Stalingrad

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Stalingrad

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points72,450

Main Battery

305 mm/61 SM-33 on an SM-31 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.86 shots/min.

Reload Time21 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range20.35 km.

Maximum Dispersion218 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell33 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

HE Shell Weight374.7 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1928

Maximum AP Shell Damage9,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity950 m./s.

AP Shell Weight467 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

130 mm/60 on a BL-109A mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.3 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE ShellHE-42

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

130 mm/60 on a BL-109A mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second167.4

. . . Firing Range5.7 km.

25 mm 110-PM on a 4M-120 mount10 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second84

. . . Firing Range3.09 km.

45 mm SM-20-ZIF mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second123.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 130 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range17.58 km.

Air Detectability Range11.02 km.

Battle Levels

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Stalingrad

Cruiser | U.S.S.R. | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points72,450

Main Battery

305 mm/61 SM-33 on an SM-31 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.86 shots/min.

Reload Time21 sec.

Rotation Speed5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec.

Firing Range20.35 km.

Maximum Dispersion218 m.

HE Shell305 mm HE Model 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage4,500

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell33 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

HE Shell Weight374.7 kg.

AP Shell305 mm AP Model 1928

Maximum AP Shell Damage9,200

Initial AP Shell Velocity950 m./s.

AP Shell Weight467 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

130 mm/60 on a BL-109A mount6 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range7.3 km.

Rate of Fire15 shots/min.

Reload Time4 sec.

HE ShellHE-42

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity950 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell8 %

AA Defense

130 mm/60 on a BL-109A mount6 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second167.4

. . . Firing Range5.7 km.

25 mm 110-PM on a 4M-120 mount10 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second84

. . . Firing Range3.09 km.

45 mm SM-20-ZIF mount6 х 4 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second123.6

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 knot

Turning Circle Radius1 130 m.

Rudder Shift Time12.5 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range17.58 km.

Air Detectability Range11.02 km.

Battle Levels

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Special

Stalingrad — Soviet special premium Tier X cruiser.

One of the few heavy artillery ships developed after the end of World War II. She had a very high speed for her size and her armament consisted of specially designed 305 mm guns, unrivaled in terms of her maximum firing range and ballistics.


Stalingrad first went on sale on 23 August 2018 via the Armory for 28,000 Steel.

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/61 SM-33 on an SM-31 mount	2.9	36	218	4,500	33	9,200		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 ()
Stalingrad	72,450	6	617	3	6	10/6/6				0	0

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

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 280,000 hp	35		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

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Refer to the in-game Port screens for more useful data.

Tier X Premium cruiser Stalingrad is a ship that behaves very similar to her Premium cousin Moskva. Both are very strong at locking down a position and are equipped with accurate and hard hitting AP shells that travel across the map quickly. However, Stalingrad is more polarized and less flexible than her tech tree counterpart. Worse maneuverability and concealment make mistakes in positioning and relocating attempts risky, and can result in very painful salvos coming in. Stalingrad makes up for this by having even more hit points than Moskva, and having a more powerful main battery armament.

Stalingrad’s strongest feature is her main battery. Carrying three triple turrets with 305mm/61 rifles in an AB-X layout, she will be able to deliver devastating salvos against many targets. Her accuracy is a rather weird case. With a dispersion ellipse similar to the German heavy cruiser Admiral Graf Spee married to the highest sigma value in the game at 2.65, there are two extremes meeting when shells are being fired. The chance for shells to land closer to the center is higher than on other cruisers, but it remains possible for the shells to land further off the target than on any other cruiser. The reload time her guns is very long: twenty-one (21) seconds before applying modifications or skills. Thus, Main Battery Modification 3 is highly recommended to bring the reload down to 18.48 seconds, with Adrenaline Rush reducing the reload further as Stalingrad takes damage. With a comfortable range of 20.4 km, Stalingrad can inflict damage to her opponents from far away.

