Paolo Emilio
Tier IX · Destroyer · Italy · Premium
Rating C+ (Lower-mid within its tier and class · overall score 38) · Balanced destroyer
Balanced destroyer. It is especially strong against battleships (SAP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 4 min on paper). 4 charges of Fuel Smoke, short as each one is, let it break vision and escape whenever it gets caught. Its SAP broadside of 4,626 is 85% above average for big single hits. Detectability of 7.5 km is 1.11 km above average, so it gets spotted early; move behind islands. Its weak detectability (7.5 km) drops to 6.6 km with a stealth/mobility equipment build (at −5% HP).
Key stats
- HP: 22,184
- Top speed: 42.4 kn
- Surface detectability: 7.5 km
- Main battery: 135 mm 4X2 · reload 8 s · range 7.86 km
The project of a relatively large and a very high-speed "armored reconnaissance ship" with a powerful main battery, developed by the Ansaldo company under Project UP 39. Paolo Emilio was the predecessor of the Capitani Romani-class light cruisers.