Xin Zhong Guo 14: Tier VI Pan-Asian (China) Premium Submarine 1948

One of the ocean-going submarines of the S-class (Srednyaya, IX-bis series) whose initial design was developed by German engineers under the contract of the USSR. As the series was being built, many improvements were made to the project. In 1954–1955, four boats of this type, including the S-25, renamed Xin Zhong Guo 14 (“New China No. 14”), were transferred to the PRC and became the basis of that country's submarine forces.

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Key Features

Torpedo Arsenal: Equipped with six torpedo tubes and a choice between homing and unguided deepwater torpedoes. The deepwater torpedoes are notable for their high damage and low detectability.
Surface Speed: The submarine has a good surface speed, allowing for swift positioning and repositioning in battle.
Concealment & Battery: It has mediocre concealment and a very slow battery recharge rate, which necessitates primarily surface-level operations.

Gameplay

Target Selection: Focus on attacking enemy battleships and cruisers with your deepwater torpedoes for heavy damage.
Awareness: Stay vigilant for enemy destroyers and submarines. Your homing torpedoes are less effective against them, and your short Submarine Surveillance range limits underwater combat capabilities.
Engagement Strategy: Avoid direct confrontations with destroyers and submarines. Utilize your surface speed to reposition and strike from advantageous angles.
Torpedo Usage: Make the most of your alternative deepwater torpedoes. They have high damage and low detectability, making them your primary weapon against larger ships.

Ship Info

Ship Name: flag

VI Xin Zhong Guo 14

Level: 6

Class: Soviet S-class

WG Introduction: June 6, 2024

Estimated Release: Update 13.8

How to obtain:

Ninth Anniversary Gift Container

Base value: resource

4,800

Nation:

Pan-Asia (China)

Current Development Status: Released

Possible Ways to Obtain

13.8 Ninth Anniversary Gift Container and another way will be added in Update 13.8

Armor

Hit Points: 11,500 hp

Plating: 6-19 mm

Fore / Middle / Aft Light Hull Plating: 16 mm

Fore / Middle / Aft Pressure Hull Plating: 19 mm

Deck Plating: 16 mm

Gun Mount Plating: 6 mm

Tonnage: 1070 t

Main Battery Armament:

1x1 100 mm/51 B-24PL Model 1936:

Max Range: 6.0 km

Reload: 5.0 s

180° Turn Time: 18.0 s

Max Dispersion: 36 m

Sigma: 2.00σ

Shell Types:

SAP Shells

1x 100 mm CS Model 1928 HE-56:

Max SAP Shell Damage: 2,200

Max SAP Damage per Minute: 26,400

Overmatch: 6 mm

Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing

Alpha Piercing CS: 29.0

Shell Air Drag: 0.2886

Shell Always Ricochet At: 85.0°

Normalization: 45.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.03

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Krupp: 3.0

Shell Mass: 15.8 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 80.0°

Shell Speed: 804.0 m/s

Sonar

Reload: 6.5 s

Duration of a ping effect on a highlighted sector: once 25 s/ twice 50 s

Ping velocity: 500 m/s

Ping Width: 15 m

Max Range: 9.0 km

Torpedoes

Torpedo tubes

Loaders: Bow 2 - Stern 1

Reload time: 40 s

Torpedo Type Switching time: 8 s

Homing

6x1 533 mm 53-36

Maximum damage: 4,600

Maximum damage Threshold: 3 km

Range: 9.0 km

Speed: 75 kt

Torpedo detectability: 1.7 km

Deep Water shipicon

6x1 533 mm 53-51

Maximum damage: 14,600

Maximum damage Threshold: 3 km

Range: 10.5 km

Speed: 60 kt

Torpedo detectability: 0.8 km

Dive Capacity

Dive capacity: 210 unit(s)

Dive capacity depletion: 1.0 units/s

Dive capacity recharge rate: 0.40 units/s

Mobility

Surfaced

Maximum Surfaced Speed: 31.0 kt.

Turning circle radius: 430 m.

Rudder shift time: 5.2 s.

Propulsion: 4000 hp

Submerged

Maximum Submerged Speed: 15.0 kt.

Submerged Diving Plane Shift Time: 12.4 s.

Maximum Dive and Ascent Speed: 2.8 m/s

Detection

Surface Detectability: 6.4 km

Air Detectability: 2.3 km

Detectability by depths: 0-2.3 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 2.0 km.

Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: 3

Work time: 15 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 2: Hydrophone:

Charges: Infinite

Ship distance: 7 km

Interval between pings: 6 s

Action time: 1 s

Reload time: 60 s

Slot 3: Submarine Surveillance:

Charges: 2

Detection of submarines: 6 km

Consumable preparation time: 330 s

Consumable action time: 60 s

Reload time: 120 s

Slot 4: Reserve Battery Unit: