Cataluña
Tier VIII · Cruiser · Spain
Rating A (Strong within its tier and class · overall score 72) · Balanced cruiser
Balanced cruiser, suited to spotting. Top speed of 35.9 kn is high, but sluggish rudder and acceleration make sudden dodges hard. Burst Fire unloads 2 salvos a second apart for 17,424 at once (8,712 each), then needs 18 s to reload. Key skills: Sonar II ×3 (4.5 km, 25 s); Air Defense Alert II ×2; Scout Plane I ×2 (main battery range +12%, 30 s). Its weak detectability (8.7 km) drops to 7.74 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 34,456
- Top speed: 35.86 kn
- Surface detectability: 8.7 km
- Main battery: 203 mm 3X3 · reload 11 s · range 11.84 km
After the Nationalists proclaimed victory in the Civil War, ties between Spain and the Fascist regime in Italy built up momentum. Suffering from a scarcity of modern ships of all types in its service, Spain planned to study the latest advancements in global shipbuilding, including those made by Italy. The Ansaldo company came up with three heavy cruiser projects for Spain, each with its own armament composition. One of the projects provided for armament to be made up of three 203 mm triple-gun mounts.