Supertest: Italian Tier VIII Destroyer Vittorio Cuniberti

Historical background

Vittorio Cuniberti is based on the Maestrale Potenziato which was a design from the early 1930s. This design was meant as a larger version of the Maestrale-class of destroyers and would carry three twin turrets with 120 mm guns, two superfiring at the front and one at the rear. The torpedo armament would have been greatly reduced with only a single triple launcher located at the rear.

In the end, the design never came to be as it was judged to be too expensive and the Regia Marina favored a greater number of smaller units.

In World of Warships, we are getting an altered design with the main difference being the addition of two quadruple torpedo launchers. Compared to the previous ships, she gets an Emergency Engine Power consumable to give her higher chances to evade enemy shells when fighting.

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
Vittorio Cuniberti (A)	Propulsion: 76 000 HP	SDT 8 mod.1	120 mm/50 Ansaldo Model 1926 on a Model 1926 mount	533 mm Si 270 M1
Vittorio Cuniberti (B)		‎‎SDT 8 mod.2		533 mm Si 270 M2

Stock Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 OTO Model 1931 on a Model 1931 mount (rear turret can rotate at 360°)
Maximum Firing Range	6.458 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	12.8 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	37°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	63 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

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Exhaust Smoke Generator Number of charges: 6 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 90 s Smoke duration time: 10 s Smoke radius: 450 m	Emergency Engine Power Number of charges: 6 Work time: 25 s Cooldown: 160 s Bonus: +25% speed

Fully Upgraded Ship

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 120 mm/50 OTO Model 1931 on a Model 1931 mount (rear turret can rotate at 360°)
Maximum Firing Range	7.103 km
Reloading Time	4.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	12.8 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	30°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	37°
Sigma	2.00 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	68 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

Anti-air Armament

Consumable

Slot 1	Slot 2	Slot 3
Damage Control Party Work time: 5 s Cooldown: 40 s	Exhaust Smoke Generator Number of charges: 6 Work time: 40 s Cooldown: 90 s Smoke duration time: 10 s Smoke radius: 450 m	Emergency Engine Power Number of charges: 6 Work time: 25 s Cooldown: 160 s Bonus: +25% speed

The Armor

The Vittorio Cuniberti’s hull is 19 mm thick while the superstructure is protected by 13 mm and the turrets by 6 mm.

Personal Opinion

As a gunboat, the Cuniberti definitely looks solid. The firing range starts to be a bit more alright, especially with Main Battery and AA Expert as well as Sansonetti’s Far Reach.
Her SAP DPM is also something you simply cannot ignore and she might prove to be quite nasty to deal with for other destroyers.

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