Petropavlovsk

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20,000,000

Petropavlovsk — Soviet Tier X cruiser.

After Nikolay Kuznetsov was removed from the post of the People's Commissar of the Navy in January 1947, the terms of reference for the construction of a Project 82 cruiser were edited numerous times. Two draft designs were presented in August 1947, and later, they were combined. The joint project had 220 mm main battery guns, higher speed, and lower displacement. This project was a tactically advantageous solution: One of the ship's main tasks was to oppose the U.S. Des Moines-class heavy cruisers.

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 ()
220 mm/65 on an SM-6 mount	4.3	38.3	190	3,050	14	6,350		0	2,000,000

	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 ()
Petropavlovsk	55,800	16	300	3	6	6/6				0	2,500,000

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

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 140,000 hp	32.5		0	2,000,000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Topping off the Russian Heavy Cruiser line, Petropavlovsk replaces Moskva as the Tier X Cruiser representative of her nation alongside her light cruiser counterpart Alexander Nevsky.

To start off, Petropavlovsk is a very well protected ship compared to her contemporaries. Despite having a large citadel, the ship comes with layered armor, a 50mm Midship deck, and a 50mm ice-breaker which makes her resilient against High Explosive Shells and Armor Piercing shells (Provided she's properly angled when against AP). This is compounded with a relatively large health pool and a very low freeboard which can make aiming for the ship's citadel fairly difficult. Her guns, however, are the major selling point of this ship. Despite sharing the same caliber and number of guns as her predecessor, the ballistics and performance of these guns are a major improvement over them. The shell velocity of almost 1000 meters per second makes aiming in this ship much easier. Combine that with improved penetration angles and shorter AP fuse times, and Captains will be able to devastate any enemy ship foolish enough to show their broadside. The turrets themselves are also a benefit in that they are able to turn a full 360 degrees to stay on target despite their slow traverse speed. Concealment-wise she's fairly excellent as with a full stealth build Petropavlovsk's concealment can be brought down to 11.7km, which allows her to "stealth-radar" enemies with her 12km Surveillance Radar . The Anti-Air capabilities of this ship are also exceptional, with good range and damage to make airstrikes difficult (but not impossible).

Despite many things going for this ship, there are also some downsides. Petropavlovsk shares the same dispersion formula as the Russian Battleship Line, meaning the further away a target gets the less accurate the guns will be, which will hamper her long-range performance by a margin. The ship is also very sluggish, with a massive turning circle that makes repositioning or turning away fairly difficult and sometimes hazardous if the sides are exposed for too long. Despite the ability to stealth-radar, it only lasts long enough to get off two salvos at the most before it expires. This, combined with her fairly mediocre High Explosive shells, makes her less of a threat to Destroyers when compared to her contemporaries that are equipped with longer-lasting radar or more guns (Though the excellent ballistics might offset this disadvantage slightly by making it easier to land hits on Destroyers).

Petropavlovsk offers a fairly unique playstyle, which allows her to excel when Captains are able to use all of her many positive traits; namely her concealment, her protection, and her guns. Use her stealth to intelligently position to support the team or disengage from a fight, her protection to tank enemy fire either nose-in or angling away, and her guns to either wreak havoc on enemy broadsides with her amazing AP, or keep them on edge using her unique turrets while carefully maneuvering away. Overall this ship shouldn't be played as a long-range sniper due to the wonky long-range dispersion, and should instead be brought to bear to deal with opponents at close-range when the team needs assistance and/or it's safe to do so.

Pros:

Extremely high velocity guns
Armor-piercing ammunition has excellent penetration and maintains it over distance
Shares the same improved penetration angles and short fuses on her Armor-piercing as Stalingrad
Has the ability to stealth radar
Hull sits very low in the water (Lower than some Destroyers!)
Turrets turn 360 degrees
Armor is fairly reliable when angled, small icebreaker bow armor plate and 50mm deck protects against both AP and HE respectively.

Cons:

Her radar lasts for a very limited amount of time
High explosive damage output is very lacking with low alpha damage and mediocre fire chance
Turret traverse is extremely slow
Poor handling, with a large turning circle
Modified dispersion curve which significantly worsens at long ranges
Citadel extends above the waterline
Completely lacks any torpedo armament

Research

As a Tier X, Petropavlovsk doesn't have any upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Petropavlovsk are as follows:

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2: Damage Control System 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

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time. Χ	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters. Χ	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time. Χ	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes. Χ
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range. Χ	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen. Χ	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed. Χ	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier.	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. Χ	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage. Χ	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three. ★★	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +25% to the armor penetration of HE shells. -50% to base chance of fire caused by HE shells.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +7.5% attack aircraft and torpedo bomber aiming speed. +15% dive bomber aiming speed. Χ	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% AA flak burst damage.	Massive AA Fire +100% instantaneous damage. No boost to continuous damage in a reinforced sector. Shorter effective cooldown.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Petropavlovsk can equip the following consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
Slot 2: Defensive AA Fire  or Hydroacoustic Search 
Slot 3: Surveillance Radar 
Slot 4: Repair Party 
Gallery

