Asturias
Tier VII · Cruiser · Spain
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 68) · Gunnery cruiser
Gunnery cruiser. Burst Fire unloads 2 salvos a second apart for 15,456 at once (7,728 each), then needs 17 s to reload. Key skills: Sonar I ×3 (3.75 km, 25 s); Air Defense Alert I ×3; Scout Plane I ×2 (main battery range +12%, 30 s). Detectability of 8.52 km is 0.4 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands. Its weak detectability (8.52 km) drops to 7.58 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 28,750
- Top speed: 34.06 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.52 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 4X2 · reload 10 s · range 10.91 km
Ties between the Fascist regime in Italy and the Francoists strengthened after the latter claimed victory in the Spanish Civil War. These ties also manifested themselves in the field of naval construction: Spain planned to get to grips with the latest achievements in Italian shipbuilding in an effort to strengthen its fleet. Italian company Ansaldo furnished Spain with three projects for heavy cruisers that differed from each other in the composition of their armament. One of the options included four 203 mm twin-gun mounts.