Ferrante Gonzaga: Tier IX Italian Premium Cruiser 1943

A hypothetical design of a light cruiser armed with advanced artillery systems that were under development in Italy in the late 1930s. The 135 mm dual-purpose guns were also mounted on the Andrea Doria-class battleships and the Capitani Romani-class cruisers, while the 65 mm anti-aircraft guns remained as prototypes. The ship's hull and architecture are similar to those of the Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruisers.

 

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Key Features:

• Main Battery: Four triple 135mm turrets with HE and SAP shells. Despite the short firing range, these guns can deal significant damage.
• Torpedoes: Long-range and powerful, but with only one triple launcher per side and a long reload time.
• Concealment: Excellent for a cruiser, allowing for stealthy maneuvers.
• Consumables: Equipped with an Exhaust Smoke Generator (with extra charges), Emergency Engine Power, and a Repair Party to compensate for her short main battery range, poor armor, and small hit point pool.

 

F Gonzaga Info:

Ship Name:   IX Ferrante Gonzaga

Level: 9

WG introduction: October 25th, 2024

Status during Testing:  Special Ship

Base Value: 19,000

Release During 14.2

Nation:  Italian

Current development status: Released

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Armor:

Hit Points: 34,100 hp

Fires duration: 30 s

Torpedo Protection: 16%

Overall: 6-130 mm

Hull Plating (fore/mid/aft): 16-30/16-30/16 mm

Deck Plating (fore/mid/aft): 16/16/16 mm

Casemate Fore Athwartship: 15 mm

Casemate Aft Athwartship: 15 mm

Citadel Fore Athwartship: 20-130 mm

Citadel Aft Athwartship: 20-130 mm

Citadel Armor Belt: 100 mm

Citadel Plating: 16 mm

Citadel Deck: 40 mm

Citadel Bottom: 30 mm

Turrets: 30-60 mm

Superstructure: 13-30 mm

Tonnage: 11,760 tn

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Main Battery Armament:

4x3 135 mm/45 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Max Range: 13.4 km

Reload: 7.7 s

180° Turn Time: 9.5 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 125 m

Sigma: 2.05σ

 

Shell Types:

HE Shells:

12x 135 mm proiettili HE 1938:

Alpha Damage: 1,950

Alpha Piercing HE: 23.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 135 mm

Shell Krupp: 480.0

Shell Mass: 32.7 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 91.0°

Shell Speed: 875.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 9%

 

SAP Shells:

12x 135 mm proiettili CS 1938:

Alpha Damage: 3,050

Alpha Piercing CS: 38.0 mm

Ammo Type: Semi Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.29

Shell Always Ricochet At: 80.0°

Normalization: 45.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.03

Shell Detonator Threshold: 25.0

Shell Diameter: 135 mm

Shell Krupp: 3.0

Shell Mass: 32.7 kg

Shell Ricochet At: 70.0°

Shell Speed: 875.0 m/s

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Depth Charges:

Maximum damage: 3,200

Charges: 2

Bombs per charge: 6

Reload time: 40 s

Chance of fire: 13%

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Torpedoes:

2x3 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri/Si 270 M2:

Damage: 20,433 hp

Reload: 120 s

180° Turn Time: 7.2 s

Range: 10 km

Speed: 72 kts

Visibility Distance: 1.7 km

Chance of Flood: 160%

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AA Defense:

Long Range:

4x3 135 mm/45 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Action Zone: 3.5-5.2 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1540

Continuous Damage Per Second: 39

Continuous Damage: 265

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 2

Mid Range:

12x2 65 mm/64 Model 1939 on a twin mount
4x2 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount:

Firing range: 3.7 km

Hit Probability: 90 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 347

Short Range:

2x1 20 mm/65 Model 1939 on a Model 1939 mount
2x2 20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount:

Action Zone: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 85 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 25

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 35.0 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 600 m

Rudder Shift Time: 8.9 s

Propulsion: 101,000 hp

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Detection:

Surface Detectability: 11.0 km

Air Detectability: 6.4 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 5.0 km

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Available Consumables

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: Infinite

Work Time: 5s

Reload Time: 60 s

 

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges: 3.

Action Time: 28 s.

Reload Time: 80 s.

HP per Second: +170 hp/s.

 

Slot 3: Exhaust Smoke Generator:

Charges: 2

Action time: 40 s

Smoke screen lifetime: 10 s

Reload time: 160 s

Smoke Radius: 0.51 km

 

Slot 4: Emergency Engine Power:

Charges: 5

Action Time: 40 s

Reload Time: 120 s

Maximum speed: +20%

 

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