Kiev
Tier IX · Destroyer · U.S.S.R.
Rating C+ (Lower-mid within its tier and class · overall score 33) · Gunboat destroyer
Gunboat destroyer. Key skills: Engine Accelerator II ×3 (top speed +12%, 25 s); Rapid Reload I ×3 (main battery reload +18%, 20 s). Detectability of 6.6 km is 0.21 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands. Its weak detectability (6.6 km) drops to 5.81 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 18,762
- Top speed: 40.59 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.6 km
- Main battery: 130 mm 3X2 · reload 5 s · range 9.18 km
A design for a destroyer flotilla leader, created under the "Big Fleet" program (Project 48). The ship was developed from the Leningrad-class and Tashkent-class destroyer leaders. Among ships of the same type, she boasted powerful armament and a very high speed.