Poltava

Poltava

Sverdlov

Parizhskaya Kommuna

Poltava

Sverdlov

Parizhskaya Kommuna

USSR

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.7	6.7	6.7

Class:

Battleship

Research:230 000

Purchase:640 000

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Description

The Sevastopol-class, Poltava, 1914 is a rank V Soviet battleship with a battle rating of 6.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power". With twelve 12-inch (305 mm) guns it packs a punch compared to other Soviet battleships.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel50 / 225 / 38 mm

Main fire tower203 / 203 / 305 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section9

Displacement23 300 t

Crew1 125 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB50 / 25 km/h

RB43 / 22 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	50	25
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	43	22

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB25 051 → 31 539

RB30 816 → 38 797

Total cost of modifications218 500

338 000

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training185 000

Experts640 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 240 Rudder Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 330 Propeller Replacement Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 300 Engine Maintenance Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 490	Damage Control Division Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 240 Fire Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 330 Shrapnel Protection Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 300 Ventilation Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 300 New Pumps Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 490 Ammo Wetting Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 490	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 240 305mm_ussr_52_obr1907_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 240 120mm_ussr_obr1911_sap_ammo_pack Research: 8 700 Cost: 13 000 240 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 330 305mm_ussr_52_obr1907_navy_sap_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 330 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 300 Improved Rangefinder Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 300 Torpedo Mode Research: 18 000 Cost: 28 000 490

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret3 x 12-inch/52 pattern 1907 cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 25°

The Poltava is equipped with twelve 12-inch/52 pattern 1907 cannons in four turrets in triple mounts. When compared to Parizhskaya kommuna, the fire rate of the guns is slightly worse at 2.2 rounds per minute, compared to 1.8 rounds per minute found at Poltava. The cannons can use three types of shells. HE, APCBC and SAP, unlike Parizhskaya kommuna, the Poltava does not have access to better Pattern 1928 HE shell.

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
12-inch HE patt.1911	HE	71	71	71	71	71	71
12-inch AP patt.1911	AP	522	471	398	340	295	238
12-inch SAP patt.1911	SAP	395	356	301	257	223	180
12-inch HE patt.1928	HE	72	72	72	72	72	72

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%
12-inch HE patt.1911	HE	762	470.9	0	0.1	47.48	79°	80°	81°
12-inch AP patt.1911	AP	762	470.9	0.05	17	12.96	48°	63°	71°
12-inch SAP patt.1911	SAP	762	470.9	0.05	17	55.2	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

16 х Turret120 mm/50 pattern 1905 cannon

Ammunition250 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret75 mm/50 Canet patt.1892 cannon

Ammunition250 rounds

Turret3 pdr QF Hotchkiss cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

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Additional armament

Setup 112 x 450 mm wet-heater torpedo pattern 1912

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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See also

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Admiralty Shipyards (Адмиралтейские верфи)
Light Cruisers
Project 68	Zheleznyakov
Pr.68-bis-ZiF	Shcherbakov
Battlecruisers
Project 69	Kronshtadt
Battleships
Sevastopol-class	Poltava

USSR battleships
	Imperial Russia
Sevastopol-class	Marat* · Parizhskaya Kommuna** · Poltava
Imperatritsa Mariya-class	Imperatritsa Mariya
	* Laid down as Petropavlovsk; renamed and remodeled by the USSR ** Laid down as Sevastopol; renamed and remodeled by the USSR
Trophies	Italy
Conte di Cavour-class	Novorossiysk*
	* Laid down as RN Giulio Cesare for the Regia Marina