Supertest: Italian tier II Destroyer Curtatone

Historical background

The Curtatone class was the first class of destroyer built by the Regia Marina after the First World War. The ships were also the first destroyers to use twin mounts instead of single mounts for the main battery.

Curtatone herself was laid down in January 1920, launched in March 1922 and commissioned in June 1923.

The ship’s career before the Second World War was very quiet, just being used for patrols and by the end of the 1930s, the ship was already considered obsolete.
When the war started, she was employed in convoy escort duties. She would meet her end in May 1941 when she hit a mine and quickly sank near Athens.

In World of Warships, Curtatone introduces the new Italian destroyers line. The ships are, for now, characterized by a very short main battery firing range but high damage per minute with HE and SAP shells being available.
They also have long-range torpedoes but with low damage and speed.

Ship’s preview

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
Curtatone (A)	Propulsion: 22 000 HP	SDT 2 mod.1	102 mm/45 Schneider-Armstrong Model 1919 on a twin mount	‎450 mm W 200
Curtatone (B)		‎‎SDT 2 mod.2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

2 x 2 102 mm/45 Schneider-Armstrong Model 1919 on a twin mount Rear turret can turn at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	5.300 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	19°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	38°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	55 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 102 mm proiettili HE
Alpha Damage	1 450
Penetration capacity	17 mm
Explosion size	0.3
Fire chance	6 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	13.74 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 102 mm proiettili CS
Alpha Damage	2 250
Penetration capacity	29 mm
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.267
Projectile Mass	13.74 kg
Ricochet Angles	80° – 85°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

2 x 2 102 mm/45 Schneider-Armstrong Model 1919 on a twin mount Rear turret can turn at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	5.830 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	19°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	38°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	59 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 102 mm proiettili HE
Alpha Damage	1 450
Penetration capacity	17 mm
Explosion size	0.3
Fire chance	6 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.33
Projectile Mass	13.74 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 102 mm proiettili CS
Alpha Damage	2 250
Penetration capacity	29 mm
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.267
Projectile Mass	13.74 kg
Ricochet Angles	80° – 85°

Torpedo Armament

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s

The Armor

The Curtatone is covered with 6 mm of armor everywhere. I don’t have any visuals because, for whatever reason, it’s all black.

Personal Opinion

Well, as much as it’s tier II where you can get away with a whole lot of things, that main battery range really worries me. Even if we go with Main Battery and AA Expert to increase the range, we would only reach 7.0 km.

Considering that the ship isn’t particularly fast, it might prove to be tricky to not just get obliterated in no time, especially since Curtatone doesn’t even get a Smoke Generator.

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