Chkalov is World of Warships version of the Soviet Union’s 22,000 ton Project 71B Light Aircraft Carrier proposed in the late 1930s. She was intended for service in the naval theater of the Far East and could carry 70 aircraft.

Chkalov's air wing of the Sukhoi Su-2 and the Polikarpov VIT-2 are very probably not what the USSR would have chosen for naval carrier planes as the Su-2 is not actually a dive bomber. It's a land-based light-bomber and reconnaissance aircraft and the VIT-2 is not a torpedo bomber but ground-attack aircraft and are not suitable for carrier ops.

Her defensive armament of sixteen 130mm B-2-U Guns and sixty four 37mm AA Guns in 8 quadruple 46-K mounts and 11-V twin mounts would have had been inadequate against the fast Val and Kate attack aircraft.

Had CVL Chkalov been built, the Imperial Japanese Navy would’ve made it a priority to sink her. Considering how strong the IJN’s aviation corps was in the late 1930s to early 40s, and the USSR not having started on their naval aviation yet, it’s not a good match and would’ve likely forced the USSR to huddle her away from harm as much as they could otherwise the IJN would’ve sunk her.

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Chkalov fashions herself a scientist and is keen on researching and finding new data in her lab. She’s so dedicated to her lab work that she sleeps a lot of her nights in it where she often lies down somewhere to sleep and orders home delivery for food.

She applies herself to being your secretary, where her workaholic manner fits well in her role. She’s very useful at disseminating data for you to read through and analyze at your leisure. She’ll even help you with the paperwork. Although, she notes that your rules at your own office are much stricter than what she’s used to at her lab, suggesting that Chkalov is fairly loose with regulations.

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