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U72092444: I mistakenly originally said that the Kronshtadt's armor was worse than Russian dreadnoughts; in reality the Kronshtadt has thicker armor plates, but lacks the coal bunker protection of the dreadnoughts

2024-03-07T03:18:44Z

I mistakenly originally said that the Kronshtadt's armor was worse than Russian dreadnoughts; in reality the Kronshtadt has thicker armor plates, but lacks the coal bunker protection of the dreadnoughts

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an incomplete Soviet battlecruiser (officially designated a "heavy cruiser") built under the Soviet Navy's Project 69. The first iterations of the Project 69 design were drafted in the mid-1930s in the form of a heavy cruiser intended to defeat treaty cruisers of other naval powers. Over several years, the project evolved and grew in size and displacement, ultimately resulting in a 41,540-ton battlecruiser configuration. Kronshtadt's construction began in 1939, but soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union permanently halted construction of the Project 69 ships. After the conclusion of the Second World War, the Project 69 design was ultimately considered obsolete as well as economically infeasible, and the Kronshtadt was subsequently scrapped.
-The Kronshtadt was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]] and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. She stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well-suited to hunting down cruisers. In addition, the main 305 mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though her protection isn't superior to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armour is largely resistant to cruiser-calibre gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armour plating of the ship.
+The Kronshtadt was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]] and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. She stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well-suited to hunting down cruisers. In addition, the main 305 mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though her protection isn't increased compared to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armour is largely resistant to cruiser-calibre gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armour plating of the ship.
 == General info ==

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 The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an incomplete Soviet battlecruiser (officially designated a "heavy cruiser") built under the Soviet Navy's Project 69. The first iterations of the Project 69 design were drafted in the mid-1930s in the form of a heavy cruiser intended to defeat treaty cruisers of other naval powers. Over several years, the project evolved and grew in size and displacement, ultimately resulting in a 41,540-ton battlecruiser configuration. Kronshtadt's construction began in 1939, but soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union permanently halted construction of the Project 69 ships. After the conclusion of the Second World War, the Project 69 design was ultimately considered obsolete as well as economically infeasible, and the Kronshtadt was subsequently scrapped.
-The Kronshtadt was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]] and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. She stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well-suited to hunting down cruisers. In addition, the main 305 mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though her armour is reduced compared to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armour is largely resistant to cruiser-calibre gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armour plating of the ship.
+The Kronshtadt was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]] and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. She stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well-suited to hunting down cruisers. In addition, the main 305 mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though her protection isn't superior to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armour is largely resistant to cruiser-calibre gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armour plating of the ship.
 == General info ==

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 == Description ==
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-The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an incomplete Soviet battlecruiser (officially designated a "heavy cruiser") built under the Soviet Navy's Project 69. The first iterations of the Project 69 design were drafted in the mid-1930s in the form of a heavy cruiser intended to defeat treaty cruisers of other naval powers. Over several years, the project evolved and grew in size and displacement, ultimately resulting in a 41540 ton battlecruiser configuration. Kronshtadt's construction began in 1939, but soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union permanently halted construction of the Project 69 ships. After the conclusion of the Second World War, the Project 69 design was ultimately considered obsolete as well as economically infeasible, and the Kronshtadt was subsequently scrapped.
+The '''{{Specs|name}}''' was an incomplete Soviet battlecruiser (officially designated a "heavy cruiser") built under the Soviet Navy's Project 69. The first iterations of the Project 69 design were drafted in the mid-1930s in the form of a heavy cruiser intended to defeat treaty cruisers of other naval powers. Over several years, the project evolved and grew in size and displacement, ultimately resulting in a 41,540-ton battlecruiser configuration. Kronshtadt's construction began in 1939, but soon after the German invasion of the Soviet Union permanently halted construction of the Project 69 ships. After the conclusion of the Second World War, the Project 69 design was ultimately considered obsolete as well as economically infeasible, and the Kronshtadt was subsequently scrapped.
