[2019] The Kirov has made me fall in love with Russian Cruisers

Hey CaptainKaitoGhost,

It is awesome to see you enjoying the Kirov! The Kirov sits in a funny spot on the tech tree. The Kirov has large guns for its tier with rail-gun like speed. Once you finish the Kirov you will get to the Budyonny and that is where you will probably have to change your captain skills a little bit. You will go from 180 mm guns to 152 mm guns on the Budyonny, Shchors, and Chapayev and to be most effective you will need IFHE. You will then go back to larger sized guns with the Dmitri Donskoi and the Moskva.

What I did was have two different captains because honestly if you are going to keep any of the ships in the line you will most likely need two different captains. Now if this is not possible for you, you are going to have to make the tough choice if you are going to respec after the Kirov to IFHE for the next 3 ships. You can get away with not doing that but be prepared to rely more on fire damage than pure shell damage. You will also get a lot of shell breaks.

Good luck Captain with whatever you choose to do and remember:

Tier 6: Budyonny - 152 mm


Tier 7: Shchors - 152 mm


Tier 8: Chapayev - 152 mm


Tier 9 Dmitri Donskoi - 180 mm


Tier 10 Moskva - 220 mm