RN Aquilone

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Tu-1 Pack
RN Aquilone
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RN Aquilone
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Description

The Turbine-class, RN Aquilone, 1939 is a premium rank I Italian destroyer with a battle rating of 3.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Main fire tower12 / 12 / 0 mm
Hull16 mm (steel)
Superstructure4 mm (steel)
Number of section7
Displacement1 670 t
Crew179 people

The RN Aquilone compared to the other ships of its rating is the smallest, with a hull of 91 meters compared to the 140 meters of the English Town Class or the 103 meters of the IJN Mutsuki, but even if it is the smallest ship it defends itself well. 

It is protected with 16 mm of steel on the hull. Her low-profile hull makes her very difficult to hit over long distances, but at the same time she is very agile and fast. 

Thanks to her intrepid crew of 179 sailors she takes first place as the most manned ship at her rating, in second place we find the Frunze with 168 members and in third place we find the USS Litchfield (DD-336). These ships mentioned above will also be the most present along with the Leopard 1924 in battle, the advantage is that all three have one thing in common, they all have little protection on the main hold.

The Litchfield and the Leopard are the most vulnerable because right next to the hold they have the principal fuel tank, something that the Frunze does not have. 

Unfortunately, the RN Aquilone also has this defect, which is a problem because during combat the front of the ship is one of the most vulnerable. To remedy this defect, it is recommended that the ship be angled slightly to the left or right in the direction of enemy fire, so that the  enemy rounds do not find a flat surface to penetrate and blow the RN Aquilone to oblivion.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB82 / 32 km/h
RB67 / 26 km/h

The RN Aquilone is equipped with 2 powerful turbines that deliver a power of 40'000 horses that take it to 36 knots (66 km/h). Its draught of only 3 meters makes it very agile even at maximum speed. its rudder can turn from left to right and vice versa in just 5 seconds. 

The advantage of being small and wide increases the stability of the ship even in case of a sudden turn. The RN Aquilone, once it reaches maximum speed, is able to stop completely in 32 seconds and its maximum speed in reverse is -14 knots (-26 km/h). {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan="4" | Mobility Characteristics |- ! rowspan="2" | Game Mode ! rowspan="2" | Upgrade Status ! colspan="2" | Maximum Speed (km/h) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Time (s) ! rowspan="2" style="display:none;"| Turn Radius (m) |- ! Forward ! Reverse |- | rowspan="2" | AB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 82 || 32 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | rowspan="2" | RB/SB | style="display:none;"| Stock | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| ___ | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- | Upgraded || 67 || 26 | style="display:none;"| | style="display:none;"| |- |}

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB137 Sl icon.png
RB236 Sl icon.png
Total cost of modifications5 100 Rp icon.png
510 Sl icon.png
Crew training150 Sl icon.png
Experts1 000 Sl icon.png
Aces20 Ge icon.png
Research Aces145 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 30 / 60 / 50 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 75 / 75 / 75 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
Research:
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Cost:
60 Sl icon.png
70 Ge icon.png
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Rudder Replacement
Research:
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Cost:
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Propeller Replacement
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Engine Maintenance
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Damage Control Division
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Fire Division
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Smokescreen
Research:
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Cost:
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Shrapnel Protection
Research:
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Cost:
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50 Ge icon.png
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Ventilation
Research:
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Cost:
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New Pumps
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Ammo Wetting
Research:
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Cost:
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70 Ge icon.png
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Research:
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Cost:
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
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Research:
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Cost:
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Primary Armament Targeting
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Improved Rangefinder
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Torpedo Mode
Research:
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Cost:
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Mines
Research:
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Cost:
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Armament

Primary armament

2 х Turret2 x 120 mm/45 O.T.O. Mod. 1926 cannon
Ammunition400 rounds
Vertical guidance-10° / 33°

First produced by Ansaldo in 1926, this gun was continually modified during the 1930s by both Ansaldo and Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO). The 120 mm/45 O.T.O. Mod. 1926 (120 mm) in the double mounts suffered from excessive dispersion which seems to be the result of mounting the barrels too close together. On later destroyers, a single 120 mm/50 (4.7") mount was used to replace the obsolete 120 mm/15 (4.7") star howitzers, thus improving the ship's firepower. 

In  combat this type of weapon is very strong at its battle rating, as the ammunition   it can offer are: HE , APHE , HE-TF.  The speed of the rounds are 850 m/s and are fired with a frequency of 8.2 seconds. HE and HE-TF have an explosive mass of 2.39kg and APHE 1.16kg.  The HEs  which the RN Aquilone can use are currently the most explosive, the Frunze only has 2.1kg, the Leopard 1924 has 2kg, the Mutsuki 1.86kg, the Litchfield 1.23kg and the Town L45 with only 721g. The  great  velocity of it’s rounds guarantees  an almighty success in long distance fights.

Secondary armament

3 х Turret40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917 autocannon
Ammunition1500 rounds
Belt capacity25 rounds
Fire rate200 shots/min

Introduced into the Royal Navy in March 1915 as a large caliber MG AA. These guns used 25-round fabric belts, which are used only in single mounts. Britain produced a total of 795 cannons of which 577 were still available in 1939.

The original Mark II design was 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 the bullets slipped out of their mounts and the fabric belts which carried them often tore. The Mark II*C was another modification that used a 14-shot steel-link belt instead of the fabric belt. These steel-mesh belts were also used on the later 2-pdr. Mark VIIIs. About 50 of these guns 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 Aquilone is equipped with no less than three 40mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917 guns, 2 in the center and 1 in the rear of the ship.  This positioning guarantees complete aerial coverage within a radius of 1.1km. Unfortunately, their short range limits the air defense of the ship, but as soon as an air target enters the maximum effective range of these anti-aircraft guns, i.e. 800 meters, the aircraft will be instantly neutralized by the HE-TF rounds  which use 31g of explosive.

Additional armament

Setup 16 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A
Setup 26 x 533 mm steam turbined torpedo S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Tipo A
2 x Bollo P.125/1932 moored contact mine
Setup 352 x Bollo P.125/1932 moored contact mine

The RN Aquilone is equipped with 6 torpedoes S.I. 250/533,4X7,5 Type A (533 mm) and 52 Bollo P.125/1932 mines.  The torpedo launchers are arranged in a linear fashion in the central part of the ship and have a range of 180 degrees on both sides of the ship.The torpedoes without the improved torpedo modification have a range of 4 km and travel at 76 km/h, while with the modification installed the torpedoes increase the range to 12 km, however their speed is reduced to 48 km/h.  These torpedoes have a mass of 1781 kg and inside they contain 250 kg of explosives. After their launch, they need 50 meters to arm themselves and become completely destructive.  The 52 mines are placed in the rear of the ships carried on rails that start from the middle of the ship and go all the way to the stern. The mines in question have a mass of 221 kg of which 125 kg of explosives alone, once released into the sea these mines will stay stationary to float and will not detonate until a ship goes very close.

Usage in battles

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Media

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See also

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