Stalingrad boasts a robust health pool for a cruiser. With 72,450 hit point, she beats out Tier IX Premium Kronshtadt to claim the mantle of largest health pool of any cruiser in World of Warships. With a torpedo protection system of 25%, she can handle incoming torpedoes better than most other cruisers. Similar to Kronshtadt, a fire on the Stalingrad will burn for 60 seconds base duration.

Her armor is an almost identical scheme compared to her tech tree counterpart. Her citadel, just like Moskva’s, has been widened from the historical plans which creates a weak spot in her armor scheme. The citadel touches the outer hull slightly above the waterline, and is protected by a 180mm strong belt. Below this, the citadel protection becomes stronger. The outer belt of 180mm inclined armor continues, but behind that there are additional bulkheads with the same incline protecting the magazines. This can result in shells getting armed but exploding before penetrating the citadel. Also similar to Moskva, Stalingrad features 50mm hull plating. This will mostly benefit the ship when it's being angled properly, as it can make all AP shells bounce off and most HE shells will just shatter against it. However, not every part is covered in this plating. Half of the bow and a lot of the stern area is not protected by this and only has a 25mm plating, which will get overmatched by every battleship Stalingrad will face. Angling is essential to maximizing Stalingrad’s survivability; once an opponent has shots at her side she will fall apart just as quickly as any other cruiser.

Armor-piercing shells are the more powerful shell type to sling from Stalingrad’s barrels. They feature good ballistics, a strong penetration and also a high base damage of 9,200. On top of that, these shells have improved autobounce angles similar to American heavy cruisers; Stalingrad’s AP shells will not automatically ricochet off enemy armor until striking at an angle of greater than 65 degrees. This is significantly better than on most other cruisers. The caliber of the guns provides another bonus: her 305mm armor piercing shells have the ability to overmatch 21mm of armor. That means that Stalingrad can citadel British light cruisers from all angles, and that against destroyers she can also just stick to AP for the first salvo, since the shells will not bounce and deal 10% if the listed Alpha Damage per hit. The HE shells appear strong, but the relatively low rate of fire makes HE a rather unattractive choice of ammo as it's not enough to rack up high damage numbers. The amount of shells she can throw out is not enough to make her a reliable fire starter like Zao or Henri IV; subsequently, the HE shells should be seen as the secondary shells, with the main focus being on the AP to deal damage. However, when facing destroyers exclusively using HE shells is recommended.

In terms of maneuverability, the Stalingrad is very similar to the Moskva. When sailing in a straight line she can be very fast, up to 36.8 knots when using the Sierra Mike signal flag. However once she has to maneuver problems will arise. With a turning circle of more than 1100 meters she has a larger turning circle than the German Tier X battleship Großer Kurfürst, which is already known for needing a lot of room to maneuver. On top of that, Stalingrad’s rudder shift is slow at 12.5 seconds, which is the worst value of any Tier X cruiser. Additionally, her concealment is the worst among all cruisers. With a stock detection radius of 18.1 km, this is not an easy ship to hide; extreme caution is advised when attempting to relocate.

The capabilities of Stalingrad in a brawl are very limited, owning to her large citadel which is easy to penetrate at close ranges and her lack of maneuverability. The absence of Hydroacoustic Search  among her available consumables only strengthens this weakness, as does the lack of torpedoes. Her targets of choice are broadside targets at all ranges, and destroyers that wander too close. The accurate and fast shells will allow for punishing salvos, regardless of the target, while the ship itself will be able to take a lot of punishment. However, all of these things rely on two key factors: situational awareness and positioning. Stalingrad is not able to survive in unfavorable circumstances, and her ability to get into better positions throughout the battle is severely hampered. Only capable hands will be able to get the most out of Stalingrad.

