Podvoisky
Tier V · Destroyer · U.S.S.R.
Rating S+ (Top of the class within its tier and class · overall score 97) · Gunboat destroyer
Gunboat destroyer, suited to DD hunting. Its HE main battery DPM of 19,600 is 13% above the same-tier destroyer average. High HE fire potential (1.8 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Key skills: Engine Accelerator I ×2 (top speed +8%, 25 s). Detectability of 5.88 km is 0.1 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands. Its weak detectability (5.88 km) drops to 5.17 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 12,544
- Top speed: 37.81 kn
- Surface detectability: 5.88 km
- Main battery: 130 mm 5X1 · reload 6 s · range 7.92 km
One of the draft designs for the first destroyer flotilla leaders in the U.S.S.R. Unlike destroyers built during the pre-revolutionary period, this ship had greater dimensions, a higher speed and more powerful artillery. Apart from that, she carried torpedoes of a larger caliber.