Cataluña - Spanish Tier VIII Researchable Cruiser 1940

After the Nationalists proclaimed victory in the Civil War, ties between Spain and the Fascist regime in Italy built up momentum. Suffering from a scarcity of modern ships of all types in its service, Spain planned to study the latest advancements in global shipbuilding, including those made by Italy. The Ansaldo company came up with three heavy cruiser projects for Spain, each with its own armament composition. One of the projects provided for armament to be made up of three 203 mm triple-gun mounts.

 

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Cataluña Info

Ship Name:   VIII Cataluña

Tier: VIII (8)

Paper Ship: Yes

WG introduction:  April 14, 2023.

Status when final:  Researchable ship.

Final release: 12.8

Research Cost:  110 000   9 000 000

Nation:   Spain / España

Current development status: Released

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Armor

Hit Points: 40,800 hp

Armour: 16-180 mm

Fires Duration: 30 s

Armor Belt: 30-150 mm

Superstructure: 16 mm

Turret Plating: 70-150 mm

Tonnage: 16,402

Torpedo Protection, Damage Reduction: 7%

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Main Battery Armament

3x3 203 mm/53 Model 1927 in a turret:

Max Range:  16.5 km

Reload:  12.5 s

180° Turn Time:  25.7 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  147 m

Sigma:  2.00σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells 9x 203 mm proiettili HE 1927:

Max HE Shell Damage: 2,850

Alpha Piercing, HE: 34.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 8.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 560.0

Shell Mass: 125.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Velocity: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 15%

 

AP Shells: 9x 203 mm proiettili AP 1927:

Max AP Shell Damage: 4,800

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 7.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold: 34.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 203 mm

Shell Krupp: 2450.0

Shell Mass: 125.3 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

Shell Velocity: 900.0 m/s

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Burst Series

Reload time: 31.0 s

Burst interval: 1.8 s

Shots in the series: 2

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Depth Charge Airstrike

Reload: 30 s

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Max Range: 7 km

Bombs in Payload: 2× 650-Pound Depth Bomb

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

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Torpedoes

2x4 533 mm Si 270 ES:

Reload:  106 s

180° Turn Time:  7.2 s

Range:  8.0 km

Damage:  15,867 hp

Speed:  61 kts

Visibility Distance:  1.3 km

Enemy response time after spotting these torps: 8.19 s

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Secondary Armament

6x2 128 mm granada rompedora HE ger:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1,500

Range: 6.6 km

Reload: 4 s

Sigma:  1.00σ

Alpha Piercing HE: 21.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Diameter: 128 mm

Shell Velocity: 900.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 5%

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Anti Aircraft Defence

Long Range:

6x2 128 mm/61 KM40 in a turret:

Firing range:  6.0 km

Hit Probability:  90 %

Damage Within an Explosion:  1470

Damage by long range AA guns:  98

Number of Explosions Per Salvo:  5

Continuous damage: soon

Action Zone:  3.5 - 6.0 km

Mid Range:

6x2 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Firing range:  3.5 km

Hit Probability:  90%

Damage by mid range AA guns:  133

Short Range:

10x2 20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 77

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Mobility

Maximum speed: 37.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 850 m

Rudder shift time: 10.3 s

Propulsion: 200,000 hp

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Visibility

Surface Detectability: 14.2 km

Air Detectability: 9.04 km

Detectability by depths: 0-9.04 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke:  8.86 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Work Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 60 s

Slot 2:  Repair Party:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

HP per Second: +184 hp/s

Slot 3:  Hydroacoustic Search:

Charges: 3

Action time: 100 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Detection Range Torpedoes: 3.5 km

Detection Range Ships: 5.0 km

Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire:

Charges: 3

Action time: 40 s

Reload time: 80 s

Slot 4: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action Time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Radius: +3.0 km

Fighters: x3

Slot 4: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload time: 240 s

Firing distance: +20%

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.