Introduction
Leningrad, one of type Destroyer Leader class from Soviet Navy. She is youngest sister of Udon (Udaloi - Tier XI DD) Kebab (Khabarovsk - Tier X DD). So if you plan to play how it feel to play Udon & Kebab, then Leningrad is good choice to start with.

The Proud of Mother Russia


Since she's one of the type Destroyer Leader (DL) class, her size were quite large compare to any tier VII destroyer class in the game (127.5 m length), which make her become tasty meal to the enemy, just like her sisters. But don't worry, every DD player will become the source of hatred in the game, so get use to it. Lulz.
Btw, what should we call her in the game?


Comparison Tier VII DD counterpart.

Just a slight bigger than Kiev. Well, made in Russia.

How to play Leningrad
To play Leningrad, just like you play any DD class - you need a bulls of steel. You become the leader of your fleet & become the 1st ship in front line. You will be die in the game but do not worry, its completely normal, cause you have done your job to encourage your team to grow balls in the game and taunt your enemy line.

She got decent concealment (7.3km ; 6.7 km with concealment expert). Remember, since she BIG, you always hide yourself by creeping along the island & STAY AWAY from open water, unless you want make yourself become free meal by the others.
Farewell My Love~~~


Use island to abuse enemy aim or torps by using smoke and drag the smoke along the island then retreat (because smoke become torpedo magnet, so use those "mindset" and ruin their torps).


To ensure your victory, always plan ahead by checking the map in early the game or you tag along with ur friendly destroyer / cruisers, so they can scout the enemy for you and plan ur next movement.


In short, play like sneaky justice.

While you try to get close to enemy, always use your torpedo guiding system to estimate your enemy movement which is very useful. Not many people know about it.


Just like others Russian Destroyer class, she's excel in gun boat fight.
Her main focal point is her BIG guns. Her turret traverse a bit slow, it doesn't matter. She have great battery rate of fire and shell velocity like all other Russian destroyers which good to shoot down peasant. So, to make sure you fell comfortable when play her, always remember that you've BIG DD; sorry, you have BIG GUNS, bigger than any destroyer in the game. So you show ur enemy how tasty your guns are.


Your role in the game is to punish & hunt those maggot that thinks that they can eat you so easy.
So you load HE as your primary ammo. You find any scrub and deliver them with your salt & pepper, so they can feel hot and spicy, makes them regret to try bite of you.

Feel the spicy just now, darling~~~~


If you see teenage ship that try close to you (below 6km), you load AP, then spit on their face with you BIG GUNS

Welcome to Hell, Little Man


Her torpedoes are far better than Kiev (slight better than Gremy), equip with the quad mount launchers. It fast & deal great damage with 8 km travel speed.
You can use the island to ambush, cause island give u extra concealment (2.0km detection), so you can gain 100% torpedo hit ratio, again not many people know about it.


She's fast with top speed 43 knots (46.4 knots when boost up), which really good when hit-run action or retreat from gunfire. In exchange for her higher top speed, she have much wider turning circle, causing her to drift when turning. But do not worry, she have great rudder shift and handling, perfect for torpedo dogging shenanigan & some drifting action.
Good for torpedo beat training


Leningrad is destroyer with great speed, so learn how to aim when hit and run when maneuver your ship by using free lock mode, which is great to spot enemy planes or shells that comes to you. Keep yourself in zig-zag movement when you involve in gun fight & not moving in straight line.


Since you focus dealing damage with your Leningrad, and not staying behind your fleet while spamming HE like an idiot, you can make great amount of credit & experience for your captain, even in Co-Op game as well + she's a premium ship, which make it even better. Great ship for credit printer
Even better if you have premium account


You don't have to worry regarding your repair bill, even your ship is sunk it only consume 37k of your credit you gain in the game, which is really good for those who wanna play tier 7 or 8 match.


Skill & Upgrade recomendation
As for ship upgrade, you can pick:


1st slot - Main Armaments Modification 1
2nd slot - Aiming Systems Modification 1 or Main Armaments Modification 2
3rd slot - Propulsion Modifications 1
4th slot - Damage control Mod 2 or Steering Gear Mod 2

For the captain skill, some recommendation:


1st tier- Basic survivability (so you can enjoy more bang)
2nd tier - Expert marksman (for MLG turret speed) or Last Stand (so you can fight even your ship nearly half sunk )
3rd tier - Vigilance (to improve your torpedo beat) or Superintendent (for extra smoke or NOS boost)
4rd tier - Advance fire training ( for extra range) or Demolition Expert (if you plan to bring more pepper & slat to your enemy)
5th tier - Concealment Expert (so you can ninja vanish)