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Michelangelo
The Washington Naval Conference gave Italy the opportunity to build battleships from 1927. Several projects with a displacement of 18,000 to 35,000 tons were under development simultaneously; some of the projects relied on foreign designs—Hood, Nelson, and Dunkerque—but some were unique. The design proposed by Admiral de Feo featured a ship with eight 320 mm guns in quadruple-gun turrets placed close to the midship frames while the secondary battery mounts were moved toward the ship's fore and aft ends.
Specifications
Survivability
Hit Points66,100
Flood Damage22%
Main Battery
Main Guns2 × 4
Caliber320 mm
Firing Range17.0 km
Reload Time24.0 s
Rotation Time30.0 s
Max Dispersion190 m
Shell Types
AP Shell
Damage9,700
Shell Velocity830 m/s
Torpedoes
Torpedo Tubes2
Speed72 knots
Range8.0 km
Damage20,433
Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns13
Range7.0 km
AA Defense
AA Rating74
AA Main Guns30
AA Ranges
20 mm/70 Scotti Model 1941 on a sextuple mount × 8
37 mm/54 Model 1938 on a Model 1938 mount × 12
90 mm/50 Model 1939 on a twin mount × 10
Maneuverability
Max Speed33.0 knots
Turning Radius830 m
Rudder Shift Time14.4 s
Concealment
Max Surface Detection13.50 km
Min Surface Detection10.94 km
Air Detection10.00 km
Submarine Detection10.00 km
Modules
320 mm/44 Model 1934 on an OTO Model 1935 mount
533 mm Si 270
Michelangelo
Propulsion: 200,000 hp
SDT 9 mod.1
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Slot 2
Damage Control System Modification 1
Slot 3
Main Battery Modification 2
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Slot 4
Propulsion Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 2
Steering Gears Modification 1
Slot 5
Concealment System Modification 1
Torpedo Lookout System
Steering Gears Modification 2
Slot 6
Gun Fire Control System Modification 2
Torpedo Tubes Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 3
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