RN Dante Alighieri

RN Dante Alighieri

RN Duca degli Abruzzi

RN Francesco Caracciolo

RN Dante Alighieri

RN Duca degli Abruzzi

RN Francesco Caracciolo

Italy

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.3	6.3

Class:

Battleship

Research:230 000

Purchase:640 000

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Description

The RN Dante Alighieri, 1923 is a rank V Italian battleship with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel100 / 250 / 24 mm

Main fire tower250 / 220 / 220 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section9

Displacement21 800 t

Crew970 people

The RN Dante Alighieri has a crew of 970 sailors, giving the ability to withstand many bursts of enemy bullets, while the ship has 100 mm of armor on the citadel in the front, 250 mm on both sides and in the back only 24mm, the hull has 25 mm of steel and in the superstructure 16 mm of steel, thanks to all this armor can withstand several enemy damage.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB51 / 29 km/h

RB44 / 25 km/h

The RN Dante Alighieri is powered by 12 pairs of engines which in turn power 4 propellers generating enough power to bring the ship to a maximum speed of 44 km/h while when it must go in reverse it goes at a speed of 25 km/h.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	51	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	44	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB22 774 → 28 604

RB28 736 → 36 092

Total cost of modifications220 000

341 000

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training185 000

Experts640 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Rudder Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Propeller Replacement Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Engine Maintenance Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540	Damage Control Division Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Fire Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Shrapnel Protection Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Ventilation Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 New Pumps Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540 Ammo Wetting Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 305mm_it_armstrong_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Improved Rangefinder Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret3 x 305 mm/46 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 20°

The primary armament is composed from 4 turrets with triple mount 305 mm/46 Armstrong cannon, model 1909, and can carry only SAP and APHE, the first shells are very useful and cause serious damage to all enemy ships while the second cause serious damage if they are used against weak points of the enemy ships.

Secondary armament

4 х Turret2 x 120 mm/50 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition400 rounds

12 х Turret120 mm/50 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition200 rounds

12 х Turret76 mm/40 Armstrong cannon, mod.1897/1910

Ammunition240 rounds

Secondary armament is composed by 4 twin turrets 120mm/50 Armstrong cannon, model 1909, 12 single 120mm/50 Armstrong cannon, 12x 76mm/40 Armstrong cannons, the 120mm are perfect to shoot down light ships like destroyers and small ships while the 76mm can be very useful when you set the IA in anti-air mode so you use all the cannons to destroy enemy planes.

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret76 mm/40 Armstrong cannon, mod.1897/1912

Ammunition240 rounds

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

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

This ship as anti-aircraft armament has 4x 76 mm/40 Armstrong cannons and 2x 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni, the 40 mm have HE-FT but do not have a great potential against aircraft must know many shots before starting to do damage, while the 76 have only APHE useful against small ships but will not do much as an anti-aircraft.

Usage in battles

Being a Dreadnought, with its 305mm cannons can cause great damage to both small ships and enemy BBs, while the secondary 120mm cannons can cause serious damage to light ships, the positive thing about the RN Dante Alighieri is that it can carry anti-aircraft armament composed of 40mm and 76mm.

In battle,  use the SAPs because they cause serious damage to enemy ships, easily burning the enemy ship and reducing the crew of the enemy ship in a short time, while the APHE uses them against other BBs or against ships where you know the exact position of their principal ammorack.

When aiming with the main cannons at an enemy, stand to the side to make a full salvo against the enemy, and after firing begin to zigzag to avoid enemy shots

The secondary 120mm cannons are perfect for destroying destroyers or small fast approaching ships, for the simple fact that they are present on the belt of the ship and not only the 120mm cannons carry SAP causing incendiary damage to enemies.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Devastating firepower
• Very good SAP and AP of the main cannons
• Very good survivability (970 crew members)
• Sizeable complement
• Good armor
• Very good speed and maneuverability compared to other BB

Cons:

• Mediocre anti-aircraft versus fast planes
• Low amount of AA
• Armament potential only when sideways (ship must have main turrets turned towards the side of the ship to make a full salvo)

History

After the construction of HMS Dreadnought, several nations tried to build similar ships which were then classified as Dreadnought, because HMS Dreadnought marked the beginning of the first battleships.

The Italian Navy was still engaged in the construction of fast battleships Vittorio Emanuele class, which was unsuccessful class, although it was also predicted by a senior officer.

The first Italian Dreadnought was the RN Dante Alighieri, launched in 1910 and designed by the Naval Engineer Edoardo Masdea.

RN Dante Alighieri during test sail

This ship demonstrated numerous technical innovations, among which the disposition of the main armament in trinate towers, it was 4 towers of 305mm, and to ensure maximum performance of each system were arranged on the longitudinal axis, at the beginning was not adopted the system of elevated towers above the main cannons, because at that time there were doubts about that elevated system that was used by the Americans and British.

At the end the RN Dante Alighieri can be considered as a prototype for the following development of the 2 classes Conte di Cavour and Duilio.

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See also

• HMS Dreadnought
• 120mm/50 Armstrong, model 1909
• 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni
• 76mm/40 Armstrong

External links

• [Devblog] Dante Alighieri: A Poet Goes to War

Royal Dockyard of Castellammare di Stabia (Regio Cantiere di Castellammare di Stabia)
Corvettes
Albatros-class	Albatros · Alcione
Battleships
Unique Ships	RN Dante Alighieri
Duilio-class	RN Duilio
Francesco Caracciolo-class	RN Francesco Caracciolo

Italy battleships
	RN Dante Alighieri*
Conte di Cavour-class	RN Conte di Cavour · RN Leonardo da Vinci
Duilio-class	RN Duilio · RN Andrea Doria
Francesco Caracciolo-class	RN Francesco Caracciolo
	*  = Unique ship