Sverdlov

Sverdlov

Chapayev

Poltava

Sverdlov

Chapayev

Poltava

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.0	6.0	6.0

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:125 000

Purchase:360 000

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Description

The Pr.68-bis, Sverdlov, 1952 is a rank V Soviet light cruiser with a battle rating of 6.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel120 / 100 / 50 mm

Main fire tower175 / 65 / 60 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement19 200 t

Crew1 270 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB72 / 38 km/h

RB61 / 32 km/h

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Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB12 628 → 16 416

RB12 398 → 16 117

Total cost of modifications131 900

212 100

Talisman cost1 900

Crew training105 000

Experts360 000

Aces1 400

Research Aces620 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

184 / 184 / 184 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 500 260 Rudder Replacement Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 Propeller Replacement Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 Engine Maintenance Research: 8 600 Cost: 14 000 420	Damage Control Division Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 500 260 Fire Division Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 Smokescreen Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 Shrapnel Protection Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 Ventilation Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 New Pumps Research: 8 600 Cost: 14 000 420 Ammo Wetting Research: 8 600 Cost: 14 000 420	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 500 260 100mm_ussr_sm5_1_navy_dist_he_ammo_pack Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 500 260 152mm_ussr_b38_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 5 300 Cost: 8 500 260 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 100mm_ussr_sm5_1_navy_base_fuse_he_ammo_pack Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 152mm_ussr_b38_navy_sap_ammo_pack Research: 4 900 Cost: 7 800 240 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 Improved Rangefinder Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 152mm_ussr_b38_navy_zs_ammo_pack Research: 5 500 Cost: 8 800 270 Torpedo Mode Research: 8 600 Cost: 14 000 420 100mm_ussr_sm5_1_navy_radio_aa_ammo_pack Research: 8 600 Cost: 14 000 420

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret3 x 152 mm/57 B-38 cannon

Ammunition540 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 45°

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Secondary armament

6 х Turret2 x 100 mm/70 SM-5-1 cannon

Ammunition600 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

16 х Turret2 x 37 mm/67 twin automatic V-11 cannon

Ammunition4000 rounds

Belt capacity5 rounds

Fire rate180 shots/min

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Torpedo armament

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Additional armament

Setup 114 x 533 mm 53-39 torpedo

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Usage in battles

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Modules

Tier	Seakeeping	Unsinkability		Firepower
I	Dry-Docking	Tool Set		152 mm B-35 AP	100 mm ZS-56 HE	Anti-Air Armament Targeting
II	Rudder Replacement	Fire Protection System	Smokescreen	152 mm PB-35 SAP	100 mm F-55 HE-F	Auxiliary Armament Targeting
III	Propeller Replacement	Shrapnel Protection	Ventilation	152 mm ZS-35 AA	Improved Rangefinder	Primary Armament Targeting
IV	Engine Maintenance	New Pumps	Ammo Wetting		100 mm ZS-55R AA-VT	Torpedo Mode

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Very effective AA suite with 100 mm VT shells and 37 mm automatic guns
• Enough armour to withstand multiple shots
• 12 x 152 mm cannons with various types of ammunition

Cons:

• Difficult to manoeuvre
• After exhausting the first-stage storage of the main guns, the reload speed is significantly reduced
• If the torpedoes are loaded they can cause an explosion if they are hit, disabling or even sinking the ship

History

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Media

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See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Sverdlov class: the Tzar of the Seas

USSR light cruisers
	Imperial Russia
Svetlana-class	Krasny Krym* · Krasny Kavkaz*
	* Laid down by Imperial Russian Navy; Finished and renamed by the USSR
Project	Soviet Union
Pr.26	Kirov · Voroshilov · Maxim Gorky
Pr.68	Chapayev · Zheleznyakov
Pr.68-bis	Sverdlov · Mikhail Kutuzov
Pr.68-bis-ZiF	Shcherbakov
Lend-Lease	USA
Omaha-class	Murmansk
Trophies	Italy
Condottieri-class	Kerch