Pros:

• Largest hit point pool of any cruiser.
• Very fast, at 35 knots top speed.
• Guns are accurate, with a sigma value of 2.65.
• Fantastic AP shells, with improved autobounce angles and reduced shell arming time.
• Has access to Defensive AA Fire , though it operates differently to the standard version, lasting an increased amount of time at the sacrifice of reduced damage enhancement and much longer cooldown
• Surveillance Radar  is included on the ship with a great 12 kilometer range, warding away many of her torpedo threats.

Cons:

• High citadel makes brawling a challenge, and showing broadside would be a death sentence if not for her large health pool
• Relatively ineffective if forced to use HE.
• Worse concealment than most tier 10 battleships.
• Among the worst handling of all tier 10 ships
• Lacks Hydroacoustic Search , and when combined with her handling makes torpedoes a large threat
• Poor reload, which means she loses many opportunities that other cruisers could take
• Fires set on Stalingrad will last twice as long as those on many cruisers.
  

Research

As a premium ship, Stalingrad doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Stalingrad are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 *
• Slot 2: Surveillance Radar Modification 1 *
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 *
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 *
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 *
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3 *

Upgrade Slot 1 provides players with two viable choices. Main Armaments Modification 1 is generally recommended; however, for anti-aircraft duties, players should take Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 .

Upgrade Slot 2 allows players to extend the duration of the Surveillance Radar consumable if they have the appropriate special module available in the Arsenal.

Upgrade Slot 3 allows for further specialization in a role. Players wishing to decrease shell dispersion should mount Aiming Systems Modification 1 . For anti-aircraft duties, AA Guns Modification 1 should be chosen. For increased brawling capabilities, some players may opt to mount Main Battery Modification 2 to increase turret traverse speed.

Upgrade Slot 4 provides two viable options. For increased survivability, Damage Control System Modification 2 is a good choice. However, many players utilize Steering Gears Modification 1 or Propulsion Modification 1 to increase the maneuverability of the ship. Choosing between these upgrades will be determined by the intended play style.

Upgrade Slot 5 gives players a choice between Steering Gears Modification 2 for increased maneuverability and Concealment System Modification 1  to reduce the detection range of the ship. If Steering Gears Modification 1 was not mounted in Slot 4, it is highly recommended to mount Steering Gears Modification 2 to improve the ship's handling.

Upgrade Slot 6 provides the most options for specialization. Main Battery Modification 3 should be mounted to increase the rate of fire of the main guns. For more passive players, Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 is a good option to increase the firing range of the main guns. Players seeking to finalize an anti-aircraft build should mount Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2 .

Commander Skills

Key skills for Stalingrad commanders include Heavy AP Shells, Superintendent, and Concealment Expert.

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

Stalingrad can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Surveillance Radar 
• Slot 3: Repair Party 
• Slot 4: Defensive AA Fire  Note: This version of the consumable acts differently to the standard. The action time is 60s instead of the standard 40s and the damage multiplier is +25% as opposed to the standard +50%. The cooldown is also longer, at 180s instead of the standard 80s.

Camouflage

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

Signals

Stalingrad is a unique ship, but her signal load out is fairly standard for a cruiser; only difference being in the relative uselessness of the two fire chance flags, as she already possesses a 33% burn chance. Being a Tier X Premium ship, economic signals are a good option to increase the various currency gains.

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

Stalingrad, 1951

Construction

Builder: Marti Yard,
   Nikolayev, Ukraine, U.S.S.R.

