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Knyaz Suvorov

Also called: 苏沃洛夫公爵 · Князь Суворов · Knjas Suworow Beta

U.S.S.R. · Tier III · Battleship · Premium

All-rounder battleshipNo standout trait, so adapt: anchor mid-range, support a brawl, or snipe as the team needs.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 10-13 km with bow toward the closest threat
Avoid: Taking the long way round the map edge to flank

Key characteristics

High fire chanceHeavy AP shellsClose-range AP brickFast DCP cycleShallow effective HP

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How to get Knyaz Suvorov
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Cohort position
Stats and specs
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Community Data

Knyaz Suvorov Community Stats

Across 590+ Standard battles from 130+ players, Knyaz Suvorov averages a 61% win rate, 45,500 damage and 1.3 kills per battle, and survives 41% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Knyaz Suvorov is a Tier III Soviet all-rounder battleship with 305mm guns at 13.5 km: she has no single dominant kit trait but is competent across the board. The role flexes by team comp - mid-range AP anchor by default, brawl support when the team commits, sniper when the line sits back. Versatility is the value, not specialization. Standout traits: heavy AP shells in T3 BBs (8,600, 2nd of 18) and HE fire chance in T3 BBs (33, 3rd of 18). The trade is shallow effective HP in T3 BBs (48,512, 18th of 18).

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 10-13 km with bow toward the closest threat. Rotate one or two map cells with the team rather than holding solo; a battleship alone on a flank is a free focus target for the enemy. 37,900 HP is what a rotation started too late costs, and it is spent before the guns that punished it come off cooldown. The helm answers fast (9.7 s) but the circle is wide (650 m): weave to spoil aim rather than committing to turns, because a committed turn gives up more water than the quick rudder saves you.

Potato Avoidance

Taking the long way round the map edge to flank

At 22 kn five minutes of sailing buys about 3.4 km, so a border run costs most of the mid-game and arrives after the fight it was meant to decide. She wins by holding a lane and trading from it: pick the flank before the first salvo, then let the guns do the travelling.

Signature Traits

ELITE MAIN BATTERY ↗

Heavy AP shells · 8600 damage
High fire chance · 33%
Close-range AP brick · 566.9 mm

Fast DCP cycle ↗

40 s Damage Control reload, top quartile of T3 BBs. Fire / flood stacks come off cooldown sooner.

Shallow effective HP ↗

48512 effective HP once Repair Party is counted, bottom decile of T3 BBs. What you start with is close to all you get; there is little healing back.

Thin armor ↗

203 mm max plate, bottom decile of T3 BBs. Citadel windows open against peer-tier guns.

Acquisition

How to get Knyaz Suvorov

Knyaz Suvorov is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Collaboration.

CollaborationShip from a collaboration event.

While you save up, check active promo codes for free doubloons, camouflages, and other rewards.

Official WG availability sources

WoWS PC and Legends: Stronger Together! Collaboration Start: 2023-11-28
- In World of Warships: Legends you will receive: ... For the next 20 battles completed: 30,000 Global XP 10,000,000 credits 2 days of Premium Account Russian Tier III Premium battleship Knyaz Suvorov

Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Knyaz Suvorov sits among Tier III BBs (17 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.

BestAP pen at 10 km346 mm (1 of 2 tied) Top 10%Rudder shift9.7 s (2/18) Top 10%AP shell damage8,600 (2/18) Top 25%HE shell damage4,500 (5/18) Top 25%Fires per minute6 (5/18) Top 25%Time to 90% speed32.9 s (5/17) Bottom 25%Turning circle650 m (15/18) Bottom 25%Main battery reload33 s (15/18) Bottom 25%Secondary DPM (per side)83,300 (16/18) Bottom 25%Citadel belt203 mm (15/18) WorstAP velocity762 m/s (1 of 2 tied) WorstHE velocity762 m/s (1 of 2 tied) WorstSecondary range3.5 km (1 of 7 tied) WorstRepair charges2 (1 of 2 tied) WorstMax armor203 mm (18/18) WorstEnd plates16 mm (1 of 5 tied / 1 of 3 tied)

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Not standouts for Knyaz Suvorov -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.

