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World of Warships (2015)

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Smolensk — Soviet promo premium Tier X cruiser.

Developed after World War II, a project of a small light cruiser (MLK 16 x 130) equipped with sixteen dual-purpose guns in four turret mounts intended to counter enemy light ships.

Smolensk became available with patch 0.8.7, released August 21st, 2019. She was removed from the Armory with patch 0.9.3, and is not currently available.

Performance
Smolensk is a powerful light cruiser at Tier X, comparable in many ways to the British Tier X cruiser, Minotaur. They are both equipped with rapid firing low-caliber guns mounted in turrets with extremely quick traverse time. Smolensk differs in that she has access to high-explosive ammunition, truly giving her a reputation as a firestarter. She is equipped with a few useful consumables, such as a Smoke Screen and Repair Party (While active, restores a percentage of the ship's health points each second.). These are essential for ensuring survivability in open water, as Smolensk has a "glass jaw." A poorly planned maneuver or exposure to large-caliber incoming fire will likely result in devastating hits. Players are advised to utilize these consumables regularly as well as engage from the cover of islands to protect the ship's vulnerable citadel.

Smolensk is equipped with torpedoes and offers a choice between Defensive AA Fire and Hydroacoustic Search in order to further her defensive capabilities against destroyers or aircraft seeking to harm her. Her low hit point pool requires that these threats be dealt with swiftly so she can return to cover and concealment to avoid being focused by enemy capital ships. Once properly positioned, Smolensk is extremely difficult to face, due to her capability to deal a high volume of fire over a short period of time. Players will benefit from studying maps in order to find the best positions to fire from. Smolensk also serves as a decent escort ship, especially in a division with another light cruiser or destroyer.

Pros:
High rate of fire and shell volume, exceptional DPM.
Excellent ballistics, high muzzle velocity and flat shell arcs.
Very quick turret traverse speed.
Equipped with torpedoes.
Access to the Smoke Generator (While active, generates a smokescreen that blocks line-of-sight for both enemies and teammates.) consumable
Excellent AA suite that can be further improved with the Defensive AA Fire (While active, the damage per second of large caliber anti-aircraft guns is increased.) consumable.
Extremely thin armor allows it to force enemy battleships to overpenetrate it at close ranges (i.e. under 8km) by showing a full broadside.

Cons:
Smallest health pool of all Tier 10 cruisers.
Thin armor makes it extremely vulnerable to AP battleships at long ranges and cruisers at any range.
Turn radius and rudder shift time are rather bad for such a small ship.
Very poor stock gun range means skill points or upgrades must be used to improve it.
Lightweight shells tend to lose a lot of speed at long range.
The Smoke Generator (While active, generates a smoke screen that blocks line-of-sight for both enemies and teammates.) consumable only has two charges stock.


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