Soobrazitelny

Soobrazitelny

Moskva

Krasny Kavkaz

Soobrazitelny

Moskva

Krasny Kavkaz

USSR

II Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.3	4.3	4.3

Class:

Destroyer

Research:11 000

Purchase:22 000

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Description

The Pr.7U, Soobrazitelny, 1943 was a Soviet Storozhevoy-class destroyer built for the Soviet Navy in the 1930s. Originally laid down as Gnevny-class destroyer Prozorlivny on 15th October 1936, she was later relaid as a Storozhevoy-class destroyer on 3rd March 1939. Renamed Soobrazitelny on 25th September 1940, she was commissioned on 7th June 1941. The Project 7U was a modified version of the Project 7 class of destroyers. The difference between Pr.7 and 7U was the separately arranged machinery, as on Pr.7 a single hit could completely immobilize the ship, leaving it dead in the water. During her short but eventful WWII career, she participated in a raid on Constanta, provided fire support to defenders of Odessa together with other ships of Soviet Navy, transported troops to besieged Sevastopol, and bombarded the Romanian coast during raids on the ports. In early 1943, she received the title of Guards and underwent repairs, seeing no further action for the rest of the war. In the late 1950s, she was converted to a rescue ship, shortly after that in 1960s she became a target ship before being scrapped between 1966 and 1968. She was the last surviving ship of her class. During her war career, she steamed 63,875 nautical miles, while conducting 52 shore bombardments during 218 sorties.

The Soobrazitelny was introduced during Update 1.79 "Project X". As the main armament of all Project 7U destroyers is manually driven, the turrets suffer from poor traverse speed rendering these difficult when switching targets. The guns themselves are also protected only by 8 mm thick antifragmentation armour covering sides, front and top side. As with most destroyers from other navies as well, the Storozhevoy class features unarmoured magazines above waterline leading to fatal explosion when hit. Her boilers and transmission also take up nearly the entire length of the ship past the bridge.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower13 / 13 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement2 404 t

Crew271 people

Overall the armour on the Soobrazitelny is mediocre, and not worth relying on. As already seen in other Russian destroyers, armour is thin and will be penetrated like a hot knife through butter if not careful. Compared to other destroyers at the battle rating, the Soobrazitelny lacks armour (barely enough to stop .50 cals) and will not be enough to protect it from enemy fire. However, once installing the anti-fragmentation armour, the odds will change a little bit. It will not stop high-calibre explosive shells but it will reduce the chances of each hit killing a lot of crew. Compared to other ships in the line (Ognevoy or Tashkent for example), the compensation of firepower for armour is not quite impressive. The Soobrazitelny has really slow traverse speed and low fire rate, making it impossible to suppress enemy ships with dual B-13 cannon mounts so compensating the lack of armour and increase survivability with firepower is not something to expect from this ship.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB82 / 31 km/h

RB67 / 25 km/h

Mobility wise, the Soobrazitelny is nothing we have not seen before, ~65 km/h top speed with really wide and slow turning radius. Soviet destroyers (until the Pr.56) are not known for being fast and should not use speed as primary advantage.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	60	23	~126.78	~235.41
	Upgraded	82	31	___	___
RB/SB	Stock	___	___	___	___
	Upgraded	67	25	___	___

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB1 528 → 1 986

RB2 325 → 3 022

Total cost of modifications10 430

13 820

Talisman cost750

Crew training6 300

Experts22 000

Aces250

Research Aces220 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 320 / 100 %

124 / 124 / 124 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 420 Cost: 560 100 Rudder Replacement Research: 470 Cost: 620 115 Propeller Replacement Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 Engine Maintenance Research: 680 Cost: 900 165	Damage Control Division Research: 420 Cost: 560 100 Fire Division Research: 470 Cost: 620 115 Smokescreen Research: 470 Cost: 620 115 Shrapnel Protection Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 Ventilation Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 New Pumps Research: 680 Cost: 900 165 Ammo Wetting Research: 680 Cost: 900 165	130mm_ussr_SAP_ammo_pack Research: 420 Cost: 560 100 76mm_ussr_34k_distant_fuse_navy_HE_ammo_pack Research: 420 Cost: 560 100 Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 420 Cost: 560 100 76mm_ussr_34k_navy_AP_ammo_pack Research: 470 Cost: 620 115 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 470 Cost: 620 115 130mm_ussr_aa_radiofuse_ammo_pack Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 Improved Rangefinder Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 430 Cost: 570 105 Bomb mortar Research: 680 Cost: 900 165 Torpedo Mode Research: 680 Cost: 900 165

