The Daily Bounce

WOT Leaks, WOWS Leaks, News and much more!

TDB Home » Supertest: Italian Tier III Destroyer Nazario Sauro

Supertest: Italian Tier III Destroyer Nazario Sauro

4 min read

Historical background

The Sauro-class were a group of four destroyers from the Regia Marina built in the late 1920s. Nazario Sauro herself was laid down in February 1924, launched in May 1926 and completed in September 1926. The ships were outfitted for colonial service and served in the Red Sea during the Second World War.

Nazario Sauro herself took part in numerous convoy raiding operations but none succeeded.
With the unavoidable collapse of Italian East Africa, the ship was ordered, alongside her sisters Cesare Battisti and Daniele Manin, to run a suicidal assault on Port Sudan. However, British air reconnaissance quickly spotted the ships and Sauro, as well as Manin, were quickly sunk on the 3rd of April 1941.

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

icon_module_Hull_installed

Sauro (A)

icon_module_Engine_installed

Propulsion: 36 000 HP

icon_module_Suo_installed

SDT 3 mod.1

icon_module_Artillery_installed

120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount

icon_module_Torpedoes_installed

‎533 mm Si 270 K

icon_module_Hull_installed

Sauro (B)

icon_module_Suo_installed

‎‎SDT 3 mod.2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

TierIII
Health8 900 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %
Displacement1 260 tons
Dimensions
Overall length90.55 m
Beam9.2 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)10.1 m
Freeboard1.74 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range5.500 km
120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount2 x 2 120 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range8.000 km
533 mm tubo lanciasiluri2 x 3 533 mm
Maximum speed35.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius500 m
Rudder Shift Time3.8 s
Surface Detectability5.94 km
Air Detectability2.4 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke2.13 km

Main Armament

2 x 2 120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount
 Maximum Firing Range5.500 km
 Reloading Time6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear25°
Sigma2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion56 m
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage1 700
Penetration capacity20 mm
Explosion size0.36
Fire chance5 %
Projectile Speed850 m/s
Air Drag0.381
Projectile Mass22.0 kg
Type of ProjectileSAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage2 600
Penetration capacity34 mm
Projectile Speed850 m/s
Air Drag0.381
Projectile Mass22.0 kg
Ricochet Angles80° – 85°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri
533 mm Si 270 K
Reloading Time60 s
Maximum Distance8.000 km
Firing angles at the Front52°
Firing angles at the Rear50°
Damage7 333
Flooding Chance115%
Speed51 knots
Surface Detectability1.1 km

Anti-air Armament

2 x 1 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni Model 1917 on a single mount
Sector range0.1 km – 2.5 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage9
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second32
1 x 1 7.7 mm Lewis on a single mount
Sector range0.1 km – 1.5 km
Hit chance95 %
Sector’s damage2
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second7

Consumable

Slot 1
Slot 2
Damage Control Party
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 40 s
Exhaust Smoke Generator
Number of charges: 3
Work time: 25 s
Cooldown: 90 s
Smoke duration time: 10 s
Smoke radius: 450 m

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

TierIII
Health10 300 HP
Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %
Displacement1 575 tons
Dimensions
Overall length90.55 m
Beam9.2 m
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship)10.1 m
Freeboard1.74 m
Main Armament
Maximum Firing Range6.050 km
120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount2 x 2 120 mm
Torpedo Armament
Maximum Firing Range8.000 km
533 mm tubo lanciasiluri2 x 3 533 mm
Maximum speed35.0 knots
Turning Circle Radius500 m
Rudder Shift Time2.7 s
Surface Detectability5.94 km
Air Detectability2.4 km
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke2.13 km

Main Armament

2 x 2 120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount
 Maximum Firing Range6.050 km
 Reloading Time6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear25°
Sigma2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion60 m
Shells
Type of Projectile HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage1 700
Penetration capacity20 mm
Explosion size0.36
Fire chance5 %
Projectile Speed850 m/s
Air Drag0.381
Projectile Mass22.0 kg
Type of ProjectileSAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage2 600
Penetration capacity34 mm
Projectile Speed850 m/s
Air Drag0.381
Projectile Mass22.0 kg
Ricochet Angles80° – 85°

Torpedo Armament

2 x 3 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri
533 mm Si 270 K
Reloading Time60 s
Maximum Distance8.000 km
Firing angles at the Front52°
Firing angles at the Rear50°
Damage7 333
Flooding Chance115%
Speed51 knots
Surface Detectability1.1 km

Anti-air Armament

2 x 1 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni Model 1917 on a single mount
Sector range0.1 km – 2.5 km
Hit chance100 %
Sector’s damage11
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second39
1 x 2 13,2 mm/76 Breda Model 1931 on a twin mount
Sector range0.1 km – 1.5 km
Hit chance95 %
Sector’s damage5
Sector’s damage frequency0.29 s
Sector’s damage per second17.5

Consumable

Slot 1
Slot 2
Damage Control Party
Work time: 5 s
Cooldown: 40 s
Exhaust Smoke Generator
Number of charges: 3
Work time: 25 s
Cooldown: 90 s
Smoke duration time: 10 s
Smoke radius: 450 m

The Armor

The Nazario Sauro is covered with 6 mm of armor everywhere.

Personal Opinion

Right now, I feel like it could be a pretty strong gunboat when looking at the rest of the tier III destroyers but that range is definitely going to be a pain to deal with.

The torpedoes could also be pretty good because, at this tier, 51 knots can be considered fast. The damage they deal isn’t great but it’s better than nothing.

Thank you for reading this article!

Don’t hesitate to subscribe to our notifications to make sure that you don’t miss any future articles.
Have a good one and see you soon!

About Author

Discover more from The Daily Bounce

Subscribe now to keep reading and get access to the full archive.

Continue reading