Duca degli Abruzzi

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Duca degli Abruzzi

Cruiser | Italy | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points32,500

Main Battery

152 mm/55 Model 1934 on a Model 1934 mount2 х 2 / 2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

Rotation Speed7.5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time24 sec.

Firing Range15.06 km.

Maximum Dispersion136 m.

HE Shell152 mm proiettili HE

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell7 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity995 m./s.

HE Shell Weight44.3 kg.

AP Shell152 mm proiettili AP

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity910 m./s.

AP Shell Weight50 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/47 Model 1924/27/28 on a Eugenio Minisini mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire10 shots/min.

Reload Time6 sec.

HE Shell100 mm proiettili HE

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm tubo lanciasiluri2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.85 shots/min.

Reload Time71 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Si 270

Maximum Damage13,367

Torpedo Speed51 knot

Torpedo Range12 km.

AA Defense

100 mm/47 Model 1924/27/28 on a Eugenio Minisini mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second26.4

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second13.6

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second46.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm/65 Model 1939 on a Model 1939 mount2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4.6

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 knot

Turning Circle Radius680 m.

Rudder Shift Time8.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range10.83 km.

Air Detectability Range6.12 km.

Battle Levels

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13.9

Duca degli Abruzzi

Cruiser | Italy | Tier VII

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points32,500

Main Battery

152 mm/55 Model 1934 on a Model 1934 mount2 х 2 / 2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire8 shots/min.

Reload Time7.5 sec.

Rotation Speed7.5 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time24 sec.

Firing Range15.06 km.

Maximum Dispersion136 m.

HE Shell152 mm proiettili HE

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,100

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell7 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity995 m./s.

HE Shell Weight44.3 kg.

AP Shell152 mm proiettili AP

Maximum AP Shell Damage3,100

Initial AP Shell Velocity910 m./s.

AP Shell Weight50 kg.

Secondary Armament #1

100 mm/47 Model 1924/27/28 on a Eugenio Minisini mount4 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range5.6 km.

Rate of Fire10 shots/min.

Reload Time6 sec.

HE Shell100 mm proiettili HE

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,500

Initial HE Shell Velocity850 m./s.

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell6 %

Torpedo Tubes

533 mm tubo lanciasiluri2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.85 shots/min.

Reload Time71 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo533 mm Si 270

Maximum Damage13,367

Torpedo Speed51 knot

Torpedo Range12 km.

AA Defense

100 mm/47 Model 1924/27/28 on a Eugenio Minisini mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second26.4

. . . Firing Range3.99 km.

20 mm/65 Breda Model 1935 on a Model 1935 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second13.6

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second46.4

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

20 mm/65 Model 1939 on a Model 1939 mount2 х 1 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second4.6

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed35 knot

Turning Circle Radius680 m.

Rudder Shift Time8.9 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range10.83 km.

Air Detectability Range6.12 km.

Battle Levels

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VII

Special

Duca degli Abruzzi — Italian special premium Tier VII cruiser.

The top and most powerful ship in a series of Italian Condottieri-class light cruisers. Unlike her predecessors, she boasted more powerful armament and significantly improved protection, but couldn't travel as fast.

Duca degli Abruzzi was first released for sale worldwide on 4 May 2018.

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 ()
152 mm/55 Model 1934 on a Model 1934 mount	8	24	136	2,100	7	3,100		0	0

	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 ()
Duca degli Abruzzi	32,500	10	145	2/2	4	2/4/4/4	2			0	0

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
533 mm Si 270	0.8	71	7.2	13,366	51	12		0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
SDT 7		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 101,000 hp	35		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

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Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi is a fairly unique light cruiser at Tier VII, owing mainly to her assortment of consumables, including Repair Party . In terms of firepower and overall play style she shares many similarities with her Tier VI Premium Italian cousin, Duca d'Aosta, so captains who are experienced in playing d'Aosta will feel right at home in Abruzzi.

For main battery firepower, Duca degli Abruzzi features ten 152mm guns arranged in two sets of triple turrets and two sets of double turrets super-firing over the triples. On paper, this appears to be a large number of guns; however, in battle captains will quickly discover that her rear turrets have abysmal firing angles towards the front, requiring her to show significant amounts of her profile in order to get all her guns on target. Abruzzi is best played as a "kiter", angling away from the enemy and moving parallel to them in order to minimize her profile and maximize her armor thickness and guns-on-target. The guns themselves are fairly average in terms of AP and HE damage, but like d'Aosta, they suffer from a low fire chance; captains may wish to take the Inertia Fuse for HE Shells skill to improve her damage output, as relying on fire damage is not a viable strategy.

