RN Conte di Cavour - Revision history

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 === Pros and cons ===
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 '''Pros:'''
+* Above-average penetration of the 320 mm {{Annotation|AP|Armour-piercing}} shells and very good penetration of the {{Annotation|SAP|Semi-armour-piercing}}  shells compared to foreign equivalents
 '''Cons:'''
+* Overweight design causes the best citadel armour to be submerged below sea level, making the vessel prone to plunging fire (particularly the magazines)
 == History ==

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-Conte di Cavour has a distributed armor scheme, where the maximum armor thickness is unimpressive but there is armor protecting the entire length of the ship. This distributed armor is quite effective against cruiser-caliber fire, though there are significantly more factors to take into account when fighting other capital ships.
+Conte di Cavour has a distributed armour scheme, where the maximum armour thickness is unimpressive but there is armour protecting the entire length of the ship. This distributed armour is quite effective against cruiser-calibre fire, though there are significantly more factors to take into account when fighting other capital ships.
-Conte di Cavour’s belt armor has a maximal thickness of 350 mm, though this thickness is unfortunately found under the waterline and thus can only protect against underwater shots. Moreover, the 350 mm belt does extend far enough to cover any of the bow-most ammunition magazines; the belt tapers to 80 mm at the stern and 100 mm in the bow, connecting to a 30 mm icebreaker. Above the lowest strip of belt armor, a 220 mm situated at the waterline protects the midship including the barbette areas, then tapers down to the same armor values as the lower belt. Moving up to the deck, the upper belt decreases to 130 mm, then finally a 110 mm layer of armor. All of this armor is effective against cruisers, but is not immediately capable of stopping battleship-caliber rounds.
+Conte di Cavour's belt armour has a maximal thickness of 250 mm, though this thickness is unfortunately found under the waterline and thus can only protect against underwater shots. Moreover, the 250 mm belt does not extend far enough to cover any of the bow-most ammunition magazines; the belt tapers to 80 mm at the stern and 100 mm in the bow, connecting to a 30 mm icebreaker. Above the lowest strip of belt armour, a 220 mm layer situated at the waterline protects the midship, including the barbette areas, then tapers down to the same armour values as the lower belt. Moving up to the deck, the upper belt decreases to 130 mm, then finally a 110 mm layer of armour. All of this armour is effective against cruisers, but is not immediately capable of stopping battleship-calibre rounds.
-While the belt armor is mediocre compared to other battleships, Cavour does have good internal armor which increases her survivability. Cavour has a 45 mm turtleback armor layer protecting the entire citadel, including the engines and main gun magazines. Directly above the turtleback, there is also a flat 72 mm strip that further protects the midship from gunfire. Cavour’s internal armor allows her to take a beating from her contemporaries (though this should not be mistaken for invincibility, particularly when facing 15-inch (381 mm) and 16-inch (406 mm) guns).
+While the belt armour is mediocre compared to other battleships, Cavour does have good internal armour which increases her survivability. Cavour has a 45 mm turtleback armour layer protecting the entire citadel, including the engines and main gun magazines. Directly above the turtleback, there is also a flat 72 mm strip that further protects the midship from gunfire. Cavour's internal armour allows her to take a beating from her contemporaries (though this should not be mistaken for invincibility, particularly when facing 15-inch (381 mm) and 16-inch (406 mm) guns).
-Cavour has a relatively thin 130 mm layer of armor protecting the fore and aft transverse bulkheads. That being said, when the Cavour is angled, the transverse bulkhead armor can stop some shells in conjunction with the icebreaker and stern armor.
+Cavour has a relatively thin 130 mm layer of armour protecting the fore and aft transverse bulkheads. That being said, when the Cavour is angled, the transverse bulkhead armour can stop some shells in conjunction with the icebreaker and stern armour.
-While Cavour lacks innate torpedo protection (which would be listed on the stat card), Cavour includes the infamous Pugliese torpedo defense system, modeled as internal fuel tanks in War Thunder. These fuel tanks offer some protection against torpedoes, though repeated impacts or high powered torpedoes like the Japanese Type 93 will penetrate the Cavour’s defense.
+While Cavour lacks innate torpedo protection (which would be listed on the stat card), Cavour includes the infamous Pugliese torpedo defence system, modelled as internal fuel tanks in War Thunder. These fuel tanks offer some protection against torpedoes, though repeated impacts or high-powered torpedoes like the Japanese Type 93 will penetrate the Cavour's defence.
-The vertical protection of the Cavour is good, with deck armor of above 40 mm and a second, lower deck layer of 80 and 100 mm armor above the engines and main gun magazines, respectively. Cavour’s vertical armor is thus generally effective against aerial attacks, though powerful bombs can still punch through her deck armor.
+The vertical protection of the Cavour is good, with deck armour of above 40 mm and a second, lower deck layer of 80 and 100 mm armour above the engines and main gun magazines, respectively. Cavour's vertical armour is thus generally effective against aerial attacks, though powerful bombs can still punch through her deck armour.
 === Mobility ===

