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Kremlin

Also called: 克里姆林 · Кремль Beta

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

Tank battleshipBuilt to absorb; the HP bar holds a lane long after peer battleships fold.

Playstyle

Anchor a flank at 14-17 km where the team can rotate behind you
Avoid: Spending damage control on the first fire

Key characteristics

457 mm AP overmatchHeavy AP penLong-reach AAHeavy powerplantArmored casematesPattern widens fast with range

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Playstyle

Overview

Kremlin is a Legendary Soviet tank battleship (102,500 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. Standout traits: top-decile long-range AP brick in Legendary BBs (563.4 mm) and best AA reach in Legendary BBs (5.7 km).

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. A 1,090 m turning circle is wide for her cohort, so a committed turn gives up a lot of water; plan course changes a salvo ahead.

Potato Avoidance

Spending damage control on the first fire

Almost every ship in the game repairs indefinitely, so the habit is to press it the moment anything catches; she carries 3 charges and no more. Ride a single fire when your health allows and save the charge for a flood or a multi-fire stack, because the salvo after the one you repaired is the one that sinks you.

Signature Traits

Long-range AP brick ↗

563.44 mm AP pen at max range, top decile of Legendary BBs. Threatens citadels even from range.

Long-reach AA ↗

5.7 km AA reach, best of Legendary BBs.

ELITE MOBILITY ↗

Heavy powerplant · 280000 hp
Holds speed in turns · 256.9 hp

Armored casemates ↗

185 mm casemate / secondary armor, best of Legendary BBs. Brawling secondaries survive volleys that knock out peers.

High HP pool ↗

102500 HP, top decile of Legendary BBs.

MIXED MAIN BATTERY ↗

Pattern widens fast with range
Slow reload · 29.7 s

Acquisition

How to get Kremlin

Kremlin is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Marathon.

MarathonMulti-patch Marathon event: free-to-earn by completing daily missions over a marathon window (typically several months across multiple updates).

Official WG availability sources

Ready, Set, Go: Kremlin Marathon Begins! Marathon Start: 2026-01-16 · End: 2026-03-25 Multi-patch Marathon event: free-to-earn by completing daily missions over the marathon window (typically several months across multiple updates).
April Update: Victorious in Metal Store price varies 2026-03-26

Builds

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Cohort position

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Where Kremlin sits among Legendary BBs (21 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.

BestEngine power280,000 hp (1/22) BestAA range5.7 km (1/22) BestFlak per wave (expected)2,730 (1/22) Top 10%Hit points102,500 HP (3/22) Top 10%Traverse-to-turn ratio7.52 × (3/22) Top 10%Acceleration34.6 s (3/22) Top 10%Turn-speed retention256.9 hp/m (2/22) Top 25%HE fire chance45% (5/21) Top 25%Power-to-weight3.41 hp/t (5/22) Top 25%AP pen at 10 km665 mm (4/22) Top 25%Citadel belt430 mm (5/22) Bottom 25%Stealth profile16.09 km / 12.87 km (19/22 / 19/22) Bottom 25%Turning circle1,090 m (20/22) Bottom 25%Main battery reload29.7 s (20/22) Bottom 25%Secondary DPM (per side)216,000 (18/22) Bottom 10%Smoke fire bloom15.99 km (21/22) WorstMain dispersion240.1 m (22/22) WorstDisplacement82,149 t (22/22) WorstNo torpedoes (17 of 22 in cohort) WorstRepair charges2 (1 of 7 tied)

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Not standouts for Kremlin -- 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 speed29.5 kt(16/22) Rudder shift16.4 s(8/22) Main battery caliber457 mm(9/22) Main battery range17.4 km(9/22) Sigma1.8(17/22) HE shell damage6,500(8/21) Fires per minute8.18(13/21) HE DPM118,182(15/21) AP shell damage14,500(11/22) AP DPM263,636(17/22) Secondary dispersion bracket49(7/22) Secondary HE alpha1,800(10/20) Secondary fire chance8%(11/20) Secondary HE pen22 mm(11/20) AP velocity800 m/s(9/22) HE velocity800 m/s(15/21) AP arming threshold76 mm(15/22) Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)185,235(14/21) AA DPS647(12/22) AA threat2,507(12/22) Max armor500 mm(8/22) Deck armor100 mm(7/21) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(20 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormSecondary range5 km(12 of 22 tied at this value) NormRepair heal rate0.5 %/s(15 of 22 tied at this value) NormBow armor32 mm(18 of 22 tied at this value) NormStern armor32 mm(18 of 22 tied at this value)