Laid down: 13 December 1951

Launched: 16 March 1954

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Specifications

36,500 tons displacement, standard

273.6m length

32m beam

9.2m draft

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Machinery

Twelve (12) GTZA oil-fired boilers

Four (4) TV-4 geared steam turbine engines

5,000 tonnes of oil

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Performance

35.5 knots at 280,000 shaft horsepower

5,000 nm at 18 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 50-180mm

Decks: 50-80mm

Conning Tower: 110-260mm

Turrets: 125-240mm

Fore and Aft Plating: 25mm

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Armament

Main

Nine (3x3) 305mm/61 S-31 guns

Secondary

Twelve (6x2) 130mm/60 BL-109A dual-purpose guns

Anti-aircraft

Twenty-Four (6x4) 45mm S-20-ZIF AA guns

Forty (10x4) 25mm 4M-120 AA guns

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Complement

1,712 men

History

The genesis for Project 82 (Russian: Тяжёлые крейсера проекта 82) began in 1941 with the requirement to design a “heavy cruiser” that would fulfill operational roles between the Kirov-class light cruisers and the then-under construction Project 69 large cruisers. The requirement of these ships was to focus on engaging enemy light cruisers, with secondary roles to disrupt enemy communications and logistics. For this role, the original preliminary designs considered a vessel of 20,000 tons displacement, armaments comprised of 203mm main battery guns, a 36-knot speed, and a range of 10,000 nautical miles at 20 knots. Many of these details were adopted from the design processes behind Project 69. Initial debates did foresee an increase of displacement to 25,000 tons and an upgrade of main armaments to a proprietary 220mm caliber, but the commencement of Operation Barbarossa put the work on Project 69 and Project 82 on hold.

The project was revived again in late 1943, this time with updated requirements to the role of the new vessels: the protection of friendly naval aviation assets as part of a new combined carrier force doctrine. Most of the original parameters were retained, save for the replacement of the torpedo launchers with more anti-aircraft batteries. A re-assessment in late 1944 included further modifications: a reduction in top speed to 33 knots, a main battery of 220mm, increase of secondary batteries to 130mm guns, as well as the addition of heavy anti-air batteries in the form of 45mm, 37mm, and 23mm (later changed to 25mm) cannons.

The Soviet Navy was satisfied with the aforementioned specs, but the shipbuilding committee prevented further progress due to a lack of a foreseeable necessity of heavy cruisers. Regardless, the Navy was undeterred and continued on; in their eyes the new vessels would be used defensively to protect Soviet coasts and engage enemy carrier groups. Interestingly, in a government assembly in 1945, the General Secretary of the Community Part himself, Josef Stalin, requested that the main battery caliber be increased to 305mm; this later became treated as an official decree.

More pressingly, the Soviets at the time were incapable of building large ships, so any new vessels would only be improvements of current designs under construction. Therefore, the compromise agreed upon was the allow time for infrastructure to develop, optimistically by the early 1950s. Subsequently, further design discussions were postponed till the late 1940s. When such work was re-started, the Navy and the Shipbuilding Committee put for a joint proposal of the preliminary design: main battery between 220-305mm, 40,000 tons displacement, a 150mm main armor belt, and a 6,000 nautical mile range at 18 knots.

The specs were given to design bureau TsKB-17, who created 4 sketches; mostly differing in the secondary battery and machinery layout. One sketch was selected and the technical design was started but Stalin intervened. He wanted a smaller ship with a top speed of 35 knots, so the rear secondary turrets and their respective magazines were deleted.

The Navy did not approve of these changes — as they saw this as a compromise of the ship’s ability to engage heavy cruisers — but Stalin’s reasoning was as such: he envisioned the purpose of the Project 82 vessels to fight light cruisers. As the cruisers would fight close to friendly ports, their ammunition supplies could be sacrificed. He believed aircraft engaging the ships would have to fly low, so a large secondary battery was not as critical. Additionally, light AA could be sacrificed as escorting ships would be tasked with providing cover.

The final technical design was completed and approved by 1950. A final review in 1951 added a clipper bow — increasing the length of the ship by 10 meters — and the belt was thickened by 30mm.

Had she been completed in her early 1950s configuration, cruiser Stalingrad (Russian: Сталинград) would have been 273m long, 32m wide, with a 9m draft. Her hull was to be of completely welded construction, and she was the first Soviet warship with a complete flush deck from bow to stern. Furthermore she had reinforced construction in the shape of a triple bottom hull and 23 separate watertight compartments.

To achieve the planned 35-knot speed the designers opted for a total of 12 water-tube boilers feeding into 4 geared steam turbines, generating a potential of 280,000 shaft horse power. The machinery would have been organized into an alternating configuration of boiler rooms and turbine rooms, with each boiler and turbine room housing three boilers and two turbines, respectively.

