RN Dante Alighieri

RN Dante Alighieri

RN Duca degli Abruzzi

RN Francesco Caracciolo

RN Dante Alighieri

RN Duca degli Abruzzi

RN Francesco Caracciolo

Italy

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.3	6.3

Class:

Battleship

Research:230 000

Purchase:640 000

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Description

The RN Dante Alighieri, 1923 is a rank V Italian battleship with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Red Skies".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel100 / 250 / 24 mm

Main fire tower250 / 220 / 220 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure16 mm (steel)

Number of section9

Displacement21 800 t

Crew970 people

The RN Dante Alighieri has a crew of 970 sailors, giving the ability to withstand many salvoes of enemy shells. The ship has 100 mm of armour on the citadel in the front, 250 mm on both sides, and only 24 mm in the back, the hull has 25 mm of steel and in the superstructure 16 mm of steel. Thanks to all this, the armour can withstand significant enemy damage.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB51 / 29 km/h

RB44 / 25 km/h

The RN Dante Alighieri is powered by 12 pairs of engines which in turn power 4 propellers generating enough power to bring the ship to a maximum speed of 44 km/h, and 25 km/h in reverse.

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	51	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	44	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB22 774 → 28 604

RB28 736 → 36 092

Total cost of modifications220 000

341 000

Talisman cost2 100

Crew training185 000

Experts640 000

Aces1 700

Research Aces720 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

450 / 600 / 100 %

196 / 196 / 196 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Rudder Replacement Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Propeller Replacement Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Engine Maintenance Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540	Damage Control Division Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Fire Division Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Shrapnel Protection Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Ventilation Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 New Pumps Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540 Ammo Wetting Research: 24 000 Cost: 37 000 540	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 15 000 Cost: 23 000 340 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 305mm_it_armstrong_navy_ap_ammo_pack Research: 12 000 Cost: 19 000 270 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250 Improved Rangefinder Research: 11 000 Cost: 17 000 250

Armament

Primary armament

4 х Turret3 x 305 mm/46 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition300 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 20°

The primary armament is composed of 4 triple-mount turrets of 305 mm/46 Armstrong model 1909 cannons, equipped with SAP and APHE. The SAP shells are very useful and can cause serious damage to all enemy ships while APHE will cause serious damage if they are used against weak points of the enemy ships.

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		1,000 m	2,500 m	5,000 m	7,500 m	10,000 m	15,000 m
305 mm SAP	SAP	418	375	314	264	224	172
305 mm APCBC	APCBC	673	611	521	447	387	303

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (s)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
305 mm SAP	SAP	861	401.2	0.03	17	31	47°	60°	65°
305 mm APCBC	ABCBC	861	452.37	0.035	17	5.66	48°	63°	71°

Secondary armament

4 х Turret2 x 120 mm/50 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition400 rounds

12 х Turret120 mm/50 Armstrong cannon, model 1909

Ammunition200 rounds

12 х Turret76 mm/40 Armstrong cannon, mod.1897/1910

Ammunition240 rounds

Secondary armament is composed of 4 twin-mounted 120 mm/50 Armstrong model 1909 cannons, 12 single 120 mm/50 Armstrong cannons, and 12 x 76 mm/40 Armstrong cannons. The 120 mm are perfect for shooting light ships like destroyers and boats while the 76 mm can be very useful to let the AI use as anti-air weaponry.

Anti-aircraft armament

4 х Turret76 mm/40 Armstrong cannon, mod.1897/1912

Ammunition240 rounds

2 х Turret40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni mod.1915/1917 autocannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity50 rounds

Fire rate200 shots/min

This ship as anti-aircraft armament has 4 x 76 mm/40 Armstrong cannons and 2 x 40 mm/39 Vickers-Terni, the 40 mm have HE-TF but do not have great potential against aircraft, while the 76 mm have only APHE, which is useful against small ships but will not do much as an anti-aircraft weapon.

Usage in battles

Being a dreadnought, the RN Dante Alighieri can cause great damage to both small ships and enemy BBs with its 305 mm cannons, while the secondary 120 mm cannons can cause serious damage to light ships. It also carries a small anti-aircraft suite unlike other dreadnoughts, made up of 76 mm and 40 mm cannons, though it is somewhat ineffective.

In battle, use the SAP shells because they cause serious damage to enemy ships, easily setting enemy ships alight and reducing their crew in a short time. The APHE can be used against other BBs or against ships where you know the exact position of their ammo racks.

When aiming with the main cannons at an enemy, traverse to the side to make a full salvo against the enemy, and after firing begin to zigzag to avoid enemy shots.

The secondary 120 mm cannons are perfect for destroying destroyers or small fast approaching ships, for the simple fact that they are present on the belt of the ship and are also equipped with SAP shells causing incendiary damage to enemies.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Devastating firepower
• Very good SAP and AP of the main cannons
• Very good survivability (970 crew members)
• Sizeable crew complement
• Better AA protection than other dreadnoughts
• Good armour
• Very good speed and manoeuvrability compared to other battleships

Cons:

• Mediocre anti-aircraft versus fast planes
• Low amount of AA
• Armament potential only when sideways (ship must have main turrets turned towards the side of the ship to make a full salvo)

History

After the construction of HMS Dreadnought, several nations tried to build similar ships which were then classified as dreadnoughts, because HMS Dreadnought marked the beginning of the first battleships.

The Italian Navy was still engaged in the construction of the Vittorio Emanuele-class fast battleships, which was unsuccessful despite being promoted by a senior officer.

RN Dante Alighieri during test sail

The first Italian dreadnought was the RN Dante Alighieri, launched in 1910 and designed by the Naval Engineer Edoardo Masdea.

This ship demonstrated numerous technical innovations, among which the arrangement of the 12 x 305 mm main cannons in triple turrets. To ensure maximum performance of each system, the turrets were arranged longitudinally; the system of superfiring towers was not adopted because at that time there were doubts about the system that was used by the Americans and British.

In the end, the RN Dante Alighieri can be considered as a prototype for the development of the following Conte di Cavour and Duilio classes.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the RN Dante Alighieri from live.warthunder.com.

Images

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Videos

Best Battleships discusses the RN Dante Alighieri at 00:34 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

• HMS Dreadnought

External links

• [Devblog] Dante Alighieri: A Poet Goes to War

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Corvettes
Albatros-class	Albatros · Alcione
Battleships
Unique Ships	RN Dante Alighieri
Duilio-class	RN Duilio
Francesco Caracciolo-class	RN Francesco Caracciolo

Italy battleships
	RN Dante Alighieri*
Conte di Cavour-class	RN Conte di Cavour · RN Leonardo da Vinci
Duilio-class	RN Duilio · RN Andrea Doria
Francesco Caracciolo-class	RN Francesco Caracciolo
	*  = Unique ship