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret130 mm/50 B-13 cannon

Ammunition150 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 45°

The Soobrazitelny carries four B-13 guns in single mounts, with two ahead of the superstructure and two behind. The B-13 cannon is shared by most WWII-era destroyers of the Soviet fleet, and is a very potent weapon. However, the main flaw with this weapon is its absolutely horrid turret rotation speed of 4.2 degrees / second vertically and horizontally. This means that you have to turn the turrets very early to be able to engage effectively. The guns themselves shoot accurately and have a high initial velocity (870 m/s compared to 790 m/s for the American 5"/38 guns). However, this comes at the expense of reload speed, as the manually-loaded weapons can only fire at 10 rounds per minute (RPM) with a spaded crew, compared to 22 RPM for the American 5"/38. In fact, this fire rate is slower than everything except for the Japanese and Italian 5" guns, which have a similar fire rate.

The guns themselves have access to three shell types: the OF-46 high-explosive (HE) shell, the PB-46A semi armour-piercing (SAPBC) shell, and the ZS-46R proximity-fused (HE-VT) shell. Of these weapons, the HE shell is usually the best against enemy destroyers and ships as it packs the most explosive filler, 3.58 kg of it to be exact. The SAPBC shell works better against the occasional cruiser you may encounter, as it packs more penetration capacity (up to 179 mm compared to 36 mm for the HE shell). Finally, the HE-VT shell is good against aircraft as it will explode when close enough to the enemy aircraft, meaning that it doesn't require a direct hit. However, it actually packs less explosive filler than the normal HE shell, which is unusual for any HE-VT shell. Combined with the horrible traverse rate, this means the guns aren't particularly suited for anti-aircraft duties.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
130 mm OF-46 HE	HE	36	36	36	36	36	36
130 mm PB-46A SAPBC	SAPCBC	181	156	122	96	77	56
130 mm ZS-46R HE-VT	HE-VT	26	26	26	26	26	26

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
130 mm OF-46 HE	HE	870	33.4	0	0.1	3.58	79°	80°	81°
130 mm PB-46A SAPBC	SAPCBC	870	33.5	0.01	6	2.35	48°	63°	71°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
130 mm ZS-46R HE-VT	HE-VT	870	33.8	0	0.1	240	16	2.06	79°	80°	81°

Secondary armament

2 х Turret76 mm/55 34-K cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

The Soobrazitelny carries two 34-K 3-inch (76 mm) guns mounted in the rear. The 34-K is also shared by most WWII-era Soviet ships, and gives you a potent secondary weapon that is of a relatively high calibre. This gun has a high fire rate of 27 rounds per minute (2.2-second reload), which can be decreased to 1.1 seconds with a full crew. The weapon itself is decent at closer ranges, but isn't a particularly effective anti-aircraft weapon as it inherits the extremely weak Soviet traverse rate. The single mountings themselves are only capable of traversing at 10 degrees per second, marginally faster than guns of cruiser calibre (6 inch+) of other nations.

The gun itself has access to three main shell types - the O-361K high-explosive (HE) shell, the O-361D time-fused (HE-TF) shell, and the BR-361 armour-piercing (APHEBC) shell. Of these rounds, the HE is almost always the best against enemy boats as it has the most explosive filler, and consequently, does the most damage. The HE-TF round is slightly worse as it detonates on a timed fuse, meaning the accuracy of the shell depends on crew skills. Finally, the APHEBC shells are rarely usable due to their low damage potential. For good measure, bring mostly HE, and a bit of HE-TF and APHEBC just in case the situation arises.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		100 m	1,000 m	2,000 m	3,000 m	4,000 m	5,000 m
O-361K	HE	8	8	8	8	8	8
O-361D	HE-TF	5	5	5	5	5	5
BR-361	APHEBC	121	100	81	65	53	43

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
O-361K	HE	845	6.95	0	0.1	483	79°	80°	81°
O-361D	HE-TF	810	6.61	0	0.1	182	79°	80°	81°
BR-361	APHEBC	816	6.5	1.6	4	119	48°	63°	71°

Anti-aircraft armament

7 х Turret37 mm/67 70-K automatic cannon

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity5 rounds

Fire rate180 shots/min

2 х Turret2 x 12.7 mm Browning AN-M2 machine gun

Ammunition4000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate577 shots/min

4 х Turret12.7 mm DShK machine gun

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

The Soobrazitelny has a very decent anti-aircraft armament of 13 guns, split between cannons and smaller-calibre machine guns.

The ship's main AA armament consists of seven 37 mm 70-K anti-aircraft guns. The 70-K is the standard Soviet anti-aircraft gun and serves as a reliable counterpart to the 40 mm Bofors gun used by the allied nations. This gun is extremely similar to the Bofors as it features a similar design, and fires continuously rather than needing to reload. The guns will eventually jam, but the time it takes to jam the weapons is very long so jamming is not a great issue. The weapon does not get access to belts, but the default one is very suited for ripping small ships or aircraft into shreds.

