World of Warships: Legends ship guide

Vladivostok

Beta
Bow-tank anchorHold the line bow-in and soak fire while the team trades.
Playstyle
  • Anchor a flank at 14-17 km where the team can rotate behind you
  • Avoid: Absorbing focus without trading back
Key characteristics
High fire chanceSpotter planeSlow reload
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Playstyle

Overview

Vladivostok is a Tier VII Soviet tank battleship (73,600 HP): top-decile hit points let her hold trades that drain peer BBs out faster than the shells they fire back. The kit is line-holder, not striker.

Positioning

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km where the team can rotate behind you. The HP pool lets you absorb focus that drains peer BBs out, but absorbing focus without trading is just wasted HP; pick salvo targets that exploit the angle others avoid.

Potato Avoidance

Absorbing focus without trading back

The HP pool is a tool for holding the angle while you reload, not a license to sit broadside; every salvo you skip is a salvo your team had to land instead.

Signature Traits

Burny secondaries

12.0% best HE fire chance per secondary shell (before target resistance), top decile of T7 BBs. Stacks fires faster than peers in a brawl.

High HP pool

73600.0 HP, top decile of T7 BBs.

Fast DCP cycle

40.0 s Damage Control reload, top decile of T7 BBs. Fire / flood stacks come off cooldown sooner.

Tank BB

HP in the top bracket. Eats salvos that would delete peer BBs and stays in the trade.

Slow reload

29.7 s reload, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Salvos punish more, but cycle is slower than peers.

Loose grouping

Sigma 1.6, bottom decile of T7 BBs. Shells scatter more; bracketing matters.

Acquisition

How to get Vladivostok

Vladivostok is available in the Juggernaut Battleships branch of the U.S.S.R. Tech Tree for 18,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 4,500,000 credits.

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U.S.S.R. Tech Tree

Vladivostok sits in the Juggernaut Battleships branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full U.S.S.R. tree.

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Build for survivability, damage control, main-battery accuracy, fire resistance, and close-range staying power.

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Cohort position

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Where Vladivostok sits among Tier VII BBs (39 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.

Top 10%Hit points73,600 HP (4/39) Top 10%Rudder shift17.9 s (4/39) Top 25%HE fire chance41% (7/38) Top 25%AP shell damage13,100 (9/39) Top 25%Secondary fire chance12% (7/37) Top 25%Engine power201,000 hp (7/39) Top 25%Turn-speed retention211.6 hp/m (9/39) Top 25%Max armor425 mm (8/39) Bottom 25%HE velocity793 m/s (33/38) Bottom 25%Displacement53,000 t (36/39) Bottom 25%AA DPS294 (35/39) Bottom 25%AA threat1,116 (34/39) Bottom 10%Main battery reload29.7 s (37/39) Bottom 10%Sigma1.6 (37/39) WorstNo torpedoes (27 of 39 in cohort) WorstRepair charges2 (1 of 5 tied)
See 29 mid-pack stats

Not standouts for Vladivostok -- 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.

Max speed29 kt(29/39) Concealment15.31 km(21/39) Air detection12.25 km(21/39) Traverse-to-turn ratio4.45 ×(22/39) Main battery caliber406 mm(15/39) Main battery range16.91 km(28/39) HE shell damage5,850(13/38) Fires per minute7.45(13/38) HE DPM106,364(23/38) AP DPM238,182(25/39) Main dispersion216 m(18/39) Secondary DPM (per side)233,400(17/39) HE alpha2,200(11/37) Secondary HE pen25 mm(18/37) AP velocity793 m/s(27/39) Acceleration8.7 s(12/39) AP arming threshold68 mm(27/39) Power-to-weight3.79 hp/t(13/39) Secondary range5 km(27/39) AA range5 km(15/39) Citadel belt370 mm(11/37) Stern armor32 mm(15/37) Deck armor135 mm(11/36) NormSecondary dispersion bracket57(28 of 39 tied at this value) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(31 of 39 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(38 of 39 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(37 of 39 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(27 of 39 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(29 of 37 tied at this value)

