Combat envelope
Range and detection
Every bar uses the same 15 km scale. Surface detection is a visibility threshold, not a weapon range.
Ship Database
Tier III
Cruiser
Italy
Taranto
After World War I, the fleets of Germany and Austria-Hungary were shared between the winning countries. SMS Strassburg was transferred to the Italian Navy and renamed Taranto. In the early 1920s, the cruiser received a reconnaissance seaplane and new AA guns. In the interwar period, she served in the Mediterranean and was then re-equipped for colonial...
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After World War I, the fleets of Germany and Austria-Hungary were shared between the winning countries. SMS Strassburg was transferred to the Italian Navy and renamed Taranto. In the early 1920s, the cruiser received a reconnaissance seaplane and new AA guns. In the interwar period, she served in the Mediterranean and was then re-equipped for colonial service. During World War II, the cruiser performed minelaying and patrol missions.
- Credits
- 270,000
At a glance
The numbers that shape the ship
- Hit points
- 17,600
- Maximum speed
- 28.2 knots
- Surface detection
- 9.1 km
- Main battery range
- 10.3 km
- Main battery reload
- 7.0 s
Damage comparison
Published maximum per hit
Bars are normalized only against this ship's highest listed hit. They are not salvo damage, expected damage or DPM.
Handling, concealment and protectionOverview
Handling
- Maximum speed
- 28.2 knots
- Turning circle radius
- 450 m
- Rudder shift time
- 8.0 s
Concealment
- Surface detection
- 9.1 km
- Air detection
- 5.1 km
- Submarine detection
- 5.1 km
Survivability
- Hit points
- 17,600
- Torpedo damage reduction
- 0 %
Published armour thickness
Only positive values supplied by the API are shown.
- Overall published range
- 6–100 mm
Weapons and payloadsArmament
Surface armament
Main battery
- Maximum range
- 10.3 km
- Reload time
- 7.0 s
- Rate of fire
- 8.3 rounds/min
- 180° turn time
- 25.7 s
- Maximum dispersion
- 104 m
Shells
Damage is the API's published maximum for one shell hit.
150 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.7
AP- Maximum damage per hit
- 2,100
- Muzzle velocity
- 835 m/s
- Shell mass
- 45 kg
Gun layout
- Mount
- 150 mm/45 SK L/45 on an MPL C/16 mount
- Mounts
- 7
- Barrels each
- 1
Automatic armament
Secondary battery
Underwater armament
Torpedoes
500 mm G7
- Maximum range
- 4.0 km
- Maximum damage per hit
- 10,433
- Reload time
- 21 s
- Speed
- 58 knots
- Detectability
- 1.1 km
- 180° turn time
- 7.2 s
Torpedo-tube layout
- Mount
- 500 mm tubo lanciasiluri
- Mounts
- 2
- Tubes each
- 1
Anti-aircraft defence
- Aura
- 88 mm/45 SK L/45 on an MPL C/13 mount
- Calibre
- 88 mm
- Mounts
- 2
Modules, hull and progressionTechnical data
Default hull
- Hull hit points
- 17,600
- Main-battery barrels
- 7
- Torpedo tubes
- 2
- AA mounts
- 2
Engine
- Published maximum speed
- 28.2 knots
Fire control
Module research tree
Names, research prices and defaults are reported directly by the API.
SDT 3 mod.1
Default- Type
- Suo
- Purchase
- 21,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
SDT 3 mod.2
- Type
- Suo
- Research
- 450 XP
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
Propulsion: 33,742 hp
Default- Type
- Engine
- Purchase
- 18,000 credits
Taranto (A)
Default- Type
- Hull
- Purchase
- 40,000 credits
- Next modules
- 1
Taranto (B)
- Type
- Hull
- Research
- 900 XP
- Purchase
- 90,000 credits
- Next ships
- 1
150 mm/45 SK L/45 on an MPL C/16 mount
Default- Type
- Artillery
- Purchase
- 28,000 credits
500 mm G7/533 mm Si 270 G
Default- Type
- Torpedoes
- Purchase
- 22,000 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
Damage Control System Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 250,000
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Modernization- Credits
- 125,000
Next ships
Research costs published in this ship's official progression data.
- Ship
- Alberto di Giussano
- Research cost
- 5,250 XP
- Available module groups
- 10
- Compatible upgrades
- 3
- Researchable next ships
- 1
- Upgrade slots
- 2
- Published battle levels
- 3–4
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