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Tier VII Cruiser

U.S.S.R.

Shchors

The Major Naval Shipbuilding Program of 1936 included the development of squadron escort cruisers; their main task was to protect battleships from enemy light forces. The Leningrad Design Institute proposed a preliminary design of a new light cruiser in 1937. The ship borrowed the overall gun arrangement, hull silhouette, layout, and propulsion unit from...

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The Major Naval Shipbuilding Program of 1936 included the development of squadron escort cruisers; their main task was to protect battleships from enemy light forces. The Leningrad Design Institute proposed a preliminary design of a new light cruiser in 1937. The ship borrowed the overall gun arrangement, hull silhouette, layout, and propulsion unit from Project 26. A change of leadership in the Soviet Navy and the revision of the program for the construction of a "big fleet" prevented the project from being implemented.

Credits
5,600,000
Official profile image of Shchors

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
27,900
Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Surface detection
12.9 km
Main battery range
15.7 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 detection12.9 km
  • Main battery15.7 km
  • Secondary battery5.6 km
  • Torpedoes4 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 · OFU-35 2,200
  • AP · AP-35 3,300
  • Torpedo · 53-39 mod. 1 15,100
  • Depth charge 2,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
35.5 knots
Turning circle radius
900 m
Rudder shift time
12.4 s
Maneuverability API rating 55

Concealment

Surface detection
12.9 km
Air detection
6.5 km
Submarine detection
6.5 km
Concealment API rating 56

Survivability

Hit points
27,900
Torpedo damage reduction
0 %
Survivability API rating 39

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
10–100 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 69
Maximum range
15.7 km
Reload time
8.0 s
Rate of fire
7.5 rounds/min
180° turn time
25.0 s
Maximum dispersion
141 m

Shells

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

OFU-35
HE
Maximum damage per hit
2,200
Fire chance
12.0 %
Muzzle velocity
950 m/s
Shell mass
55 kg
AP-35
AP
Maximum damage per hit
3,300
Muzzle velocity
950 m/s
Shell mass
55 kg
Gun layout
Mount
152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5 mount
Mounts
4
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
5.6 km
Mount
HE-56
Maximum damage per hit
1,400
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
895 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 12

53-39 mod. 1

Maximum range
4.0 km
Maximum damage per hit
15,100
Reload time
76 s
Speed
70 knots
Detectability
1.4 km
180° turn time
7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
Mount
533 mm Triple 39-U
Mounts
2
Tubes each
3

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 41
Aura
12.7 mm DShK on a DShKM-2B mount
Calibre
12 mm
Mounts
4
Aura
37 mm 66-K mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
100 mm/56 Model 1940 on a B-34 mount
Calibre
100 mm
Mounts
4

Depth charges

Maximum damage per charge
2,000
Maximum packs
2
Charges per pack
8
Reload time
40.0 s
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
27,900
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
4
Torpedo tubes
2
AA mounts
14

Engine

Published maximum speed
35.5 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

GFCS VII mod. 1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
505,000 credits
Next modules
1

GFCS VII mod. 2

Type
Suo
Research
15,000 XP
Purchase
1,150,000 credits
Next ships
1

152 mm/57 B-38 on an MK-5 mount

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
400,000 credits

53-39 mod. 1

Default
Type
Torpedoes
Purchase
480,000 credits

Shchors (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
690,000 credits
Next modules
1

Shchors (B)

Type
Hull
Research
23,000 XP
Purchase
1,750,000 credits
Next ships
1

Propulsion: 126,500 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
440,000 credits

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
1,000,000

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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Tallinn
Research cost
110,000 XP
Ship
Chapayev
Research cost
112,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
11
Researchable next ships
2
Upgrade slots
4
Published battle levels
7–9

Cross-nation comparison

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Torps
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