Duca degli Abruzzi's maneuverability is excellent; a top speed of 35 knots allows her to get into and away from fights with relative ease, while a quick rudder shift time of 8.9 seconds allows her to wiggle out of the way of incoming fire. A turning radius of 680 meters leads to a decent ability to dodge torpedoes. Along with her maneuverability, Abruzzi’s concealment is very good as well. These two aspects of Abruzzi are her primary tools for staying alive in such a fragile ship. Captains should use her concealment and speed to get into good positions, and then kite the enemy from an unexpected direction, using her rudder shift to dodge incoming shells. If she is drawing too much attention to herself, she can fall back on her concealment and speed to get away, all while dropping her slow 12.0 km range torpedoes back at the advancing enemy.

Abruzzi’s mix of consumables — including Repair Party  — allows her to function as a decent fleet support vessel, while the ability to heal allows her to recover some of her fighting ability after engagements. It should be noted however that her heal will not make up for poor positioning and poor angling in combat, nor will it save her from disappearing in a single, well-placed battleship salvo. Captains must be exceptionally cautious in Duca degli Abruzzi when under fire from enemy battleships, or they'll have a quick trip back to port.

Pros:

• Can mount the Repair Party  consumable, allowing captains to recover some lost hit points during battle.
• Can mount Hydroacoustic Search  and Defensive AA Fire  simultaneously. Captains are also provided with the option to mount the Spotting Aircraft  consumable in place of Defensive Fire.
• Her torpedoes have an impressive 12.0 km range, wide firing angles, and a short reload time.
• Cannons, while lacking in penetrative ability, turn and reload relatively fast.
• The ship’s high top speed of 35 knots helps her quickly escape unfavorable situations.
• Her decent turn radius and rudder shift time allow her to dodge shells well enough.
• Smaller surface detection range than many other cruisers at Tier VII.

Cons:

• High explosive shell performance without Inertia Fuse for HE Shells is underwhelming.
• Armor-piercing shells have the worst penetration values of all Tier VII cruisers, and are largely ineffective at long range.
• Low fire chance of HE shells means that setting fires will be a rare occurrence.
• Citadel sits high in the water, making her highly vulnerable to large caliber shells.
• Even when using Defensive AA Fire , her anti-aircraft armament is underwhelming, especially when facing higher tier opponents.
• Duca degli Abruzzi will struggle to perform well without a commander of at least 10 points.
• Her torpedoes are somewhat slow at 51 knots.

Research

As a Premium ship, Duca degli Abruzzi has no upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Duca degli Abruzzi are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 to keep the guns and torpedoes active and firing.
• Slot 2: Either Engine Room Protection to help keep the rudder or engine up and running longer or Damage Control System Modification 1  to slightly lower the risk of fire and flooding.
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1 increases the accuracy of the guns and the traverse speed of the torpedo tubes.
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1 provides for faster acceleration from stop to start.

Also consider the Special Upgrades.

Commander Skills

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party   Repair Party .	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning of a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5km.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★
2	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance fired at submarines.	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search, Surveillance Radar, Smoke Generator, & Engine Boost. ★★	Eye in the Sky Spotting Aircraft: • +2 charges • -50% cooldown time.	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
3	Heavy HE and SAP Shells +10% HE and SAP shell damage. +15% ship detectability guns 149mm and up. ★★	Pack a Punch +15% torpedo damage. +20% secondary battery range..	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Heavy AP Shells +5% damage for AP shells 190mm and larger.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables. ★★	Survivability Expert +450 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Top Grade Gunner -10% reload time of secondary batteries If enemy ship is spotted within detectability range, -8% reload time of main battery.	Outnumbered If there are fewer allies than visible enemies within the ship's base main caliber firing range: +8% ship speed -10% main battery dispersion.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +25% continuous AA and flak damage. +15% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −50% ship consumables reload time..
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Duca degli Abruzzi can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search 
• Slot 3: Defensive AA Fire  or Spotting Aircraft 
• Slot 4: Repair Party 

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Duca degli Abruzzi comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Duca degli Abruzzi should prioritize signals that boost the distinguishing features of the cruiser: Repair Party and speed. Further signals to boost fire chance and consumable cooldown are also helpful. Players seeking to min-max may also wish to mount signals for AA, torpedo flooding, ramming, and hydroacoustic search duration.

