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Tier V Battleship

Italy

Conte di Cavour

Battleships of the Conte di Cavour class were armed with 13 main battery guns placed in twin- and triple-gun turrets. The lead ship of the series participated in the capture of Corfu in 1923. Later, she was modernized and received a new propulsion unit as well as a new bow section grafted over the existing bow. During World War II, she took part in...

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Battleships of the Conte di Cavour class were armed with 13 main battery guns placed in twin- and triple-gun turrets. The lead ship of the series participated in the capture of Corfu in 1923. Later, she was modernized and received a new propulsion unit as well as a new bow section grafted over the existing bow. During World War II, she took part in the battle of Punta Stilo. In 1940, during a British air raid on Taranto, she received a torpedo hit and sank.

Credits
1,600,000
Official profile image of Conte di Cavour

At a glance

The numbers that shape the ship

Hit points
37,000
Maximum speed
22.0 knots
Surface detection
12.8 km
Main battery range
14.6 km
Main battery reload
28.0 s

Combat envelope

Range and detection

Scale: 15 km

Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.

  • Surface detection12.8 km
  • Main battery14.6 km
  • Secondary battery4.3 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 · 305 mm proiettili AP 1909 7,700
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview

Handling

Maximum speed
22.0 knots
Turning circle radius
620 m
Rudder shift time
16.8 s
Maneuverability API rating 27

Concealment

Surface detection
12.8 km
Air detection
8.3 km
Submarine detection
8.3 km
Concealment API rating 52

Survivability

Hit points
37,000
Torpedo damage reduction
15 %
Survivability API rating 45

Published armour thickness

Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.

Overall published range
13–280 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament

Surface armament

Main battery

Artillery API rating 87
Maximum range
14.6 km
Reload time
28.0 s
Rate of fire
2.1 rounds/min
180° turn time
36.0 s
Maximum dispersion
209 m

Shells

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

305 mm proiettili AP 1909
AP
Maximum damage per hit
7,700
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s
Shell mass
390 kg
Gun layout
Mount
305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret
Mounts
2
Barrels each
2
Mount
305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret
Mounts
3
Barrels each
3

Automatic armament

Secondary battery

Maximum range
4.3 km
Mount
120 mm proiettili HE 1909
Maximum damage per hit
1,700
Fire chance
6.0 %
Rate of fire
12.0 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity
840 m/s

Anti-aircraft defence

AA defence API rating 34
Aura
40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni Model 1917 on a single mount
Calibre
40 mm
Mounts
8
Aura
76 mm/40 Ansaldo Model 1916 on an RM1916 mount
Calibre
76 mm
Mounts
6
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data

Default hull

Hull hit points
37,000
Main-battery barrels
5
Secondary barrels
18
AA mounts
14

Engine

Published maximum speed
22.0 knots

Fire control

Module research tree

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

Conte di Cavour (A)

Default
Type
Hull
Purchase
180,000 credits
Next modules
1

Conte di Cavour (B)

Type
Hull
Research
6,000 XP
Purchase
660,000 credits
Next ships
1

SDT 5 mod.1

Default
Type
Suo
Purchase
120,000 credits
Next modules
1

SDT 5 mod.2

Type
Suo
Research
4,000 XP
Purchase
440,000 credits

Propulsion: 31,000 hp

Default
Type
Engine
Purchase
120,000 credits

305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret

Default
Type
Artillery
Purchase
120,000 credits

Compatible upgrades

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

Main Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

Aiming Systems Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Main Battery Modification 2

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Damage Control System Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
250,000

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
125,000

AA Guns Modification 1

Modernization

Credits
500,000

Next ships

Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.

Ship
Andrea Doria
Research cost
42,000 XP
Available module groups
10
Compatible upgrades
7
Researchable next ships
1
Upgrade slots
3
Published battle levels
5–7

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