Peers in this cohort

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points102,500

Displacement82,149 t

Hull dimensions

Length x beam at the waterline, with the hull's draft where the client carries one. Ships whose client entry holds only the 260 x 20 m placeholder use a curated real-world figure instead, and any ship we have no trustworthy size for omits this row rather than print the placeholder. Length matters when dodging torpedoes; beam and draft shape how hard the ship is to hit.

292 x 38.71 m

Armor range19–500 mm

Plate armor thicknesses19, 20, 32, 38, 40, 50, 60, 70, 75, 100, 150, 185, 200, 300, 350, 400, 410, 420, 430, 475, 500 mm

Armor material/layer entries64

Fire resistance

Does not reduce the damage a burning fire does per second: replay-measured burn ticks run at the full rate on every ship. By elimination it lowers how often hits set you on fire; ignition-rate replay data is consistent with that but too confounded by attacker mix to measure the reduction directly.

40%

Fire duration60 s

Fire damage

Each fire ticks 0.3% of max HP per second for the full 60 s, so one unattended fire burns 18% of the pool (18,450 HP on this ship). 4 fire points can burn at once. Verified against measured burn ticks in replay data.

0.3% of HP per second

Flood duration40 s

Flood damage

A flood ticks 0.5% of max HP per second for the 40 s duration, so one unattended flood costs 20% of the pool (20,500 HP on this ship). Verified against measured flood ticks in replay data.

0.5% of HP per second

Torp Reduction

Reduces torpedo hit damage. Replay data shows no effect on floods: flood ticks run at the full rate and flood frequency does not decline with protection.

46%

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.

54,200

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.

30,800

Effective HP

Base 102,500 HP plus everything Repair Party can restore: 0.5%/s x 28 s = 14,350 HP per charge, x2 charges = 28,700 HP. Ceiling, not a prediction: a charge only restores damage actually taken, and only the regeneratable share of it. Across 1,826 players in our replay corpus the median ship realized about half of this, mostly because half the charges go unspent — when Repair Party IS pressed it returns ~97% of the per-charge figure above.

131,200

Repairable: penetration50%

Repairable: citadel10%

Repairable: steering gear50%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 457 mm/48 B-45

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload time33 s

Firing range17.4 km

Turret traverse6 °/s

Turret armor550 mm

Turret traverse arcs

How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing, read from in-game data. 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.

3x ±150°

Guns to bear

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. Mount facing is inferred from turret stations and verified against known layouts, including Izumo's aft-facing forward turret.

30° off bow / 30° off stern

See the firing-arcs diagram ↓

AP pen max range564 mm

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB60361

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB166725

Shell Grouping (σ)1.8

Max Horiz Disp

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

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

= (\frac{17400}{30} \cdot \frac{13 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 240.1 m

240.1 m at 17.4 km

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 240.1 \cdot 0.75 = 180 m

180 m at 17.4 km

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 240.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 80 m

80 m at 17.4 km

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}

= 180 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 60 m

60 m at 17.4 km

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

30 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 16.4. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 18.2.

Initial: 16.4 → 18.2

HE shells

HE Damage6,500

HE Velocity800 m/s

Fire Chance45%

HE penetration

76 mm ≈ 457 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

76 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

6,500 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 58,500.

58,500

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 58,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 106,364. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 58,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 118,182.

Initial: 106,364 → 118,182

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 16.4 shells/min x 45% fire chance = 7.36. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 18.2 shells/min x 45% fire chance = 8.18.

