Ship Database

Tier IX Cruiser Premium

Pan-Asia

Baotou

A light cruiser design (Project 84) intended to provide air defense for naval formations was developed in the U.S.S.R. in 1955. Work on the ship was halted the same year. The design documentation could hypothetically have been transferred to the People's Republic of China in the late 1950s along with documentation for several weapon systems, including the 57 mm automatic anti-aircraft gun.

Doubloons: 21,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 47,200
Maximum speed: 36.0 knots
Surface detection: 12.8 km
Main battery range: 17.6 km
Main battery reload: 8.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection12.8 km
Main battery17.6 km
Secondary battery7 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

HE · HE-32 2,550
AP · AP-32 4,450
Depth charge 2,100

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 36.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 850 m
Rudder shift time: 11.1 s

Maneuverability API rating 58

Concealment

Surface detection: 12.8 km
Air detection: 8.4 km
Submarine detection: 8.4 km

Concealment API rating 52

Survivability

Hit points: 47,200
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 63

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 13–180 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 79

Maximum range: 17.6 km
Reload time: 8.0 s
Rate of fire: 7.1 rounds/min
180° turn time: 18.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 154 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

HE-32

Maximum damage per hit: 2,550
Fire chance: 13.0 %
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s
Shell mass: 98 kg

AP-32

Maximum damage per hit: 4,450
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s
Shell mass: 98 kg

Gun layout

Mount: 180 mm/65 SM-45 on an SM-48 mount
Mounts: 4
Barrels each: 2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Mount: HE-55
Maximum damage per hit: 1,400
Fire chance: 6.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 1,000 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 36

Reload time: 128 s
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 533 mm Quintuple PTA-53-68-bis
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 5

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 83

Aura: 57 mm ZIF-75 mount
Calibre: 57 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 100 mm/70 on an SM-52 mount
Calibre: 100 mm
Mounts: 6

Aura: 180 mm/65 SM-45 on an SM-48 mount
Calibre: 180 mm
Mounts: 4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge: 2,100
Maximum packs: 2
Charges per pack: 10
Reload time: 40.0 s

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 47,200
Main-battery barrels: 4
Secondary barrels: 6
Torpedo tubes: 2
AA mounts: 16

Engine

Published maximum speed: 36.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

GFCS IX mod. 1

Default

Type: Suo

Propulsion: 192,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Baotou

Default

Type: Hull

180 mm/65 SM-45 on an SM-48 mount

Default

Type: Artillery

53-51

Default

Type: Torpedoes

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 17
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Spain

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HP: 48,300
Speed: 36 kn
Guns: 17.6 km
Torps: 8 km

Open comparison

Japan

BA Takahashi

HP: 49,500
Speed: 34.5 kn
Guns: 16.5 km
Torps: 15 km

Open comparison

United Kingdom

Cursed Fang

HP: 44,900
Speed: 33.5 kn
Guns: 16.5 km
Torps: 10 km

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