Voroshilov

Voroshilov

Voroshilov

USSR

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.7	5.7	5.7

Class:

Light cruiser

Purchase:Bundle or Gift

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Description

The Pr.26, Voroshilov, 1943 is a gift rank IV Soviet light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update "Ixwa Strike" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season III, "Strength athletics".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel50 / 50 / 50 mm

Main fire tower50 / 50 / 50 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement9 550 t

Crew881 people

As with the other Kirov-class cruisers. The Voroshirov is best described as an oversized "light" cruiser. She dwarfed most of the other proper light cruisers and rivalling the size of a heavy cruiser (just shorter than Mogami-class heavy cruisers by 13 meters). Voroshirov's size is essentially a double-edged sword; it can be easily targeted at any ranges, yet it's very survivable despite only had a simple 50 mm of citadel armor, this is because most of Voroshirov's critical components (such as main battery ammo racks and engines) were located inside the citadel that were sit just below the waterline. This esssentially turned the whole upper hull into a huge bullet sponge that can contain a lot of damage, save for a well-struck shots. Other than the citadel armor, Voroshirov's main turrets were also covered with 50 mm of armor to protect it from HE shells.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB78 / 23 km/h

RB67 / 19 km/h

The Voroshirov can reach a respectable top speed of 78 km/h (AB)/67 km/h (RB). However, she's quite sluggish to move around due to excessive hull length.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	78	23
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	67	19

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB11 390 → 15 433

RB11 287 → 15 293

Total cost of modifications92 900

154 800

Talisman cost1 800

Crew training90 000

Experts310 000

Aces1 200

Research Aces570 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

178 / 178 / 178 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 3 700 Cost: 6 200 240 Rudder Replacement Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 Propeller Replacement Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 Engine Maintenance Research: 6 000 Cost: 10 000 380	Damage Control Division Research: 3 700 Cost: 6 200 240 Fire Division Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 Smokescreen Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 Shrapnel Protection Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 Ventilation Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 New Pumps Research: 6 000 Cost: 10 000 380 Ammo Wetting Research: 6 000 Cost: 10 000 380	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 3 700 Cost: 6 200 240 100mm_ussr_b34_navy_dist_he_ammo_pack Research: 3 700 Cost: 6 200 240 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 3 700 Cost: 6 200 240 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 100mm_ussr_b34_navy_radio_aa_ammo_pack Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_sap_ammo_pack Research: 3 500 Cost: 5 800 220 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 Improved Rangefinder Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_zs_ammo_pack Research: 3 900 Cost: 6 500 250 Torpedo Mode Research: 6 000 Cost: 10 000 380 Hydroplane Research: 6 000 Cost: 10 000 380

Armament

Primary armament

3 х Turret3 x 180 mm/57 B-1-P naval gun

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-4° / 50°

Voroshilov has 9 x 180 mm/57 (7.1") B-1-P Pattern 1932 naval cannons for her main armament, arranged in triple turrets mounted A-Bs-X. This gives Kirov a heavy punch, but her overall firepower is lacking compared to other cruisers at her BR. With a fire rate of 5 rounds/minute, she has the slowest reload among the BR 5.7 cruisers (not counting Furutaka's 20.3 cm guns).

Kirov uses the OF-32 HE shell as default, with the ability to unlock the B-32 AP shell, the BP-32 SAPBC shell as well as the ZS-32 HE-DF shell. A major advantage that Kirov has is the astounding 920 m/s muzzle velocity of all her shells, meaning that leading targets will not be as difficult. The SAPBC shell sacrifices some of the armour penetrative abilities of the AP shell, but it is loaded with a whopping 7 kg of A-IX-2 explosive filler which is nearly 11 kg of TNT equivalent.

Secondary armament

6 х Turret100 mm/56 B-34 universal naval cannon, pattern 1940

Ammunition300 rounds

The Voroshilov has a secondary armament of 6x 100 mm/56 (3.9") B-34 Pattern 1940 cannons arranged evenly on either side of the after smoke funnel. This is a rather light secondary battery, but they are versatile due to their clear angles of fire and ammunition selection.

These guns have access to the ZS-56 HE-DF shell as default and the ZS-56R HE-VT shell is able to be researched.

Anti-aircraft armament

6 х Turret45 mm/46 21-K cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

13 х Turret37 mm/67 70-K automatic cannon

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity5 rounds

Fire rate180 shots/min

4 х Turret12.7 mm DShK machine gun

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

2 х Turret4 x 12.7 mm Vickers Mk.V machine gun

Ammunition8000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

The key difference of the Voroshilov compared to her sister ships is her anti air armaments. She is equipped with thirteen 37 mm 70-K anti-air cannons plaed all over the ship. These 37 mm guns is very powerful against any aircraft she will face and is capable of shooting down the enemy from up to 3-4 kilometers away. As a bonus, she also have seven Vickers machine guns and four DShK machine guns to serve as a deterrent at close range.

Additional armament

Setup 16 x 533 mm 53-39 torpedo

Voroshilov is equipped with 2 x triple torpedo launchers firing the 53-39 torpedo. The base setting for these is a range of 4,000 meters with a high speed of 51 knots. Using the torpedo mode upgrade, they can be adjusted to 10,000 meters range at a reduced speed of 34 knots. Due to the location of the launchers being low and behind raised structure, the ship is not able to launch torpedoes towards the front, and must turn to release weapons.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Nine powerful 180 mm guns, housing inside a well-protected turrets with good firing angle
• Surprisingly survivable, rivalling to that of some heavy cruisers
• Can take a lot of punishments when angled
• Decent top speed
• Very potent anti-air coverage
• Decent torpedo armaments

Cons:

• Very long hull, can be easily targeted
• Poor turn speed, especially when stock
• Will be regularly facing battleships that can decimating it in a few salvos
• Rather mediocre protection against torpedoes

History

Devblog

The light cruiser Voroshilov is one of the cruisers of the Project 26 (Kirov class), was laid down in 1935, launched in 1937, and in 1940 joined the Soviet Black Sea Fleet as flagship. Like other cruisers from the project, it was a deep modernization of the Italian cruiser Eugenio di Savoia, with significantly better firepower and hull strength. Voroshilov saw combat literally in the first days of the Nazi invasion of the USSR, assisting the attack on the oil silos of the Constanta, Romania in June 1941. Later that year she shelled the accumulations of German military vehicles and personnel in the Perekop region. During WWII, Voroshilov took an active part in combat throughout the Black Sea, and was several times damaged by shelling and enemy aircraft. For her courage, the cruiser was awarded the Order of the Red Banner. After the war, Voroshilov continued to serve in the Black Sea Fleet of the Soviet Navy, going through several stages of modernization. The cruiser was decommissioned in 1973 and later scrapped for metal.

Media

Videos

Battle Pass: Strength Athletics discusses the Voroshilov at 01:29 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the series of the ship;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: Voroshilov light cruiser

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