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Svietlana

Also called: 斯维特拉那 · Светлана · Swietlana Beta

U.S.S.R. · Tier III · CL Cruiser · Tech Tree: Early Soviet Cruisers

Sonar cruiserLean on Sonar to win vision around cover, then farm where the team needs it.

Playstyle

Work the islands rather than a firing line
Avoid: Pushing in blind because the kit says brawler

Key characteristics

SonarThickest plateEasily spotted

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Community Data

Svietlana Community Stats

Across 2,600+ Standard battles from 290+ players, Svietlana averages a 55% win rate, 25,100 damage and 0.8 kills per battle, and survives 25% of them.

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Playstyle

Overview

Svietlana is a Tier III Soviet light cruiser with Sonar as her vision tool. It lets her contest islands and smoke without exposing the hull to vision cycles, which shapes how she pressures caps. Her sonar reaches 3.5 km, which is the range at which she can commit to a contest without guessing. Standout traits: best armor plate in T3 CAs (125 mm, 1st of 12) and end-plate armor in T3 CAs (25 mm, 1st of 12). The trade is worst surface detection in T3 CAs (10.9 km, 12th of 12).

Positioning

Work the islands rather than a firing line. Sonar (3.5 km on ships, 2.5 km on torpedoes) is the whole kit, and it only pays inside that radius, so hold the cover beside a contested cap and use it to catch destroyers and torpedoes coming around the corner: HE into the destroyer, AP into any cruiser that shows you a broadside while it sits in smoke. Firing from a friendly smoke reveals you at 4.6 km, so pick the salvo rather than holding the trigger. Your guns lose penetration at range, so aim AP at broadsides you can still citadel and put HE into superstructures and upper-hull sections, rather than the bow-in or belt armor your shells bounce and shatter on. With 7.2 s on the rudder she starts turning late, so the angle has to be set before you are shot at.

Potato Avoidance

Pushing in blind because the kit says brawler

3.5-km Sonar is what makes the close fight winnable, and it only helps once you are already committed; it does not tell you what is waiting two islands over. Push when a destroyer is lit or a teammate holds vision, not to find out who is there.

Signature Traits

ELITE ARMOR ↗

Thickest plate · 125 mm
Thick end plates · 25 mm
Thick bow plate · 25 mm
Thick stern plate · 25 mm

ELITE TORPEDOES ↗

Stealthy torps · 0.8 km
Fast torp reload · 39 s
Short torpedo warning · 5.7 s

Easily spotted ↗

10.9 km surface detect, worst of T3 CAs. Visible before you can react; position early.

Weak torpedoes ↗

6633 damage per torpedo, bottom decile of T3 CAs.

Acquisition

How to get Svietlana

Svietlana is available in the Early Soviet Cruisers branch of the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree for 85,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 21,240 credits.

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

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U.S.S.R. Tech Tree

Svietlana sits in the Early Soviet Cruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.S.S.R. tree.

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Official WG availability sources

Update: March 2020 Tech tree line Start: 2020-03-09
- III Svietlana
- All the cruisers will become available for you to research and purchase once the Update goes live, so try them out and find the skill and mod combos that work best for you.

Builds

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Commanders frequently paired with this ship AL Avrora AL Chapayev AL Tallinn

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Cohort position

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Where Svietlana sits among Tier III CAs (11 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.

BestTorpedo reaction time5.7 s (1/11) BestTorpedo reload39 s (1/11) BestMax armor125 mm (1/12) BestEnd plates25 mm (1/12 / 1/12) Top 10%AP arming threshold22 mm (2/12) Top 25%Hit points24,600 HP (4/12) Top 25%Main battery range13.11 km (3/12) Bottom 25%Max speed29 kt (11/12) Bottom 25%Rudder shift7.2 s (10/12) Bottom 25%HE fire chance9% (10/11) Bottom 25%Main dispersion123.4 m (10/12) Bottom 25%Time to 90% speed23.8 s (11/12) Bottom 25%Acceleration (0-12 kt)9.6 s (11/12) ShorterAP fuse timer0.01 s (11/12) Bottom 25%Displacement8,170 t (10/12) Bottom 25%Power-to-weight6.12 hp/t (11/12) Bottom 25%AA DPS25 (11/12) Bottom 25%AA threat75 (11/12) Bottom 25%Torpedo speed52 kt (10/11) WorstStealth profile10.93 km / 6.56 km (12/12 / 12/12) WorstMain battery caliber130 mm (12/12) WorstAP shell damage2,500 (1 of 3 tied) WorstNo secondaries (8 of 12 in cohort) WorstAP pen at 10 km49 mm (12/12) WorstFlak damage per salvo (expected)180 (1 of 2 tied) WorstTorpedo range5.01 km (11/11) WorstTorpedo damage≈6,633 (11/11)

