Zorkiy

13.11

Destroyer | U.S.S.R. | Tier ★

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45,000,000

Zorkiy — Soviet Tier ★ destroyer.

Project 47 was a design of 4500-ton destroyers that were to be constructed for the Soviet Navy after the completion of the Kiev class. They were intended to function as destroyer leaders and were designed to be faster and more heavily armed than their predecessors. Zorkiy was intended to be a 1950’s rearmament of the Project 47 design equipped with a modernized main battery, electronics suite, and torpedo tube set.

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 ()
130 mm/60 on a BL-109A mount	11.3	7.2	107	1,900	10	2,600		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 ()
Zorkiy	23,600	12	50	4		2/4/4	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
53-36 mod. 2	0.5	131	7.2	14,400	60	10		0	0

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

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 130,000 hp	43		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

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The Ship

Zorkiy is the Super Ship of the Russian gun boat destroyer line and continues the tradition of “Run and Gun” play style. She will immediately feel familiar to captains of Khabarovsk and Delny, as she retains the same hull but receives an improved rudder, increased AA defenses, and longer ranged torpedoes.

Like Delny, her hull is better protected than most destroyers. Her bow and stern and portions of her side are 19mm thick. Her turrets are 12mm thick. Her increased armor is concentrated on her deck and the majority of her side. The hull plating under her main battery and side plating from superstructure to rear torpedo tubes is 50mm thick. This is enough to bounce any AP shells and can shatter HE from many cruisers. Most of her deck is 25mm thick and can shatter most destroyer HE shells and prevent overmatch from AP shells up to 380mm.

Zorkiy has a base speed of 43 knots with a 760m turning circle. Her rudder shift is 8 seconds and hitpool is 23,600. The hit point total can be further increased to 27,450 with Survivability Expert. Her base detectability is 9.7km which can be brought down to 8.7 km using Concealment Expert or Concealment System Modification 1  or to 7.9 km if both are taken.

Armament

Zorkiy uses 130 mm/60 BL-109A guns, an improved version of the guns found on Delny with excellent shell velocity and flat firing arcs. Zorkiy has eight main main battery guns arranged in four twin mounts, two fore and two aft, with access to HE and AP shells. Her HE shell deals 1900 damage with a 10% fire chance. Her AP shell deals 2600 damage and has enough penetration to citadel lightly armored cruisers at close ranges. Her base reload is 5.3 seconds, slightly slower than Delny, with average HE and AP damage per minute values compared to other Tier X and Super destroyers.

Like other Russian destroyers, ‘’Zorkiy’’ can easily engage targets at her maximum firing range using her excellent shell velocity and firing arcs. Her firing arcs are identical to Delny’s, decent at most angles and especially toward the rear. Her base firing range is 12.3km, average for destroyers but too low for her style of play, and she cannot take the Gun Fire Control System Modification 2 upgrade in her 6th upgrade slot. Captains should take Main Battery and AA Expert to increase it to 14.8km. The most notable feature of her main battery is her access to the burst fire ability. ‘’Zorkiy’s’’ burst fire allows her main battery to be fired 3 times in 1 second intervals with a 50 percent increase to HE shell penetration. With burst fire enabled her HE penetration increases from 22mm to 33mm, enough to penetrate the hulls of most cruisers and the bow and stern of battleships. After using the burst fire ability she must wait 40 seconds before being able to fire again.

Combat Capability - Alternative Firing Mode

Zorkiy can alternate between a regular firing mode and a Burst Fire firing mode. Firing the guns with the alternative firing mode enabled will fire 3 salvos in quick succession. This firing mode takes much longer to reload.

Requirements:

Burst fire can be toggled on and off at will.

Effects:

HE shell armor penetration capacity: +50%
Reload time: 40 seconds
Interval between individual shots: 1 second
Number of bursts in a series: 3

She carries 2 quintuple torpedo launchers. Unlike Dalarna and Yamagiri she does not have access to Alternative Torpedoes and only has one type of torpedo that she can launch. Her torpedoes have a speed of 60 knots and a range of 10 km. With a reload time of 131 seconds and 14,400 damage per torpedo they serve as effective weapons against all but the largest and healthiest battleships.

