Ship Database
Tier VIII Battleship Premium

Italy

Marcantonio Colonna

A hypothetical design for a major modernization of the Francesco Caracciolo-class battleships, which were laid down between 1914 and 1915 as Italy's first "super-dreadnoughts" armed with 381 mm main battery guns.

Doubloons
11,000
Official profile image of Marcantonio Colonna

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
54,500
Maximum speed
29.0 knots
Surface detection
14.4 km
Main battery range
18.3 km
Main battery reload
31.0 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 detection14.4 km
  • Main battery18.3 km
  • Secondary battery7.5 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.

  • HE · 381 mm proiettili HE 5,100
  • AP · 381 mm proiettili AP 12,000
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
29.0 knots
Turning circle radius
740 m
Rudder shift time
14.3 s
Maneuverability API rating 42

Concealment

Surface detection
14.4 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 41

Survivability

Hit points
54,500
Torpedo damage reduction
42 %
Survivability API rating 69

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–381 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 84
Maximum range
18.3 km
Reload time
31.0 s
Rate of fire
1.9 rounds/min
180° turn time
32.7 s
Maximum dispersion
201 m

Shells

Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.

381 mm proiettili HE
HE
Maximum damage per hit
5,100
Fire chance
24.0 %
Muzzle velocity
880 m/s
Shell mass
824 kg
381 mm proiettili AP
AP
Maximum damage per hit
12,000
Muzzle velocity
850 m/s
Shell mass
885 kg
Gun layout
Mount
381 mm/50 Model 1934 in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.5 km

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 62
Aura
20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
2
Aura
20 mm/70 Scotti Model 1941 on a sextuple mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
90 mm/50 Model 1939 in a turret
Calibre
90 mm
Mounts
12
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
54,500
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
16
AA mounts
30

Engine

Published maximum speed
29.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

SDT 8 mod.1

Default
Type
Suo

Propulsion: 186,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

381 mm/50 Model 1934 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

Marcantonio Colonna

Default
Type
Hull

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

Concealment System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
2,000,000

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

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 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

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
12
Upgrade slots
5
Published battle levels
8–10

Cross-nation comparison

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