See 18 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Svietlana -- 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.

Smoke fire bloom4.62 km(8/12) Turning circle590 m(7/12) Main battery reload8.5 s(9/12) HE shell damage1,900(9/11) Fires per minute5.04(5/11) HE DPM106,400(4/11) AP DPM140,000(5/12) AP velocity861 m/s(5/12) HE velocity861 m/s(6/11) Engine power50,000 hp(9/12) Power / turn radius84.7 hp/m(9/12) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)139,467(4/11) AA range3 km(9/12) Citadel belt75 mm(5/12) NormSigma2(11 of 12 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(11 of 12 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(11 of 12 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(11 of 12 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit PointsInitial: 22,100 → 24,600

Displacement8,170 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.

154.8 x 15.36 m

Armor range6–125 mm

Plate armor thicknesses6, 10, 11, 15, 20, 25, 50, 75, 125 mm

Armor material/layer entries41

Fire resistance

stock hull: 1 − 0.9334 fire coefficient = 6.7%; 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.

Initial: 6.7% → 10%

Fire duration30 s

Fire damage

One unattended fire: 0.003 of max HP per second (0.3%) × 30 s = 0.09 of the pool; 0.09 × 24,600 HP = 2,214 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: 0.0025 of max HP per second (0.25%) × 40 s = 0.1 of the pool; 0.1 × 24,600 HP = 2,460 HP on this ship.

0.25% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

1 − 0.333 hull torpedo-damage coefficient / 0.333 unprotected baseline = 0%. 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.

12,300

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.

7,400

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 × 2,700 = 5,400), 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.

2,700

Auxiliary section HP

Damage saturation pool for the auxiliary room: penetrations here deal their normal share until twice this much penetration damage has landed on the section (2 × 2,700 = 5,400), 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.

2,700

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 × 18,500 = 37,000), 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.

18,500

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 × 1,000 = 2,000), 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.

1,000

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 × 1,000 = 2,000), 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.

1,000

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: 130 mm/55 Model 1913

Mounts / barrels15 mounts / 15 barrels

Reload time8.5 s

Firing range (base)11.9 km

Firing range (top fire control)13.1 km

Turret traverseInitial: 5 °/s → 7 °/s

Turret armor25 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.

161° starboard-only, 161° port-only, 3x 120° starboard-only, 3x 120° port-only, 2x 242° arc, 2x 155° arc, 166.5° port-only, 166.5° starboard-only

Shell Grouping (σ)2

Dispersion type

In practice: the baseline curve for a standard cruiser -- at max range (13.1 km) shells land in an ellipse about 123 m wide and 74 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie and 203 more.

Standard cruiser

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{13106.5}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 123.4 m

123.4 m at 13.1 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 123.4 \cdot 0.6 = 74.1 m

74.1 m at 13.1 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 123.4 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 37 m

37 m at 13.1 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 74.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{2} = 22.2 m

22.2 m at 13.1 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 5 deg/s traverse speed = 36 s.

36 s

Shells/min

8 broadside guns x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 56.

HE shells

HE alpha1,900

HE Velocity823 m/s → 861 m/s

Fire Chance9%

HE fire DPM vs T3 BB33067

Effective HE DPM vs T3 BB139467

HE penetration

22 mm ≈ 130 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

22 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

1,900 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 15,200.

15,200

HE DPM

15,200 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 106,400.

106,400

Fires/min

56 shells/min × 0.09 (9% fire chance) = 5.04.

