World of Warships Supertest: Pan-Asian Tier IX Premium Battleship Sun Yat-Sen

Historical background

Sun Yat-Sen is a what-if variation of the Sovetsky Soyuz-class battleships of the Soviet Navy. Unlike the Soyuz, her main battery is composed of three twin turrets with the same 457 mm guns as on Kremlin.

The ship is named after Sun Yat-Sen, the first provisional president of the Republic of China (the one that existed from 1912 to 1949). Both in Taiwan (Republic of China) and in the People’s Republic of China, he is still today widely praised and referred to as one of the greatest leaders of modern China. In Taiwan, he is even referred to as “Father of the Nation”.

Unlike the Sovestky Soyuz, she has a normal Damage Control Party and has access to a Defensive AA Fire consumable. She also has the same dispersion pattern as U.S. and German battleships.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s commemorative flag

Ship’s 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.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery
Sun Yat-sen	Propulsion: 231 000 HP	‎Mk9 mod. 1	457 mm/48 B-45 in a turret

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 457 mm/48 B-45 in a turret
Maximum Firing Range	20.680 km
Reloading Time	26.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	28°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	28°
Sigma	1.8 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	267 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 457 mm HE Model 1946
Alpha Damage	6 500
Penetration capacity	76 mm
Explosion size	2.99
Fire chance	45 %
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.24
Projectile Mass	1 373.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 457 mm AP Model 1946
Alpha Damage	14 500
Projectile Speed	800 m/s
Air Drag	0.256
Projectile Mass	1 373.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 500
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	76 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

6 x 2 152 mm BL-115 twin-gun turret
Maximum Firing Range	6.950 km
Reloading Time	5.5 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm OFU-35
Alpha Damage	2 200
HE penetration	30 mm
Explosion Size	0.58
Chance to Cause Fire	12 %
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.321
Projectile Mass	55.0 kg

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 80 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 3 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +0.5%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%	Defensive AA Fire Number of charges: 3 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 80 s Damage from continuous DPS: +50% Damage from flak explosions: +300%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Main belt:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

Right now, I’m not quite sure why one would want Sun Yat-Sen. Sure, she might have a Soyuz hull, one of the tankiest at tier IX and the same guns as Kremlin. The problem is that the guns would first need to hit something and that might be a bit of a challenge. Considering the standard battleship dispersion, 1.8 sigma, and the broadside of 6 guns, it will quite literally be as fun as with Gneisenau.

As I see it right now, the ship will be more of a punching bag than anything else.

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