Hit points37,900 HP(13/18) Max speed22 kt(9/18) Concealment12.17 km(7/18) Smoke fire bloom9.3 km(7/18) Air detection9.74 km(7/18) Main battery caliber305 mm(9/18) Main battery range13.51 km(12/18) Sigma1.5(14/18) HE DPM81,818(12/18) AP DPM156,364(12/18) Main dispersion193.7 m(6/18) Secondary HE alpha1,700(13/17) Secondary fire chance8%(9/17) Secondary HE pen20 mm(13/17) Acceleration (0-12 kt)17.1 s(7/17) AP arming threshold51 mm(10/18) Engine power33,200 hp(7/17) Power / turn radius51.1 hp/m(9/17) Displacement22,350 t(6/18) Power-to-weight1.49 hp/t(6/17) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)121,184(8/18) AA DPS34(11/15) AA range3 km(9/15) AA threat102(11/15) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(15 of 18 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.01 s(13 of 18 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points37,900

Displacement22,350 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, plus draft. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

180.4 x 26.6 m (ship-model figure)

Armor range10–203 mm

Plate armor thicknesses10, 13, 16, 19, 25, 38, 51, 76, 102, 127, 152, 203 mm

Armor material/layer entries76

Fire resistance

top hull: 1 − 0.9001 fire coefficient = 10%. Lowers how often hits set you on fire. It does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second; fires burn at the full rate on every ship.

10%

Fire duration60 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 60 s = 0.18 of the pool; 0.18 × 37,900 HP = 6,822 HP on this ship. 4 fire points can burn at once.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

One unattended flood: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 40 s = 0.2 of the pool; 0.2 × 37,900 HP = 7,580 HP on this ship.

0.5% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.302 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 9%. Reduces torpedo hit damage. It does not affect flooding: floods start as often and tick at the full rate.

Magazine HP

Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool from the ship's. Penetrating hits wear it down and the turret is likelier to be knocked out as it falls, so a larger pool keeps the guns firing through punishment that silences a peer's.

19,000

Steering gear HP

Durability of the steering gears. As this pool drops, hits are likelier to jam the rudder; unlike most modules the steering can be knocked out and repaired but is never permanently destroyed.

11,400

Effective HP

Base 37,900 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s × 37,900 HP = 5,306 HP per charge, × 2 charges = 10,612 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. In practice ships realize about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent; a charge that is used returns about 97% of the per-charge figure above.

42,111–48,512

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Bow section HP

Damage saturation pool for the bow: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,400 = 2,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,400

Casemate section HP

Damage saturation pool for the casemate: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 7,800 = 15,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

7,800

Hull section HP

Damage saturation pool for the hull: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 28,400 = 56,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

28,400

Superstructure section HP

Damage saturation pool for the superstructure: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 900 = 1,800), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. The superstructure is not exempt: it saturates exactly like the bow and stern, so shells aimed at it stop dealing full damage once this pool is used up. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

900

Stern section HP

Damage saturation pool for the stern: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 1,300 = 2,600), then further hits on it deal half damage. A penetration deals 0.33 × the shell's max damage; once the section is saturated it deals exactly half of that (0.5 × 0.33 = 0.165 × max damage), so a 3,000-damage shell's pen goes from 990 to 495. Overpens (0.1 × max damage) and citadels (1.0 ×) ignore saturation. Pens on the ship's other, unsaturated sections still deal the normal 0.33 ×. A larger pool keeps that part of the ship taking full damage for longer; a small one saturates fast and protects the ship's HP.

1,300

Citadel section HP

This section has no practical saturation cap: every hit here keeps dealing its normal share of damage (on most ships the citadel; on many destroyers the casemate).

No saturation cap

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 305 mm/52 Model 1907

Mounts / barrels5 mounts / 10 barrels

Reload time33 s

Firing range13.5 km

Turret traverse4 °/s

Turret armor203 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.

2x ±150°, 310° starboard-only, 285° arc, ±132°

Guns to bear

180° − 132° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 48° off bow; 180° − 150° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 30° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.

48° off bow / 30° off stern

Shell Grouping (σ)1.5

Dispersion type

In practice: 1% tighter (better) horizontal dispersion and 24% more vertical spread at max range (13.5 km) than a standard battleship: about 194 m wide × 145 m tall, against 195 m × 117 m. Also on this curve (5): BA Hovercraft, Gangut, Kremlin, Lenin, Rodney.

