Conte di Cavour

12.8

Conte di Cavour

Battleship | Italy | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price13000 exp

Purchase price1,600,000

Hit Points37,000

Main Battery

305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret3 х 3 / 2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.11 shots/min.

Reload Time28.5 sec.

Rotation Speed3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time60 sec.

Firing Range14.64 km.

Maximum Dispersion209 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell305 mm proiettili AP 1909

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity840 m./s.

AP Shell Weight390 kg.

Maximum SAP Shell Damage7,850

Initial SAP Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Secondary Armament #1

120 mm/50 Vickers BL on a casemate mount18 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell120 mm proiettili HE 1909

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Initial HE Shell Velocity840 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

76 mm/40 Ansaldo Model 1916 on an RM1916 mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second12.6

. . . Firing Range3 km.

40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni Model 1917 on a single mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second45.6

. . . Firing Range2.49 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed22 knot

Turning Circle Radius620 m.

Rudder Shift Time16.8 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.76 km.

Air Detectability Range8.31 km.

Battle Levels

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12.8

Conte di Cavour

Battleship | Italy | Tier V

Tech Tree Position

stock

 top

General

Research price13000 exp

Purchase price1,600,000

Hit Points38,700

Main Battery

305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret3 х 3 / 2 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.11 shots/min.

Reload Time28.5 sec.

Rotation Speed3 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time60 sec.

Firing Range16.1 km.

Maximum Dispersion209 m.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell0 %

AP Shell305 mm proiettili AP 1909

Maximum AP Shell Damage8,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity840 m./s.

AP Shell Weight390 kg.

Maximum SAP Shell Damage7,850

Initial SAP Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Secondary Armament #1

120 mm/50 Vickers BL on a casemate mount18 х 1 pcs.

Firing Range4.3 km.

Rate of Fire12 shots/min.

Reload Time5 sec.

HE Shell120 mm proiettili HE 1909

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,700

Initial HE Shell Velocity840 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

AA Defense

76 mm/40 Ansaldo Model 1916 on an RM1916 mount6 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second12.6

. . . Firing Range3 km.

37 mm/54 Breda Model 1939 on a Model RM1939 mount8 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second71.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed22 knot

Turning Circle Radius620 m.

Rudder Shift Time12 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range12.76 km.

Air Detectability Range8.31 km.

Battle Levels

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V

1,600,000

Conte di Cavour — Italian Tier V battleship.

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.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
305 mm/46 Model 1909 in a turret	2.1	60	209			8,100		0	120,000

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Conte di Cavour (A)	37,000	13	280	2/3	18	8/6				0	180,000
Conte di Cavour (B)	38,700	13	280	2/3	18	8/6				6,000	660,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SDT 5 mod.1		0		0	120,000
SDT 5 mod.2		0		4,000	440,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 31,000 hp	22		0	120,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3

Player Opinion

Performance

Warning. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.
For a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".

Pros:

• Second largest main battery broadside in tier/class with thirteen (13) guns, just behind Agincourt
• SAP shells are excellent against lightly armored targets
• Thick hull and deck armor, Cavour is very tough when properly angled
• Good firing angles, can unmask all guns without showing too much broadside
• Good turn radius and rudder shift for a battleship
• Excellent concealment
• Built-in -30% shell swap time

Cons:

• Second smallest health pool among Tier 5 battleships
• Slow main battery traverse speed
• Longer than average main battery reload speed
• Poor accuracy
• Main guns do not have access to HE shells
• Weak AA defenses.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Conte di Cavour are as follows:

• Slot 1: This slot is most commonly filled with Main Armaments Modification 1 , though Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1 is a popular pick for captains who go for a full secondary build with other upgrades and commander skills.
• Slot 2: There's really only one choice here for battleships - Damage Control System Modification 1 . This will reduce chances of fire and flood.
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumables Specialist -10% cooldown time of:  Main Battery Reload Booster ,  Torpedo Reload Booster ,  Spotting Aircraft ,  Catapult Fighter , &  Defensive AA Fire .	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party . ★	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance -30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed.	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. . ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AA & ASW Expert +10% damage from continuous AA and flak. +10% damage inflicted by depth charges..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★	Improved Repair Party Readiness –0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP.. ★	Focus Fire Marksman In the priority AA sector:   +25% continuous damage.   +1 flak burst per salvo. –10% reload time of Airstrike armament.
4	Furious For each active fire on board:   –5% main battery reload time   +5% to the dispersion of shells fired by enemies.	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Conte di Cavour equips:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party  - 4 charges

Signals

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration.	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding.	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time.	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts.	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

Gallery

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  Hull A

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  Hull B

Historical Info

In-game historical inaccuracies

• 1937 reconstruction is missing. See Giulio Cesare for the modernized version.
• High explosive ammunition is missing. The SAP shell is a fabrication by Wargaming.
• Conte di Cavour was equipped with only two 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni 1917 AA guns, located on the forecastle deck. Hull (A) has a whopping eight 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni 1917 AA guns.
• The six 76 mm/40 Ansaldo 1917 AA guns were actually located abreast the aft funnel. In World of Warships, however, they are placed atop the superfiring and amidships turrets.
• All 13 turret-mounted 76.2 mm/50 secondary guns (three on the triple-gun turrets and two on the twin-gun turrets) are missing. These were only removed after her reconstruction.
• Conte di Cavour did not receive any 37 mm/54 Breda guns before her reconstruction. Its inclusion on the pre-refit hull and in single mounts (instead of the historical twin mounts) is another fabrication by Wargaming.

Historical Gallery

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  Conte di Cavour at speed.

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  Original configuration of Conte di Cavour.

References

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.9.11.

Testing Changes

• DevBlog 90:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• DevBlog 99:
  • SAP shell damage decreased from 9,600 to 7,850.
  • Secondary battery accuracy decreased to standard battleship values.
• DevBlog 106:
  • AP shell damage decreased from 8,560 to 8,100.
  • AP shell armor penetration decreased by roughly 20%.
• DevBlog 108:
  • Detectability range by ships increased from 12.24 to 13.14 km. Other detectability ranges were increased accordingly.

• Update 0.10.1:
  • Available for Italian tokens in a sequential bundle in the Armory.
• Update 0.10.2:
  • The captain skill recommendations were changed.
• Update 0.10.3:
  • Added to the tech tree.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 33 to 31.5 s.
• Update 0.10.4:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 31.5 to 30 s.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Secondary battery maximum firing range decreased from 4.5 to 4.3 km.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Added the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.11.4:
  • Fixed an issue with a missing horn sound when using the Snow and Stars permanent camouflage.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • On Hull (B), the name of the AA gun 37 mm/54 Model 1939 was changed to 37 mm/54 Breda Model 1939.
• Update 0.11.8:
  • Added a separate 30% bonus to the shell-type switching time, applied even when the Gun Feeder skill is inactive.
• Update 12.2:
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 30 to 28.5 s.
• Update 12.5:
  • Sigma value increased from 1.6 to 1.7.

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