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 {{Specs-Fleet-Armour}}
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-''Talk about the vehicle's armour. Note the most well-defended and most vulnerable zones, e.g. the ammo magazine. Evaluate the composition of components and assemblies responsible for movement and manoeuvrability. Evaluate the survivability of the primary and secondary armaments separately. Don't forget to mention the size of the crew, which plays an important role in fleet mechanics. Save tips on preserving survivability for the "Usage in battles" section. If necessary, use a graphical template to show the most well-protected or most vulnerable points in the armour.''
+Conte di Cavour has a distributed armor scheme, where the maximum armor thickness is unimpressive but there is armor protecting the entire length of the ship. This distributed armor is quite effective against cruiser-caliber fire, though there are significantly more factors to take into account when fighting other capital ships.
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 == Description ==
 <!-- ''In the first part of the description, cover the history of the ship's creation and military application. In the second part, tell the reader about using this ship in the game. Add a screenshot: if a beginner player has a hard time remembering vehicles by name, a picture will help them identify the ship in question.'' -->
-RN Conte di Cavour, lead ship of the [[Conte di Cavour (Family)|Conte di Cavour-class battleships]], was laid down on 10 August 1910, launched on 10 August 1911, and completed and delivered to the Regia Marina on 1 April 1915. On 24 May 1915, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta. During WWI, she did not participate in active missions, due to the passive policy adopted by the Italian and Austrian navies, spending 966 hours in exercises and only 40 hours in three bloodless war actions. From 1933 to 1937, she was modernised by the CRDA shipyards in Trieste, retaining only 40% of the original construction; in particular, the amidships turret was removed, while the remaining 305 mm cannons were increased to 320 mm. Additionally, engine power was increased to 93,000 hp.
+The '''RN Conte di Cavour''', lead ship of the [[Conte di Cavour (Family)|Conte di Cavour-class battleships]], was laid down on 10 August 1910, launched on 10 August 1911, and completed and delivered to the Regia Marina on 1 April 1915. On 24 May 1915, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta. During WWI, she did not participate in active missions, due to the passive policy adopted by the Italian and Austrian navies, spending 966 hours in exercises and only 40 hours in three bloodless war actions. From 1933 to 1937, she was modernised by the CRDA shipyards in Trieste, retaining only 40% of the original construction; in particular, the amidships turret was removed, while the remaining 305 mm cannons were increased to 320 mm. Additionally, engine power was increased to 93,000 hp.
 She re-entered service on 1 June 1937 and was deployed to Taranto where she was at the outbreak of WW2. On 9 July 1940, she took part in the Battle of Punta Stilo, the first battleship engagement between the Regia Marina and the British Mediterranean Fleet. She was partially sunk by a torpedo dropped from a British torpedo bomber during the attack on the naval base of Taranto on the night of 11-12 November 1940. The salvage work lasted until the end of 1941 when she was towed to Trieste for restoration work, but she never returned to service and on 8 September 1943 was abandoned in the port of Trieste. On 10 September 1943, she was captured by the Germans but was abandoned by them and sunk during the bombardment of Trieste on 15 February 1945 by the Allies. She was finally struck off the state naval register on 27 February 1947.
-Introduced in [[Update "Kings of Battle"]] in her uncompleted 1943-1944 refit, the main armament of RN Conte di Cavour is quite good, able to inflict damage effectively with her SAP shells. When using the AP, remember to target weak points to maximize damage. The secondary armament is also not bad, as the 135 mm cannons can damage battleships and cruisers, and can be effective in sinking destroyers. The anti-aircraft armament consists of 65 mm and 20 mm cannons, perfect for medium and long range targets. Conte di Cavour's survivability and manoeuvrability are both good, for a battleship of her size.
+Introduced in [[Update "Kings of Battle"]] in her uncompleted 1943-1944 refit, the main armament of '''{{Specs|1=name}}''' is quite good, able to inflict damage effectively with her SAP shells. When using the AP, remember to target weak points to maximize damage. The secondary armament is also not bad, as the 135 mm cannons can damage battleships and cruisers, and can be effective in sinking destroyers. The anti-aircraft armament consists of 65 mm and 20 mm cannons, perfect for medium and long range targets. Conte di Cavour's survivability and manoeuvrability are both good, for a battleship of her size.
 == General info ==
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 == Description ==
