Novik

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Novik

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier II

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price100 exp

Purchase price69,300

Hit Points13,800

Main Battery

120 mm/45 Model 1892 on a Canet mounting6 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec.

Firing Range9.15 km.

Maximum Dispersion102 m.

HE Shell120 mm HE Model 1907

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity823 m./s.

HE Shell Weight20.48 kg.

AP Shell120 mm AP Model 1905

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity823 m./s.

AP Shell Weight20.47 kg.

AA Defense

7.62 mm Maxim machine gun2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second3.4

. . . Firing Range0.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius400 m.

Rudder Shift Time5.1 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range8.76 km.

Air Detectability Range3.22 km.

Battle Levels

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13.11

Novik

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier II

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price100 exp

Purchase price69,300

Hit Points14,500

Main Battery

120 mm/45 Model 1892 on a Canet mounting8 х 1 pcs.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

Rotation Speed8 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time22.5 sec.

Firing Range10.07 km.

Maximum Dispersion102 m.

HE Shell120 mm HE Model 1907

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity823 m./s.

HE Shell Weight20.48 kg.

AP Shell120 mm AP Model 1905

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,000

Initial AP Shell Velocity823 m./s.

AP Shell Weight20.47 kg.

AA Defense

7.62 mm Maxim machine gun2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second3.4

. . . Firing Range0.99 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed25 knot

Turning Circle Radius400 m.

Rudder Shift Time4 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range8.76 km.

Air Detectability Range3.22 km.

Battle Levels

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II

69,300

Novik — Soviet Tier II cruiser.

The pioneer ship of a scout cruiser type, Novik carried rapid-fire guns but was weak in terms of armor. In the course of her service, she was the fastest cruiser in the world.

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 ()
120 mm/45 Model 1892 on a Canet mounting	12	22.5	102	1,700	8	2,000		0	7,500

	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 ()
Novik (A)	13,800	6	50	6		2				0	18,000
Novik (B)	14,500	6	50	8		2				400	40,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
GFCS II mod. 1		0		0	8,000
GFCS II mod. 2		0		230	24,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 17,700 hp	25		0	3,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Player Opinion

Performance

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The Tier II Russian cruiser displays many of the qualities typically found in the beginnings of the Russian cruiser line, namely numerous fast firing guns and good firing range. It differs to most of it's competitors in that the ship has decent armor for a Tier II.

Pros:

• Decent speed.
• Long-range fast-firing guns.
• Good armor, on par with German counterpart Dresden.

Cons:

• Low HP pool.
• Slow shell speed.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Novik are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1

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

Novik can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 

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

Historical Info

Novik, 1901

Construction

Schichau shipyards; Elbing, German Empire

Laid down: February 1900

Launched: August 1900

Commissioned: 3 May 1901

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Specifications

3080 tons displacement, standard

109.9m length

12.2m beam

5m draft

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Machinery

12 Shultz-Thornycroft boilers, single 3-shaft VTE steam engine

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Performance

25 knots at 17,000 shaft horsepower

5,000 nautical miles at 10knots

500 nautical miles at 20knots

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Armor

Top Deck: 10mm mid, 6mm forward, 6mm aft

Armoured Deck: 30mm main, 50mm slopes

Bulkheads: 10mm forward, 10mm aft

Gun Shields: 13mm face

Conning tower: 30mm side, 30mm top

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Armament

Main

Six (6x1) 120mm/45 Canet guns

Secondary

Six (6x1) 47mm guns

Two (2x1) 37mm guns

Anti-Aircraft

Two (2x1) 7.62mm Machine guns

Torpedoes

Five (5x1) 381mm torpedo tubes

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Complement

337 crew (1901)

History

Design

With War looming over the horizon in the Pacific, the Russian Navy understood its need for a new protected cruiser that was capable of not only scouting operations, but to serve as supportive gunnery for squadrons and as a deterrent to enemy destroyers. The Naval Ministry determined the specifications for the new cruiser, placing an emphasis on speed, then held a contest to determine who would get the contract to build this ship; German shipbuilders Schichau won the contract.