Consumables

Zorkiy carries the same consumables as Delny: Damage Control Party , the option of Smoke Generator  or Repair Party , and Engine Boost . Most captains of Zorkiy will choose to use the Repair Party over the Smoke Generator given her typical run and gun style of play. Her Repair Party heals up to 14% of her HP. Its effectiveness can be increased using the India Delta flag or Survivability Expert to increase the amount of HP healed back or by using Superintendent to give an additional charge. Her Engine Boost consumable will increase her speed by 8%, from 43 knots to 47 knots. This speed can make her a difficult target to hit at range for ships that have lofty shell arcs. While she does have a Smoke Generator that can be used in exchange for her heal it is generally not recommended to take due to her style of play and being fairly short in duration.

Anti-Aircraft

Zorkiy carries short, mid, and long range anti-aircraft armament. Her short ranged AAA continuous damage is 35 with a range of 3.1km. Her mid ranged AAA continuous damage is 126 with a range of 4 km. Her long ranged AAA continuous damage is 140 and produces six flak bursts which can deal 1820 damage. Her AAA damage is not amazing but not completely ignorable either. Her best weapon against aircraft is whittling down incoming planes by focusing AA sectors while dodging attacks.

Battle Performance

Zorkiy is the apex of the endurance run and gun style Russian Destroyer line. Her strengths at long range are easily apparent. Battleships and large cruisers are easy to lead and hit at any range thanks to high velocity and flat firing arcs. Agile light cruisers and destroyers are more difficult to hit at range, but experienced captains will still be able to damage them. Her small profile and excellent top speed make her a frustrating target to hit at range with all but the fastest shells. Captains should use her speed and firepower as much as possible. She excels in large open areas where she can take full advantage of her speed and maintain fire on targets that are not focusing on her or find it too difficult to return fire. When firing from afar, Burst Fire can be used to quickly set targets on fire that recently used their Damage Control Party.

In most cases it is best to keep her away from enemy vessels larger than a destroyer. However if a captain is bold, they can rush into close range of a light cruiser or a destroyer before unleashing Burst Fire and quickly retreating to a safe distance. Properly executed this can remove significant amounts of HP from a DD or CL in short order. If a captain wishes to do this, they must be certain that the target will be spotted or be able to spot the target and retreat safely as her concealment is poor.

Her armor and speed allow her to hunt most DDs caught without support. She can trade well with most DDs, even ones that have superior damage per minute, by shattering most HE shells on her hull armor and can chase weak DDs down with her speed . She can shrug off some mistakes using her Repair Party 

but it should not be heavily relied upon.. Her torpedoes have enough range to fire from stealth and can be used against targets unaware of her presence, but are better used against targets approaching her as her window to stealth launch her torpedoes is narrow.

Pros:

Thick side and deck plating able to shatter HE and bounce AP.
Burst Fire ability, able to fire 3 salvoes in 3 seconds.
Good firing angles making the guns and torpedoes comfortable to use.
10 km range for quintuple torpedo launchers
High base speed at 43 knots.

Cons:

Long rudder shift and large turn circle for a destroyer
Poor concealment for a destroyer, 9.7 base and 7.9km at best
Smoke Generator  is rarely used as it must be taken in place of Repair Party 
Reliant on certain captain skills such as Main Battery and AA Expert
Must wait 40 seconds to fire after using burst fire ability

Research

As a Super Ship ship, Zorkiy has no upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Zorkiy should be tailored toward improving her firepower. As soon as possible her main gun range should be extended then her main battery reload brought down. Her torpedoes are less impactful and should hold less priority than her guns.

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Engine Boost Modification 1
Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 or Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1  or Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

In slot 5, Concealment System Modification 1  is recommended for the increase to enemy dispersion. More experienced players may opt for Steering Gears Modification 2 to help dodge incoming fire, but must remember Zorkiy's larger turning circle and resulting high surface detection.

Commander Skills

Zorkiy uses a playstyle that is almost the same as the remainder of the destroyers in the Russian Tech Tree and will use a very similar build. Below is a recommended build for Zorkiy and the Italian Tech Tree destroyers.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed.	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding. ★	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 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	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines. ★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed. ★	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost . ★	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time. ★	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage. ★★★	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed. ★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Zorkiy equips the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (Unlimited)
Slot 2: Smoke Generator  or Repair Party  (3)
Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3)

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 .

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