Soviet battleship

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{13508}{30} \cdot \frac{13 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 193.7 m

193.7 m at 13.5 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 193.7 \cdot 0.75 = 145.3 m

145.3 m at 13.5 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 193.7 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.5} = 77.5 m

77.5 m at 13.5 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 145.3 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.5} = 58.1 m

58.1 m at 13.5 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.

45 s

Shells/min

10 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 18.2.

18.2

HE shells

HE alpha4,500

HE Velocity762 m/s

Fire Chance33%

HE fire DPM vs T3 BB39366

Effective HE DPM vs T3 BB121184

HE penetration

51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

51 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

4,500 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 45,000.

45,000

HE DPM

45,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 81,818.

81,818

Fires/min

18.2 shells/min × 0.33 (33% fire chance) = 6.

AP shells

AP alpha8,600

AP Velocity762 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold51 mm

AP overmatch

floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

21 mm

AP Pen Close

AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2627 \cdot {470.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 762^{1.38} = 620.4 mm

620.4 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.5 km), where the shell has slowed to 439.1 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2627 \cdot {470.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {439.1}^{1.38} = 289.9 mm

289.9 mm at 13.5 km

AP full-salvo alpha

8,600 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 86,000.

86,000

AP DPM

86,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 156,364.

156,364

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

AA Defense

AA mount points8

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

3 km

75 mm Canet naval gun8×1 75mm

Guns75 mm Canet naval gun

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 13 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 34 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Range3 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts14

Firing range3.5 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary DPM (per side)

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 14×1 120 mm (7/side) × 60/8.571 s (8.57 s = 60 ticks) × 1700 = 83,300. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

83,300

Secondary fire DPM vs T3 BB (per side)

Fires/min (per side) 3.9 × (1 − 0.1 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 40,500 HP = 25,719. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.

25,719

Total secondary DPM vs T3 BB (per side)

Secondary DPM (per side) 83,300 + secondary fire DPM 25,719 = 109,019: shell damage plus fire damage against one T3 battleship, every shell hitting.

109,019

120 mm/50 Model 190514×1 120mm

Caliber120 mm

Reload time8.57 s

HE alpha1,700

Muzzle Velocity823 m/s

Fire Chance8%

Secondary fires/min (per side)

14×1 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 8.571 s (8.57 s = 60 ticks) × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 3.9. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.

3.9

HE Pen20 mm

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Standard

Max secondary dispersion @ 3.5 km

3.5 km × 57 + 30 = 229.5 m.

229.5 m

Maneuverability

Engine power33,200 hp

Maximum speed22.0 kt

Turning circle radius650 m

Rudder shift time9.7 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 22 / 4 + 4.9 = 10.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

10.4 kt

Crash stop

Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.

44.9 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.

6.6 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (19.8 kt of 22.0 kt).

32.9 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (21.8 kt of 22.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.

52.4 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 3.8°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 4 − 3.8 = +0.2°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

hold target (+0.2°/s spare)

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 12.17 km x 0.955 = 11.62 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

12.17 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 12.17 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 11.62 km.

11.62 km

Detectability by air9.74 km

Smoke firing penalty9.3 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 12.17 km) = 13.51 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

13.51 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 9.74 km + gun-firing bloom 6.1 km = 15.84 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 305 mm × 0.020 = 6.1 km.

15.84 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 12.17 km + 2.0 km while burning = 14.17 km.

14.17 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 9.74 km + 3.0 km while burning = 12.74 km.

12.74 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 10 s active

Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 5,306 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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0.005 of max HP per second (0.5%) × 28 s effective active time = 0.14 of max HP × 37,900 HP = 5,306 HP: up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 10,612 HP (28% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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0.14 of max HP per charge × 2 charges = 0.28 × 37,900 HP = 10,612 HP: up to 28% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 190 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.005 (0.5% of max HP) × 37,900 HP = 190 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

Enhanced Secondary Targeting3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Under the hood

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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.