-The Kronshtadt was introduced in Update "Danger Zone" and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. The Kronshtadt stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well suited to hunt down cruisers. In addition, the main 305mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though the armor of the Kronshtadt is reduced compared to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armor is largely resistant to cruiser-caliber gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armor plating of the ship.
+The Kronshtadt was introduced in [[Update "Danger Zone"]] and is a unique battlecruiser in the Soviet tech tree. She stands out from other Russian and Soviet capital ships with her high speed and fast reload, making her very well-suited to hunting down cruisers. In addition, the main 305 mm guns of the Kronshtadt also have exceptionally good muzzle velocities, and therefore the AP shells have good penetration at close range. The Kronshtadt also has a significantly better AA suite compared to the Sevastopol and Imperatritsa Mariya class dreadnoughts, though her armour is reduced compared to the aforementioned dreadnoughts; while the armour is largely resistant to cruiser-calibre gunfire, it does not fare as well against other capital ships. That being said, the hull of the Kronshtadt is spacious and provides decent survivability despite the relatively middling armour plating of the ship.
 == General info ==

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 Overall, the Kronshtadt is a surprisingly damage resistant ship for a battlecruiser. Though only 230 mm, the main belt can still block high calibre AP shells when angled and the belt being relatively tall and lengthy makes it excellent for blocking HE fragments and catching shells that would have otherwise plunged into the upper decks. The layered armoured deck is great at resisting some of the smaller bombs and can shrug off any armour piercing shells in game except possibly at extremely long range. The turrets are reasonably sturdy, though can occasionally be knocked out by armour piercing shells hitting the relatively thin sides, however the ships ammunition doesn't tend to explode very often and if it does, the vessel can even survive one or two of the main magazines detonating, provided the payer keeps on top of damage control. The ship in general is very HE-resistant, due to a number of factors, but mainly thanks to how the ship has a relatively small number of AA guns, which are all safe within fully enclosed turrets and covered in anti-fragmentation armour rather than being in open mounts spread across the deck.  In most circumstances, the ship can practically ignore cruiser fire (at least, from a single ship) at anything other than short ranges and thanks to the torpedo protection, the ship is nearly immune to torpedoes which aren't strong enough to overpower your defences.
-The ship is still vulnerable to other capital ships when not angled. If you're in a duel with another battleship or battlecruiser, point the bow as much as you can toward them while being able to fire all main turrets, though if you've taken major damage you may opt to angle even further at the expense of not being able to fire your aft turret.
+The ship is still vulnerable to other capital ships when not angled. If you're in a duel with another battleship or battlecruiser, point the bow as much as you can toward them while being able to fire all main turrets, though if you've taken major damage you may opt to angle even further at the expense of not being able to fire your aft turret. Take care when fighting heavy cruisers at close range, such as the Prinz Eugen, Admiral Hipper, or Des Moines, as they can punch through your belt armour at close range with ease, creating significant risk of ammunition detonation.
 === Mobility ===
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 * Main belt can easily be penetrated when not angled
 * Huge and easily recognisable target
 * Wide turn radius, plus a tendency to lean too much to the side in a turn
 * No proximity fuse AA shells, only time-fused shells

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 [[File:Kronshtadt & Nevada.png|thumb|The sheer size of the Kronshtadt compared to the 356mm armed USS Nevada.]]
 Something that may be important in terms of survivability is the sheer size of the vessel. At 41kt, the Kronshtadt is the second heaviest playable vehicle in the entire game, second only to HMS Hood. Combined with being a battlecruiser built for high speeds, it has a very long hull that makes for a huge target. The ship can be more easily targeted and may end up being hit by more shells in any given salvo than a smaller vessel would have been hit by. That being said, the size does help when combatting aircraft as the more spread out internals and modules can result in bomb hits destroying comparatively less of the vital parts of the ship than if they had all been clustered up within a smaller hull.
