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Kirov
IV
Rank
AB
5.7
RB
5.7
Battle rating
USSR
Game nation
Light cruiser
Main role
75,000
RP
Research
250,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The Kirov was the lead ship of the Kirov-class light cruisers built in the 1930s. The Kirovs were derived from the Italian Condottieri-class cruiser Raimondo Montecuccoli, as well as being designed in cooperation with Ansaldo and also bought plans for machinery and hull. Kirov was laid down on 22nd October 1935 and commissioned on 23rd September 1938. During the Winter War, she tried to bombard Finnish coastal batteries, but near misses from them damaged her. In August 1941, she was flagship of the naval force evacuating Tallinn. After the blockade of Leningrad, she conducted fire support and shore bombardment for the defenders of Leningrad from Kronshtadt. In an air raid on 4th April 1942, she was hit by three bombs that killed 86 sailors. After two months of repair, she returned to service, now with her catapult removed and her anti-air weaponry strengthened. She saw no further action in WWII after the blockade of Leningrad was lifted. On 2nd August 1961, she was reclassified as a training cruiser and sold for scrap on 22nd February 1974. Two of her main gun turrets are installed in Saint Petersburg as a memorial.

Kirov was introduced in Update 1.87 "Locked On". Her armour protection makes her vulnerable even to destroyer weapons at ranges closer than 10 km, the forward magazine is located on the waterline being protected by only 50 mm of belt armour which can lead to fatal explosion when hit. Kirov also does not possess torpedo bulges, making any torpedo hits fatal.


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Specification
Armour
Citadel 50 / 50 / 50 mm
Main fire tower 50 / 50 / 50 mm
Hull 25 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 9,436 t
Crew 692 persons
Max speed
Forward 67577857 km/h
Backward 19172317 km/h
Primary armament
3 × Turret — 3 × 180 mm/57 B-1-P naval gun
Ammunition 900 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
14.3 → 11 s
Vertical guidance -4 / 50°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 86.886.8 °/s
Vertical 108.5108.5 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE606060606060
APCBC425392349316290253
SAPCBC207191169154141123
HE-TF585858585858
Secondary armament
6 × Turret — 100 mm/56 B-34 universal naval cannon, pattern 1940
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 2521.32521.3 °/s
Vertical 20172017 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE242424242424
HE-TF242424242424
HE-VT161616161616
Anti-aircraft armament
7 × Turret — 45 mm/46 21-K cannon
Ammunition 3,500 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
2.6 → 2 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1815.31815.3 °/s
Vertical 20172017 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HE555555
3 × Turret — 12.7 mm DShK machine gun
Ammunition 6,000 rounds
Belt capacity 50 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
5.2 → 4 s
Fire rate 600 shots/min
Vertical guidance -10 / 65°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7563.87563.8 °/s
Vertical 6555.36555.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP-I/API-T/AP-I/HEI302926232019
Additional armament
Setup 1 6 × 533 mm 53-39 torpedo
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 9,723 → 13,175 SL
RB 9,436 → 12,786 SL
Crew training 72,000 SL
Experts 250,000 SL
Aces 940 GE
Research Aces 480,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
430 / 600 % SL
166 % RP
Total cost of modifications 66,800 RP
129,300 SL
Talisman cost 1,500 GE

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Seakeeping
Unsinkability
Firepower
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