Budyonny
Budyonny — Soviet Tier VI cruiser.
A light cruiser built under Project 94. The ship was developed from the Kirov-class warships. Unlike her prototype, she was bigger in size and featured significantly enhanced protection. The ship's main guns were smaller in caliber but had a higher rate of fire.
Ship Stats
Survivability
Health: 21,850
Citadel Protection: 7.50%
Fire and Flooding Resistance: 10%
Damage Reduction: 6%
Torpedo Damage Reduction: 10.50%
Armour
Bow: 13 mm
Stern: 13 mm
Deck: 13 mm
Belt: 115 mm
Maneuverability
Top Speed: 34.59 Knots
Time to Full Speed: 17.44 s
Max Traverse Speed: 6.90 deg/s
Turn Time: 8.70 s
Main Guns (152 mm L/57 MK-5 3x3)
Reload Time: 7.80 s
Rate of Fire: 92.31 RPM
Range: 11.29 km
Flight Time: 5.58 s
Initial Velocity: 274.47 m/s
Deceleration: 7.12 m/s²
Dispersion Min/Max/Vertical: 96 m / 240 m / 50.40 m
Sigma: 1 σ
HE Damage: 460
Raw Alpha: 4,140
Raw DPM: 31,846
Fire Chance: 6%
Raw Alpha: 42.70%
Raw FPM: 3.28
AP Damage: 575
Raw Alpha: 5,175
Raw DPM: 39,808
Citadel Chance: 6%
Raw Alpha: 42.70%
Raw CPM: 3.28
Citadel Damage Rate: 150%
HE Citadel Damage: 690
AP Citadel Damage: 863
Turret Traverse: 8 deg/s
Torpedo Tubes (533 mm PTA-53-68-bis 2x5)
Reload Time: 51.20 s
Salvo Per Minute: 1.17 SPM
Range: 4.50 km
Time Expire: 14.57 s
Torpedo Speed: 66.69 Knots
Reaction Time (at standstill): 10.53 s
Min/Max Torpedo Spread: 2 deg / 4 deg
Torpedo Damage: 3,450
Raw Alpha: 17,250
Raw DPM: 20,215
Flood Chance: 12%
Raw Alpha: 47.23%
Torpedo Concealment: 1.83 km
Torpedo Traverse Speed: 20 deg/s
Anti-Aircraft Armament
Large Caliber AA Damage: 76
Large Caliber AA Range: 3.60 km
Small Caliber AA Damage: 41
Small Caliber AA Range: 1.50 km
Total AA Damage: 117
Concealment
Surface Detection: 8.88 km
After Firing Guns: 12.84 km
Ship Skills and Elite Bonus
Precise Aiming I x2
Main Gun Dispersion: -25% for 20 s
Before: 96 m / 258 m / 50.40 m
After: 72 m / 193.50 m / 32.8 m
Cooldown: 75 s
Air Defense Alert I x2
Large Caliber AA damage: +75% for 20 s
Small Caliber AA damage: +75% for 20 s
Before: 76 / 41
After: 133 / 72
Cooldown time: 75 s
Cruiser Modernization
Ship Hit Points: +2%
Large Caliber AA Damage: +5%
Main Battery Traverse Speed: +7%
Before: 21,850 / 76 / 8 deg/s
After: 22,287 / 116 / 8.56 deg/s
Advanced Gun Director
Main Battery Firing Range: +4%
Before: 11.29 km
After: 11.74 km
Ship Play-style
Budyonny is a formidable foe at tier 6, being equipped with 9 fast firing 152mm guns that can reliably start fires on any enemies. She is the first ship of the Soviet cruiser line to feature a long range HE spamming playstyle, which continues all the way to Chappayev at tier VIII. Her guns are accurate, has the signature Soviet ballistics with a short reload time, and a decent fire chance for a light cruiser gun. Her armor, although improved from Kirov, is absolutely nothing to brag about as they are still vulnerable to most enemy fire. She shares the trait of bad AA, short range torpedoes with Kirov, with the main diffrence setting them apart being the increased number of torpedoes (5) and standard light cruiser guns.