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

Repair 2Fighter
Survivability
Hit PointsInitial: 67,500 → 73,600
Displacement53,000 t
Armor range19–425 mm
Plate armor thicknesses19, 25, 30, 32, 38, 40, 50, 75, 135, 180, 200, 250, 290, 325, 370, 425 mm
Armor material/layer entries53
Fire resistanceInitial: 33.3% → 36.6%
Fire duration60 s
Torp Reduction21%
Magazine HP
ƒThe magazine is the module a detonation comes from. Penetrating hits to it raise the detonation chance from 1% toward 30% as its HP is worn down, so a larger magazine pool rides out citadel hits longer before a detonation becomes likely.
36,800
Steering gear HP
ƒDurability 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.
22,100
Main Battery
ModuleArtillery: 406 mm/45 Model 1915 OTZ
Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels
Reload time33 s
Firing range (base)15.4 km
Firing range (top fire control)16.9 km
Turret traverse4 °/s
Shell Grouping (σ)
ƒShell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
1.6
Max Horiz Disp
ƒHorizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15376/30·(13−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 216 m
216 m
Max Vert Disp
ƒVertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 216 × 0.75 = 162 m
162 m
Med Horiz Disp
ƒ50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 216 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 79.7 m
79.7 m
Med Vert Disp
ƒ50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 162 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 59.8 m
59.8 m
Turret turn time
ƒ180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.
45 s
Base shells/min
ƒ9 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 16.4.
16.4
HE shells
HE Damage5,850
HE Velocity793 m/s
Fire Chance41%
HE penetration
ƒ68 mm ≈ 406 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
68 mm
HE full-salvo alpha
ƒ5,850 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 52,650.
52,650
Base HE DPM
ƒ52,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 95,727.
95,727
Installed HE DPM
ƒ52,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 106,364.
106,364
Base fires/min
ƒ9 HE shells x 60 / 33 s reload x 41% fire chance = 6.71.
6.71
AP shells
AP Damage13,100
AP Velocity793 m/s
Min Ricochet45 deg
Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg
Fuse Timer0.033 s
Fuse Threshold68 mm
AP overmatch
ƒfloor(406 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
28 mm
AP Pen Close
ƒCanonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2300 × 1116^0.69 × 0.406^-1.07 × 793^1.38 = 766.5 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
766.5 mm
AP Pen Far
ƒSame formula at the ship's max firing range (21.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 539.7 m/s: 1e-7 × 2300 × 1116^0.69 × 0.406^-1.07 × 539.7^1.38 = 450.7 mm.
450.7 mm
AP full-salvo alpha
ƒ13,100 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 117,900.
117,900
Base AP DPM
ƒ117,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 214,364.
214,364
Installed AP DPM
ƒ117,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 238,182.
238,182
AP AOE Radius
ƒAP 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.
150
AA Defense
AA mount pointsInitial: 10 → 16
Close-range AA DPS
ƒSum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (90×3.5×0.75) + (22×3.5×0.75) = 294. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
294
Maximum AA range
ƒLongest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
5 km
37 mm V-11 (upgraded hull only)6×2 37mm
37 mm 46-K10×4 37mm
100 mm/56 B-54 (DP)6×2 100mm
Far aura
DPS
ƒIncludes 22 continuous AA damage from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.
22
Range5 km
Medium aura
DPSInitial: 66 → 90
Range3.5 km
Total DPS in Aura
ƒFar 22 + Medium 90 = 112
112
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Secondary Battery
Mounts12
Firing range5.0 km
Shell Grouping (σ)1
Secondary dispersion type
ƒMax 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 @ 5 km
ƒ5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.
315 m
100 mm/56 B-54 (×6)
Caliber100 mm
Reload time3.75 s
HE Damage1,400
Muzzle Velocity895 m/s
Fire Chance6%
Armor Pen17 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
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152 mm/57 MK-3 (×6)
Caliber152 mm
Reload time8 s
HE Damage2,200
Muzzle Velocity950 m/s
Fire Chance12%
Armor Pen25 mm
Min Ricochet91°
Max Ricochet60°
Maneuverability
Engine moduleEngine: 201,000 hp
Engine power201,000 hp
Maximum speed29 kt
Turning circle radius950 m
Engine power multiplier speed threshold7 kt
Traverse-to-turn ratio4.4× drags
Concealment
Detectability by sea15.31 km
Detectability by air12.25 km
Smoke firing penalty14.77 km
Detect after firing main guns15.31 km
Detect Fire Sea17.31 km
Detect Fire Air15.25 km
Guaranteed Detect2 km
Consumables
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
Choose one
Catapult Fighter4 charges · 60 s reload · 55 s active · 5.56 km patrol radius · 1 squadron size
Observation Seaplane4 charges · 200 s reload · 30 s active · 1 squadron size · +10% main-battery range bonus
Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% damage boost · +50% reload boost
Module options (2)

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

HullUpgrade
  • Hit points67,500 → 73,600
  • Rudder shift25 → 17.9 s
  • AA mounts10 → 16
  • Close-range AA DPS66 → 90
  • Turret traverse4 → 10 °/s
Fire controlUpgrade
  • Main battery range15,376 → 16913.6 m

