Krasny Kavkaz

Krasny Kavkaz

Soobrazitelny

Krasny Krym

Krasny Kavkaz

Soobrazitelny

Krasny Krym

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:36 000

Purchase:115 000

Description

The Svetlana-class, Krasny Kavkaz, 1944 is a rank III Soviet light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update 1.79 "Project X" when the Soviet fleet was implemented into the game.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel75 / 75 / 20 mm

Main fire tower25 / 25 / 25 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement9 030 t

Crew878 people

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Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB63 / 29 km/h

RB54 / 25 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	63	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	54	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 849 → 6 308

RB6 195 → 8 059

Total cost of modifications35 600

77 400

Talisman cost1 200

Crew training33 000

Experts115 000

Aces590

Research Aces360 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

330 / 600 / 100 %

148 / 148 / 148 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 185 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 900 Cost: 6 300 300	Damage Control Division Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 185 Fire Division Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 Smokescreen Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 Shrapnel Protection Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 Ventilation Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 New Pumps Research: 2 900 Cost: 6 300 300 Ammo Wetting Research: 2 900 Cost: 6 300 300	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 185 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 900 185 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 100mm_ussr_navy_aa_ammo_pack Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_sap_ammo_pack Research: 1 300 Cost: 2 800 135 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 180mm_ussr_b1k_navy_zs_ammo_pack Research: 1 500 Cost: 3 300 155 Torpedo Mode Research: 2 900 Cost: 6 300 300

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret180 mm/60 B-1-K naval gun

Ammunition203 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 60°

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Secondary armament

6 х Turret2 x 100 mm/50 Minizini naval gun

Ammunition1000 rounds

2 х Turret76 mm/55 34-K cannon

Ammunition300 rounds

2 х Turret45 mm/46 21-K cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

10 х Turret37 mm/67 70-K automatic cannon

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity5 rounds

Fire rate180 shots/min

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

Ammunition8000 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

2 х Turret12.7 mm DShK machine gun

Ammunition2000 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate600 shots/min

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Additional armament

Setup 112 x 450 mm wet-heating 45-36NU torpedo

The torpedoes of the Kavkaz are the same as those on the Frunze and Kerch. Being almost useless at 3.3, they are a waste of time at 5.0. They have a terrible range of 3.0km, where your main guns and secondaries are able to deal much more damage most of the time. They also have a tiny warhead meaning anything above a destroyer leader will need multiple hits to kill. However, there are 2 triple launchers per side meaning they can be used as a last ditch effort against a close range heavy cruiser where they likely won't have time to avoid all of them.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

180mm guns with shell types effective against almost everything it will face

Very powerful secondaries

Good AA armament

Cons:

Near useless torpedoes

Very long reload for main guns

Sluggish manoeuvrability

History

The Krasny Kavkaz or as it was initially named, the Admiral Lazarev, was a ship of the Svetlana-class light cruisers, laid down in 1913 for the Imperial Russian Navy at the Russud dockyard. The ship's construction went according to plan through the duration of The Great War(WW1) until the outbreak of the October Revolution in Russia in late 1917 caused construction to cease, with the ship being just above halfway completed.

After capturing the mostly intact ship, the Soviets decided to complete its construction and renamed it to Krasny Kavkaz in late 1926. The ship was completed to a modernized design, changing its initial layout and armaments significantly, in order to meet modern requirements. After more than two decades, the Krasny Kavkaz was finally commissioned into service with the Navy in January 1932 as the most advanced Soviet cruiser of the time.

The ship's career was already off to a bad start however, as only months after leaving the drydock, she suffered severe damages to the bow after colliding with another light cruiser. After her bow was extensively rebuilt, she made several visits to ports in Greece, Turkey and Italy in 1933. Prior to the German invasion of the USSR, she underwent one more retrofit, which greatly increased her anti-aircraft armament.

The service life of the Krasny Kavkaz during WW2 was defined by her involvements in numerous Black Sea operations, most notably around the coastal cities of Odessa, Sevastopol, Novorossiysk and the Kerch peninsula. However, she also took part in various other missions, including convoy escorts, troop transport, fire support and many more. After Stalin forbade the use of large naval vessels without his personal consent in 1943, Krasny Kavkaz saw no further action, marking the end of her wartime service.

After WW2, Krasny Kavkaz was converted to a training ship in 1947 and was later used as a target ship in 1952, before being sunk by an anti-ship cruise missile.

- From Devblog

Media

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See also

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• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] Krasny Kavkaz: The Guardian of The Black Sea

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