Chkalov
Tier VIII · Aircraft Carrier · U.S.S.R. · Premium
Rating D (Bottom tier within its tier and class · overall score 8) · Balanced carrier
Balanced carrier. Its air groups are fragile, so avoid strong AA and choose targets carefully. Both bomber and torpedo-bomber strikes are weak, so pick targets with weak AA.
Key stats
- HP: 33,630
- Top speed: 31.97 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.72 km
- Main battery: 130 mm 7X2 · reload 5 s · range 8.82 km
The project of a high-speed aircraft carrier armed with dual-purpose main battery artillery that was developed in the U.S.S.R. in the late 1930s (Project 71B).