User blog comment:FlammeumDraco333/Tales From the Not so Blocky Seas/@comment-10905876-20151011220101

So, first impressions of the Russian pre-dread:

Armor: this thing has a lot of armor, like, I could probably out armor a dreadnought at max displacement, which I haven't even come close to yet. Very satisfied by the armor.

Armament: Pretty good, you can get triple guns at a higher level, which is nice. Fairly good range for pre dreadnought guns too, so that's nice. There's like ten secondary gun slots, but I don't recommend using all of them. Just use the four slots for twin 8" turrets, all leave the rest empty, you can use the weight to beef up your armor.

Speed: actually, pretty good. I think you drop to 17 knots at full displacement, but if you set up your ship right, 20 knots and good armor is possible.

Overall, this looks like a good ship, which is ironic, because this class was kinda crappy irl....