 Lastly, the ship has a hefty crew complement of 1,406. Though not the most by capital ship standards, this is still a more than respectable number.
-Overall, the Kronshtadt is a surprisingly damage resistant ship for a battlecruiser. Though only 230 mm, the main belt can still block high calibre AP shells when angled and the belt being relatively tall and lengthy makes it excellent for blocking HE fragments. The layered armoured deck is great at resisting some of the smaller bombs and can shrug off any armour piercing shells in game except possibly at extremely long range. The turrets are reasonably sturdy, though can occasionally be knocked out by armour piercing shells hitting the relatively thin sides, however the ships ammunition doesn't tend to explode very often and if it does, the vessel can even survive one or two of the main magazines detonating, provided the payer keeps on top of damage control. The ship in general is very HE-resistant, due to a number of factors, but mainly thanks to how the ship has a relatively small number of AA guns, which are all safe within fully enclosed turrets and covered in anti-fragmentation armour rather than being in open mounts spread across the deck. In most circumstances, the ship can practically ignore cruiser fire at anything other than short ranges and thanks to the torpedo protection, the ship is nearly immune to torpedoes which aren't strong enough to overpower your defences.
+Overall, the Kronshtadt is a surprisingly damage resistant ship for a battlecruiser. Though only 230 mm, the main belt can still block high calibre AP shells when angled and the belt being relatively tall and lengthy makes it excellent for blocking HE fragments and catching shells that would have otherwise plunged into the upper decks. The layered armoured deck is great at resisting some of the smaller bombs and can shrug off any armour piercing shells in game except possibly at extremely long range. The turrets are reasonably sturdy, though can occasionally be knocked out by armour piercing shells hitting the relatively thin sides, however the ships ammunition doesn't tend to explode very often and if it does, the vessel can even survive one or two of the main magazines detonating, provided the payer keeps on top of damage control. The ship in general is very HE-resistant, due to a number of factors, but mainly thanks to how the ship has a relatively small number of AA guns, which are all safe within fully enclosed turrets and covered in anti-fragmentation armour rather than being in open mounts spread across the deck.  In most circumstances, the ship can practically ignore cruiser fire (at least, from a single ship) at anything other than short ranges and thanks to the torpedo protection, the ship is nearly immune to torpedoes which aren't strong enough to overpower your defences.
 The ship is still vulnerable to other capital ships when not angled. If you're in a duel with another battleship or battlecruiser, point the bow as much as you can toward them while being able to fire all main turrets, though if you've taken major damage you may opt to angle even further at the expense of not being able to fire your aft turret.
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 {{main|305 mm/54 B-50 (305 mm)}}
-The Kronshtadt is armed with a total of 9 x electrically-powered 305 mm 54-calibre B-50 cannons, arranged in 3 x large triple turrets, two superfiring fore and one aft. The ship carries 100 shells per gun, 900 in total. 100 main battery shells per gun mean only 100 full broadsides, roughly half an hour's worth of continuous firing. You may run out of main battery shells after extended engagements, such as in EC.
+The Kronshtadt is armed with a total of 9 x electrically-powered 305 mm 54-calibre B-50 cannons, arranged in 3 x large triple turrets, two superfiring fore and one aft. The ship carries 100 shells per gun, 900 in total. 100 main battery shells per gun mean only 100 full broadsides, little more than half an hour's worth of continuous firing. You may run out of main battery shells after extended engagements, such as in EC.
 The cannons can be depressed to -3° and elevated to +45° with an elevation rate of 10°/s, while the turrets can traverse at an impressive 5°/s, giving you relatively good gun handling for turrets of this size. The cannons have an average level of dispersion, not too accurate, not too spaced out.