Stalingrad’s armor scheme was complex. Despite the requirement asking for immunity against cruiser caliber weapons between 12 – 30 km engagement distances, approximately 10,000 tonnes of displacement was planned to be dedicated for just armor; a staggering 29% of the ship’s total weight. A main belt 180mm thick, with supplementary armor of 50 and 100mm thick found above and below the main belt protected the citadel. The belt itself would have been slanted by 15 degrees to work against both plunging and horizontal fire; it ran 60% of the length of the entire ship. Transverse bulkheads of 125 and 140mm thickness would close off the citadel fore and aft, respectively. There would have been a triple layer of armored decking covering the citadel; 50, 75, and 15 mm thick respectively. Other heavily reinforced sections would have included the turret housings, barbettes, and conning tower; all over 200 mm thick. The torpedo protection system is of further emphasis. It would be similar to the one that was pioneered on the Project 69 cruisers. It consisted of a pair of external bulges with 4 parallel armored bulkheads sandwiched inside. The inner two layers would be filled with oil while the outer layers filled with air, rated to withstand up to 500kg of TNT.

Despite retaining the same caliber weapons as the Gangut-class and Project 69, Stalingrad would have mounted new rifles of 61-calibers length housed in proprietary three-gun SM-6 turrets. The 1,400-ton turrets could traverse at a rate of 4.5 degrees per second and raise the guns up to +50 degrees of elevation. Compounded with the rifles' 950 meters per second muzzle velocity, this meant the cruisers could hurdle shells up to 53,000m away every 18 seconds. Another novelty is that in normal operations, all three turrets would have been remotely controlled from the main fire-controlled director.

The secondary battery design was also novel; twelve 130mm/58 rifles housed in 6 twin-gun BL-109A turrets. The dual-purpose mounts could hurdle shells 32km every 15 seconds. Complementing them were the light anti-air batteries in the form of 45mm and 25mm cannons, both found in fully enclosed quadruple mountings. The two weapon systems would create protective umbrellas of 12,000m and 2,000m respectively.

The process of hull construction for cruiser Stalingrad started in November 1951 at the Nikolayev Heavy Shipyards, with the formal keel laying on New Year's Day 1952. The plan was to launch her by November 1953 to coincide with the anniversary of the October Revolution, but by the start of 1953, she was only 18% complete; well behind schedule. Subsequent to Stalin’s death in March 1953, the project was summarily cancelled. At 70% complete, Stalingrad was launched on April 1954 as a target hulk.

By mid-1955, she was towed to Sevastopol Bay where she accidentally grounded on shallow rocks. It wasn’t until 1956 when she was freed and placed in the harbor, where she served as a target for assessment of new Soviet anti-ship missiles under development. Her usefulness ceased by the 1960's, and she was scrapped in 1962.

Historical Gallery

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  Side and plan views of the Stalingrad class.

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  Presumably the only photo existing of Stalingrad’ hull.

Video

References

1. 1:42 Scale: Stalingrad - World of Warships - YouTube
2. Building Stalingrad - News - World of Warships
3. Monthly Wiki Spotlight - Stalingrad - News - World of Warships
4. 1:42 Scale: Stalingrad - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
5. Developer Diaries: How We Made Stalingrad - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube
6. Gardiner, R. (1995). Conway’s All the World’s Fighting Ships: 1946-1995. London UK: Conway Maritime Press.
7. [Russian text] Vasiliev, A.M., Morin, A.B. (2008). Stalin's Super Battleships: «Sovetsky Soyuz», «Kronshtadt», «Stalingrad». Moscow, Russia: Eksmo Press.

