Ship Database

Tier IX Cruiser Premium

Italy

Messina

A hypothetical anti-aircraft cruiser design based on the Ansaldo cruiser project for Spain. In the early 1940s, Italy was developing dual-purpose 135 mm mounts for destroyers and the small Etna-class light cruisers. Had this project been successful, a logical next step would have been the development of a dual-purpose version of the 152 mm Model 1934 guns, intended for larger ships.

Doubloons: 21,500

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points: 43,600
Maximum speed: 37.0 knots
Surface detection: 14.0 km
Main battery range: 16.8 km
Main battery reload: 8.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 20 km

Every bar uses the same 20 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

Surface detection14 km
Main battery16.8 km
Secondary battery7 km
Torpedoes8 km

Damage comparison

Published maximum per hit

Ship-relative

Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.

Torpedo · 533 mm Si 270 20,433

Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed: 37.0 knots
Turning circle radius: 680 m
Rudder shift time: 10.5 s

Maneuverability API rating 62

Concealment

Surface detection: 14.0 km
Air detection: 8.7 km
Submarine detection: 8.7 km

Concealment API rating 46

Survivability

Hit points: 43,600
Torpedo damage reduction: 19 %

Survivability API rating 59

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range: 16–150 mm

Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 53

Maximum range: 16.8 km
Reload time: 8.0 s
Rate of fire: 6.7 rounds/min
180° turn time: 15.0 s
Maximum dispersion: 148 m

Gun layout

Mount: 152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934
Mounts: 3
Barrels each: 3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range: 7.0 km

Mount: 90 mm proiettili HE
Maximum damage per hit: 1,300
Fire chance: 5.0 %
Rate of fire: 15.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity: 860 m/s

Underwater armament

Torpedoes

Torpedoes API rating 22

533 mm Si 270

Maximum range: 8.0 km
Maximum damage per hit: 20,433
Reload time: 140 s
Speed: 72 knots
Detectability: 1.7 km
180° turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo-tube layout

Mount: 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri
Mounts: 2
Tubes each: 4

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 84

Aura: 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount
Calibre: 37 mm
Mounts: 18

Aura: 90 mm/50 Model 1939 on a twin mount
Calibre: 90 mm
Mounts: 12

Aura: 152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934
Calibre: 152 mm
Mounts: 3

Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points: 43,600
Main-battery barrels: 3
Secondary barrels: 12
Torpedo tubes: 2
AA mounts: 33

Engine

Published maximum speed: 37.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.

152 mm/55 C.A. Model 1934

Default

Type: Artillery

533 mm Si 270 M

Default

Type: Torpedoes

Propulsion: 192,000 hp

Default

Type: Engine

Messina

Default

Type: Hull

SDT 9 mod.1

Default

Type: Suo

Compatible upgrades

Official modernization descriptions and listed purchase prices. Effects still depend on the slot and configuration used in game.

Propulsion Modification 1

Modernization

Reduces time to full speed

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Torpedo Lookout System

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 3

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

Steering Gears Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 2,000,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 250,000

Steering Gears Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 1,000,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 125,000

Gun Fire Control System Modification 2

Modernization

Credits: 3,000,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits: 500,000

Available module groups: 10
Compatible upgrades: 17
Upgrade slots: 6
Published battle levels: 9–11

Cross-nation comparison

Ships that fill a similar slot

Closest same-tier, same-class matches from other nations, ranked by published base statistics.

Spain

Almirante Oquendo

HP: 48,300
Speed: 36 kn
Guns: 17.6 km
Torps: 8 km

Open comparison

Pan-Asia

Baotou

HP: 47,200
Speed: 36 kn
Guns: 17.6 km

Open comparison

Germany

Blücher

HP: 45,300
Speed: 32.8 kn
Guns: 18.5 km
Torps: 8 km

Open comparison