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 [[File:Kronshtadt 152mm.png|thumb|The two starboard 152 mm turrets of the Kronshtadt]]
-Now whilst these are good guns in cruiser terms, they're not all that much for a battlecruiser like the Kronshtadt. You only have a maximum broadside of 4 guns and the reload isn't exactly the fastest. They're not of much use against small boats because your anti-aircraft suite can take care of them much more effectively. While you can do some damage to cruisers and capital ships with the 152 mm cannons, they really don't add much to the damage output of the main 305 mm cannons. The main guns can fire almost as fast as some heavy cruisers and deal enough damage, meaning that using the 152 mm guns against capital ships won't make a noticeable difference. It's therefore recommended to load the guns with the HE-TF shells so they can be of use against aircraft by acting as heavy AA batteries. With over 6 kg of filler, the shells can be very effective if they detonate in the vicinity of an inbound aircraft and have more range than anything in your dedicated AA suite. As before, the slow reload rate is not ideal in this role, but they have more use against aircraft than warships and might just save you when conventional AA fails. Plus, the high explosive filler means they can still be of occasional use against soft surface targets.
+Now whilst these are good guns in cruiser terms, they're not all that much for a battlecruiser like the Kronshtadt. You only have a maximum broadside of 4 guns and the reload isn't exactly the fastest. They're not of much use against small boats because your anti-aircraft suite can take care of them much more effectively. While you can do some damage to cruisers and capital ships with the 152 mm cannons, they really don't add much to the damage output of the main 305 mm cannons. The main guns can fire almost as fast as some heavy cruisers and deal overwhelming damage in comparison to the 152 mm, meaning that using the secondary guns against major ships won't make a noticeable difference. It's therefore recommended to load the guns with the HE-TF shells so they can be of use against aircraft by acting as heavy AA batteries. With over 6 kg of filler, the shells can be very effective if they detonate in the vicinity of an inbound aircraft and have more range than anything in your dedicated AA suite. As before, the slow reload rate is not ideal in this role, but they have more use against aircraft than warships and might just save you when conventional AA fails. Plus, the high explosive filler means they can still be of occasional use against soft surface targets.
 {{:152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm)/Ammunition|152 mm OF-35 HE, 152 mm B-35 AP, 152 mm PB-35 SAP, 152 mm ZS-35 AA}}

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-Firstly, the Kronshtadt uses an all or nothing armour scheme, wherein the vast majority of the armour is focused on the vital sections (the citadel) whilst the areas of lesser importance have little to no armour (the fore and aft). The main armour belt of the Kronshtadt is a respectable 230 mm of RCA (rolled cemented armour), covering most of the side of the hull above the waterline and extending a decent way under the waterline as well.
+Firstly, the Kronshtadt uses an all or nothing armour scheme, wherein the vast majority of the armour is focused on the vital sections (the citadel) whilst the areas of lesser importance have little to no armour (the fore and aft). The main armour belt of the Kronshtadt is a respectable 230 mm of RCA (rolled cemented armour), covering most of the side of the hull above the waterline and extending a decent way under the waterline as well. [[File:Kronshtadt armour layout.png|thumb|Kronshtadt's 230 mm armour plate]]The bow of the ship features a 20 mm icebreaker, which can fuse penetrating shells before they hit the bulkhead, though it's only half the height of the armour belt, leaving an unprotected gap between the icebreaker and the deck. The forward bulkhead is quite thick, 330 mm of RCA. The aft bulkhead is a lesser 275 mm RCA, though still capable of protecting the internals.
 The deck of the citadel has three layers of armour, the first is only 14 mm, intended to fuse shells and bombs prematurely. Under this is the main armour deck, 90 mm of RHA (rolled homogeneous armour). The final layer is a 30 mm splinter deck, which tapers to 15 mm over the torpedo bulges. The deck of the fore and aft of the ship have only a single 10 mm layer.
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 In terms of underwater protection, the ship uses American-style torpedo bulges with 4 longitudinal bulkheads, rated to be able to absorb 250 kg of explosive weight, though the original design specifies that it should be able to withstand 500 kg. The bulges cover 61% of the ships length and have a maximum depth of 6 m, tapering to 4 m fore and aft.
