Kirov (< 10.06.2020)

Kirov (< 10.06.2020)

Overview

1320000 Cost

23400 Hit Points

Mobility

35.5 kt Max Speed

11 s Rudder Shift Time

860 m Turn Radius

Armor

-1 - -1 mm Hull Armor

-1 - -1 mm Citadel Armor

-1 - -1 mm Deck Armor

-1 - -1 mm Extremities Armor

Primary Armament

Guns

Secondary Armament

Guns

Torpedoes

Torpedoes

Aircrafts

Recon Squadrons

Visibility

6.4 km Aerial Detection Range

13.8 km Surface Detection Range

Kirov (OLD)

V

1320000

One of the first large warships designed and built in the U.S.S.R. (Project 26). Despite her small displacement, she was equipped with very powerful long-range main guns and had a good speed. In contrast to the majority of her contemporaries, Kirov had weak armor.

Modules

	Cost,	artilleryShotspeed	artilleryRotationtime	artilleryDamagehe	artilleryDamageap
180 mm/57 Model 1932 on an MK-3-180 mount	125000	4.4	22.5	2500	4100

	Cost,	health	planesAmount	artilleryNumbarrels	atbaNumbarrels	aaNumbarrels
Kirov (A)	180000	23400	---	3	1	1/1/1
Kirov (B)	700000	26200	---	3	1	1/1/1

	Cost,	torpedoesDamage	torpedoesMaxdist	torpedoesSpeed	torpedoesShotspeed
53-36 mod. 1	125000	14400	4	64	0.9

	Cost,	suoMaxdist	suoIncreasedistpercent
GFCS V mod. 1	120000	0	---
GFCS V mod. 2	480000	0	---

	Cost,	mobilityMaxspeed
Propulsion: 110,000 hp	90000	35.5

Compatible Equipment

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Player Opinion

Performance

The Kirov, for the most part, is one of the more unique cruiser builds in the game, and she shows off her uniqueness by sporting nine 180mm guns in fairly fast turning triple mount turrets in the AB-X configuration, the Kirov can fare against her peers in firefights and very likely doing good citadel damage against them, potentially destroy destroyers with a single HE salvo and giving battleships something to be wary upon despite the 15 second load time. However, the most glaring drawbacks for this cruiser are its weak armor, bad dispersion, and painfully slow reload time. These weaknesses make the Kirov have to play a risky playstyle that focuses on a weird cautious but aggressive gameplay. It should also not come as a surprise if players on this ship who are familiar with the RTS game series Red Alert occasionally throw out "Kirov reporting" as a homage to the Soviet faction's iconic unit the Kirov airship.

Pros

• Unrivaled range in her class at her tier, only edging out Koenigsberg in several meters
• 2nd biggest caliber of guns of her class and at her tier
• Fast turning turrets
• Impressive damage on guns
• best AA in its tier

Cons

• Long load time comparable to her colleague Furutaka
• Slow shell velocity which may be problematic against fast ships
• Questionable armor; frequently zigzag or face citadel damage
• Weak armor

Early Research

• Upgrade to the main hull first, this will give a good boost to survive-ability and a actually decent AA suite.
• The only other option is the fire control so do that.

Historical Info

Kirov (Russian: Киров) was a Project 26 Kirov-class cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served during the Winter War, World War II and into the Cold War. She attempted to bombard Finnish coast defense guns during action in the Winter War, but was driven off by a number of near misses that damaged her. She led the Evacuation of Tallinn at the end of August 1941, before being blockaded in Leningrad where she could only provide gunfire support during the Siege of Leningrad. She bombarded Finnish positions during the Vyborg–Petrozavodsk Offensive in mid-1944, but played no further part in the war. Kirov was reclassified as a training cruiser on 2 August 1961 and sold for scrap on 22 February 1974.

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Historical Gallery

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  A model of Kirov displayed in the Central Naval Museum in Saint Petersburg

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  Kirov memorial and environment

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  Kirov memorial

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  Kirov memorial plaque

USSR

Cruisers