Ship Database
Tier X Battleship Special

Italy

Ruggiero di Lauria

A fast battlecruiser armed with eight 457 mm guns. The project is based on ideas introduced in 1921 by Italian naval engineer Ferdinando Cassone. In addition to its remarkable armament and displacement, both quite advanced for that era, the project stood out for its innovative anti-torpedo defense system and two-tiered power plant.

Doubloons
31,000
Official profile image of Ruggiero di Lauria

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
79,200
Maximum speed
35.0 knots
Surface detection
15.2 km
Main battery range
19.3 km
Main battery reload
30.0 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 detection15.2 km
  • Main battery19.3 km
  • Secondary battery7.3 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.

  • AP · 457 mm AP Mk II 14,900
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
35.0 knots
Turning circle radius
1,000 m
Rudder shift time
17.0 s
Maneuverability API rating 50

Concealment

Surface detection
15.2 km
Air detection
10.0 km
Submarine detection
10.0 km
Concealment API rating 37

Survivability

Hit points
79,200
Torpedo damage reduction
39 %
Survivability API rating 99

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
19–457 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 97
Maximum range
19.3 km
Reload time
30.0 s
Rate of fire
2.0 rounds/min
180° turn time
30.0 s
Maximum dispersion
209 m

Shells

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

457 mm AP Mk II
AP
Maximum damage per hit
14,900
Muzzle velocity
762 m/s
Shell mass
1,506 kg
Gun layout
Mount
457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret
Mounts
4
Barrels each
2

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
7.3 km

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 74
Aura
20 mm/70 Scotti Model 1941 on a sextuple mount
Calibre
20 mm
Mounts
20
Aura
37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
10
Aura
37 mm/54 Breda Model 1939 on a quadruple mount
Calibre
37 mm
Mounts
6
Aura
135 mm/45 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount
Calibre
135 mm
Mounts
8
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
79,200
Main-battery barrels
4
Secondary barrels
8
AA mounts
44

Engine

Published maximum speed
35.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

SDT 10

Default
Type
Suo

Ruggiero di Lauria

Default
Type
Hull

Propulsion: 235,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine

457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery

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 3

Modernization

Credits
3,000,000

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
14
Upgrade slots
6
Published battle levels
10–11

Cross-nation comparison

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