Michelangelo

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 Michelangelo — Italian • Premium • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

The Washington Naval Conference gave Italy the opportunity to build battleships from 1927. Several projects with displacements between 18,000 and 35,000 tons were under development simultaneously; some of the projects relied on foreign designs—Hood, Nelson, and Dunkerque—but some were unique. The design proposed by Admiral de Feo featured a ship with eight 12.6-inch (320 mm) guns in quadruple-gun turrets placed close to the midship frames, and the secondary battery mounts were moved toward the ship's fore and aft ends.

Michelangelo was released as the final reward of the Tempest of Renaissance campaign, which took place from September 9th to October 14th, 2024.

 Navy: IT
 Ship: Italian
 Nation: Italy
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser

 Year of Design: 1934
 Variants: Legate

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Secondary Reach: Above average secondary battery range.

SAP Shells: Equipped or can be equipped with SAP shells that deal consistent damage, ricochet less, but can't start fires.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	66 100	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 255	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	22	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	830	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.3	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	7.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	533mm tubo lanciasiluri triple	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	120	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	20 433	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.7	-
• Range (km)	8	-
• Speed (kt)	72	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	320mm/44 OTO Model 1935	320mm/44 OTO Model 1935
• Main artillery arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Firing range (km)	15.4	15.4
• Reload time (sec)	21.5	24
• 180° turn time (sec)	22.5	22.5
• HE maximum damage	4700	-
• HE fire chance (%)	35	-
• HE penetration (mm)	53	-
• AP maximum damage	9700	9700
• SAP maximum damage	-	9500
• SAP penetration (mm)	-	82
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	90mm/50 OTO 1939	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• Firing range (km)	6.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	4.2	-
• SAP maximum damage	1900	-
• SAP penetration (mm)	26	26
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Model 1935	-
• Arrangement	3x4	-
• Firing range (km)	6.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	9.6	-
• SAP maximum damage	3650	-
• SAP penetration (mm)	42	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Breda 1941	-
• Arrangement	8x6	-
• DPS	50	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/54 Breda 1938	-
• Arrangement	12x2	-
• DPS	139	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	90mm/50 OTO 1939	-
• Arrangement	10x2	-
• DPS	135	-
• Range (km)	4	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Michelangelo

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	66 100	16	255	22	2x4	2	10.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage	Purchase Price
320mm/44 OTO Model 1935	2x4	21.5	22.5	4700	35	9700	0
320mm/44 OTO Model 1935	2x4	24	22.5			9700	0

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.4 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
533mm tubo lanciasiluri triple	2x3	120s	7.2s	20 433	8	72	1.7

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Michelangelo

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 - Michelangelo

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: +396 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Exhaust Smoke Generator

Uses the ship's exhaust fumes to create a smoke screen that significantly reduces the risk of being detected by the enemy, even while moving at full speed.

Duration: 40s Dispersion time: 10s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 100s Number of consumables: 4

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 3.3km Detection of ships: 4.7km Duration: 98s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Michelangelo

Pros:

• Has battleship-caliber main guns despite being classed as a cruiser
• Powerful SAP-firing secondaries
• Torpedoes are strong and fast, with wide firing angles
• Large HP pool for a cruiser
• Decent top speed
• Good concealment when fully upgraded for it

Cons:

• Horrible firing angles, must sail near-broadside to unmask both main turrets
• Only three torpedoes per side of the ship with limited range
• SAP secondaries lose a lot of effectiveness against heavily armored targets
• Huge citadel block rises above the waterline, and nose and aft are only 25mm thick
• Like other Italian ships, Michelangelo's AA defenses are poor

Performance

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