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The RN Pola is a well-armoured cruiser overall, good angling of its armour will make you survive most battles easily. The main Turret armour is excellent, it will be quite rare to get your main turrets disabled. The big aft section makes for an odd use of it as spaced armour against torpedoes and head-on engagements, thanks to the plane hangar and catapult. The belt armour protects very effectively the engines against enemy shells.
  
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
  
-Most armored cruiser ingame overall, good angling of said armor will make you survive most battles easily
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* Well-protected cruiser
 
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* Secondary guns have good firing angles due to their placement
-Main Turret armor is excellent, it will be a rare sight to get your main turrets disabled
 
 
 
-Big aft section thanks to the plane hangar and catapult makes for an odd use of it as spaced armor against torpedoes and head on engagements due to lack of vital ship components that can be damaged in said section
 
 
 
-Belt armor protects very effectively the engines against enemy shells
 
 
 
-Few AAA while being bad, also means that you dont loose too much crew members from HE-spam disabling them
 
 
 
-Secondaries have good firing angles due to their placement
 
 
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
  
-Lackluster AAA, you will need a fully trained crew to make it work
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* Lacklustre AAA, you will need a fully trained crew to make it work
 
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* Secondary guns get disabled quickly
-Secondary guns get disabled quickly due to their placement
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* You can have pin point accuracy on the first salvo, and the next salvo can have shot dispersion
 
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* At very close range (less than 4 km), 203 mm and bigger SAP shells have enough penetration and explosive filler to detonate your ammunition, outside that very close range, you still have amazing great survivability
-Dispersion RNG can make you do a pin point accuracy shot first salvo, and the next salvo can have shot gun dispersion
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* Unlike her sister Zara, Pola doesn't have front-facing AA, so that's a dead zone for her AA armament
 
 
-At very close range(less than 4km), 203mm and bigger SAP shells have enough penetration and explosive filler to detonate your ammunition, outside that very close range, you still have amazing great survivability
 
 
 
-Unlike her sister Zara, Pola doesnt have frontal aiming AAA, so thats a deadzone for her AAA armament
 
 
 
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Revision as of 23:41, 22 November 2021

VTOL | Rank 5 USA
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RN Pola
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RN Pola
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Description

The Zara-class, RN Pola, 1941 is a premium rank IV Italian heavy cruiser with a battle rating of 5.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Hot Tracks".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back
Citadel120 / 150 / 70 mm
Main fire tower203 / 150 / 150 mm
Hull25 mm (steel)
Superstructure8 mm (steel)
Number of section9
Displacement14 360 t
Crew1 107 people

The RN Pola is a well-armoured cruiser overall, good angling of its armour will make you survive most battles easily. The main Turret armour is excellent, it will be quite rare to get your main turrets disabled. The big aft section makes for an odd use of it as spaced armour against torpedoes and head-on engagements, thanks to the plane hangar and catapult. The belt armour protects very effectively the engines against enemy shells.

Mobility

Speedforward / back
AB69 / 34 km/h
RB59 / 29 km/h

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Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode Upgrade Status Maximum Speed (km/h) Turn Time (s) Turn Radius (m)
Forward Reverse
AB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 69 34
RB/SB Stock ___ ___
Upgraded 59 29

Modifications and economy

Repair cost
AB5 903 Sl icon.png
RB6 496 Sl icon.png
Crew training10 000 Sl icon.png
Experts800 000 Sl icon.png
Aces1 500 Ge icon.png
Research Aces1 340 000 Rp icon.png
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
Talisman.png 2 × 450 / 600 / 50 % Sl icon.png
Talisman.png 2 × 190 / 190 / 190 % Rp icon.png
Modifications
Seakeeping Unsinkability Firepower
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Dry-Docking
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Rudder Replacement
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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
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Shrapnel Protection
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Ventilation
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New Pumps
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Ammo Wetting
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Anti-Air Armament Targeting
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Auxiliary Armament Targeting
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Primary Armament Targeting
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Improved Rangefinder
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Hydroplane
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Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret2 x 203 mm/53 Ansaldo mod.1927 cannon
Ammunition314 rounds
Vertical guidance-5° / 45°