The Soobrazitelny also carries four DShK machine guns in single mounts. The 12.7 mm DShK machine gun is a heavy machine gun, similar to the M2 Browning used by the Americans and the Vickers guns used by the British. This gun fires from a fixed 50-round magazine and will need to be reloaded after the magazine is expended. The gun itself is rather mediocre, and will struggle to hit targets reliably at ranges exceeding 1.5 km. As well, the weapon doesn't do damage particularly well, considering that it is of a lower calibre. As well, the Soobrazitelny gets two American-made AN/M2 Browning machine guns - these weapons fire slightly slower but have a larger magazine capacity. Otherwise, they are extremely similar in performance to the DShK. The Soobrazitelny does not get access to any ammunition belt upgrades for the DShK or AN/M2 - the default one is the only belt available.

Additional armament

Setup 16 x 533 mm 53-38 torpedo

Setup 22 x BB-1 large depth charge

Setup 36 x 533 mm 53-38 torpedo

2 x BB-1 large depth charge

The Soobrazitelny gets access to six 53-38 torpedoes in two triple launchers, with no reloads. The 53-38 torpedo is also found on most other Soviet WWII-era destroyers, and is relatively mediocre as far as torpedoes go. In terms of damage-dealing capabilities, the torpedo is decidedly mediocre, having more explosive filler (300 kg of TNT) than the American torpedoes but less than the British and Japanese ones. However, the main drawback of the torpedo is it's range - without the "torpedo mode" modification, the 53-38s are restricted to a range of just 4 km, meaning that they are tied for the shortest-range bluewater-ship mounted torpedoes along with the Italian destroyer torpedoes. The torpedo mode modification is necessary for hitting longer-ranged targets, but reduces the torpedo's speed to just 56 km/h. In general, these torpedoes are a potent weapon against enemy bluewater ships, but lack the range to do significant damage without the "torpedo mode" modification.

The Soobrazitelny can bring two BB-1 large depth charges, but these weapons are almost entirely useless as you will never get close enough to the enemy to be able to use them. Thus, they essentially serve as extra explosive content on deck, and provide little extra armament in exchange for an increased chance of ammunition (depth charge) detonation. In general, it is not recommended to bring them.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great auxiliary armament that can be a menace for coastal ships and aircraft
• Very fast torpedoes that do good damage, can sink a destroyer in one hit
• 130 mm guns have good shell velocity and penetration on SAP shells, making them competitive against cruisers

Cons:

• Mediocre speed, needs to be upgraded to keep up with the pack
• Guns have a fairly slow rate of fire compared to other destroyers
• Torpedoes have a very short distance prior to upgrades
• Poor traverse speed on turrets makes close quarters combat risky

History

Due to the Novik-class destroyers becoming obsolete during the interwar period, and the Soviet needed a new destroyer to rival the new generation of destroyers in the world. Soviet engineers designed the Gnevny-class destroyer to be equipped with a cruiser-set of armaments with 130 mm calibre guns. As with other interwar destroyers, the anti-air defence on the was wholly inadequate, though was constantly improved in shipyards.

The initial set of Gnevny-class destroyers, built as Project 7, experienced problems involving the engine. As such, the design was modified into the Project 7U to signify the modernization. The Gnevny-class destroyers would go on to be the backbone of Soviet Navy during World War II.

After World War II, some of the destroyers were transferred to China, where one is still on display and it is possible to see it.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the Soobrazitelny from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• Pr.7 (Family)

External links

• [Devblog] Project 7U Destroyer

Shipyard named after 61 Communards (Судостроительный завод имени 61 коммунара)
Destroyers
Project 7U	Soobrazitelny
Project 30	Ognevoy
Project 30-bis	Bezuprechny
Project 56	Blagorodnyy · Bravy
Light Cruisers
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Battleships
Imperatritsa Mariya-class	Imperatritsa Mariya*
	*Previously Russud Shipyard

USSR destroyers
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Derzky-class	Frunze
Fidonisy-class	Kerch
	Soviet Union
Pr. 1	Leningrad · Moskva
Pr. 45	Opytny
Pr. 7	Besposhchadny · Ryany
Pr. 7U	Soobrazitelny · Stroyny
Pr. 20	Tashkent
Pr. 30	Ognevoy
Pr. 30-bis	Smelyi · Bezuprechny
Pr. 41	Neustrashimy
Pr. 56	Spokoinyy · Blagorodnyy · Bravy
Trophies	Romania
Regele Ferdinand-class	Letuchiy