Blagorodnyy

Blagorodnyy

Blagorodnyy

USSR

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
5.3	5.3	5.3

Class:

PREMIUM

Destroyer

Purchase:2 980

Description

The Pr.56-PLO, Blagorodnyy, 1978 (lit. "Noble") is a premium rank III Soviet destroyer with a battle rating of 5.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Drone Age".

The Blagorodnyy belongs to the Project 56 Spokoiny-class destroyer and is upgraded to the PLO version with enhanced anti-submarine weaponry. The 130 mm turrets and quad 45 mm autocannons will make sure it can make short work of enemies PT boats, destroyers or sometimes even light cruisers at lower tier thanks to its devastating firepower.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower20 / 10 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement3 230 t

Crew284 people

The design of Project 56 destroyers are identical: in Blagorodnyy's case, it is the "PLO" ASW variant of the family. Both the hull and superstructure are made of steel at 16 mm and 4 mm respectively. While it is sufficient to stop lower calibre autocannons without any AP shell, the secondary cannons of ships at this BR will very like penetrate the hull, even HE shells. Like most destroyers at its rank, the ammo storage is right below the turrets and both 130 mm and 45 mm ammunition stored closely, the abundance of ammo will very likely result in a detonation or total destruction if either one is ignited.

In case of extra protection, parts of the ship are covered mostly by anti-shrapnel armour of 10 mm thickness by the funnel, torpedo control room, face of SM-20-ZIF, etc., with some area at higher or lower thickness. While this is nowhere sufficient from direct hits, it can at least save the ship from shrapnel of near-misses.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB89 / 40 km/h

RB72 / 32 km/h

Thanks to the 4 GTZA TV-8 steam turbine engines onboard, the Blagorodnyy can push up to 72 km/h (38.9 kn). The speed itself is very sufficient for it to leave the heated combat zone or flanking enemies with relative ease.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	89	40
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	72	32

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB2 918

RB2 295

Crew training10 000

Experts360 000

Aces820

Research Aces870 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 290 / 600 / 50 %

2 × 160 / 160 / 160 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Rudder Replacement Propeller Replacement Engine Maintenance	Damage Control Division Fire Division Smokescreen Shrapnel Protection Ventilation New Pumps Ammo Wetting	130mm_ussr_sm2_1_pb42_navy_sap_ammo_pack Auxiliary Armament Targeting Primary Armament Targeting Improved Rangefinder 130mm_ussr_sm2_1_zs42r_navy_radio_aa_ammo_pack Bomb mortar

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 130 mm/58 SM-2-1 cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

Vertical guidance-8° / 82°

A common feature of Soviet destroyers is their 130 mm turrets. In Blagorodnyy's case, it is armed with 2 x SM-2-1 130 mm dual mount on the front and rear of the hull. Thanks to the advancement of technology, it has a faster traverse speed than the B-2LM mounts of previous destroyers and let alone the single B-13 mounts. The new SAP and HE-VT shell also prove its capability to take down enemy vessels up to light cruisers given the shots does extensive damage against their internal modules. The 130 mm SM-2-1 turrets are equipped with ZF-42R HE-VT shells, the sheer calibre of the gun is more than enough to scare off enemies' planes even at longer ranges or higher altitude thanks to its anti-aircraft radar onboard with leading indicator. If any aircraft comes within its explosion radius, it is very unlikely that it can survive the salvoes.

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
130 mm OF-42 HE	HE	37	37	37	37	37	37
130 mm PB-42 SAP	SAPCBC	204	174	134	104	82	57
130 mm ZS-42R HE-VT	HE-VT	35	35	35	35	35	35

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%
130 mm OF-42 HE	HE	950	33.4	0	0.1	3.83	79°	80°	81°
130 mm PB-42 SAP	SAPCBC	950	33.4	0.04	5	2.21	48°	63°	71°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
130 mm ZS-42R HE-VT	HE-VT	955	33.08	0	0.1	240	16	3	79°	80°	81°

Secondary armament

4 х Turret4 x 45 mm/89 SM-20-ZIF automatic cannon

Ammunition8000 rounds

Belt capacity4 rounds

Fire rate160 shots/min

Most destroyers at this rank have extensive medium calibre anti-aircraft firepower against incoming planes and the Blagorodnyy is among the very last gun destroyers of Soviet Navy. The 4 x quad mount 45 mm SM-20-ZIF mount onboard have an extremely devastating firepower against planes or coastal ships within their range.

Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret2 x 25 mm 2M-3 mounting

Ammunition3900 rounds

Belt capacity65 rounds

Fire rate300 shots/min

Aside from 45 mm quad mount autocannons onboard, the Blagorodnyy also sports 2 x twin mount 2M-3 25 mm autocannons. Like the other type of autocannon onboard, any aircraft and coastal ship will have a very bad day when being strafed a few seconds by it.

Additional armament

Setup 15 x 533 mm 53-57 torpedo

Setup 296 x RBU-2500 mortar

2 x RKU-36U mortar

Setup 396 x RBU-2500 mortar

2 x RKU-36U mortar

1 x 533 mm 53-57 torpedo

The base model Project 56 didn't have sufficient deterrence against submarines. With the Blagorodnyy's PLO upgrade, a pair of RBU-2500 depth charges respectively at the front and a pair of RBU-36U at the rear were added. While there aren't submarines in-game currently, the explosive content of those rockets can take out PT boats or fast attack boats right away, alternatively set enemy vessels ablaze or knock-out their critical modules.

The other weaponry on-board are its quintuple 533 mm 53-57 torpedo launchers located by the middle of the ship. They inflict sufficient damage against careless targets, but remember to set torpedo depth for maximum damage.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast-firing 130 mm turret with HE-VT shells
• Extensive medium-calibre autocannons onboard for anti-aircraft/coastal ships
• Anti-submarine rockets can sometimes knock out ships that get too close
• Fast for its size and tier
• Search radar for aerial targets

Cons:

• Packs only 5 torpedoes
• Rather huge size for a destroyer
• Relatively low turret traverse speed for its main cannon

History

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