Initial: 7.36 → 8.18

AP shells

AP Damage14,500

AP Velocity800 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold76 mm

AP overmatch

floor(457 mm caliber / 14.3) = 31 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

31 mm

AP Pen Close

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 2500 \cdot 1373^{0.69} \cdot {0.457}^{- 1.07} \cdot 800^{1.38} = 857.2 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

857.2 mm point-blank

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 590.3 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2500 \cdot 1373^{0.69} \cdot {0.457}^{- 1.07} \cdot {590.3}^{1.38} = 563.5 mm

563.5 mm at 17.4 km

AP full-salvo alpha

14,500 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 130,500.

130,500

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 130,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 237,273. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 130,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 263,636.

Initial: 237,273 → 263,636

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.

400

AA Defense

AA mount points30

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

5.7 km

45 mm SM-20-ZIF12×4 45mm

25 mm 4M-12018×4 25mm

130 mm/60 BL-110 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

8×2 130mm

Guns130 mm/60 BL-110 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 147 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

147

Range5.7 km

Guns45 mm SM-20-ZIF

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 113 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.75 hit probability = 297 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

297

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 147 + Medium 297 = 444

444

Guns25 mm 4M-120

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 83 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.7 hit probability = 203 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

203

Range3.1 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 147 + Medium 297 + Near 203 = 647

647

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 3 quick salvos of 4 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 2 stray clouds farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 14 clouds per wave × 260 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

3 salvos × 4 clouds + 2 outer

Cloud damage

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

260

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves 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.

75%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 5.7 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.

2.5-5.7 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts8

Firing range5.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

130 mm/60 BL-110 (DP)

Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.

8×2 130mm

Caliber130 mm

Reload time4 s

HE Damage1,800

Muzzle Velocity950 m/s

Fire Chance8%

Armor Pen22 mm

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 49 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Improved (12.5%)

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km

5 km × 49 + 30 = 275 m.

275 m

Maneuverability

Engine power280,000 hp

Maximum speed29.5 kt

Turning circle radius1090 m

Rudder shift time16.4 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time23 s

Reverse spool-up time11.5 s

Reverse speed

top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 29.5 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.3 kt. The community reverse-speed model from the WoWs ShipBuilder project, the same source as the acceleration model on this card. Base value; speed modifiers scale it. Not shown on the in-game card.

12.3 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. Same community-model simulation as the acceleration times, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio from in-game data. The full curve is on the acceleration chart.

40.6 s

Engine boost threshold (reverse)

Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse. Matches the in-game maneuverability card's reverse threshold (Vampire II reads 10.5 here and the card shows 11; the card rounds half up).

8.8 kt

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (26.6 kt of 29.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

34.6 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (29.2 kt of 29.5 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.

55.3 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{29.5 \cdot 0.5144}{1090} = 0.80 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{6}{0.80} = 7.5 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

7.5× ok

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea16.09 km

Detectability by air12.87 km

Smoke firing penalty15.99 km

Detect when firing (sea)

Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach. Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Sea' value on all 8 unmodified captures, and range-modified captures track the modified range.

17.4 km

Detect when firing (air)

Air detectability plus the gun-firing bloom (9.14 km, which tracks main-battery caliber x 0.020). Matches the in-game 'Detect Firing Air' value on every captured ship.

22.01 km

Detect when on fire (sea)

Base sea detectability + 2.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Sea' value on every captured ship.

18.09 km

Detect when on fire (air)

Base air detectability + 3.0 km while burning; matches the in-game 'Detect Fire Air' value on every captured ship.

15.87 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 · 14,350 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 28,700 HP (28% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 2 charges = up to 28% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 512 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (102,500 HP) per second = 512 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

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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)1.8

Max Horiz Disp240.1 m at 17.4 km

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{17400}{30} \cdot \frac{13 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 240.1 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km92.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km152 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 width @ 15 km211.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp180 m at 17.4 km

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 240.1 \cdot 0.75 = 180 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km59.8 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  $delim \cdot R_{m a x} = 0.6 \cdot 17400 = 10440$  m, and  $radiusOnMax = 0.75$  at 17400 m. Below the kink:  $k = 0.25 + (0.4 - 0.25) \cdot \frac{10000}{10440} = 0.3937$ , so  $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot k = 152 \cdot 0.3937 = 59.8 m$ .