5.04

AP shells

AP alpha2,400 → 2,500

AP Velocity823 m/s → 861 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.01 s

Fuse Threshold22 mm

AP overmatch

floor(130 mm caliber / 14.3) = 9 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

9 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 1652 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot 861^{1.38} = 185.6 mm

185.6 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (13.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 287.8 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 1652 \cdot {33.5}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot {287.8}^{1.38} = 40.9 mm

40.9 mm at 13.1 km

AP full-salvo alpha

Zero upgrades: 2,400 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 19,200. All upgrades (no reload/shell upgrades): 2,500 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 20,000.

Initial: 19,200 → 20,000

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 19,200 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) base reload = 134,400. All upgrades (no reload/shell upgrades): 20,000 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 8.571 s (8.5 s = 60 ticks) all-upgrades reload = 140,000.

Initial: 134,400 → 140,000

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.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedo Model 1912

Launchers / tubes4 launchers × 3 tubes = 12 tubes

Reload time39 s

Projectile speed52.0 kt

Range5.01 km

Maximum simulated damage

Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 19, 900 \cdot 0.333 = 6, 633

. In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.

≈ 6,633

Maximum damage (ammunition)

19,900 warhead alpha / 3 + 600 blast = 7,233. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.

7,233

Torpedo module damage

Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.

600

Torpedo detectability0.8 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{0.8 km}{52 kt \times 2.6855} = 5.7 s

. 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.

5.7 s

Flooding chance

This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 1.15 per hit, shown as

1.15 \times 100 = 115 %

. Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.

115%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Launch arcswing 153°, 157° (one launcher per beam)

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming170 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 6,633 = 39,798. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

39,798

AA Defense

AA mount pointsInitial: 4 → 9

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

76.2 mm Lender gun (upgraded hull only)9×1 76mm

63.3 mm Model 1916 (stock hull only)4×1 63mm

Guns76.2 mm Lender gun

Continuous DPS

Initial: 2 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 6 → 8 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 25. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

Initial: 6 → 25

Range3 km

AA explosions

Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 1 cloud ahead of the attacking squadron - up to 2 clouds per salvo × 100 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.

2 per salvo, 1 cloud each

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

100

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

90%

Salvo interval

A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one AA mount is operational - it stops only once every AA mount is knocked out.

AA mounts

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 3 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-3 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Maneuverability

Engine power50,000 hp

Maximum speed29.0 kt

Turning circle radius590 m

Rudder shift timeInitial: 10.1 s → 7.2 s

Engine power-boost threshold7.0 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 29 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.2 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.

12.2 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.

26.9 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

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

8.6 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (26.1 kt of 29.0 kt).

23.8 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (28.7 kt of 29.0 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.

38.1 s

Guns in a full turn

With the rudder hard over the hull turns 6.1°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 5 − 6.1 = -1.1°/s, so the guns fall behind and catch up once the turn eases. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.

fall behind by 1.1°/s

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea

Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 10.93 km x 0.955 = 10.44 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.

10.93 km

With Grade IV camouflage (sea)

Detectability by sea 10.93 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 10.44 km.

10.44 km

Detectability by air6.56 km

Smoke firing penalty4.62 km

Detect when firing (sea)

max(main battery range, sea detectability 10.93 km) = 13.11 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.

13.11 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability 6.56 km + gun-firing bloom 2.6 km = 9.16 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 130 mm × 0.020 = 2.6 km.

9.16 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Sea detectability 10.93 km + 2.0 km while burning = 12.93 km.

12.93 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Air detectability 6.56 km + 3.0 km while burning = 9.56 km.

9.56 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Sonar Hull B only2 charges · 180 s reload · 90 s active · 3.48 km ship detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{116 \times 30}{1000} = 3.48 km$
· 2.52 km torpedo detect
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{84 \times 30}{1000} = 2.52 km$

Module options (2)

Stats above use the fully-upgraded modules. These are the research-tree alternatives; trade-offs are flagged.

HullUpgrade

Hit points22,100 → 24,600
Rudder shift10.1 → 7.2 s
AA mounts4 → 9
Close-range AA DPS2 → 8
Turret traverse5 → 7 °/s

Fire controlUpgrade

Main battery range11,915 → 13106.5 m

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 cruiserStandard

The standard cruiser dispersion curve.

Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m

(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 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 km102 m

(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 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 km29 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:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 13106.5 = 6553$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 13106.5 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.2 + (0.5 - 0.2) \cdot \frac{5000}{6553} = 0.4289$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 67.5 \cdot 0.4289 = 29 m$ .

Shell scatter height @ 10 km56.4 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:  $radiusOnZero = 0.2$  at 0 m,  $radiusOnDelim = 0.5$  at  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.5 \cdot 13106.5 = 6553$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.6$  at 13106.5 m. Above the kink:  $k = 0.5 + (0.6 - 0.5) \cdot \frac{10000 - 6553}{13106.5 - 6553} = 0.5526$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 102 \cdot 0.5526 = 56.4 m$ .

AP pen 5 km87 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1450 \cdot {36.86}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot {522.2}^{1.38} = 87 mm$ , where 522.2 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 823 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 km49 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  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 1450 \cdot {36.86}^{0.69} \cdot {0.13}^{- 1.07} \cdot 345^{1.38} = 49 mm$ , where 345 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 823 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 km7.15 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4143 \cdot {0.13}^{2}}{8 \cdot 36.86} = 7.46 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 823 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 km7.15 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.4143 \cdot {0.13}^{2}}{8 \cdot 36.86} = 7.46 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 823 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)8

Counted from each mount's firing arc: most barrels that bear at once: 8 of 15, on the beam; casemate/wing mounts only fire one side.

Model inputs

Krupp (AP)1,450

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 mass36.86 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 coefficient0.4143

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

AP muzzle velocity823 m/s

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

HE muzzle velocity823 m/s

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

idealRadius8

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.

taperDist4,000 m

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

radiusOnZero0.2

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.

radiusOnDelim0.5

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

radiusOnMax0.6

Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.

delim0.5

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

Torpedoes

Estimated torpedo reaction time5.7 s

800 m / (52.0 kt × 2.6855) = 5.7 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Torpedo speed52.0 kt

Travel time to max range35.9 s

5010 m / (52.0 kt × 2.6855) = 35.9 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).

Tube count12

4 launchers × 3 tubes.

Per-side salvo6 torpedoes

12 wing tubes / 2 = 6: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.

Full-salvo damage79,596

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 12 x 6,633 = 79,596. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range25

Only families that reach 3 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 76 2mm 30 Lender 8 K 9x1 -> 25 DPS @ 3 km.

AA DPS layered by range25 DPS @ 3 km

@ 3 km: 25 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-blank25

25 = 25 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3 km).

AA threat index75

25 × 3 = 75. 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.

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Background

The first light cruiser with turbine propulsion, laid down for the Imperial Russian Navy. Svietlana was notably faster than her predecessors. Her armor protection and weapons were quite good for her time. The ship's artillery was remarkable for its long range and strong ballistic properties.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 22,100 → 24,600 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.

Bow & stern25 mm

Nothing in its bracket overmatches it. Angled, every AP shell in matchmaking bounces.

Belt / citadel75 mm

Thin belt: battleship AP citadels straight through it broadside. Rely on angle, speed and concealment, never sit flat.

Farming10 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 10%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	25 mm primary (range 10–125 mm)	2,700 (11% of HP)	Overmatch not possible in its bracketAngle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)	25 mm primary (range 25–50 mm)	18,500 (75% of HP)	Overmatch not possible in its bracketAngle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	25 mm primary (range 15–75 mm)	1,000 (4% of HP)	Overmatch not possible in its bracketAngle bounces 356mm25 mm: HE pens from 150mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	75 mm primary (range 6–75 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	10 mm primary (range 10–25 mm)	1,000 (4% 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	12,300 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.
AA mount (76 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	7,400 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 Svietlana. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×1

2026-07-30

Ministry of Balance: Anniversary Tune-Up

Svietlana: credit and XP earnings increased by 2.11%.

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Exteriors

Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Svietlana can equip.

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2020-03-09 · Patch notes Update: March 2020 Patch notes 2026-07-30 · Patch notes Anniversary Update: Tides of Adventure Patch notes

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Ministry of Balance: Anniversary Tune-Up

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