Ruggiero di Lauria - Italian Tier X Special Battleship 1921

 Ruggiero di Lauria - Italian Tier X Special Battleship 1921

Ruggiero di Lauria is armed with eight 457mm guns in four turrets. The guns fire very powerful SAP shells, as well as AP shells with standard characteristics, and also have a short firing range.

 

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Ruggiero di Lauria Commemorative Flag

Ruggiero di Lauria was a famous Aragonese admiral, a brilliant tactician, and an innovator of the naval arts in the Middle Ages. He played a significant role in the Sicilian Vespers, the crusade against Aragon, and the struggle for Sicily between brothers Alfonso III and Jaime II.

 

 

 

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History:

In 1921, engineer Ferdinando Cassone presented the idea of a battlecruiser with eight 457-mm guns and a speed of 35-40 knots. This ship was the largest ever designed for the Italian Navy. To reduce overall length, it was proposed to place the boilers above the engines: in a "two-level" power plant. The anti-torpedo protection was also unique detonations would be directed to an expansion chamber overboard, from where the gases would be diverted through special channels. The project was ahead of its time, and it was never implemented. 

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Key Features of Ruggiero di Lauria:

• The ship has high speed, good armor and a low detectability range.
• Among the disadvantages: A high positioned citadel, low HP pool, and low manoeuvrability.
• Her equipment is represented by the improved "Repair Party", which restores 33% of the damage received to the citadel, as well as a choice between "Fighter" and "Spotting Aircraft".

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Ruggiero di Lauria Info:

Ship Name:   X Ruggiero di Lauria

Level: X (10)

Paper ship: Yes

WG introduction: May 14, 2023

Status:  Special Ship

Estimated Release: 12.7/8

Base Value:  34,650

New resource cost: 31,000  Steel

Nation:  Italy

Current development status: Released

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Armor:

Hit points: 79,200

Plating: 19-457 mm

Torpedo protection: 39 %

Armour Belt: 32-457

Fore Athwartships: 50 mm

Aft Athwartships: 50 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartships: 120-300 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartships: 50-100 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 100 mm

Citadel Deck: 38-100 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Turret Plating: 150~450 mm

Tonnage: 57,700 tn

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Main Battery:

4x2 457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret

Firing range: 19.3 km

Reload time: 30.0 s

180 degree turn time: 30.0 s.

Maximum dispersion: 210 m

Sigma: 1.80

 

AP Shells:

8x 457 mm AP Mk II

Maximum AP shell damage: 14,900

Maximum AP shell damage/minute: 238,400

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.2897

Always Ricochet at: 60.0°

Normalisation: 6.0°

Fusetime: 0.015 s

Detonator Threshold: 76.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.457 m

Krupp: 2485.0

Mass: 1506.0 kg

Start Ricochet: 45.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 762 m/s

Sap Shells:

8x 457 mm CS Mk II

Maximum SAP shell damage: 16,600

Maximum SAP shell damage/minute: 265,600

Alpha Piercing CS: 114 mm

Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing (CS)

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.2897

Always Ricochet at: 80.0°

Normalisation: 45.0°

Fusetime: 0.03 s

Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.457 m

Krupp: 3.0

Mass: 1814.0 kg

Start Ricochet: 70.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 757 m/s

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Depth Charge Airstrike:

Reload time: 30.0 s

Available flights: 2.

Number of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Maximum range: 11.0 km

Number of Bombs in Payload: 2x CS 300 kg

Maximum bomb damage: 4,900

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Secondary Armament (SAP):

8x2 135 mm proiettili CS 1938

Reload time: 10.7 s

Range: 7.3 km

Maximum SAP shell damage: 3,050

Alpha Piercing CS: 38 mm

Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing (CS)

Air Drag Coefficient: 0.29

Always Ricochet at: 75.0°

Normalisation: 45.0°

Fusetime: 0.03 s

Detonator Threshold: 25.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 0.135 m

Krupp: 3.0

Mass: 32.7 kg

Start Ricochet: 60.0°

Muzzle Velocity: 875 m/s

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AA Defense:

Long-Range:

8x2 135 mm/45 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

continuous damage per second: 70

hit probability: 75 %

action zone: 5.2 km

Number of explosions in a salvo: 4

damage within an explosion: 1540

Continuous damage: 318

action zone 3.5: 5.2 km

Mid-Range:

6x4 37 mm/54 Breda Model 1939 on a quadruple mount:
10x2 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

continuous damage per second: 392

hit probability: 75 %

action zone: 3.5 km

Short-Range:

20x6 20 mm/70 Scotti Model 1941 on a sextuple mount:

continuous damage per second: 252

hit probability: 70 %

action zone: 2.0 km

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 35.0 kt

Turning circle radius: 1000 m

Rudder shift time: 17.0 s

Propulsion: 235,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface detectability: 15.2 km

Depths detectability: 0-12.53 km

Air detectability: 12.53 km

Detectability after firing main guns in smoke: 16.7 km

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Available Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 15 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 4

Action time: 28 s

Reload Time: 80 s

Regenerated hp per Second: +396 hp/s

Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft:

Charges: 4

Action time: 100 s

Reload Time: 240 s

Spotting Distance: +20%

Slot 3: Fighter:

Charges: 3

Action time: 60 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Flight Radius: 3 km

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Ship Naming Reasons

Ruggiero di Lauria (1250-1305)

Ruggiero di Lauria (1250-1305) was a famous Italian admiral who served the Crown of Aragon and Sicily in the 13th century. He fought against the French and the Angevins in the War of the Sicilian Vespers, winning several naval battles with his skill and courage. He was born in Lauria, in southern Italy, and died in Valencia, Spain. He is considered one of the greatest naval commanders of the Middle Ages. 

 His name was given to two Italian warships, the first one, launched in 1884 and stricken 1909, was the lead ship of the Ruggiero di Lauria class ironclad battleships, which had 4x 432 mm guns and a speed of 17 knots. The second one, under construction since 2019 planned to be commissioned 2025, is a multipurpose patrol ship that will serve in the Italian Navy. Both ships honor the legacy of this brave and loyal knight of the sea. 

WG decided that their new Italian battleship is undoubtably worthy of this glorious knightly name.

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