Dmitry Pozharsky - Soviet Russian Tier VIII Premium Cruiser 1954

Project 68-bis cruiser Dmitry Pozharsky was laid down in Leningrad at Ordzhonikidze Shipyard No. 189 in February 1952. The ship was launched in June 1953 and commissioned in December 1954. In February 1955, she was assigned to the Northern Fleet, but during the summer of the same year, the cruiser headed for Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky to join the 14th cruiser division of the Pacific Fleet. In 1961, Dmitry Pozharsky joined the 9th division of ASW ships, and from 1967, she was on active duty within the 10th tactical squadron permanently operating in the Indian Ocean.

 

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Dmitry Pozharsky Commemorative Flag

Prince Dmitry Pozharsky (1575–1642) was a Russian national hero and the leader of the People's Militia during the "Time of Troubles."

 

 

Key Features:

The ship is armed with twelve 152mm main battery guns which use only AP shells with improved ricochet angles and flat ballistics. The Cruiser is also armed with torpedoes with very short range. The ship deals high damage per minute and also has quick rudder shift time. The cruiser also has bad concealment.

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Dmitry Pozharsky Info:

Ship Name:   VIII Dmitry Pozharsky

Tier: 8

WG introduction:  April 14, 2023

Status when released:  Premium Ship

Base Value:  11,000 doubloons

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Nation:   Russia

Current development status: Released

 

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Armor:

Hit Points: 40,700 hp

Armour: 25-120 mm

Armor Belt: 25-100 mm

Turret Plating: 60-175 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Plating: 25 mm

Citadel Deck: 50 mm

Citadel Bottom: 40 mm

Tonnage: 16,340

Fires duration: 30 s

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Main Battery Armament:

4x3 152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5-bis mount:

Max Range: 18.1 km

Reload: 6.8 s

180° Turn Time: 25.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 158 m

Sigma: 2.00σ

 

Shell Types

AP Shells: 12x 152 mm B-36:

Max AP Shell Damage: 3,000

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.235

Shell Always Ricochet At: 65.0°

Normalization: 8.5°

Shell Detonator: 0.025

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 2400.0

Shell Mass: 55.0 kg

Ricochet At: 50.0°

Shell Speed: 950.0 m/s

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x PLAB-160

Maximum bomb damage: 4200

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Torpedoes:

2×5 533 mm PTA-53-30/53-38:

Max Damage: 14,400

Range: 4.0 km

Reload: 131 s

Speed: 65 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.3 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 7.69 s

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Secondaries:

6x2 100 mm/70 on an SM-5-1s mount/HE-55:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,400

Range: 6.6 km

Reload: 4 s

Alpha Piercing HE: 17 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.2954

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Krupp: 6.0

Shell Mass: 15.6 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 1000.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 6%

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

6x2 100 mm/70 on an SM-5-1s mount:

Firing range:  5.8 km

Hit Probability:  90%

Damage Within an Explosion:  1400

Damage by long-range AA guns:  144

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  6

Action Zone:  3.5 - 5.8 km

Mid Range:

16x2 37 mm V-11 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Damage by mid-range AA guns:  259

Hit Probability:  90%

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 33.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 760 m

Rudder shift time: 6.5 s

Propulsion: soon hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 14.0 km

Air Detectability: 8.5 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-8.5 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 7.7 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1:  Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Detection Range Torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection Range Ships: 5.0 km

Slot 2:  Defensive AA:

Charges: 4

Action time: 40 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Continuous Damage: +50%

Damage from Shell Explosions: +300%

Slot 3:  Short-Burst Smoke Generator:

Charges: 4

Action time: 15 s

Life time: 40 s

Radius: 600 m

Reload time: 70 s

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.

 

Please note! that all information in this post is preliminary. Announced adjustments and features may change multiple times during testing. The final information will be published stated as Released on our WGB website.