Brindisi
Tier IX · Cruiser · Italy
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 68) · Agile cruiser
Agile cruiser, suited to DD hunting, light-armor shredding. It is especially strong against cruisers and battleships (SAP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 2 min on paper). 3 charges of Fuel Smoke, short as each one is, let it break vision and escape whenever it gets caught. Its SAP broadside of 12,180 is 33% above average for big single hits. SAP deals heavy direct damage to destroyers, light cruisers and superstructures with no overpens, but it cannot start fires or damage armor thicker than its penetration.
Key stats
- HP: 36,580
- Top speed: 35.86 kn
- Surface detectability: 9.54 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 4X3 · reload 11.5 s · range 12.24 km
A further development of the preceding project, with the main battery reinforced by adding a fourth main gun turret. The elevation angle of the 203 mm guns made it possible to fire at hostile aircraft.