RN Duca degli Abruzzi
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Description
The Duca degli Abruzzi-class, RN Duca degli Abruzzi, 1944 is a rank V Italian light cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Apex Predators".
General info
Survivability and armour
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Mobility
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| Game Mode | Upgrade Status | Maximum Speed (km/h) | |
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| Upgraded | 75 | 34 | |
| RB/SB | |||
| Upgraded | 64 | 29 | |
Modifications and economy
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Armament
Primary armament
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Secondary armament
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Anti-aircraft armament
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Additional armament
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Usage in battles
Duca degli Abruzzi is a long-range light cruiser. Whenever you begin an engagement, make sure you ship is facing your enemy on full broadside. Do not attempt to angle your ship as doing that exposes the most deadly weakness of your ship: your frontal magazine is covered merely by 30 mm athwartship armor. (Notice that a part of the magazine is sandwiched between the 30 mm armor and the 100 mm armor behind it.) Therefore your should analyse your rivals carefully, learn their shell performance and make sure they can't penetrate your main belt armor at that distance. Example of suitable targets are Nürnberg, german K-class, HMS Belfast, USS Helena, and other type of light cruisers.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Heavy cruiser survivability
- Light cruiser maneuverability
- Quicker acceleration than average
Cons:
- Lower firing rate and RPM than predecessor
- Deadly weak frontal athwartships armor
- No float-plane catapult
History
Devblog
During the early 1930s, the Regia Marina defined requirements for a new light cruiser whose capabilities should allow it to effectively face off even heavy cruisers thanks to improved combat characteristics. To achieve this, Italian shipbuilders opted for increasing the new design’s firepower and giving it a revised armor scheme at the expense of some mobility. Once the design was drawn up, an order for the construction of two ships - Luigi di Savoia duca degli Abruzzi and Giuseppe Garibaldi - was issued with both being laid down in 1933.
The construction of both vessels progressed slowly as parallel developments and tests of other warships constantly led to revisions and modifications of their design. Nonetheless, both vessels were simultaneously completed and commissioned into service in December 1937. During WWII, both vessels served as part of the VII Cruiser Division, taking part in only one major naval battle during the war - the Battle of Punta Stilo in July 1940 - in which the ships exchanged fire with Royal Navy cruisers. For the remainder of the war, the ships would only assist in secondary tasks such as escorting convoys, as they were considered too valuable to be potentially lost due to their advanced design. In July 1941, both ships suffered torpedo strikes on two separate occasions yet managed to return to port under their own power.
After the Italian Armistice in 1943, both vessels fought side by side with the Allied forces as part of several missions. Surviving WWII, Duca degli Abruzzi and Giuseppe Garibaldi would both serve on with the Italian postwar Navy for decades to come thanks to extensive modernizations during the 1950s. While Duca degli Abruzzi would ultimately be decommissioned in 1961, Giuseppe Garibaldi would go on to serve until 1971 before being retired from active service.
Media
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See also
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External links
| Italy light cruisers | |
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| Condottieri-class | RN Bartolomeo Colleoni · RN Raimondo Montecuccoli · RN Eugenio di Savoia · RN Duca degli Abruzzi |
| Capitani Romani-class | RN Attilio Regolo |
| Etna-class | RN Etna |