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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  A friendly fighter appears on the scene to chase away enemy bombers.

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Historical Info

Duca degli Abruzzi, 1937

Construction

Builder: Odero-Terni-Orlando (OTO); La Spezia, Italy

Laid down: 28 December 1933

Launched: 21 April 1936

Commissioned: 1 December 1937

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Specifications

11,350 tons displacement, standard

187m length

18.9m beam

6.9m draft

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Machinery

6 boilers, 2 turbines

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Performance

34 knots at 100,000 shaft horsepower

4,125 nautical miles at 13 knots

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Armor

Main belt: 30mm outer belt + 100mm inner belt.

Decks: 40mm

Bulkheads: 30mm outer, 100mm inner

Barbettes and Turrets: 30-100mm

Conning tower: 30-140mm

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Armament

Main

Ten (3x2, 2x2) 152mm guns

Secondary

Eight (4x2) dual-purpose 100mm guns

Anti-aircraft

Eight (4x2) 37mm guns

Eight (4x2) 13.2mm guns

Torpedoes

Six (2x3) 533mm torpedo tubes

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Aircraft

Total

Four (4) Ro.43 floatplanes

Duca degli Abruzzi at high speed, date and location unknown.

History

Design

The Abruzzi-class cruisers were considered the fifth and final subgroup of the Condottieri-class “family” of cruiser designs, incorporating the second major redesign and often considered the most balanced of all the cruisers of the class. Overall, the designers chose to reduce the speed and increase the size of the cruisers, while forfeiting agility for increased protection, stability, and armament.

Abruzzi looks superficially similar to her cousins, with the most striking difference being the arrangement of the funnels; the increased beam allowed the two catapults to be placed off-center, so the funnels could be brought closer together. Internally, the armor scheme was similar to the previous designs with some noticeable improvements. For instance, the main belt consisted of two parts: a forward 30mm plate with a thicker 100mm slab placed some distance inside. The first layer was meant to detonate the fuses of incoming shells, while the latter plate was there to absorb fragmentation and further penetration. Additionally, the main deck was increased to 40mm, the control tower was increased to 70mm in some areas, and the exposed barbettes were increased to 100mm. Interestingly, the Abruzzi-class was one of the few ships that had armoring along the base of the funnels, most likely to avoid shell splinters entering the boiler compartments.

The additional hull space meant that the class was able to carry eight boilers — two more than their predecessors — for further redundancy in machinery for safety. Feeding two geared turbines, the power plant generated close to 104,000 shaft horsepower. Although slower by two knots in comparison to the Duca d’Aosta-class, the ships still managed a respectable 34 knots in speed trials.

Although the caliber of the armament was standardized to 152mm, the Abruzzi-class carried the longer 55 caliber guns as main armament; the ones first installed on the Littorio-class as secondary armament. Furthermore, the class increased the battery count from eight to ten rifles. These were organized as a pair of two-gun and three-gun turrets fore and aft; two-gun turret super-firing over the three-gun turret. Additionally there were 100mm AA guns organized around the superstructure, and a triple-torpedo launcher found on each side of the beam. Wartime modifications included replacing the 13.2mm AA guns for 20mm auto-cannons, and the installation of a radar set on a modified foremast over the forward superstructure.

Cruiser Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi – named after the Prince Luigi Amedeo – was the lead ship of the Duca degli Abruzzi-class cruisers. She was laid down 28 December 1933 at shipyards in modern day Lerici, Italy. Launched on 21 April 1936, she was commissioned into the Regia Marina on 1 December 1937.

Service

Luigi di Savoia Duca Degli Abruzzi was commissioned into the Regia Marina the most advanced light cruiser in the Italian navy. On her trials in 1937, she achieved a speed of 34.78 knots at 103,991 shaft horsepower. Abruzzi and her sister-ship Giuseppe Garibaldi formed the 8th Squadron of the 1st Division. Her first missions were some of the last operations of the Spanish Civil War, participating in blockades of Republican Spanish shorelines, until the Nationalists won in April 1939. Following a visit to Portugal in later 1939, Abruzzi became the flagship of the 8th Division. When Italy declared war on France and Britain in 1940, Abruzzi and Garibaldi operated together frequently, eoyj their first major action being the indecisive Battle of Calabria against the British in mid-1940. Operating out of Taranto, Abruzzi remained on call throughout 1940, her only other major sortie ending up as a failed attempt to intercept troop convoys bound for Malta from Egypt.

