Supertest: Italian Tier VII Destroyer Luca Tarigo
4 min readHistorical 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
Tier | VII |
Health | 12 600 HP |
Torpedo Damage Reduction | 0 % |
Displacement | 1 935 tons |
Dimensions | |
Overall length | 110.03 m |
Beam | 11.15 m |
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 14.4 m |
Freeboard | 2.8 m |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 6.150 km |
120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount | 3 x 2 120 mm |
Torpedo Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 10.000 km |
533 mm tubo lanciasiluri | 2 x 3 533 mm |
Maximum speed | 38.0 knots |
Turning Circle Radius | 610 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 5.0 s |
Surface Detectability | 7.06 km |
Air Detectability | 3.02 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 2.51 km |
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
2 x 3 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri 533 mm Si 270 M1 | |
Reloading Time | 70 s |
Maximum Distance | 10.000 km |
Firing angles at the Front | 65° |
Firing angles at the Rear | 60° |
Damage | 10 000 |
Flooding Chance | 160% |
Speed | 56 knots |
Surface Detectability | 1.1 km |
Anti-air Armament
2 x 1 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni Model 1917 on a single mount | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 2.5 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 11 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 39 |
8 x 2 13.2 mm/76 Breda Model 1931 on a twin mount | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 1.5 km |
Hit chance | 95 % |
Sector’s damage | 39 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 137 |
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
Tier | VII |
Health | 15 100 HP |
Torpedo Damage Reduction | 0 % |
Displacement | 2 580 tons |
Dimensions | |
Overall length | 110.03 m |
Beam | 11.15 m |
Overall height (keel to the highest point on the ship) | 14.4 m |
Freeboard | 2.8 m |
Main Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 6.765 km |
120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount | 3 x 2 120 mm |
Torpedo Armament | |
Maximum Firing Range | 10.000 km |
533 mm tubo lanciasiluri | 2 x 3 533 mm |
Maximum speed | 38.0 knots |
Turning Circle Radius | 610 m |
Rudder Shift Time | 3.6 s |
Surface Detectability | 7.06 km |
Air Detectability | 3.02 km |
Detectability After Firing Main Guns in Smoke | 2.51 km |
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
2 x 3 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri 533 mm Si 270 M1 | |
Reloading Time | 70 s |
Maximum Distance | 10.000 km |
Firing angles at the Front | 65° |
Firing angles at the Rear | 60° |
Damage | 10 000 |
Flooding Chance | 160% |
Speed | 56 knots |
Surface Detectability | 1.1 km |
Anti-air Armament
2 x 2 37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 3.5 km |
Hit chance | 100 % |
Sector’s damage | 19 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 67 |
8 x 2 13.2 mm/76 Breda Model 1931 on a twin mount | |
Sector range | 0.1 km – 1.5 km |
Hit chance | 95 % |
Sector’s damage | 32 |
Sector’s damage frequency | 0.29 s |
Sector’s damage per second | 112 |
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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