Tallinn: aiming and ship study

Tallinn is a cruiser with a citadel and a recorded twelve-gun 180 mm main battery. Study it both as a target for Bismarck and as the firing ship; those are different armor problems.

Tallinn ship illustration

Recorded ship configuration

Tier 8 · Russia · Cruiser · Hull B_Hull. These are versioned reference values, not a claim about the latest live game patch or a player’s modified build.

Base health
45,000
Citadel
Present; reachability depends on the matchup and armor path.

HE main battery: 12 guns, 180 mm; listed maximum shell damage 2,500; recorded reload 12.5 seconds. Maximum shell damage is not expected damage per hit.

AP main battery: 12 guns, 180 mm; listed maximum shell damage 4,650; recorded reload 12.5 seconds. Maximum shell damage is not expected damage per hit.

When should I switch away from a citadel aim point?

A ship’s orientation angle is not the same thing as the impact angle on every armor plate. This guide intentionally gives no universal angle window guaranteeing citadel damage.

Try this controlled aiming exercise

  1. Select Bismarck as attacker and Tallinn as target in the Ship Damage Trainer. Start broadside, then rotate the target while keeping range and ammunition fixed.
  2. Watch the target-region colors and read the explanation together. Use a citadel recommendation only for the current setup; if the feedback recommends another region, compare that region before firing.
  3. Repeat at a different range. A recommendation from one range must not be assumed to hold at every distance.
  4. Select Tallinn as attacker and compare its AP and HE against the same target. Note the change in caliber and displayed outcome rather than reusing Bismarck’s result.

Open the Ship Damage Trainer → Select the ships in its controls. Some guidance requires Pro; this public guide does not unlock paid tools.

Sources and uncertainty

Reference: local ship catalog build 13015811, selected hull B_Hull; recorded study source version 0.15.8. View the public source record. The recorded study references Ship Tool. The exercise text was reviewed on September 26, 2026; the underlying data is a snapshot and may lag game updates.

Region colors and guidance are estimates within the supported scope. Missing model or armor data must be treated as unavailable, not as a valid damage prediction. See the aiming and citadel guide for the shared method.

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