
Though the guns are of a lower caliber than those on the Kirov, they have a higher rate of fire to compensate, while retaining the excellent armor-piercing and high explosive ammunition, as well as having flat shell arcs and rail-gun like performance that is indicative of the Russian cruiser line. Instead of the excellent 180mm guns found on Kirov, Budyonny packs an equally intimidating set of nine (9) 152mm guns. She is characterized be her rapid-firing 152mm guns, somewhat mediocre survivability, and long main battery range.īudyonny deviates somewhat from Tier V's Kirov by its armament. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".īudyonny is the Tier VI cruisers in the Russian tech tree, and is the ship that sets the stage for the majority of the Russian cruisers higher than it in the branch.
