Soviet Premium Cruiser: VIII Pyotr Bagration (1950)
A cruiser project developed in the second half of the 1940s (Project 65). Her main advantages include strengthened armour and AA defences, alongside advanced, high-velocity artillery systems.
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VIII Bagration Flag In the Battle of Schöngrabern (November 1805), General Pyotr Bagration earned fame as an outstanding military commander and was awarded the Order of St. George 2nd class. |
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Description
Pyotr Bagration is a draft project of a light cruiser with heavy armament and powerful propulsion developed in the U.S.S.R. between 1945 and 1950. She differs from other Project 65 variants by carrying 180 mm main battery guns. In World of Warships, she resides at Tier VIII representing the Soviet Navy.
Key Features
- Nine 180 mm guns in three turrets featuring flat shell trajectories and high initial muzzle velocity for easier long-range gunnery.
- Two quintuple-tube 533 mm torpedo launchers with an 8 km range.
- Repair Party consumable to increase operational survivability.
- Choice between Hydroacoustic Search (5 km ship / 3.5 km torpedo spotting) and Defensive AA Fire.
- Economic bonuses: higher base credit earnings, +50% XP per battle, and -10% post-battle service cost via permanent camouflage.
Ship Details
- Ship Name: Bagration
- WG Introduction: Feb 6th, 2020
- Tier: VIII (8)
- Ship Release: Update 0.9.4
- Nation: Soviet
- Current Status: Released
Hull & Survivability
- Hit Points: 42,000 HP
- Armor Profile: 13–210 mm (Armor Belt: 152 mm)
- Fore / Aft / Mid Plating: 25–40 mm
- Deck Plating: Fore: 25 mm | Mid: 27 mm | Aft: 25 mm
- Superstructure: 13 mm
- Turret Armor: 40–210 mm
- Torpedo Damage Reduction: 16%
- Tonnage: 17,101 tn
Main Battery (3 × 3 180 mm/57 MK-3-180M)
- Firing Range: 18.5 km
- Reload Time: 9.7 s
- 180° Turn Time: 22.5 s
- Max Dispersion: 161 m
- Sigma: 2.0σ
Shell Types
HE Shells (180 HE-32)
- Alpha Damage: 2,500
- Penetration: 30.0 mm
- Shell Velocity: 920 m/s
- Fire Chance: 13%
- Air Drag: 0.2645 | Mass: 109.2 kg
AP Shells (180 AP-32)
- Alpha Damage: 4,550
- Shell Velocity: 930 m/s
- Krupp Value: 2370.0
- Ricochet Angles: 55.0° – 65.0°
- Detonator Threshold / Delay: 30.0 mm / 0.022 s
Secondary Armament (8 × 2 100 mm/70 SM-5-1s)
- Firing Range: 5.0 km
- Alpha Damage: 1,400 HP (HE)
- Penetration: 17 mm
- Fire Chance: 6%
- Reload: 4.0 s
- Muzzle Velocity: 1,000 m/s
Torpedo Armament (2 × 5 533 mm PTA-53-68-bis)
- Range: 8.0 km
- Speed: 55 kts
- Alpha Damage: 14,400
- Reload: 131 s
- 180° Turn Time: 7.2 s
- Detection Range: 1.1 km (Reaction Time: 7.69 s)
- Flooding Chance: ~240%
Anti-Aircraft Defense
- Long Range (8 × 2 100 mm): 3.5–5.8 km | 189 DPS | 8 flak bursts (1,400 damage each)
- Mid Range (8 × 2 45 mm): ~3.5 km | 158 DPS
- Short Range (4 × 4 25 mm): ~3.1 km | 70 DPS
- Sector Reinforcement: +50%
Manoeuvrability & Concealment
- Maximum Speed: 34.5 kts
- Turning Circle: 890 m
- Rudder Shift: 10.5 s
- Engine Power: 132,000 hp
- Surface Detectability: 13.6 km (Firing in smoke: 7.8 km)
- Air Detectability: 8.2 km
Consumables
- Slot 1 — Damage Control Party: Action 5 s | Reload 60 s
- Slot 2 — Defensive AA Fire: Action 40 s | Reload 80 s | Charges: 3
- Slot 2 (Alt) — Hydroacoustic Search: Action 100 s | Reload 120 s | Torpedo detection: 3.5 km | Ship detection: 5.0 km
- Slot 3 — Repair Party: Action 28 s | Reload 80 s | Charges: 3 | Healing rate: +210 HP/s (~5,880 HP total)
