Sibir: Tier X Soviet Premium Battleship 1949

A battleship design developed in the U.S.S.R. after World War II (Project 24). A further development of the Sovetsky Soyuz class, the ship was intended to counter U.S. battleships of the Iowa and Montana classes. One version of the design envisioned arming her with 457 mm main battery guns.

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Description

The ship is named after Siberia, a vast region in Northern Asia, which made up most of the territory of the USSR.

A more secondary-focused take on Kremlin, Sibir is even more configured for close-range engagements with her improved secondary battery. She also carries a Combat Instruction that when activated via secondary battery hits and potential damage improves her Main Battery accuracy.

The most unique element of Sibir is her Repair Party consumable. Similar to the new Time-Based smoke screen found on the alternative American destroyers branch, Sibir's heal works on a time rather than charges basis. However, compared to the other battleships of her tier, the amount of HP she can restore is lower. This, combined with her strong side plating, makes her very resilient in a close-range fight.

Her major downside is that of her deck plating thickness. Compared to Kremlin, it is thinner—meaning at range you are more vulnerable to incoming fire. This, combined with the lower-than-average main gun dispersion means that you will be ineffective at range. Additionally, she carries a conventional Damage Control Party consumable, rather than the typical Soviet limited variant.

Overall, Sibir is a Battleship that wants you to play aggressively, to get the most out of her improved secondaries and Combat Instruction. Her weakness in long-range combat can be mitigated on the run thanks to her new heal mechanic.

Ship Info

Ship Name:   X Sibir

Level: 10

WG Introduction: May 8, 2025

Status During Tests  Special Ship

Estimated Released: 14.7

Base Value: 34,650

Nation:  Russia

Current Development Status: Work in Progress

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Armor

Hit points: 108,300

Overall Plating: 19-550 mm

Side Plating Fore/Mid/Aft: 32-150/38-430/32-300 mm

Deck Fore/Mid/Aft: 32/32/32 mm

Fore Athwartships: 150 mm

Aft Athwartships: 150 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 350 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 350 mm

Turret Plating: 254-550 mm

Superstructure: 19 mm

Armor Belt: 150-430 mm

Torpedo Bulkhead: 70 mm

Citadel Deck: 150 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Tonnage: 82,149

Torpedo Protection: 46%

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Main Battery Armament:

3x3 457 mm/48 B-45 on an SM-8 mount:

Max Range: 19.5 km

Reload: 33.0 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 33.0 s

180° Turn Time: 30.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 255 m

Sigma: 1.70σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

9x 457 mm HE Model 1946:

Alpha Damage: 6,500

Alpha Piercing HE: 76.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.24

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 457 mm

Shell Krupp: 240.0

Shell Mass: 1373.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 800 m/s

Burn Probability: 45%

AP Shells

9x 457 mm AP Model 1946:

Alpha Damage: 14,500

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.256

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 6.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 76.0

Shell Diameter: 457 mm

Shell Krupp: 2500.0

Shell Mass: 1373.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Speed: 800 m/s

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Combat Instructions - Immediate Main Battery Recalibration

Press button to activate combat instructions

Activation Effect

Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -20.0%

Action time: 33.0 s

Activation conditions

Receive 1000 HP of potential damage: 0.05%

Hit an enemy ship with a secondary battery shell: 1.5%

Effect when conditionsare not met

Time before you start losing progress: 50.0 s

Progress loss per second: 3.0%

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Aircraft: Beriyev Be-6

Aircraft HP: 2000

Max Range: 11 km

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Bombs in Payload: 2x PLAB-300

Max Bomb Damage: 4900

Burn Probability: 28%

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Secondaries:

8x2 130 mm HE-42:

Damage: 1,800 hp

Range: 7.7 km

Reload: 3.0 s

Chance of Fire: 10%

HE Armour Penetration: 22 mm

Shell Velocity: 950 m/s

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

8x2 130 mm/60 BL-110:

Firing Range: 6.6 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1750

Continuous Damage Per Second: 193

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 8

Continuous Damage: 395

Action Zone: 3.5-6.6 km

Medium Range:

12x4 45 mm SM-20-ZIF mount:

Firing Range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 392

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Short Range:

18x4 25 mm 110-PM on a 4M-120 mount:

Firing Range: 3.1 km

Hit Probability: 70 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 287

Action Zone: 3.1 km

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 29.5 knots

Turning circle radius: 1090 m

Rudder shift time: 16.3 s

Propulsion: 280,000 hp

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Detection:

Surface Detectability: 16.5 km

Air Detectability: 13.9 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-13.9 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 18.1 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinite

Action Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Press to activate or deactivate the consumable, or the key you have set for Repair Party

Usage Time: 80 s

Min Usage Time: 14 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regeneration: +541 hp/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 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.