 Lastly, the ship has a hefty crew complement of 1,406. Though not the most by capital ship standards, this is still a more than respectable number.
-[[File:Kronshtadt armour layout.png|thumb|Kronshtadt's 230 mm armour plate]]
-Overall, the Kronshtadt is a surprisingly damage resistant ship for a battlecruiser. Though only 230 mm, the main belt can still block high calibre AP shells when angled and the belt being relatively tall and lengthy makes it excellent for blocking HE fragments. The layered armoured deck is great at resisting some of the smaller bombs and can shrug off any armour piercing shells in game except possibly at extremely long range. The turrets are reasonably sturdy, though can occasionally be knocked out by armour piercing shells hitting the relatively thin sides, however the ships ammunition doesn't tend to explode very often and the vessel can even survive one or two of the main magazines detonating. The ship in general is very HE-resistant, due to a number of factors, but mainly thanks to how the ship has a relatively small number of AA guns, which are all safe within fully enclosed turrets and covered in anti-fragmentation armour rather than being in open mounts spread across the deck. In most circumstances, the ship can practically ignore cruiser fire at anything other than short ranges and thanks to the torpedo protection, the ship is nearly immune to torpedoes which aren't strong enough to overpower your defences.
+Overall, the Kronshtadt is a surprisingly damage resistant ship for a battlecruiser. Though only 230 mm, the main belt can still block high calibre AP shells when angled and the belt being relatively tall and lengthy makes it excellent for blocking HE fragments. The layered armoured deck is great at resisting some of the smaller bombs and can shrug off any armour piercing shells in game except possibly at extremely long range. The turrets are reasonably sturdy, though can occasionally be knocked out by armour piercing shells hitting the relatively thin sides, however the ships ammunition doesn't tend to explode very often and if it does, the vessel can even survive one or two of the main magazines detonating, provided the payer keeps on top of damage control. The ship in general is very HE-resistant, due to a number of factors, but mainly thanks to how the ship has a relatively small number of AA guns, which are all safe within fully enclosed turrets and covered in anti-fragmentation armour rather than being in open mounts spread across the deck. In most circumstances, the ship can practically ignore cruiser fire at anything other than short ranges and thanks to the torpedo protection, the ship is nearly immune to torpedoes which aren't strong enough to overpower your defences.
 The ship is still vulnerable to other capital ships when not angled. If you're in a duel with another battleship or battlecruiser, point the bow as much as you can toward them while being able to fire all main turrets, though if you've taken major damage you may opt to angle even further at the expense of not being able to fire your aft turret.
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 {{main|100 mm/56 B-34 (100 mm)|37 mm/67 70-K (37 mm)}}
+[[File:Kronshtadt 37mm turrets.png|thumb|All of the anti-air autocannons are concentrated into a small number of quad turrets like this.]]
 The main anti-air armament of the Kronshtadt is made up of 28 x 37 mm 67-calibre water-cooled 70-K autocannons. What's unique about the AA on the Kronshtadt is that all the anti-air guns are are grouped into a handful of miniature turrets, whereas pretty much every other vessel in game has at least some of its anti-air guns as open air gun mounts, which are highly vulnerable to explosive damage. The vessel has seven quad turrets in total with three positioned on the fore of the superstructure and four on the aft. This is complemented by 8 x 100 mm 56-calibre B-34 dual purpose cannons arranged in four twin turrets, all of which are grouped on the rear of the superstructure. The 37 mm guns each carry 2,000 rounds of ammunition each, 8,000 per turret, 56,000 in total, while the 100 mm turrets carry 300 rounds per gun, 600 per turret and 2,400 in total.
