Knyaz Suvorov
Beta- Anchor a flank at 10-13 km where the team can rotate behind you and where island cover is within one he…
- Avoid: Treating the super-heal as a license to push
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Playstyle
Overview
Knyaz Suvorov is a Tier III Soviet battleship built around the super-heal: her Repair Party returns more HP per charge than any peer in the cohort, so her sustain is what lets her hold trades that other battleships would have to disengage from. Standout traits: best close-range AP pen in T3 BBs (566.9 mm) and top-decile HE fire chance in T3 BBs (33).
Positioning
Anchor a flank at 10-13 km where the team can rotate behind you and where island cover is within one heal cycle. The super-heal lets you hold mid-range trades that a standard BB would lose, but only if you finish each trade before the next focus volley arrives; open-water trades faster than the heal cycles still drain HP net-negative.
Potato Avoidance
Treating the super-heal as a license to push
The Repair Party out-cycles what a standard BB can recover, but it does not out-cycle two flanks of focus fire at once. Spend the heal on absorbed damage from a trade you won, not on damage you took because you led the push alone.
Signature Traits
33.0% fire chance per HE shell, top decile of T3 BBs.
566.9 mm AP pen at 1.5 km, top decile of T3 BBs. Citadels broadside cruisers up close.
40.0 s Damage Control reload, top quartile of T3 BBs. Fire / flood stacks come off cooldown sooner.
Caliber-driven overmatch reaches armor thicknesses most cohort peers can't crack. Punish bow-tankers.
203.0 mm max plate, bottom decile of T3 BBs. Citadel windows open against peer-tier guns.
83314.0 secondary DPM (theoretical), bottom decile of T3 BBs. Less per-minute secondary throughput than peers; brawl trade depends more on the mains.
How to get Knyaz Suvorov
Knyaz Suvorov is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Premium/Event.
Builds Beta
Prioritize battleship accuracy, survivability, and reload/repair value. Build around your best national battleship commander, then add inspirations that improve dispersion, shell grouping, or tanking uptime.
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Cohort position
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Where Knyaz Suvorov sits among Tier III BBs (19 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.
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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.
Stats & specs
Customize in the Build Tool →Shell ballistics chartƒ
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.ƒ
10 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 18.2.HE shells
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51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
4,500 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 45,000.ƒ
45,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 81,818.ƒ
10 HE shells x 60 / 33 s reload x 33% fire chance = 6.AP shells
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floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: . Matches the in-game spec card.ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 398.8 m/s: .ƒ
8,600 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 86,000.ƒ
86,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 156,364.ƒ
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.ƒ
In-game AA card max range: 3 km. Only the longest-reach family contributes at this distance.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
3.5 km × 57 + 30 = 229.5 m.ƒ
Time to accelerate from 0 kt to 90% of top speed (19.8 kt of 22). Numerical integration of the WoWS engine model with the inputs decoded for this ship: ; ; piecewise acceleration ; the engine ramps over . Euler step until . The 0.42 exponent, quadratic drag and the TimeScale 2.61 are the calibrated game constants (New York's 60/2.61 = 23.0 s spool-up matches in-game); no closed form.ƒ
Time to accelerate from 0 kt to 99% of top speed (21.8 kt of 22). Same integration as the 0-90% row, read where . 99% (not 100%) because exact top speed is asymptotic - thrust equals drag at , so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.ƒ
How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate , so . Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.ƒ
max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.
Damage Control Party3 charges · 40 s reload · 10 s active
Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 0.5% heal per second · 14% of max HP total heal
Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% damage boost · +50% reload boost
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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.
Main battery formulas
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model: $\sigma_H = \left(\dfrac{R}{30}\cdot\dfrac{\text{idealRadius}-\text{minRadius}}{\text{idealDistance}} + \text{minRadius}\right)\cdot 30$ $= \left(\dfrac{13508}{30}\cdot\dfrac{13-1.1}{1000} + 1.1\right)\cdot 30 = 193.7\,\text{m}$Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $\sigma_V = \sigma_H \cdot \text{radiusOnMax}$ $= 193.7 \cdot 0.75 = 145.3\,\text{m}$50%-hit horizontal radius: $\sigma_{H,50} = \sigma_H \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 193.7 \cdot 0.382\;(\sigma = 1.5) = 74\,\text{m}$50%-hit vertical radius: $\sigma_{V,50} = \sigma_V \cdot \text{GetHalfHitsRatio}(\sigma)$ $= 145.3 \cdot 0.382\;(\sigma = 1.5) = 55.5\,\text{m}$Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{-1.07} \cdot v_0^{1.38}$ $= 10^{-7}\cdot 2627 \cdot 470.9^{0.69} \cdot 0.305^{-1.07} \cdot 762^{1.38} = 620.4\,\text{mm}$. Matches the in-game spec card.Same formula at the ship's max firing range (16.9 km), where the shell has slowed to 398.8 m/s: $P = 10^{-7}\cdot 2627 \cdot 470.9^{0.69} \cdot 0.305^{-1.07} \cdot 398.8^{1.38} = 253.9\,\text{mm}$.51 mm ≈ 305 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).floor(305 mm caliber / 14.3) = 21 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).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.All 10 barrels bear on the broadside.180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.4,500 HE damage x 10 broadside guns = 45,000.8,600 AP damage x 10 broadside guns = 86,000.45,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 81,818.86,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 156,364.10 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 18.2.10 HE shells x 60 / 33 s reload x 33% fire chance = 6.AA defense
In-game AA card sum: 34 DPS, achievable only when a target is inside the shortest-range AA family. Captured as a point-blank total only -- per-family breakdown not yet recorded for this ship, so the DPS at 3 km is unknown.In-game AA card max range: 3 km. Only the longest-reach family contributes at this distance.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 dispersion
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.3.5 km × 57 + 30 = 229.5 m.Secondary battery firepower
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), 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) × 60/8.57 × 1700 = 83,314. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1700 from the 120 mm family.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.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.Armor Beta
Hull HP 37,900, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds. HP caps are the exact in-game values, not estimated.
Overmatched by 47+ guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.
AP can citadel a flat broadside even at range. Stay angled and avoid showing the full side.
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 ballistics tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 16 mm primary (range 16–127 mm) | 1,400 (4% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ (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 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+ (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 ×0.10 damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage | Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. Damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead (×0.10 direct pen, ×0.10 over-pen). |
| 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 | Magazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HP | Per-turret powder-magazine HP. Detonation chance scales from 1% (no mag damage) to 30% (full mag damage); this range is the in-game value. Detonation can't roll while the ship is above ~75% HP (the standard detonation-protection threshold, not a per-ship stat). Smaller magazines saturate to the 30% ceiling 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.
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Balance History
Balance updates affecting Knyaz Suvorov. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
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.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Knyaz Suvorov can equip, from in-game data.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Primary official WG sources
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