RF TARK Pyotr Velikiy

The Velikiy, as seen in-game

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## Background history

The **Pyotr Velikiy (**Russian: ПЁТР ВЕЛИКИЙ) is a Russian warship that was built during the latter stages of the Soviet Union. When the ship still served the Soviet Navy, it was given the name Yuri Andropov (Russian: *Юрий Андропов*) in honor of the former General Secretary of the Communist Party, before it was changed to its current name after the Soviet Union disbanded.

The *Pyotr Velikiy* was laid down during 1986; was launched during 1996; and was commisioned during April 18, 1998.

The ship often participated in naval exercises, notably during August of 2000; where the ship and a submarine named *Kursk* were performing evasive maneuvers. The ship lost contact of the Kursk, only to find out that it sank with all hands on board. The ship also underwent several refits. The ship currently serves as the flagship of the Northern Fleet.

## Overview

With its high durability, slow speed, and hard-hitting missiles; the Pyotr has functions and capabilities reminiscent to that of a battleship, albeit with a modern touch. Even with all that weaponry and durability, the ship is only half the weight of the Dmitry Donskoi, which was done in compliance with the Montreux Convention.

## Tactics

**When playing as a Pyotr Velikiy**

Unlike most of the high tier surface ships, the Pyotr moves slowly but compensates with its high firepower and durability. The ship works best in a point blank slugfest, where the enemy ship's anti air artillery will struggle to eliminate the Pyotr's missiles. Swarmers can also be used, and will also be very effective with this ship due to it being able to launch three missiles at a time, multiplied with another three from the Swarmer's missile quantity per launch.

The ship can also effectively combat submarines with its numerous grenade launchers and torpedoes. Players can choose between the KA-58 Black Ghost for additional anti-submarine defenses or the WZ-19 CAIC helicopter for a faster detection of enemy ships.

**When playing alongside a Pyotr Velikiy**

Due to its sluggish speed, the Pyotr will struggle in evading enemies and pursuing any fast vessels. As such, allied ships can help by dealing the initial crucial blows and with the Pyotr dealing the heavier ones later on.

**When playing against a Pyotr Velikiy**

The ship often struggles in long range combat due to its heavy reliance on missiles, which can easily be used as an advantage for any opponents. However, always keep a good distance away from the ship, as it excells in close range combat. It can carve away a large portion of a ship's durability, sinking it with a single salvo of missiles under the right circumstances.

## Suggested Armaments Setup

The ship, with its flexible armaments setup, can be armed with various weapons that will furthermore improve the ship's performance. Below are some suggested weapons setup. But, bear in mind that these are just suggestions.

* Missile battery: UGM-133 Trident II, Zircon, X-51 Waverider, RUM-139 Swarmer DF-17 SCALP Naval.
* Cannon: Koalitsiya-F (152 mm) or Monarc (155mm/52).
* Torpedo: A244 SLWT or UGST Physic (533 mm).
* Grenade Launcher: RUR-5B ASROC.
* Air defense (first slot): ANSEQ-3 Laser AA (for players with the "hero" status), Pantsir-ME (30 mm) (for an effective elimination of missiles) or RIM-7 Sea Sparrow.
* Air defense (second slot): ANSEQ-3 Laser AA (for players with the "hero" status), Sea RAM, or Type 1130 AA (30 mm) (for a balanced air defense).
* Helicopter: Ka-58 Black Ghost for additional anti-submarine defenses or WZ-19 CAIC helicopter for a faster detection of enemy ships.
* to be the bane of submarines:
* missile: RUM-139 Swarmer will fire 9 missiles at a submarine

## Advantages and Disadvantages

### Advantages.

* High durability, allowing for continuous action even after a slugfest.
* Good anti-submarine defenses.
* Strong anti air defenses.
* One of the best Tier 3 ships in the game.

### Disadvantages.

* Slow speed and sub-par maneuverability.
* Can only equip missiles in a single slot.

## Trivia

* The ship is named in honor of Peter the Great, a Russian Tsar who expanded and significantly improved the Russian Empire. He also laid the groundwork of the Imperial Russian Navy.
* The ship, at one point, had a stock durability of 286,000. This was increased to 299,000 in update 0.47.5, released globally on December 28, 2021.
* During the earliest iterations of the game, the ship used to cost only 9,000 Gold. This was increased to 11,000 in an update.
* In the ship name, **RF** stands for **Rossíyskaya Federátsiya** **(Росси́йская Федера́ция)** which is **Russian Federation** in English. **TARK** stands for **Tyazhëlyy atomnyy raketnyy kreyser (Тяжёлый атомный ракетный крейсер)** which is **Heavy nuclear missile cruiser** in English.
* The Full Russian Designation Of Pyotr Velikiy Is "**Росси́йская Федерация Тяжёлый Атомный Ракетный Крейсер Пётр Великий", "Rossíyskaya Federatsiya - Tyazhely Atomnyy Raketnyy Kreyser Pyotr Velikiy, " Russian Federation - Heavy Nuclear Missile Cruiser Pyotr Velikiy** "

## Gallery.

Old model of the Pyotr Velikiy.an even older model