RN Dardo

RN Dardo

RN Turbine

RN Leone

RN Dardo

RN Turbine

RN Leone

Italy

I Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
3.7	3.7	3.7

Class:

Destroyer

Research:5 900

Purchase:6 300

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Description

The Dardo-class, RN Dardo, 1935 is a rank I Italian destroyer with a battle rating of 3.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Starfighters".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Main fire tower12 / 12 / 0 mm

Hull16 mm (steel)

Superstructure4 mm (steel)

Number of section7

Displacement2 100 t

Crew185 people

The RN Dardo is as well defended and durable as its predecessor, the RN Turbine. Her superstructure is lined with 4 mm steel, which in combination with the 16 mm hull provides the RN Dardo with excellent resistance to encounters with up to 152 mm. Her low-profile hull provides the ship with good  survivability; she is also well protected below sea level.  The RN Dardo offers enough space for a complement of 185 sailors. The crew is well distributed throughout the ship evenly. A well distributed crew is very helpful in repairing damage,  putting out fires quickly and effectively. At its Battle Rating the RN Dardo ranks second in crew, ahead of the German Type 1939 with 205 members, but the RN Dardo significantly outperforms it in survivability and armor.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB86 / 33 km/h

RB70 / 27 km/h

With its two powerful turbines, the RN Dardo can deliver a power output of 6000 Hp and a top speed of 70 km/h (37 knots) forward and -27 km/h (-14 knots) backward, with her Insert name of manufacturer for the boilers, boilers. The rudder turns from one end to the other in 7.5 seconds and the ship can make a U-turn in 40 seconds.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	63	24	~90.83	~176.69
	Upgraded	86	33	___	___
RB/SB	Stock	60	23	~42	~198.8
	Upgraded	70	27	___	___

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB632 → 822

RB987 → 1 284

Total cost of modifications5 970

4 480

Talisman cost410

Crew training1 800

Experts6 300

Aces80

Research Aces135 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

70 / 120 / 100 %

106 / 106 / 106 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 400 Cost: 300 95 Rudder Replacement Research: 270 Cost: 200 65 Propeller Replacement Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 Engine Maintenance Research: 480 Cost: 360 115	Damage Control Division Research: 400 Cost: 300 95 Fire Division Research: 270 Cost: 200 65 Smokescreen Research: 270 Cost: 200 65 Shrapnel Protection Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 Ventilation Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 New Pumps Research: 480 Cost: 360 115 Ammo Wetting Research: 480 Cost: 360 115	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 400 Cost: 300 95 120mm_it_50cal_ansaldo_ap_ammo_pack Research: 270 Cost: 200 65 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 270 Cost: 200 65 120mm_it_50cal_ansaldo_he_df_ammo_pack Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 Improved Rangefinder Research: 250 Cost: 190 60 Torpedo Mode Research: 480 Cost: 360 115

Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 120 mm/50 Ansaldo mod.1926 cannon

Ammunition400 rounds

Vertical guidance-10° / 45°

The primary offensive armament  was developed in the mid-twenties by Ansaldo as the primary weapon for the destroyers of the Regia Marina, a cannon derived from the 120/50 Mod. 1909 cannon, a version produced under license from the English pieces Armstrong and Vickers, which equipped the battleships Dante Alighieri class and Conte di Cavour class and the explorers Quarto and Marsala.  Ansaldo and Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO) produced several ships armed with this cannon. Cannon that was also equipped on the Conte di Cavour class battleships (after their reconstruction) as secondary anti-torpedo armament and on several classes of destroyers as primary armament until the Second World War. Each barrel is made of steel and the core has 36 right-hand lines. The bolt is side-locking. Each muzzle has two firing brakes, positioned inferiorly. The cradle, single or twin, is encased on a platform mount, equipped with shield or full turret. On single installations the elevation and swinging manoeuvres were manual, while twin installations were equipped with an electric system.    

