

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  A comparison of the two armaments proposed for the Kronshtadt-class: MK-15 turrets (left) mounting 12-inch guns, and Drh LC/34 turrets (right) mounting 15-inch guns.

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  A comparison of Project 69 (top) and Project 69-I (bottom); the latter based on the proposed upgraded armaments.

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  Luftwaffe reconnaissance photo of Kronshtadt under construction in late 1941; her stern section is in the right midsection of the photograph.

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  Luftwaffe aerial reconnaissance photo of Kronstadt under construction, 1 June 1942.

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  Kronshtadt’s planned turret and armor placement.

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  Cutaway view of Kronshtadt’s belt armor.

Video

References

1. Stalingrad-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia
2. Paper Ships: Cruiser Kronshtadt - News - World of Warships

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.3.

Testing Changes

• February 6, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• March 15, 2018:
  • The ship's hit points pool was decreased from 82,300 to 59,800.
• March 30, 2018:
  • AP shell fuse delay was increased from 0.01 to 0.033 s.
• April 17, 2018:
  • Hit points were increased from 59,800 to 71,050.
  • Sigma value was increased from 1.8 to 2.05.
  • The Surveillance Radar consumable was added to the Spotting Aircraft slot, with the same characteristics as Dmitri Donskoi.
• May 23, 2018:
  • The Damage Control Party consumable was adjusted to be the same as other cruisers:
    • Action time was changed to 5 s.
    • Cooldown was changed 90 s for the standard consumable, 60 s for the premium consumable.
  • The Spotting Aircraft consumable replaced Hydroacoustic Search in the second slot.

• Update 0.7.5:
  • Added to the tech tree for 750,000 Free Experience
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Fixed a bug where it was impossible to install the special upgrade "Spotting Aircraft Modification 1".
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Fire duration increased from 45 to 60 s.
  • Kronshtadt was removed from the tech tree.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The thickness of the armor was changed: the central part was reinforced from 25 to 27 mm.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 6.95 km.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Fixed the images of the ship in the Port tooltips.

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