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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 (σ)1.6
Shell grouping (sigma); shown in-game as Shell Grouping.
Max Horiz Disp216 m
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range. (R/30·(idealRadius−minRadius)/idealDistance + minRadius)·30 = (15376/30·(13−1.1)/1000 + 1.1)·30 = 216 m
Max Vert Disp162 m
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range = max horizontal × radiusOnMax = 216 × 0.75 = 162 m
Med Horiz Disp79.7 m
50%-hit horizontal radius = max horizontal × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 216 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 79.7 m
Med Vert Disp59.8 m
50%-hit vertical radius = max vertical × GetHalfHitsRatio(σ) = 162 × 0.369 (σ=1.6) = 59.8 m
AP Pen Close766.5 mm
Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity: 1e-7 × Krupp × mass^0.69 × caliber_m^-1.07 × v0^1.38 = 1e-7 × 2300 × 1116^0.69 × 0.406^-1.07 × 793^1.38 = 766.5 mm. Matches the in-game spec card.
AP Pen Far450.7 mm
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (21.1 km), where the shell has slowed to 539.7 m/s: 1e-7 × 2300 × 1116^0.69 × 0.406^-1.07 × 539.7^1.38 = 450.7 mm.
HE penetration68 mm
68 mm ≈ 406 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).
AP overmatch28 mm
floor(406 mm caliber / 14.3) = 28 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).
AP AOE Radius150
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.
Broadside guns used for alpha9
All 9 barrels bear on the broadside.
Turret turn time45 s
180 degrees / 4 deg/s traverse speed = 45 s.
HE full-salvo alpha52,650
5,850 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 52,650.
AP full-salvo alpha117,900
13,100 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 117,900.
Base HE DPM95,727
52,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 95,727.
Base AP DPM214,364
117,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 214,364.
Installed HE DPM106,364
52,650 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 106,364.
Installed AP DPM238,182
117,900 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s installed reload (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10%) = 238,182.
Base shells/min16.4
9 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 16.4.
Installed shells/min18.2
9 broadside guns x 60 / 29.7 s installed Artillery reload = 18.2.
Base fires/min6.71
9 HE shells x 60 / 33 s reload x 41% fire chance = 6.71.
Installed fires/min7.45
9 HE shells x 60 / 29.7 s installed reload x 41% fire chance = 7.45.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS294
Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (90×3.5×0.75) + (22×3.5×0.75) = 294. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships.
Maximum AA range5 km
Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.
AA threat index1116
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

Secondary dispersion typeStandard
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.
Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km315 m
5 km × 57 + 30 = 315 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)233,400
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: 6×2 100 mm (6/side) × 60/3.75 × 1400 = 134,400 + 6×2 152 mm (6/side) × 60/8 × 2200 = 99,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).
Max HE alpha2200
Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 2200 from the 152 mm family.
Max HE fire chance12%
Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 12% from the 152 mm family.
Max HE pen25 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: 25 mm from the 152 mm family.

Armor

Hull HP 67,50073,600 with hull upgrade, 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.

Section Plates HP cap Threats Tactic
Bow32 mm primary (range 32–200 mm)8,900 (12% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP.
Hull (midship)19 mm primary (range 19–425 mm)55,200 (75% of HP)
Overmatched by 283mm+ (Scharnhorst, Scharnhorst '43)Angle bounces 203mm19 mm: HE pens from 127mm+
Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern32 mm primary (range 32–200 mm)4,700 (6% of HP)
Overmatched by 460mm+ (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+
Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel370 mm primary (range 30–370 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).
Superstructure40 mm primary (range 40–425 mm)1,900 (3% 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 HP36,800 magazine HPMagazine detonation1–30% chance · below ~75% HPPer-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 (152 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP800 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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 (37 mm mount)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP200 per-mount HPDestroyed at 0 HPPer-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.
Engine (module, research)engine coefficient (unconfirmed)-0.100 research estimateLargest on BB/BC; zero on destroyersEngine durability isn't a per-ship HP field in the binary. This small negative coefficient is non-zero only on battleships, battlecruisers, and the heaviest cruisers, and is exactly zero on every destroyer, so it scales with hull displacement rather than any commander skill. Most likely an engine drag or power term in the same family as the decoded deceleration fields; exact meaning unconfirmed in the current decoder.
Rudder (module)separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP22,100 module HPIncapacitated at 0 HPWhen 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.

Shell ballistics chart

AP penetration, impact velocity, flight time and impact angle vs range. Click to load the interactive chart.

Balance History

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

Buff ×1
2025-06-26

Ministry of Balance: Declaration of Changes

  • The armor was updated, and a 180 mm thick ring was added between the gun and the barbette. These changes won't have a meaningful impact on the ship's performance.
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