考慮到蘇聯(lián)級的昂貴造價和大量新技術(shù)運用使得蘇聯(lián)不可能在戰(zhàn)前完成建造，如果使用戰(zhàn)前蘇聯(lián)掌握的技術(shù)和成熟設(shè)備，以及更低的成本能夠建造一種怎樣的戰(zhàn)列艦呢？
以1936年A型戰(zhàn)列艦技術(shù)指標為參考，采用戰(zhàn)前已經(jīng)服役或者試制的設(shè)備，使用條約戰(zhàn)列艦的思路大幅壓縮排水量。
動力裝置采用兩套7型驅(qū)逐艦的動力組（增強型可采用26型巡洋艦動力）。主炮采用奧布霍夫斯基1914型406毫米L45改進型。副炮為B2LM雙130（塔什干和火力級主炮），高炮為76毫米雙聯(lián)裝39K和雙37毫米V11。主裝為280+50毫米，雙層剝被帽體系（外層50毫米高硬度裝甲板5度傾斜布置，內(nèi)層280毫米表面硬化裝甲10度傾斜布置，中間間隔400-650毫米空間，外板和主裝之間的支撐結(jié)構(gòu)可以兼做承力）。TDS寬度4.5米，多層縱向隔板。

SPS分析

1936 TAPY A, USSR BATTLESHIP laid down 1936

Displacement:

35,455 t light; 37,693 t standard; 39,693 t normal; 41,292 t full load

Dimensions: Length (overall / waterline) x beam x draught (normal/deep)

(751.20 ft / 738.19 ft) x 98.43 ft (Bulges 101.71 ft) x (30.84 / 31.89 ft)

(228.97 m / 225.00 m) x 30.00 m (Bulges 31.00 m)? x (9.40 / 9.72 m)

Armament:

? ? ? 9 - 15.98" / 406 mm 45.0 cal guns - 2,248.72lbs / 1,020.00kg shells, 120 per gun

? Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1936 Model

? 3 x 3-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread

1 raised mount

? Aft Main mounts separated by engine room

? ? ? 14 - 5.12" / 130 mm 50.0 cal guns - 70.97lbs / 32.19kg shells, 150 per gun

? Breech loading guns in turret on barbette mounts, 1936 Model

? 6 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread

2 raised mounts

? 1 x 2-gun mount on centreline, aft deck aft

1 raised mount

? ? ? 8 - 2.99" / 76.0 mm 45.0 cal guns - 13.51lbs / 6.13kg shells, 150 per gun

? Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1936 Model

? 4 x 2-gun mounts on sides, evenly spread

4 raised mounts

? ? ? 20 - 1.46" / 37.0 mm 60.0 cal guns - 1.69lbs / 0.77kg shells, 150 per gun

? Breech loading guns in deck mounts, 1936 Model

? 10 x 2-gun mounts on centreline, evenly spread

6 raised mounts

? ? ? Weight of broadside 21,374 lbs / 9,695 kg

Armour:

? ?- Belts:Width (max)Length (avg)Height (avg)

Main:13.0" / 330 mm479.00 ft / 146.00 m16.40 ft / 5.00 m

Ends:Unarmoured

? Main Belt covers 100% of normal length

? ?- Torpedo Bulkhead:

1.18" / 30 mm479.00 ft / 146.00 m26.25 ft / 8.00 m

? ?- Gun armour:Face (max)Other gunhouse (avg)Barbette/hoist (max)

Main:15.7" / 400 mm5.91" / 150 mm15.4" / 390 mm

2nd:3.94" / 100 mm1.97" / 50 mm4.72" / 120 mm

? ?- Armoured deck - multiple decks: 5.91" / 150 mm For and Aft decks

? ?- Conning towers: Forward 14.96" / 380 mm,? Aft 0.00" / 0 mm

Machinery:

Oil fired boilers, steam turbines,?

Direct drive, 4 shafts, 116,054 shp / 86,577 Kw = 28.00 kts

Range 8,000nm at 14.00 kts

Bunker at max displacement = 3,600 tons

Complement:

1,405 - 1,827

Cost:

￡18.653 million / $74.614 million

Distribution of weights at normal displacement:

Armament: 4,013 tons, 10.1%

Armour: 13,485 tons, 34.0%

? ?- Belts: 4,363 tons, 11.0%

? ?- Torpedo bulkhead: 549 tons, 1.4%

? ?- Armament: 3,436 tons, 8.7%

? ?- Armour Deck: 4,761 tons, 12.0%

? ?- Conning Tower: 375 tons, 0.9%

Machinery: 3,256 tons, 8.2%

Hull, fittings & equipment: 14,700 tons, 37.0%

Fuel, ammunition & stores: 4,237 tons, 10.7%

Miscellaneous weights: 0 tons, 0.0%

Overall survivability and seakeeping ability:

