Supertest: Italian Tier IV Destroyer Turbine

Historical background

Turbine was the lead ship of the Turbine-class of the destroyers from the Regia Marina. The ship was laid down in March 1925, launched in April 1927 and completed in August 1927.
While the first years of her career were fairly quiet, Turbine later took an active role during the Spanish Civil War. Alongside Nazi Germany, Italy helped the Nationalists by forming a blockade against Soviet convoys supplying the Republicans.
Turbine helped to sink the cargo ship Timiryazev.

During the Second World War, Turbine mostly took part in convoy escort and submarine hunting duties. After Italy signed the Armistice in September 1943, Turbine was transferred to the Kriegsmarine and renamed TA14. She resumed her duty as a convoy escort until she was sunk in September 1944.

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
Turbine (A)	Propulsion: 40 000 HP	SDT 4 mod.1	120 mm/45 Vickers-Terni Model 1924 on a Model 1926 mount	‎533 mm Si 270 K
Turbine (B)		‎‎SDT 4 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	5.600 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	20°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	57 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	6.160 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	18.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	20°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	20°
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	0.36
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 Turbine is covered with 10 mm of armor everywhere except for the turrets that are only protected with 6 mm.

Personal Opinion

Compared to Nazario, Turbine takes a mobility and maneuverability nerf. On top of that, she is also bigger making it much easier to hit. The main battery reload time improvement she gets is nice but I don’t think that she will be as good of a gunboat as Clemson can be.

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