Med Horiz Disp80 m at 17.4 km

50%-hit horizontal radius: $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 240.1 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 80 m$

Med Vert Disp60 m at 17.4 km

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot \frac{0.6}{σ}$ $= 180 \cdot \frac{0.6}{1.8} = 60 m$

AP Pen Close857.2 mm point-blank

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2500 \cdot 1373^{0.69} \cdot {0.457}^{- 1.07} \cdot 800^{1.38} = 857.2 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far563.5 mm at 17.4 km

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (17.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 590.3 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2500 \cdot 1373^{0.69} \cdot {0.457}^{- 1.07} \cdot {590.3}^{1.38} = 563.5 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km754 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km665 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km593 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP flight time @ 10 km4.97 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.256 \cdot {0.457}^{2}}{8 \cdot 1373} = 1.53 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 800 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE flight time @ 10 km4.95 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:  $k = \frac{π C_{d} d^{2}}{8 m} = \frac{π \cdot 0.24 \cdot {0.457}^{2}}{8 \cdot 1373} = 1.43 \times 10^{- 5}$ . That runs from a 800 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77: the game clock runs faster than real time, and that factor was measured against stopwatch runs in the Training Room. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.

HE penetration76 mm

76 mm ≈ 457 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch31 mm

floor(457 mm caliber / 14.3) = 31 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius400

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 time30 s

180 degrees / 6 deg/s traverse speed = 30 s.

HE full-salvo alpha58,500

6,500 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 58,500.

AP full-salvo alpha130,500

14,500 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 130,500.

HE DPMInitial: 106,364 → 118,182

Zero upgrades: 58,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 106,364. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 58,500 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 118,182.

AP DPMInitial: 237,273 → 263,636

Zero upgrades: 130,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 33 s base reload = 237,273. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 130,500 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 263,636.

Shells/minInitial: 16.4 → 18.2

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 33 s base reload = 16.4. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 29.7 s all-upgrades reload = 18.2.

Fires/minInitial: 7.36 → 8.18

Zero upgrades: 16.4 shells/min x 45% fire chance = 7.36. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 18.2 shells/min x 45% fire chance = 8.18.

AA defense

AA DPS at max range147

Only families that reach 5.7 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 45mm SM 20 Zif 12x4 -> 297 DPS @ 3.5 km; 25mm 4M120 18x4 -> 203 DPS @ 3.1 km; 130mm BL 110 8x2 -> 147 DPS @ 5.7 km.

Maximum AA range5.7 km

Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.

AA DPS layered by range147 DPS @ 5.7 km, 444 DPS @ 3.5 km, 647 DPS @ 3.1 km

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-blank647

Sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (3.1 km).

AA threat index2507

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.

Near aura range3.1 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeImproved (12.5%)

Max dispersion = range (km) × 49 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 5 km275 m

5 km × 49 + 30 = 275 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)216,000

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: 8×2 130 mm (8/side) × 60/4 × 1800 = 216,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max HE alpha1800

Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1800 from the 130 mm family.

Max HE fire chance8%

Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 8% from the 130 mm family.

Max HE pen22 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: 22 mm from the 130 mm family.

Armor Beta

Hull HP 102,500, 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.

Bow & stern32 mm

Overmatched by 7 AP guns here: Incomparable SE 25IncomparableYamato and 4 more. Angling still helps against the rest.

Belt / citadel430 mm

Citadels come from a flat broadside at close range; held past ~30° of angle, AP shatters or bounces.

Farming19 mm

Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 40%, fires burn 60s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →

Section	Plates	HP cap	Threats	Tactic
Bow	32 mm primary (range 32–420 mm)	8,100 (8% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (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)	150 mm primary (range 20–475 mm)	76,900 (75% of HP)	No common AP caliber overmatches150 mm: no common HE pens	Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest.
Stern	32 mm primary (range 32–400 mm)	9,000 (9% of HP)	Overmatched by 460mm+ AP (Aki, Musashi)Angle bounces 410mm32 mm: HE pens from 203mm+	Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation.
Citadel	430 mm primary (range 38–430 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	19 mm	6,100 (6% 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	54,200 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 (130 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 (45 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	30,800 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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Buff ×1Torpedo ×1

2026-02-19

March Update: Echoes at Sea

Torpedo damage reduction improved from 28% to 46%.

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