-[[File:Kronshtadt AA fire.png|thumb|Anti-air fire from the aft turrets of the Kronshtadt]]
+The 37 mm turrets have elevation limits of -10° to +85°, enabling them to fire in nearly any direction, whilst they can traverse at 20°/s and elevate at 15°/s. The guns fire a 732 g shell at a muzzle velocity of 880 m/s. With a reload speed of 0.4 seconds, each gun has a rate of fire of 126 RPM, giving each turret a rate of fire of 504 RPM. With an average of 5 turrets on a broadside target, that lets you fire at an inbound target with a potential of at least 2,500 RPM.
-Overall, and despite having relatively few anti-air turrets, the Kronshtadt has a decent level of AA capability that wouldn't be out of place on several average cruisers. Now, the 37 mm turrets fire all the guns on the turret simultaneously, so there's a noticeable gap between each shot as they reload, but you can occasionally get circumstances where, due to overheating and such, the turrets end up staggering the fire of their 4 guns, giving a much more useful density of fire, almost similar to the fire from the future 37 mm V-11 dual mounts on the Chapayev/Sverdlov-class. The turrets are not bad when it comes to accuracy as well, often striking aircraft at medium range and nailing aircraft that get too close. The 37 mm cannons don't usually need many hits to bring a plane down. Unfortunately though, due to all being in entire turrets, the guns aren't the fastest to respond to aircraft that appear from nowhere or that get close enough to outrun the rate the turrets can traverse. The 100 mm cannons can create a reasonably dense flak field that can reach out much further than the 37 mm guns, though the relatively low calibre of the cannons and only having timed fuses instead of proximity fuses means that it's not uncommon for aircraft to just fly through the flak while taking little to no damage unless a lucky shell detonates right next to the plane.
+The 100 mm turrets have almost identical elevation limits of -8° to +85°, though the targeting speed is lesser, at 12°/s traverse and 10°/s elevation. They fire a 15.6 kg HE-TF shell at a muzzle velocity of 900 m/s every 4 seconds for a rate of fire of 30 RPM per turret, 60 RPM on a broadside. [[File:Kronshtadt AA fire.png|thumb|Anti-air fire from the aft turrets of the Kronshtadt]]Overall, and despite having relatively few anti-air turrets, the Kronshtadt has a decent level of AA capability that wouldn't be out of place on your average cruiser. Now, the 37 mm turrets fire all the guns on the turret simultaneously, so there's a noticeable gap between each shot as they reload, but you can occasionally get circumstances where, due to overheating and such, the turrets end up staggering the fire of their 4 guns, giving a much more useful density of fire. Unfortunately, there is no option or button to allow for staggered fire at all times. The turrets are not bad when it comes to accuracy as well, often striking aircraft at medium range and nailing aircraft that get too close, though as always, this can heavily depend on the aircraft in question and who is flying it. The 37 mm cannons don't usually need many hits to bring a plane down. Unfortunately though, due to all being in entire turrets, the guns aren't the fastest to respond to aircraft that appear from nowhere or that get close enough to outrun the rate the turrets can traverse. The 100 mm cannons can create a reasonably dense flak field that can reach out much further than the 37 mm guns, though the relatively low calibre of the cannons and only having timed fuses instead of proximity fuses means that it's not uncommon for aircraft to just fly through the flak while taking little to no damage unless a lucky shell detonates right next to the plane.
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 {{main|305 mm/54 B-50 (305 mm)}}
-The Kronshtadt is armed with a total of 9 x electrically-powered 305 mm 54-calibre B-50 cannons, arranged in 3 x large triple turrets, two superfiring fore and one aft. The ship carries 100 shells per gun, 900 in total.
+The Kronshtadt is armed with a total of 9 x electrically-powered 305 mm 54-calibre B-50 cannons, arranged in 3 x large triple turrets, two superfiring fore and one aft. The ship carries 100 shells per gun, 900 in total. 100 main battery shells per gun mean only 100 full broadsides, roughly half an hour's worth of continuous firing. You may run out of main battery shells after extended engagements, such as in EC.
 The cannons can be depressed to -3° and elevated to +45° with an elevation rate of 10°/s, while the turrets can traverse at an impressive 5°/s, giving you relatively good gun handling for turrets of this size. The cannons have an average level of dispersion, not too accurate, not too spaced out.