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

Testing Changes

• March 25, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• March 30, 2018:
  • AP shell fuse delay was increased from 0.01 to 0.022 s.
  • Damage Control Party and Repair Party consumables were added, with the same characteristics as those on Oktyabryskaya Revolutsiya.
  • Hull plating was increased from 25 to 32 mm.
  • Sigma was increased from 1.8 to 2.05.
• April 17, 2018:
  • Hit points were reduced from 84,000 to 72,450.
  • Sigma value was increased from 2.05 to 2.25.
  • Ricochet angles were increased to match those of American heavy cruisers.
  • Krupp factor was increased from 2,400 to 2,700, improving penetration.
  • Main battery reload time was decreased from 20 to 18.5 s.
  • Main battery turret angles were improved.
    • Lifeboats that are present in port are no longer present in battle, improving firing arcs.
  • The Surveillance Radar consumable was added to the Defensive AA Fire slot, with the same characteristics as Moskva.
• April 28, 2018:
  • AP shell fuse delay increased from 0.022 seconds to 0.033 seconds.
  • Damage Control Party consumable characteristics changed.
    • Unlimited number of charges.
    • Duration reduced from 15 seconds to 5 seconds.
    • Cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 90 seconds, cooldown increased from 20 seconds to 60 seconds with premium consumable.
  • Repair Party consumable characteristics changed.
    • Charges reduced from 3 to 2 stock, charges reduced from 4 to 3 stock with premium consumable.
• May 23, 2018:
  • A copy of Stalingrad was added to the game to test two versions of the ship simultaneously.
  • Changes to the first version:
    • A bug that caused the 25 mm AA guns to be considered midrange aura instead of inner aura was fixed.
    • The Defensive AA Fire consumable was removed.
    • Aft and bow plating was reduced from 32 to 25 mm.
    • Sigma value was decreased from 2.25 to 2.05.
    • AP shell arming delay was reduced from 0.033 to 0.022 s.
    • Main battery firing range was increased from 20.35 to 22.89 km.
  • Changes to the second version:
    • A bug that caused the 25 mm AA guns to be considered midrange aura instead of inner aura was fixed.
    • The Defensive AA Fire consumable was removed.
    • HE shells with the following characteristics were added:
      • 950 m/s muzzle velocity.
      • Maximum damage of 4,500.
      • 33% chance to cause a fire.
    • Main battery reload time was increased from 18.5 to 20 s.
    • AP shell ricochet values were changed to standard values.
• June 18, 2018:
  • A portion of Stalingrad's 180 mm thick casemate was recategorized as citadel, effectively making the citadel bigger.
• July 9, 2018:
  • HE shells were added to the ship.
  • Main battery firing range was reduced from 22.89 to 20.35 km.
  • Main battery reload time was increased from 18.5 to 20 s.
  • Main battery traverse speed was increased from 4.5 to 5 deg/s.
• July 21, 2018:
  • A special permanent camouflage was added for the ship.
• July 27, 2018:
  • Two versions of Stalingrad were introduced for testing. The first version retains the characteristics of the previous iterations of the ships, the second version differs.
  • Changes to Stalingrad 2:
    • Dispersion ellipse was changed to match that of a common battleship.
    • Sigma value increased from 2.05 to 2.25.
    • AP shell ricochet angles were improved, to match that of heavy cruiser Des Moines.
    • Shell arming threshold was reduced from 51 to 34 mm.
• August 16, 2018:
  • Surface detectability was decreased from 18.72 to 18.12 km.
  • Sigma value increased from 2.25 to 2.65.
  • The Defensive AA Fire consumable was added in a separate slot.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.4.
• Available for purchase in the Armory for Steel starting from Update 0.7.8.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Fire duration was increased from 45 to 60 s.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Minor improvements to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • The continuous damage bonus of the DFAA consumable is now set to 25% because the consumable duration is 60 s, in contrast to the standard 40 s.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.3 km.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • The duration of the Surveillance Radar consumable was reduced from 30 to 25 s.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • The duration of the Surveillance Radar consumable was reduced from 25 to 20 s.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 20 to 21 s.

Ships of U.S.S.R.

Cruisers