Come mid-March 1941, however, Abruzzi and Garibaldi moved to the Adriatic to cover convoy traffic involved in the Italian invasion of Greece. On 26 March 1941, both ships set out for a raid into Cretan waters, supported by heavy cruisers, destroyers, and battleship Vittorio Veneto. This raid turned into the Battle of Cape Matapan, where three Italian heavy cruisers were sunk at British-Australian hands; Abruzzi and Garibaldi had already detached from the raiding force before the battle, so they escaped a similar fate. The pair returned to their duties of intercepting convoys around the island of Malta and protecting Italian-German convoys bound for North Africa. Abruzzi split off from her sister, deploying in response to the British Operation "Halberd" in late September 1941. After resuming convoy protection operations, she took an air-dropped torpedo to the stern in the early morning of 22 November, blowing off her stern in its entirety. She limped back to port in Messina, where she remained for several months while undergoing repairs. As 1942 opened — and the pendulum in the Mediterranean began to swing against Italy and her Axis allies — Abruzzi, still missing her stern, had to quickly sail from Messina to Taranto, which was a safer port for her while her repairs were completed.

Re-joining Garibaldi, the two cruisers transferred to Pilos, Greece in July 1942 to attempt to intercept British attacks on convoys, but shortages of fuel, bombing attacks, and the lack of enemy naval activity forced their withdrawal to Taranto by November that year. The severe shortage of fuel in Italy eventually left both ships permanently in port at La Spezia. Following the Italian Armistice, both ships surrendered at Malta in September 1943, then became two of the largest combat-capable ships in the Italian Co-Belligerent Navy. They were transferred to the Central Atlantic, settling at their new base of Freetown, Sierra Leone, where they escorted Allied convoys through the Atlantic.

Abruzzi returned to Taranto on 29 April 1944, operating thereafter as a transport and training ship. After World War II, she had a long career in the reformed Marina Militare, going through several rounds of modernization, and equipped with various experimental equipment designed for future Italian vessels. Duca degli Abruzzi was decommissioned in 1961 but remained a hulk in Venezia until she was scrapped in 1972.

Historical Gallery

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  Duca degli Abruzzi during sea trials, circa 1938.

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  Giuseppe Garibaldi, sister ship of Duca degli Abruzzi, heads to sea.

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  Garibaldi underway, location unknown, circa 1938.

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  Sketch of her sister ship, Giuseppe Garibaldi.

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  US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of an Abruzzi-class cruiser.

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  Abruzzi during a formal visit to Malta, 23 July 1955.

Video

References

LittleWhiteMouse's Premium Ship Review: Duca degli Abruzzi from the NA forums

• Italian cruiser Duca degli Abruzzi - Wikipedia
• Condottieri-class cruiser - Wikipedia
• Squall Line: Duca degli Abruzzi - News - World of Warships

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

Testing Changes

• October 18, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• November 21, 2017:
  • Main battery rotation speed increased from 7 degrees per second to 7.5 degrees per second.
  • Main battery elevation speed increased from 5 degrees per second to 8 degrees per second.
• March 17, 2018:
  • Repair Party consumable added with the following characteristics:
    • Restores 162 HP per second over 28 seconds.
    • 120 seconds cooldown, 80 seconds cooldown with premium consumable.
    • 2 charges stock, 3 charges stock with premium consumable.
• April 18, 2018:
  • Citadel repair percentage was increased to 33%.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.13.
• First appeared on sale in May 2018.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • added for purchase in the game client for doubloons.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • removed for purchase in the game client for doubloons.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • the range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.7.11:
  • added (again) for purchase in the game client for doubloons.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • HE shell armor penetration increased from 24 mm to 25 mm.
  • changed armor thickness: deck armor increased from 16 mm to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.3:
  • minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • the firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Minor corrections to geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 12.5:
  • The number of depth charges released per one armament charge has been increased from 2 to 4.

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