The destroyer “Leningrad” is far too powerful at BR 4.3. I have run up against this ship with my German, and Italian destroyers, (fully spaded but not “Aced”), and get slaughtered every time by these Leningrad destroyers. When the game ends, it is not unusual for the Leningrad player to have 15 to 20 kills with just the Leningrad, and sometimes they never even die!
Please do something to fix this disparity in ship strength! Either put the Leningrad at BR 5.7, and/or make it available as a “Premium” boat on the Russian tree so other players can at least put together a naval lineup to compete against all the existing Leningrad destroyers out there…
PLEASE FIX THIS!
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The destroyer itself is powerful but once you get use to the game you will realize it’s just a “good ship,” not something that can vaporize everyship without getting hit. Putting it at 5.7 will make it a free dinner for battleships out there. One shotting it. I don’t think we can put it in premium either. May I ask what ships you are using against the Leningrad?
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Leningrad’s biggest advantage is the hard hitting 13cm guns with surprisingly good SAP. It, like the Moskva, have exposed ammunition magazines.
HE, as with most destroyers, eats it alive.
The Russian B-13 guns alone make Leningrad worthy of moving to 4.7, and that’s before you look at the heavy secondary loadout that can make mince meat of any coastals that dare to come within range. She’s better armed than Soobrazitelny at 4.7!
Pretty much all the B-13 Russian DDs could be bumped up and it would barely dent their ability to one shot with their magical SAP rounds (high calibre, high velocity, high HE filling). Never happen though as Gaijin have clearly shown they like to compress 4.3 to the max.
I only play Germans, Russians, and Italians at around 4.3, and Americans at 4.7.
You’ve got some good and bad ships there, but you will soon realize that pretty much US has the best navy on most BRs.
Gonna take a guess an say OP ran into a certain Ethos2 player if they’re seeing twenty plus kills, it’s currently event time & knowledgeable people will be using the ships they know best for grinding.
Leningrad is a Project 1 destroyer leader like Moskva, the only difference besides rank is increased LAA since Leningrad survived the war vs Moskva striking a Romanian mine early war, sure the Project 1 is powerful for BR but it’s also incredibly weak being a high speed destroyer with its long slender profile, for any shell that pens them does damage, they’ve a slow turret traverse rates, a large turning circle (larger if on we engine is out) along with that the fore & aft magazines are above waterline if your aim is true.
Leningrad is already a premium ship, yet probably only gainable off the market, she’s an event ship from 2019 after all, plus you’ve the Moskva at Rank I if you want an equivalent vessel for you to use to find out the straight & weaknesses.
The vessel could be 4.7 & was once upon a time, yet swapped places in BR strangely years ago with the Project 7U destroyers Stroyny & Soobrazitelny, honestly all four could be 4.3 or 4.7 BR to be honest.