Laid down in 1898 near Danzig, Novik was completed August 1900, and set to sea trials. It was immediately apparent that she lived up to her promise of being a fast ship: with an averaged clocked speed of 25 knots, making her the fastest cruiser in the world upon her completion. This came a cost; her endurance and fuel consumption above 15 knots was terrible. As well, she was envisioned as an enlarged destroyer, therefore her armour was light, with the exception of the armoured deck over her vital components, at a maximum thickness of 50mm.

Service

Commissioned into the Baltic Fleet in 3 May 1901, Novik soon left for her service with the Pacific Fleet, joining it in Port Arthur by 1903, just before the eve of war.

The Russo-Japanese War commenced with the Naval Battle of Port Arthur. Novik was combat-capable and one of the few Russian ships that retaliated against the Japanese; suffering little damage.

Throughout the rest of the year, Novik was one of the more active ships that was stationed at Port Arthur; Novik took part of the rescue of two destroyers from a Japanese ambush and participated in the failed sorties from Port Arthur in April and June, until August when the fleet was successfully able to run the Japanese blockade during the Battle of the Yellow Sea.

While most of the fleet returned to port, Novik was part of the few that was able to escape, owing to her low silhouette, and fast speed. She decided to join the Russian cruiser squadron based in Vladivostok, going around the Japanese home islands, while being pursued by Japanese cruisers Tsushima and Chitose. She was ambushed while coaling at Sakhalin, and forced into a duel off Korsakov. It was immediately apparent she was outgunned by the larger cruisers, and after sustaining three critical hits below the waterline; Novik was scuttled, ending her carrier in the Russian Navy on 20 August 1904.

After the War, the Japanese decided to salvage Novik, and take her as a prize of war; she entered commission into the Imperial Japanese Navy on 20 August 1906 as Suzuya. Although the Japanese wanted to use Suzuya as a scout cruiser, her original boilers were heavily damaged, replaced by only 8 boilers, as opposed to her original 12. Therefore she was no more able to attain the speeds she was famous for, and the Japanese quickly reclassified her to a 2nd class coastal defence vessel, a role she fulfilled until scrapped on 1 April 1913.

In-game historical inaccuracies

• Novik only served with the Imperial Russian Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy; in World of Warships she is a ship of the USSR tech tree.
• The USSR was founded in 1922; Novik was scrapped in 1913.
• Novik was armed with only six 120mm guns. The eight 120mm gun configuration only existed on Zhemchug which is of the Izumrud class, a near copy of Novik. Neither Zhemchug nor Izumrud exist in World of Warships.
• White hull and yellow funnels paint scheme is missing.
• Dark olive paint scheme is also missing.

Historical Gallery

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  Wreck of Novik at Korsakov Bay, Sakhalin prior to salvage by the Japanese.

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  Suzuya at Kure, 7 November 1908.

Video

References

1. Russian cruiser Novik - Wikipedia
2. Russian Cruiser Novik at 1:42 Scale - News - World of Warships
3. 1:42 Scale: Novik - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game from Update 0.5.3.2.
• Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 0.5.4.
• Update 0.5.8:
  • The turret rotation angles for the #6 gun (A hull) and the #8 gun (B hull) were increased to 360 degrees.
• Update 0.5.12:
  • The position of the ship's wheel was corrected.
• Update 0.6.3.1:
  • The standard detectability was decreased from 9,720 to 9,030 meters.
• Update 0.6.9:
  • The appearance of the ship was improved using a special technology for improved rendering of thin elements.
• 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 3.74 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke was reduced from 3.74 to 3.38 km.
• Update 0.7.6:
  • The turning circle radius displayed in port was changed from 500 to 400 m.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Geometry and textures of the ship were fixed.

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