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

Status and Name During Testing: SUB Special Ship Icon

VI Xin Zhong Guo 14

Status when Final: shipicon

VI Xin Zhong Guo 14

Estimated Release: Update 13.8

Base value: resource

4,800

Nation:

Pan-Asia (China)

Current Development Status: Work in Progress

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

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: 7.0 km

Torpedoes

Torpedo tubes

Loaders: Bow 2 - Stern 1

6x1 533 mm 53-36

Homing

Maximum damage: 4,600

Range: 7.0 km

Speed: 75 kt

Reload time: 40 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.7 km

Deep Water (can not hit the destroyers and submarines)

Maximum damage: 14,600

Range: 10.5 km

Speed: 60 kt

Reload time: 40 s

Torpedo detectability: 0.8 km

Dive Capacity

Dive capacity: 210 units

Dive capacity depletion: 1.0 units/s

Dive capacity recharge rate: 0.4 units/s

Mobility

Maximum Surfaced Speed: 31.0 kt.

Maximum Submerged Speed: 15.0 kt.

Turning circle radius: 430 m.

Rudder shift time: 5.2 s.

Propulsion: 4000 hp

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:

Charges: 2

Consumable action time: 30 s

Reload time: 90 s

All statistics are presented without crew and upgrade modifiers, but with the best modules available. Please note that these statistics may change at any time.

Please be aware that all information in this post is 'Work in Progress', the announced adjustments and features may undergo multiple changes during testing, all changes will be added to this post immediately after they become available, the final details will be officially published and labelled in the ship info as 'Released' on this post.