Francesco Ferruccio
Tier VII · Cruiser · Italy · Premium
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 42) · Long-range cruiser
Long-range cruiser, suited to flanking. It is weak against cruisers (HE deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 4 min on paper). Main battery range is 11.8 km (0.9 km longer than average), and dispersion at 10 km is about 177 m, 25% tighter than average. Top speed of 36.1 kn is 3.6 kn above average, with good turning. HE-only, it grinds targets down with fires. Its firepower trails other cruisers, so pick favorable angles and ranges over straight DPM races.
Key stats
- HP: 25,070
- Top speed: 36.14 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.5 km
- Main battery: 152 mm 2X4 · reload 7 s · range 11.82 km
The project of a "long-range light cruiser" was developed as part of a program that involved the construction of several dozen ships of various types for Italian Navy operations in the Indian Ocean. One of the first sketches of an 8,000-ton cruiser was an unusual-looking ship with 152 mm guns housed in quadruple-gun turrets. Among her other features were a long operational range (above 27,000 km) and 90 mm dual-purpose guns that were designed in 1939.