Supertest: Italian Tier VII Destroyer Luca Tarigo

Historical background

Luca Tarigo was part of the Navigatori-class of destroyers from the Regia Marina. The ship was laid down in August 1927, launched in December 1928 and completed in November 1929.

The ship’s career during the 1930s was fairly quiet, starting with a major overhaul to take care of the stability issues of the class. In 1937 and 1938, she took part in the Spanish Civil War, with troop transports and convoy escort missions.

During the Second World War, the ship took part in multiple convoy escort missions as well as mine-laying operations. On the 16th of April 1941, she and her convoy were attacked by the British destroyers HMS Janus, Nubian, Jervis and Mohawk. The convoy, caught completely off-guard was brutally outmatched and the Luca Tarigo, the sole remaining ship went for a last stand action, torpedoing HMS Mohawk that was hit twice and had to be scuttled. Luca Tarigo was of course sunk with only 36 men surviving.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery	Torpedoes
Luca Tarigo (A)	Propulsion: 50 000 HP	SDT 7 mod.1	120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount	533 mm Si 270 M1
Luca Tarigo (B)		‎‎SDT 7 mod.2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount (middle turret can rotate at 360°)
Maximum Firing Range	6.150 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	12.8 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	50°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	61 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	0.38
Fire chance	7 %
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	23.15 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage	2 850
Penetration capacity	34 mm
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	23.15 kg
Ricochet Angles	60° – 75°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Exhaust Smoke Generator Number of charges: 4 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 90 s Smoke duration time: 10 s Smoke radius: 450 m

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount (middle turret can rotate at 360°)
Maximum Firing Range	6.765 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	12.8 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	50°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	30°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	66 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	0.38
Fire chance	7 %
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	23.15 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage	2 850
Penetration capacity	34 mm
Projectile Speed	950 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	23.15 kg
Ricochet Angles	60° – 75°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Exhaust Smoke Generator Number of charges: 4 Work time: 30 s Cooldown: 90 s Smoke duration time: 10 s Smoke radius: 450 m

The Armor

The Luca Tarigo’s hull is 16 mm thick while the superstructure is protected by 10 mm and the turrets by 6 mm.

Personal Opinion

While the ship’s DPM with SAP is quite impressive and her concealment is respectable, I’m still not convinced by the ultra-short main battery firing range, especially when you look at her HP pool that is above average but not much more. It feels like engagements will really be decided by the availability of the fuel smoke. Otherwise, she just won’t be able to cut it against her opponents.

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