Ammunition was separate, with pouch cartridge. The 120/50 projectile weighed about 23 kg and was available in armor-piercing (AP), explosive (HE), incendiary and illuminating versions.  In game the ship as a projectile could carry APHE, HE, HE-TF. The APHE of the RN Dardo have a penetration of 154 mm with an explosive mass of 1.3 kg, the HE can penetrate 21 mm and have 1.63 kg of explosive. The RN Dardo also has HE-TFs that are very effective against aerial targets. At the RN Dardo's battle rating no ship has APHEs as a main armament projectile, which makes this ship unique.

Secondary armament

2 х Turret40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917, Modif.1930 autocannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

The 40mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917, Modif.1930 was first introduced into the Royal Navy in March 1915 as a large caliber Anti-Air MG. Britain produced a total of 795 guns of which 577 were still available in 1939. The original Mark II design was quite prone to many defects and the Mark II* was a modified version that improved reliability. Stoppages and jams were still common in these models as bullets slipped out of their mounts and the fabric belts often stretched and tore.  The Mark II*C was a further modification that used a 14-shot steel-link belt instead of the fabric belt.About 50 of these rifles were sold to the Italian Navy. They were then manufactured under license by Terni (Italy) until the early 1930s. The Terni version used a 50-round ammunition box. The 40 mm have a very important task in the match, they are capable of neutralizing any aircraft within a 4 km radius, and can give good suppressive fire in support of the main armament.

Anti-aircraft armament

2 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm Breda Model 31 machine gun

Ammunition6000 rounds

Belt capacity30 rounds

Fire rate500 shots/min

The Breda Mod. 31 is an automatic firearm  which is gas-operated and along with a fixed barrel. The firing takes place with the bolt open. The cooling is by air through the sleeve with fins along the entire barrel. The weapon is fed through semi-curved 30-round magazines.  The Regia Marina used it on almost all its units. The single system, with a fork shaped barrel on a tripod support of 87 kg, was installed on MAS. The twin rigs were essentially of two types: on the larger units a tied-rod rig was used, operated by a single pointer with a seat offset to the right of the barrels; this type of rig was (partially) replaced in 1936 by the twin rig of 20/65 Mod. 1935.  On the Regi Submarines, a particular type of concealed twin-mounted system was used, which during navigation was lowered into a watertight compartment.  The land version armed the M41 and M42 self-propelled control tanks and the prototype of the Ansaldo L40 troop transport vehicle, installed in a casemate on a sphere armored car. The RN Dardo is equipped with 2 twin turrets of Breda Mod. 31, and are positioned high up just behind the command bridge in the central position of the ship. In play they have an effective range of about 1500 meters and a maximum range of 2 km.

Additional armament

Setup 16 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 270/533,4X7,2 Tipo I

The RN Dardo's auxiliary armament consists of two trine torpedo launchers positioned in the center of the ship. This excellent central  placement offers a view of more than 180 degrees on both sides of the vessel. The torpedo can navigate for four kilometers at a speed of 89 km/h, all this without the modification  equipped, with the addition of the modification the torpedo loses 19 kilometers per hour of speed but gains 6000 meters of additional radius. If the torpedo were to hit an enemy ship it would unload 270 kg of explosives, causing catastrophic damage to the enemy ship.

Usage in battles

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Media

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RN Dardo Turning

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Front of the RN Dardo

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Italy destroyers
	Regia Marina
Aquila-class	RN Aquila
Leone-class	RN Leone · RN Tigre
Turbine-class	RN Aquilone · RN Turbine
Navigatori-class	RN Da Verazzano
Dardo-class	RN Dardo
Soldati-class	RN Aviere · RN Corazziere · RN Geniere
Comandanti Medaglie d'Oro-class	RN Comandante Margottini
	Marina Militare
Fante-class*	Geniere
Indomito-class	Impetuoso
	* Modified Fletcher-class destroyers