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Secondary armament

6 х Turret2 x 100 mm/47 O.T.O. Mod. 1928 cannon
Ammunition1200 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret2 x 37 mm/54 Breda Mod.32 autocannon
Ammunition3000 rounds
Belt capacity6 rounds
Fire rate200 shots/min
4 х Turret2 x 13.2 mm Breda Model 31 machine gun
Ammunition6000 rounds
Belt capacity30 rounds
Fire rate500 shots/min

An important part of the ship's armament responsible for air defence. Anti-aircraft armament is defined by the weapon chosen with the control Select anti-aircraft weapons. Talk about the ship's anti-air cannons and machine guns, the number of guns and their positions, their effective range, and about their overall effectiveness – including against surface targets. If there are no anti-aircraft armaments, remove this section.

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".

Pros:

  • Well-protected cruiser
  • Secondary guns have good firing angles due to their placement

Cons:

  • Lacklustre AAA, you will need a fully trained crew to make it work
  • Secondary guns get disabled quickly
  • You can have pin point accuracy on the first salvo, and the next salvo can have shot dispersion
  • At very close range (less than 4 km), 203 mm and bigger SAP shells have enough penetration and explosive filler to detonate your ammunition, outside that very close range, you still have amazing great survivability
  • Unlike her sister Zara, Pola doesn't have front-facing AA, so that's a dead zone for her AA armament

History

Devblog

Pola was laid down at the OTO Shipyard in Livorno in March 1931 as the last of the four Zara-class heavy cruisers. Following the class' nomenclature, Pola was named after a former Austro-Hungarian coastal city (today Pula, Croatia) which was annexed by Italy following the end of WWI. Pola's design remained virtually identical to the other ships of the class. However, as Pola was intended to act as a flagship, it received a larger bridge superstructure in order to accommodate the additional staff. This, as well as the missing 'carved out' sections of the hull sides below her bridge, distinguish her from other ships of the class.

Pola was launched in December 1932, and after only a brief fitting out period, was officially commissioned into service with the Regia Marina in the same month. In the interwar service period, Pola took part in two fleet reviews and participated in Italian non-intervention patrols during the Spanish Civil War along with other members of her class. Prior to the outbreak of WWII, Pola supported Italian ground forces during the occupation of Albania in April 1939.

During 1940, Pola frequently operated with her sister ships in concert with other elements of the Italian navy and engaged in a number of clashes with the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean. Pola was docked at Taranto during the devastating British air raid in November 1940, but unlike many other Italian warships present there, survived the attack unscathed.

After engaging British forces in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in late November, Pola found itself once again under air attack while in port at Naples. This time however, the ship did suffer minor damage and had to be drydocked for repairs until February of the next year.

After leaving drydock, the first major operation in which Pola took part was the Battle of Cape Matapan in late March 1941. It would also become the last battle, not just for Pola, but also for two of her sisterships - Zara and Fiume. Originally, the operation saw the assembled Italian fleet under the command of Admiral Angelo Iachino intercept a British convoy south of Crete. Pola was successfully torpedoed by British aircraft launched from HMS Formidable, quickly losing all power.

With Pola dead in the water, the Italian admiral ordered Zara, Fiume and a handful of destroyers to assist Pola later that night, however, unknown to the rescue party assembled around Pola, the superior British fleet closed in on them under the cover of darkness and guidance of radar to within point blank range before opening fire. The resulting naval engagement saw the destruction of mostall Italian warships present with heavy losses of 2303 dead and 1411 captured. After the brief battle, Pola, still afloat, was boarded by British sailors who searched the ship for valuables, taking her remaining crew as prisoners. In the early morning hours of 29 March 1941, the stricken Pola was torpedoed by the destroyer HMS Nubian, ultimately sealing her fate.

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See also

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  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


Italy heavy cruisers
Trento-class  RN Trento · RN Bolzano
Zara-class  RN Zara · RN Pola

Italy premium ships
Motor torpedo boats  Freccia P-493 · MAS 569 · MC 485
Motor gun boats  Sparviero
Sub-chasers  Folaga
Destroyers  RN Aquilone · RN Aviere · RN Geniere · RN Tigre · Geniere
Heavy cruisers  RN Pola
Battleships  RN Leonardo da Vinci