Sicilia
Tier X · Battleship · Italy · Premium
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 47) · Stealthy battleship
An Italian premium battleship based on Colombo with strengthened secondaries; its sixteen 381 mm guns deal 29,424 per salvo, 42% above the tier X battleship average. If shells concentrate on the citadel it can deal up to 73,560 at once on paper, but dispersion at 12 km is ~403 m (22% wider than average), so shells scatter at long range. The 28 s reload is long, so saving each salvo for broadside targets matters. 2 charges of Fuel Smoke III and 11.16 km detectability let it break line of sight and escape when threatened, and secondary DPM 28% above average gives it strong close-range pressure. AA is 33% below average, leaving it vulnerable to carriers.
Key stats
- HP: 57,475
- Top speed: 28.91 kn
- Surface detectability: 11.16 km
- Main battery: 381 mm 4X4 · reload 28 s · range 14.04 km
A conceptual design for a battleship equipped with four quadruple-gun turrets housing a total of sixteen 381 mm guns. Compared to the Vittorio Veneto-class battleships, a significant firepower increase was achieved by upping the main battery gun count and expanding the hull size accordingly. The ship's air defense system comprises dual-purpose 127 mm and automatic 40 mm and 20 mm gun mounts of American production.