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Supertest: Soviet Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier Pobeda

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Historical background

The Pobeda is based on a conversion of the Project 69 cruiser (Kronshtadt). At the end of World War II, the Soviet Navy found itself with the hull of the battlecruiser Kronshtadt unfinished. A proposal was made to convert the ship into an aircraft carrier while basing it on the plans of the German carrier Graf Zeppelin that the USSR acquired.

In the end, the project was abandoned and the uncompleted hull was scrapped.

In Word of Warships Pobeda introduces JATO (Jet-Assisted Take-Off) rockets among Soviet carriers. Just like on Tone and Ise, these rockets will give the planes extra speed for a short while after take-off.

Ship’s preview

Camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

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Modules

Hull
Attack Aircraft
Skip Bombers
Torpedo Bombers
Propulsion
icon_module_Hull_installedPobeda
(A)

Yakovlev Yak-1

‎Kochyerigin LBSh

‎Sukhoi Su-2 (M-82)
icon_module_Engine_installedPropulsion: 231 000 hp
icon_module_Hull_installedPobeda
(B)

‎‎Yakovlev Yak-9U

‎‎Sukhoi Su-2

‎Tairov Ta-3 (M-88)

Stock ship

General Characteristics

TierVIII
Health53 200 HP
Torpedo damage reduction24 %
Displacement35 200 tons
Dimensions
Overall length255.06 m
Beam34.68 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)28.17 m
Freeboard12.53 m
Aircraft on deck
Attack Aircrafts12
Skip Bombers12
Torpedo Bombers12
Secondary Armament
130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount6 x 2 130 mm
Maximum Firing Range6.600 km
Anti-Air Armament
130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount
6 x 2 130 mm
37 mm V-11 mount16 x 2 37 mm
Maximum speed33.5 knots
Turning Circle Radius1 090 m
Rudder Shift Time20.9 s
Surface Detectability13.82 km
Air Detectability12.01 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Damage Control Party
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 90 s
Fighter
Number of charges: 4
Work time: 600 s
Cooldown: 40 s
Patrol Radius: 3.0 km
Planes in a squadron: 4

Attack Aircrafts

Attack Aircrafts – ‎Yakovlev Yak-1

TierVII
Hit points per plane960
Cruise speed155 knots
Maximum speed195 knots
JATO speed boost+30%
JATO duration5 s
Engine boost time5 s
Engine boost reload time10 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Rocket typeHE S-21M
Rocket per plane2
Machine gun sequence3.45 s
Maximum rocket damage3 500
HE penetration capacity40 mm
Explosion size0.94
Fire chance17 %
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time67 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km

Skip Bombers

Skip bomber – ‎Kochyerigin LBSh

TierVII
Hitpoints per plane1 250
Cruise speed119 knots
Maximum speed154 knots
JATO speed boost+50%
JATO duration10 s
Engine boost time20 s
Engine boost reload time40 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Bomb typeFAB-250
Bomb per plane1
Maximum bomb damage6 800
HE penetration capacity43 mm
Explosion size1.28
Fire chance39 %
Number of skips3
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time78 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km

Torpedo Bombers

Torpedo bomber – Sukhoi Su-2 (M-82)

TierVII
Hit points per plane1 410
Cruise speed112 knots
Maximum speed147 knots
JATO speed boost+50%
JATO duration10 s
Engine boost time20 s
Engine boost reload time40 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Torpedo typeTAN-12
Torpedoes per plane1
Maximum torpedo damage3 833
Maximum torpedo range6.0 km
Torpedo speed41 knots
Torpedo arming time6 s
Flooding chance33%
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time79 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km
Repair
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 180 s
Repair speed: 10% HP/s

Secondary Armament

6 x 2 130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount
Maximum Firing Range6.600 km
Reloading Time5.0 s
Sigma1.00 sigma
Shells
Type of ProjectileHE – HE-46
Alpha Damage1 900 HP
Damage570 HP
HE penetration22 mm
Explosion Size0.45
Chance to Cause Fire8 %
Projectile Speed900 m/s
Air Drag0.255
Projectile Mass33.4 kg

Anti-air Armament

6 x 2 130 mm/55 on a B-2-U mount
Sector range0.1 km – 6.0 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage27
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second95
Flak clouds number5
Flak cloud damage1 470
16 x 2 37 mm V-11 mount
Sector range0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage76
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second266