References

Stalingrad-class battlecruiser - Wikipedia

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+Topping off the Russian Heavy Cruiser line, ''Petropavlovsk'' replaces ''[[Moskva]]'' as the Tier X Cruiser representative of her nation alongside her light cruiser counterpart ''[[Alexander Nevsky]]''.
-PERFORMANCE SECTION GUIDELINES
-.  Write a brief intro paragraph of 1-3 sentences.
+To start off, ''Petropavlovsk'' is a very well protected ship compared to her contemporaries. Despite having a large citadel, the ship comes with layered armor, a 50mm Midship deck, and a 50mm ice-breaker which makes her resilient against High Explosive Shells and Armor Piercing shells (Provided she's properly angled when against AP). This is compounded with a relatively large health pool and a very low freeboard which can make aiming for the ship's citadel fairly difficult. Her guns, however, are the major selling point of this ship. Despite sharing the same caliber and number of guns as her predecessor, the ballistics and performance of these guns are a major improvement over them. The shell velocity of almost 1000 meters per second makes aiming in this ship much easier. Combine that with improved penetration angles and shorter AP fuse times, and Captains will be able to devastate any enemy ship foolish enough to show their broadside. The turrets themselves are also a benefit in that they are able to turn a full 360 degrees to stay on target despite their slow traverse speed. Concealment-wise she's fairly excellent as with a full stealth build ''Petropavlovsk's'' concealment can be brought down to 11.7km, which allows her to "stealth-radar" enemies with her 12km {{Surveillance Radar}}. The Anti-Air capabilities of this ship are also exceptional, with good range and damage to make airstrikes difficult (but not impossible).
-.  Write 1-3 paragraphs of "meat".  Talk about what the ship does well, what it doesn't, how it compares to same tier ships of the same type, how it compares to the previous ship in the tech tree, whatever.  Try to avoid quoting vital statistics to players unless it is really relevant (i.e. concealment); they can see those in the sidebar on the right and don't need them read back.
-.  Write a brief summary paragraph of 1-3 sentences highlighting the key takeaways from the paragraphs above.
+Despite many things going for this ship, there are also some downsides. ''Petropavlovsk'' shares the same dispersion formula as the Russian Battleship Line, meaning the further away a target gets the less accurate the guns will be, which will hamper her long-range performance by a margin. The ship is also very sluggish, with a massive turning circle that makes repositioning or turning away fairly difficult and sometimes hazardous if the sides are exposed for too long. Despite the ability to stealth-radar, it only lasts long enough to get off two salvos at the most before it expires. This, combined with her fairly mediocre High Explosive shells, makes her less of a threat to Destroyers when compared to her contemporaries that are equipped with longer-lasting radar or more guns (Though the excellent ballistics might offset this disadvantage slightly by making it easier to land hits on Destroyers).
--->
+''Petropavlovsk'' offers a fairly unique playstyle, which allows her to excel when Captains are able to use all of her many positive traits; namely her concealment, her protection, and her guns. Use her stealth to intelligently position to support the team or disengage from a fight, her protection to tank enemy fire either nose-in or angling away, and her guns to either wreak havoc on enemy broadsides with her amazing AP, or keep them on edge using her unique turrets while carefully maneuvering away. Overall this ship shouldn't be played as a long-range sniper due to the wonky long-range dispersion, and should instead be brought to bear to deal with opponents at close-range when the team needs assistance and/or it's safe to do so.
 |Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
 * Extremely high velocity guns
-* Armor piercing ammunition has excellent penetration, and maintains it
+* Armor-piercing ammunition has excellent penetration and maintains it over distance
+* Shares the same improved penetration angles and short fuses on her Armor-piercing as ''[[Stalingrad (WoWS)|Stalingrad]]''
 * Has the ability to stealth radar
-* Hull sits low in the water
+* Hull sits very low in the water (Lower than some Destroyers!)
 * Turrets turn 360 degrees
-* Small icebreaker bow armor plate
+* Armor is fairly reliable when angled, small icebreaker bow armor plate and 50mm deck protects against both AP and HE respectively.
 |Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
 * Her radar lasts for a very limited amount of time
-* High explosive damage output is very lacking
+* High explosive damage output is very lacking with low alpha damage and mediocre fire chance
 * Turret traverse is extremely slow
 * Poor handling, with a large turning circle
 * Modified dispersion curve which significantly worsens at long ranges
+* Citadel extends above the waterline
+* Completely lacks any torpedo armament
 |Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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-''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
+As a Tier X, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' doesn't have any upgrades to research.
 |OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->

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