The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

vs standard BB1% tighter H · 24% taller V

H = horizontal, V = vertical spread. This ship's curve against the standard battleship curve, both evaluated at this ship's max range (13.5 km) with the same model as Max Horiz/Vert Disp: horizontal 194 / 195 m − 1 = -1%, vertical 145 / 117 m − 1 = +24%. Shell grouping (σ) is separate: it sets how shells bunch toward the centre of this ellipse.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km92.5 m

(166.7 × (13 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 92.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km152 m

(333.3 × (13 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 152 m. How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter height @ 5 km31.7 m

How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.25$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.4$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.6 \cdot 13508 = 8105$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.75$  at 13508 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.25 + (0.4 - 0.25) \cdot \frac{5000}{8105} = 0.3425$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 92.5 \cdot 0.3425 = 31.7 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km79.5 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data:  $radiusOnZero = 0.25$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.4$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.6 \cdot 13508 = 8105$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.75$  at 13508 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.4 + (0.75 - 0.4) \cdot \frac{10000 - 8105}{13508 - 8105} = 0.5228$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 152 \cdot 0.5228 = 79.5 m$ .

AP pen 5 km459 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2627 \cdot {470.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot 613^{1.38} = 459 mm$ , where 613 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 762 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km346 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2627 \cdot {470.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.305}^{- 1.07} \cdot {498.9}^{1.38} = 346 mm$ , where 498.9 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 762 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE flight time @ 10 km5.95 s

How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4595 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 470.9} = 3.56 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 762 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

AP flight time @ 10 km5.95 s

How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag,  $a_{drag} = k ρ v^{2}$ , where  $ρ$  is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and  $k$  bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4595 \cdot {0.305}^{2}}{8 \cdot 470.9} = 3.56 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 762 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

Guns per full salvo (alpha, DPM)10

5 mounts × 2 barrels = 10; all 10 bear on the broadside.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)2,627

Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.

AP shell mass470.9 kg

Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.

AP drag coefficient0.4595

Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.

AP muzzle velocity762 m/s

Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.

HE muzzle velocity762 m/s

Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.

idealRadius13

Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.

minRadius1.1

Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.

idealDistance1,000 m

Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.

taperDist3,000 m

Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.

radiusOnZero0.25

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.4

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.

radiusOnMax0.75

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.6

Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range34

Only families that reach 3 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 75mm Cane 8x1 -> 34 DPS @ 3 km.

AA DPS layered by range34 DPS @ 3 km

@ 3 km: 34 from one family. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.

AA DPS at point-blank34

34 = 34 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).

AA threat index102

34 × 3 = 102. SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.

Secondary battery firepower

Max HE alpha1700

The only family (120 mm): 1700. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1700 from the 120 mm family.

Max HE fire chance8%

The only family (120 mm): 8%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 8% from the 120 mm family.

Max HE pen20 mm

The only family (120 mm): 20 mm. Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 20 mm from the 120 mm family.

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Background

Originating from a project of large high-speed battleship with modern artillery, created with the experience of the Russo-Japanese War in mind (the New Shipbuilding project). The battleship's armament was represented by 12-inch (305 mm) guns with outstanding ballistic qualities for their time.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 37,900, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern16 mm

Overmatched by 47+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.

Belt / citadel203 mm

AP can citadel a flat broadside even at range. Stay angled and avoid showing the full side.

Farming13 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 10%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	16 mm primary (range 16–127 mm)	1,400 (4% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	102 mm primary (range 16–203 mm)	28,400 (75% of HP)	No common AP caliber overmatches102 mm: standard HE shatters; improved HE (DE / FR BB) pens from 410mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	16 mm primary (range 13–127 mm)	1,300 (3% of HP)	Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Nassau, Von Der Tann)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	203 mm primary (range 10–203 mm)	≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap)	Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage	Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10.
Superstructure	13 mm	900 (2% of HP)	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage	Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP).
Turret (module, per magazine)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	19,000 magazine HP	Turret knocked out	Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster.
Secondary mount (120 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	800 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value.
AA mount (75 mm mount)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	200 per-mount HP	Destroyed at 0 HP	Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast.
Rudder (module)	separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP	11,400 module HP	Incapacitated at 0 HP	When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party.

Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.

Balance History

Balance updates affecting Knyaz Suvorov. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×2Rework ×1Main Battery ×2

2025-07-31

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy

Main battery reload time reduced from 36 to 33 seconds.
Main battery turret traverse speed increased from 3.2 to 4.0°/s.
Replaced the Sure Shot and Guns Aplenty ship traits with the Superior AP Damage and Ironclad traits.

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Balance History

Ministry of Balance: Back to the Naval Academy

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