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 {{main|152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm)}}
-The secondary armament of the Kronshtadt consists of 8 x 152 mm 57-caliber B-38 cannons, arranged in 4 x twin turrets near the front of the superstructure, two on the starboard side, two on the port side, with the foremost turrets inboard and on raised barbettes, giving them good arcs of fire. They carry 150 shells per gun, 300 per turret, 1,200 in total.
+The secondary armament of the Kronshtadt consists of 8 x 152 mm 57-calibre B-38 cannons, arranged in 4 x twin turrets near the front of the superstructure, two on the starboard side, two on the port side, with the foremost turrets inboard and on raised barbettes, giving them good arcs of fire. They carry 150 shells per gun, 300 per turret, 1,200 in total.
 These turrets carry the same cannons that can be found in the main armament of the [[Chapayev]]- and [[Sverdlov]]-class light cruisers, renowned for their excellent guns. You have decent gun handling with these turrets, with elevation limits at -5° to +45°, an elevation rate of 13°/s and a traversal rate of 7.2°/s. Your turrets have a 10-second reload, 8 with a max crew.
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 * HE-TF - 54.23 kg mass, 950 m/s muzzle velocity, 10.1 kg of TNTeq with 0.01 mm fuse sensitivity and 62 mm of explosive penetration at any angle, equipped with a timed fuse for use against aircraft.
-[[File:Kronshtadt 152mm.png|thumb|The two starboard 152mm turrets of the Kronshtadt]]
+[[File:Kronshtadt 152mm.png|thumb|The two starboard 152 mm turrets of the Kronshtadt]]
-Now whilst these are good guns in cruiser terms, they're not all that much for a battlecruiser like the Kronshtadt. You only have a maximum broadside of 4 guns and the reload isn't exactly the fastest. They're not of much use against small boats because your anti-aircraft suite can take care of them much more effectively and, whilst you can do some damage to cruisers and capital ships with them, they really don't add much to the damage output of the main cannons, which can fire almost as fast as some heavy cruisers and deal enough damage that anything the 152mm can do just doesn't make much difference. With this in mind, it's therefore recommended to load the guns with the HE-TF shells so they can be of use against aircraft by acting as heavy AA batteries. With over 6 kg of filler, the shells can be very effective if they detonate in the vicinity of an inbound aircraft and have more range than anything in your dedicated AA suite. As before, the slow reload rate means it's not ideal, but frankly, they have more use against aircraft than warships and who knows, they might just save you when conventional AA fails. Plus, the high explosive filler means they can still be of occasional use against soft surface targets.
+Now whilst these are good guns in cruiser terms, they're not all that much for a battlecruiser like the Kronshtadt. You only have a maximum broadside of 4 guns and the reload isn't exactly the fastest. They're not of much use against small boats because your anti-aircraft suite can take care of them much more effectively. While you can do some damage to cruisers and capital ships with the 152 mm cannons, they really don't add much to the damage output of the main 305 mm cannons. The main guns can fire almost as fast as some heavy cruisers and deal enough damage, meaning that using the 152 mm guns against capital ships won't make a noticeable difference. It's therefore recommended to load the guns with the HE-TF shells so they can be of use against aircraft by acting as heavy AA batteries. With over 6 kg of filler, the shells can be very effective if they detonate in the vicinity of an inbound aircraft and have more range than anything in your dedicated AA suite. As before, the slow reload rate is not ideal in this role, but they have more use against aircraft than warships and might just save you when conventional AA fails. Plus, the high explosive filler means they can still be of occasional use against soft surface targets.