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-RN Conte di Cavour laid down on 10 August 1910, launched on 10 August 1911, and on 1 April 1915 she was completed and delivered to the Regia Marina, on 24 May 1915 she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta. During WWI she did not participate in active missions, due to the passive policy adopted by the Italian and Austrian navies, spending 966 hours in exercises and only 40 hours in three bloodless war actions, from 1933 to 1937, she was modernised by the CRDA shipyards in Trieste, retaining only 40% of the original construction, the most important changes being to the armament with the landing of the 305 mm central tower and the replacement of the 305 cannons with 320 mm ones, the new engine power was increased to 93.000 HP, also in 1937 she re-entered service on 1 June and was deployed to Taranto where she was at the outbreak of WW2, on 9 July 1940 she took part in the clash of Punta Stilo, the first in history between the Italian and British navies, and was partially sunk by a torpedo dropped from a British torpedo bomber during the attack on the naval base of Taranto on the night of 11-12 November 1940, The salvage work lasted until the end of 1941 when she was towed to Trieste for restoration work but she never returned to service and on 8 September 1943 she was abandoned in the port of Trieste and on 10 September 1943 she was captured by the Germans but was abandoned by them and sunk during the bombardment of Trieste on 15 February 1945 by the Allies. She was finally struck off the state naval register on 27 February 1947.
+RN Conte di Cavour, lead ship of the [[Conte di Cavour (Family)|Conte di Cavour-class battleships]], was laid down on 10 August 1910, launched on 10 August 1911, and completed and delivered to the Regia Marina on 1 April 1915. On 24 May 1915, she became the flagship of Vice-Admiral Luigi Amedeo di Savoia-Aosta. During WWI, she did not participate in active missions, due to the passive policy adopted by the Italian and Austrian navies, spending 966 hours in exercises and only 40 hours in three bloodless war actions. From 1933 to 1937, she was modernised by the CRDA shipyards in Trieste, retaining only 40% of the original construction; in particular, the amidships turret was removed, while the remaining 305 mm cannons were increased to 320 mm. Additionally, engine power was increased to 93,000 hp.
-The RN Conte di Cavour introduced with the [[Update "Kings of Battle"|"Kings of Battle" update]], is a battleship of the [[Conte di Cavour (Family)|class Conte di Cavour]], in particular, the Refit present in the game is that of 1943-1944 never been completed, the main armament is quite good, can damage enough enemy ships using the SAP instead when using the AP remember to target weak points to maximize damage, the secondary armament is not bad as the 135mm cannons can damage battleships, cruisers and destroy destroy destroyers, the anti-aircraft armament consists of 65mm and 20mm cannons perfect for medium and long range, the survivability is good and also the manoeuvrability but keep in mind that it is dangerous to fight Russian and German battle cruisers.
+She re-entered service on 1 June 1937 and was deployed to Taranto where she was at the outbreak of WW2. On 9 July 1940, she took part in the Battle of Punta Stilo, the first battleship engagement between the Regia Marina and the British Mediterranean Fleet. She was partially sunk by a torpedo dropped from a British torpedo bomber during the attack on the naval base of Taranto on the night of 11-12 November 1940. The salvage work lasted until the end of 1941 when she was towed to Trieste for restoration work, but she never returned to service and on 8 September 1943 was abandoned in the port of Trieste. On 10 September 1943, she was captured by the Germans but was abandoned by them and sunk during the bombardment of Trieste on 15 February 1945 by the Allies. She was finally struck off the state naval register on 27 February 1947.
 == General info ==

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 == See also ==

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 == History ==
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-''Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ship in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the ship and adding a block "/History" (example: <nowiki>https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Ship-name)/History</nowiki>) and add a link to it here using the <code>main</code> template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <code><nowiki><ref></ref></nowiki></code>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <code><nowiki><references /></nowiki></code>. This section may also include the ship's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under <code><nowiki>=== In-game description ===</nowiki></code>, also if applicable).''
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+* [[wt:en/news/8560-development-rn-conte-di-cavour-a-challenge-for-the-bravest-en|[Devblog] RN Conte di Cavour: A Challenge For The Bravest]]
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