Supertest: Italian Tier III Destroyer Nazario Sauro

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
Sauro (A)	Propulsion: 36 000 HP	SDT 3 mod.1	120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount	‎533 mm Si 270 K
Sauro (B)		‎‎SDT 3 mod.2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

2 x 2 120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount
Maximum Firing Range	5.500 km
Reloading Time	6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	25°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	56 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	0.36
Fire chance	5 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	22.0 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage	2 600
Penetration capacity	34 mm
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	22.0 kg
Ricochet Angles	80° – 85°

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: 3 Work time: 25 s Cooldown: 90 s Smoke duration time: 10 s Smoke radius: 450 m

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

2 x 2 120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount
Maximum Firing Range	6.050 km
Reloading Time	6.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	25°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	60 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm proiettili HE 1926
Alpha Damage	1 700
Penetration capacity	20 mm
Explosion size	0.36
Fire chance	5 %
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	22.0 kg
Type of Projectile	SAP – 120 mm proiettili CS 1926
Alpha Damage	2 600
Penetration capacity	34 mm
Projectile Speed	850 m/s
Air Drag	0.381
Projectile Mass	22.0 kg
Ricochet Angles	80° – 85°

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: 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.

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