 {{:152 mm/57 B-38 (152 mm)/Ammunition|152 mm OF-35 HE, 152 mm B-35 AP, 152 mm PB-35 SAP, 152 mm ZS-35 AA}}
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 The 100 mm turrets have almost identical elevation limits of -8° to +85°, though the targeting speed is lesser, at 12°/s traverse and 10°/s elevation. They fire a 15.6 kg HE-TF shell at a muzzle velocity of 900 m/s every 4 seconds for a rate of fire of 30 RPM per turret, 60 RPM on a broadside.
-Overall, and despite having relatively few anti-air turrets, the Kronshtadt has a decent level of AA capability that wouldn't be out of place on several average cruisers. Now, the 37 mm turrets fire all the guns on the turret simultaneously, so there's a noticeable gap between each shot as they reload, but you can occasionally get circumstances where, due to overheating and such, the turrets end up staggering the fire of their 4 guns, giving a much more useful density of fire, almost similar to the fire from the future 37 mm V-11 dual mounts on the Chapayev/Sverdlov-class. The turrets are not bad when it comes to accuracy as well, often striking aircraft at medium range and nailing aircraft that get too close. Being 37 mm cannons, they don't usually need many hits to bring a plane down. Unfortunately though, due to all being in entire turrets, the guns aren't the fastest to respond to aircraft that appear from nowhere or that get close enough to outrun the rate the turrets can traverse. The 100 mm cannons can create a reasonably dense flak field that can reach out much further than the 37 mm guns, though the relatively low calibre of the cannons and only having timed fuses instead of proximity fuses means that it's not uncommon for aircraft to just fly through the flak while taking little to no damage unless a lucky shell detonates right next to the plane.
+Overall, and despite having relatively few anti-air turrets, the Kronshtadt has a decent level of AA capability that wouldn't be out of place on several average cruisers. Now, the 37 mm turrets fire all the guns on the turret simultaneously, so there's a noticeable gap between each shot as they reload, but you can occasionally get circumstances where, due to overheating and such, the turrets end up staggering the fire of their 4 guns, giving a much more useful density of fire, almost similar to the fire from the future 37 mm V-11 dual mounts on the Chapayev/Sverdlov-class. The turrets are not bad when it comes to accuracy as well, often striking aircraft at medium range and nailing aircraft that get too close. The 37 mm cannons don't usually need many hits to bring a plane down. Unfortunately though, due to all being in entire turrets, the guns aren't the fastest to respond to aircraft that appear from nowhere or that get close enough to outrun the rate the turrets can traverse. The 100 mm cannons can create a reasonably dense flak field that can reach out much further than the 37 mm guns, though the relatively low calibre of the cannons and only having timed fuses instead of proximity fuses means that it's not uncommon for aircraft to just fly through the flak while taking little to no damage unless a lucky shell detonates right next to the plane.
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 '''Pros:'''
-* Highly effective main calibre shells.
+* Highly effective main calibre shells
-* Fast reload for the main turrets.
+* Fast reload for the main turrets
-* Effective armour layout.
+* Effective armour layout
-* Large crew count.
+* Large crew count
-* Generally resistant to HE fragmentation and bombs.
+* Generally resistant to HE fragmentation and bombs
-* Surprisingly capable AA.
+* Surprisingly capable AA
-* High top speed, great for EC battles.
+* High top speed, great for EC battles
 '''Cons:'''
-* Main belt can easily be penetrated when not angled.
+* Main belt can easily be penetrated when not angled
-* Huge and easily recognisable target.
+* Huge and easily recognisable target
-* Below average turret armour.
+* Below average turret armour
-* Wide turn radius, plus a tendency to lean too much to the side in a turn.
+* Wide turn radius, plus a tendency to lean too much to the side in a turn
-* No proximity fuse AA shells, only time-fused shells.
+* No proximity fuse AA shells, only time-fused shells
-* Secondary battery with a low damage output.
+* Secondary battery with a low damage output
-* 100 main battery shells per gun, meaning only 100 full broadsides, roughly half an hours worth of repeated firing. Can run out of main battery shells after extended engagements, such as in EC.
+* Limited ammunition count for the main guns if you play Enduring Confrontation
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