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Shcherbakov
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6.0
RB
6.0
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USSR
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Light cruiser
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The Shcherbakov was a light cruiser of Project 68-bis-ZIF, a variant of Project 68-bis aimed at strengthening air defense. This was accomplished by replacing some of the 37 mm automatic guns with quadruple 45 mm SM-20-ZIF guns. The Shcherbakov was to be equipped under this program. The ship was laid down in June 1951 at SS3 No. 194 (A. Marti Plant, Leningrad) and was comissioned in the Navy on August 31, 1951. On March 17, 1954, the Shcherbakov was launched. However, on September 2, 1959, the light cruiser was removed from construction plans, leaving it at around 80.6% technical readiness. Consequently, it was decommissioned.

The Shcherbakov was introduced as one of the rewards for the 2023 Repair Factory event. This cruiser offers commanders a successful combination of powerful, rapid-fire main-caliber guns; formidable air defense; and good maneuverability. However, the ship heavily lacks in survivability, making many encounters difficult.

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Armour
Citadel 120 / 100 / 50 mm
Main fire tower 175 / 65 / 60 mm
Hull 25 mm (steel)
Superstructure 8 mm (steel)
Number of sections 8
Displacement 18,640 t
Crew 1,270 persons
Max speed
Forward 60517051 km/h
Backward 31263626 km/h
Primary armament
4 × Turret — 3 × 152 mm/57 B-38 cannon
Ammunition 2,160 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Vertical guidance -5 / 45°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 7.26.17.26.1 °/s
Vertical 13.411.413.411.4 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
1000 m2500 m5000 m7500 m10000 m15000 m
HE505050505050
APCBC33929924019114891
SAPBC175154124987749
HE-TF626262626262
Secondary armament
6 × Turret — 2 × 100 mm/70 SM-5-1 cannon
Ammunition 3,600 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
4.3 → 3.3 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 1714.51714.5 °/s
Vertical 1613.61613.6 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
100 m1000 m2000 m3000 m4000 m5000 m
HE312824242424
HE-TF312826262626
HE736557504439
HE-VT312825221917
Anti-aircraft armament
6 × Turret — 4 × 45 mm/89 SM-20-ZIF automatic cannon
Ammunition 48,000 rounds
Belt capacity 4 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.5 → 0.4 s
Fire rate 160 shots/min
Vertical guidance -13 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 3025.53025.5 °/s
Vertical 2521.32521.3 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
100 m1000 m2000 m3000 m4000 m5000 m
HEF/HEF-T1086555
8 × Turret — 2 × 37 mm/67 twin automatic V-11 cannon
Ammunition 32,000 rounds
Belt capacity 5 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
0.4 → 0.3 s
Fire rate 180 shots/min
Vertical guidance -5 / 85°
Turret Rotation Speed
Horizontal 16.714.216.714.2 °/s
Vertical 12.610.712.610.7 °/s

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEF-T/AP-T/HEF-T/HEF-T/AP-T797665564944
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 12,778 → 16,573 SL
RB 13,205 → 17,127 SL
Crew training 125,000 SL
Experts 440,000 SL
Aces 1,700 GE
Research Aces 720,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB
450 / 600 % SL
196 % RP
Total cost of modifications 136,300 RP
233,400 SL
Talisman cost 2,100 GE

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