World of Warships Supertest: Soviet Superbattleship Admiral Ushakov

Historical background

Admiral Ushakov is POSSIBLY based on one of the variants of the Project 24 of battleship from the Soviet Union. The same project from which emerged Kremlin that we all know… and love… I guess. More precisely, it could be one of the fourteen variants from after 1948, when work on Project 24 was transferred from TsKB-17 to TsKB-L. Among these variants, some had a displacement reaching 100 000 tons for a speed of 28 to 29 knots.

Without more detailed information, it is however hard to confirm or deny that possible origing.

In any case, I have to thank Kremlin_Lover (Gee I wonder why he called himself like that) for sharing his knowledge on the subject.

Special Ability

Alternative firing mode settings:

• Duration: 25 s
• Hits required: 9
• Main battery firing range: +10%
• Main battery dispersion: -30%

Ship’s preview

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
Admiral Ushakov	Propulsion: 320 000 HP	‎GFCS XI mod. 1	457 mm/55 on a SM-45 mount

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 3 457 mm/55 on a SM-45 mount
Maximum Firing Range	21.300 km
Reloading Time	33.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	30.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	29°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	27°
Sigma	1.8 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	286 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

8 x 4 130 mm/58 on a BL-132B mount
Maximum Firing Range	7.300 km
Reloading Time	4.5 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – HE-46
Alpha Damage	1 900
HE penetration	22 mm
Explosion Size	0.45
Chance to Cause Fire	8 %
Projectile Speed	900 m/s
Air Drag	0.255
Projectile Mass	33.4 kg

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Consumables
Slot 1	Slot 2
Fast Damage Control Team Number of charges: 4 Work time: 10 s Cooldown: 40 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%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Main belt:

Hidden deck:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the bow and stern:

Personal Opinion

If you thought that Kremlin wasn’t tanky enough, well hopefully Ushakov will fit the bill. The ship is the very definition of a Behemoth of steel with incredible armor protection may it be against AP or HE shells.

While she doesn’t get any sort of raw increase to her firepower compared to Kremlin, she at least gets a Combat Instruction that gives her better dispersion and more range for one salvo (maybe two if you are at low HP with Adrenaline Rush kicking in).

As a side note, her anti-air is also quite scary with AA mounts.

In any case, as of right now, Ushakov definitely sounds like a Kremlin on steroids. However, her gigantic size might be a non-neglectable downside. We will see how it goes.

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