Castilla

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 Castilla — Spanish • Legendary Tier • Cruiser.

While developing their own heavy cruisers, Spanish engineers actively learned from their Italian peers and the latest achievements of Italian engineering in the field of ship armor protection and armaments. The knowledge gained could have culminated in a project based on a fusion of Italian and Spanish naval design thinking—projects of the Ansaldo cruisers and a project for a "Super Washington" cruiser from the Ferrol shipyard.

Castilla was released as a Bureau project reward on October 6th, 2025.

 Navy: Spain
 Ship: Spanish
 Nation: Spain
 Category: Premium

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1940
 Predecessor: Andalucía

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Tough: Above average base HP rating.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Revolver: Main guns can fire several times with a short interval between shots, but reloading takes longer than usual.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	56 000	-
• Armor (mm)	15 - 250	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	37	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	820	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	11.5	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.2	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	9.2	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm quintuple	-
• Arrangement	2x5	-
• Reload time (sec)	106	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 621	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	8	-
• Speed (kt)	62	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	254mm/60	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Ready rack reload time (sec)	2.5	-
• Shells in ready rack	2	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	23	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7	-
• HE maximum damage	3600	-
• HE fire chance (%)	16	-
• HE penetration (mm)	42	-
• AP maximum damage	6300	-
• Sigma	2.15	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	128mm/61 KM40	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• HE maximum damage	1500	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/54 Model 1939	-
• Arrangement	12x4	-
• DPS	350	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	128mm/61 KM40	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	107	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Breda Model 1941	-
• Arrangement	8x6	-
• DPS	86	-
• Range (km)	2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Castilla

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	56 000	15	250	19	3x3	2	11.5

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
254mm/60	3x3	23	25.7	3600	16	6300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm quintuple	2x5	106s	7.2s	15 621	8	62	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	37 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Castilla

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Torpedo Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Castilla

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and flooding recovery.

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

HP per second: +336 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.5km Detection of ships: 5km Duration: 100s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 70s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 25s Reload time: 140s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Castilla

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Fast; 37 knots top speed
• Accurate, hard-hitting main battery guns with fast shell velocity
• Access to the ready rack mechanic
• Equipped with torpedoes

Cons:

• Long standard main battery reload time
• Lacks "utility" consumables
• Mediocre long-range AA DPS
• Large turning circle radius

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Castilla

From Rome to Edo

• Main battery reload time reduced from 24 to 23 s

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