RN Etna
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Description
The Etna-class, RN Etna, project is a rank III Italian light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".
General info
Survivability and armour
The RN Etna is a unique ship, you cannot take an example from other ships. Its hull has many positive things but also several negative things. I start by saying Etna is a great ship at its battle rating, Its reinforcement is divided into 3 main thicknesses, starting with a 25mm front and followed by the side of the ship which is 60mm of armor and to finish we have the back of the ship with 35mm, all steel. It allows to block shots up to 152mm caliber with HE and SAP, APHE manage to pass but do not cause much damage, many fragments and debris are blocked by the remarkable protection against splinters of the ship (Hull 25mm steel).
And let's just say the hold is quite protected being located well below sea level. The ship is 146 meters long, 21 meters wide and 7.4 meters deep, the hull in general is very good, provide numbers for the protection it is narrow enough to allow the ship to be agile despite the length is not obvious, the draft is not very deep provide the number for the draft which further increases the maneuverability.
At the same rating we can find the Isuzu with 510 members, the Krasny Kavkaz with 878 sailors and the Bartolomeo Colleoni with 521. Obviously, the more crew members there are on the ship, the more difficult it will be to sink, because the more people are operational, the less time it will take to repair and extinguish the ship in case of an attack. The crew is mostly located in the center of the ship behind the anti-aircraft and auxiliary guns. The main turrets are not overly armored (20mm steel), they are quite uncovered, which is a disadvantage that is not obvious, also the rear turrets can only rotate up to 200 degrees which greatly limits the combat.
Let's see now how to sink this ship, a good shot under the front turret and the ship will explode in a big fire, you can also shoot right in the middle of the ship, right where most of the fuel is or if that's not enough aim under the two towers in the back of the ship and enjoy the explosion. To conclude we inform you that this ship has no torpedo armament.
Mobility
The maximum forward speed of the ship is 52km/h(32mph), while the maximum backward speed is -25km/h (15mph). The rudder is able to turn from one end to the other in 8 seconds, in case of danger the Etna is able to make a U-turn in 1 minute 32 seconds. You can see the very long hull that certainly does not help much to avoid enemy strikes and much less the torpedoes, Two Sulzer 12-ZAV-40S engines with a power of 11'600 Hp propel this 7000 ton ship at a maximum speed of 52km/h (32mph). The negative things instead are that being an old transport ship, it is quite large.
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| Upgraded | 60 | 29 | |
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| Upgraded | 52 | 25 | |
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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Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
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History
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See also
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| 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 |