Survivability (Non-critical penetrating hits needed to sink ship):

? 51,423 lbs / 23,325 Kg = 25.2 x 16.0 " / 406 mm shells or 7.5 torpedoes

Stability (Unstable if below 1.00): 1.11

Metacentric height 5.9 ft / 1.8 m

Roll period: 17.6 seconds

Steadiness- As gun platform (Average = 50 %): 52 %

- Recoil effect (Restricted arc if above 1.00): 0.75

Seaboat quality? (Average = 1.00): 1.04

Hull form characteristics:

Hull has a flush deck,

? a straight bulbous bow and a round stern

Block coefficient (normal/deep): 0.600 / 0.604

Length to Beam Ratio: 7.26 : 1

'Natural speed' for length: 27.17 kts

Power going to wave formation at top speed: 51 %

Trim (Max stability = 0, Max steadiness = 100): 50

Bow angle (Positive = bow angles forward): 15.00 degrees

Stern overhang: 4.92 ft / 1.50 m

Freeboard (% = length of deck as a percentage of waterline length):

Fore end,?Aft end

? ?- Forecastle:20.00%,? 30.18 ft / 9.20 m,? 21.33 ft / 6.50 m

? ?- Forward deck:30.00%,? 21.33 ft / 6.50 m,? 18.04 ft / 5.50 m

? ?- Aft deck:35.00%,? 18.04 ft / 5.50 m,? 18.04 ft / 5.50 m

? ?- Quarter deck:15.00%,? 18.04 ft / 5.50 m,? 19.69 ft / 6.00 m

? ?- Average freeboard:20.02 ft / 6.10 m

Ship space, strength and comments:

Space- Hull below water (magazines/engines, low = better): 87.6%

- Above water (accommodation/working, high = better): 135.5%

Waterplane Area: 53,140 Square feet or 4,937 Square metres

Displacement factor (Displacement / loading): 106%

Structure weight / hull surface area: 222 lbs/sq ft or 1,086 Kg/sq metre

Hull strength (Relative):

- Cross-sectional: 1.00

- Longitudinal: 1.30

- Overall: 1.02

Hull space for machinery, storage, compartmentation is adequate

Room for accommodation and workspaces is excellent

第一次gao船體3D建模，做得比較簡陋

雖然減配，但對付蛐蛐還是綽綽有余的。

有人認為增加裝甲傾斜角度可以不付出結(jié)構(gòu)重量的代價，甚至大厚度主裝采用20度以上傾斜布置具備普遍可操作性。裝甲是安裝在船體結(jié)構(gòu)上的，垂直安裝的裝甲只給船體結(jié)構(gòu)帶來垂直方向的荷載，船體結(jié)構(gòu)無論是肋骨還是舷側(cè)的縱向承力結(jié)構(gòu)都適合承受垂直方向的荷載。而如果裝甲外傾布置，舷側(cè)結(jié)構(gòu)就不僅承受垂直方向荷載，還承受傾斜裝甲通過螺栓傳遞給結(jié)構(gòu)向外牽拉的應力，舷側(cè)結(jié)構(gòu)勢必要進行加強，特別是大厚度裝甲造成的外拉應力更大，需要進行的結(jié)構(gòu)補強也就更多（裝甲薄的巡洋艦采用較大裝甲傾角付出的結(jié)構(gòu)代價要小得多）。
如果考慮傾斜裝甲所要付出的安裝結(jié)構(gòu)重量，那么未必有直接加厚裝甲來得實在。況且由于存在炮彈轉(zhuǎn)正效應，小于60度彈著角傾斜裝甲并不能等效法線厚度的垂直裝甲（實際上并不能節(jié)省重量）。
總之考慮船體結(jié)構(gòu)、裝甲厚度、傾斜裝甲并非萬金油，隨著距離增加，炮彈入射角變大，傾斜裝甲的優(yōu)勢才會明顯。

有人認為蘇聯(lián)級50毫米水平裝甲應該挪到155毫米水平裝甲上面，以為這樣可以形成剝被帽體系，但是剝被帽靠的是炮彈本身的動能，大角度拋射下落的炮彈存速并不高，撞擊50毫米裝甲的結(jié)果大概率僅僅是讓炮彈減速，而不能有效剝離被帽。相反，在155裝甲下安裝50毫米裝甲可以在萬一155裝甲發(fā)生崩落的情況下作為裝甲內(nèi)襯（假如采用類似意大利的高硬度水平裝甲，發(fā)生這種情況的概率就很大）。