Fully upgraded ship

General Characteristics

TierVIII
Health55 200 HP
Torpedo damage reduction24 %
Displacement41 500 tons
Dimensions
Overall length255.06 m
Beam34.68 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)28.17 m
Freeboard12.53 m
Aircraft on deck
Attack Aircrafts12
Skip Bombers12
Torpedo Bombers12
Secondary Armament
130 mm/58 Model 1957 on an SM-2-1 mount6 x 2 130 mm
Maximum Firing Range6.600 km
Anti-Air Armament
130 mm/58 Model 1957 on an SM-2-1 mount6 x 2 130 mm
45 mm SM-16 mount16 x 2 45 mm
Maximum speed33.5 knots
Turning Circle Radius1 090 m
Rudder Shift Time14.9 s
Surface Detectability13.82 km
Air Detectability12.01 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Damage Control Party
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 90 s
Fighter
Number of charges: 4
Work time: 600 s
Cooldown: 40 s
Patrol Radius: 3.0 km
Planes in a squadron: 4

Attack Aircrafts

Attack Aircrafts – ‎Yakovlev Yak-9U

TierVIII
Hit points per plane1 000
Cruise speed161 knots
Maximum speed201 knots
JATO speed boost+30%
JATO duration5 s
Engine boost time5 s
Engine boost reload time10 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Rocket typeHE S-21M
Rocket per plane4
Machine gun sequence3.5 s
Maximum rocket damage3 500
HE penetration capacity40 mm
Explosion size0.94
Fire chance17 %
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time76 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km

Skip Bombers

Skip bomber – Sukhoi Su-2

TierVIII
Hitpoints per plane1 310
Cruise speed120 knots
Maximum speed155 knots
JATO speed boost+50%
JATO duration10 s
Engine boost time20 s
Engine boost reload time40 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Bomb typeFAB-500
Bomb per plane1
Maximum bomb damage8 700
HE penetration capacity54 mm
Explosion size1.9
Fire chance49 %
Number of skips3
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time89 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km

Torpedo Bombers

Torpedo bomber – ‎Tairov Ta-3 (M-88)

TierVIII
Hit points per plane1 470
Cruise speed115 knots
Maximum speed150 knots
JATO speed boost+50%
JATO duration10 s
Engine boost time20 s
Engine boost reload time40 s
Size of attacking flight6
Aircraft per squadron6
Torpedo type45-36AN-A
Torpedoes per plane1
Maximum torpedo damage4 533
Maximum torpedo range6.0 km
Torpedo speed41 knots
Torpedo arming time7 s
Flooding chance39%
Detectability range10.0 km
Aircraft restoration time91 s
Aircraft on deck12
Consumables
Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Engine Cooling
consumable_PCY034_ForsageBooster
Number of Charges: 2
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 80 s
Patrol fighter
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 60 s
Cooldown: 10 s
Aircraft per squadron: 5
Patrol radius: 3.0 km
Repair
Number of Charges: 3
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 180 s
Repair speed: 10% HP/s

Secondary Armament

6 x 2 130 mm/58 Model 1957 on an SM-2-1 mount
Maximum Firing Range6.600 km
Reloading Time4.0 s
Sigma1.00 sigma
Shells
Type of ProjectileHE – HE-42
Alpha Damage1 800 HP
Damage500 HP
HE penetration22 mm
Explosion Size0.43
Chance to Cause Fire8 %
Projectile Speed950 m/s
Air Drag0.291
Projectile Mass33 kg

Anti-air Armament

6 x 2 130 mm/58 Model 1957 on an SM-2-1 mount
Sector range0.1 km – 6.0 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage35
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second123
Flak clouds number6
Flak cloud damage1 540
16 x 2 45 mm SM-16 mount
Sector range0.1 km – 3.5 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage90
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second315

The Armor

External armor protection

Internal Deck Armor

Citadel armor protection

Personal Opinion

The Pobeda definitely keeps the downside of having planes with low speed (except for the Attack aircraft) and HP pool but at least, her skip bombs now have 3 skips which will mitigate a fairly big part of the damage on them.
The torpedoes, with the last buff, got a lot more interesting with the shorter arming distance and higher torpedo speed.

She will definitely suffer against higher-tier ships but overall, the damage output seems promising.

Easter Egg

Inside the commanding bridge of the Podeda, there is a map of the Kandalaksha Gulf in the White Sea. I have no idea of why buuuut… yeah, it’s there.

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15,466 thoughts on “Supertest: Soviet Tier VIII Aircraft Carrier Pobeda

  1. Are you sure about the location shown of the map? Kandalaksha Gulf looks completely different to me on Google maps … maybe I am wrong here …

  2. I see, I was wrong, thx for posting a map in your T10 report.

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