RN Etna

RN Etna

Impetuoso

RN Attilio Regolo

RN Etna

Impetuoso

RN Attilio Regolo

Italy

III Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
4.7	4.7	4.7

Class:

Light cruiser

Research:26 000

Purchase:76 000

Description

The Etna-class, RN Etna, project is a rank III Italian light cruiser with a battle rating of 4.7 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike".

General info

Survivability and armour

Armourfront / side / back

Citadel25 / 60 / 35 mm

Main fire tower20 / 6 / 6 mm

Hull25 mm (steel)

Superstructure8 mm (steel)

Number of section8

Displacement7 000 t

Crew580 people

The RN Etna is a unique ship, you cannot take an example from other ships. Its hull has many positive things but also several negative things. I start by saying Etna is a great ship at its battle rating, Its reinforcement is divided into 3 main thicknesses, starting with a 25mm front and followed by the side of the ship which is 60mm of armor and to finish we have the back of the ship with 35mm, all steel. It allows to block shots up to 152mm caliber with HE and SAP, APHE manage to pass but do not cause much damage, many fragments and debris are blocked by the remarkable protection against splinters of the ship (Hull 25mm steel).   

 And let's just say the hold is quite protected being located well below sea level. The ship is 146 meters long, 21 meters wide and 7.4 meters deep, the hull in general is very good, provide numbers for the protection  it is narrow enough to allow the ship to be agile despite the length is not obvious,  the draft is not very deep provide the number for the draft which further increases the maneuverability.   

  At the same rating we can find the Isuzu with 510 members, the Krasny Kavkaz with 878 sailors and the Bartolomeo Colleoni with 521. Obviously, the more crew members there are on the ship, the more difficult it will be to sink, because the more people are operational, the less time it will take to repair and extinguish the ship in case of an attack. The crew is mostly located in the center of the ship behind the anti-aircraft and auxiliary guns. The main turrets are not overly armored (20mm steel), they are quite uncovered, which is a disadvantage that is not obvious, also the rear turrets can only rotate up to 200 degrees which greatly limits the combat.

  Let's see now how to sink this ship, a good shot under the front turret and the ship will explode in a big fire, you can also shoot right in the middle of the ship, right where most of the fuel is or if that's not enough aim under the two towers in the back of the ship and enjoy the explosion. To conclude we inform you that this ship has no torpedo armament. 

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB60 / 29 km/h

RB52 / 25 km/h

The maximum forward speed of the ship is 52km/h(32mph), while the maximum backward speed is -25km/h (15mph). The rudder is able to turn from one end to the other in 8 seconds, in case of danger the Etna is able to make a U-turn in 1 minute 32 seconds. You can see the very long hull that certainly does not help much to avoid enemy strikes and much less the torpedoes, Two Sulzer 12-ZAV-40S engines with a power of 11'600 Hp propel this 7000 ton ship at a maximum speed of 52km/h (32mph). The negative things instead are that being an old transport ship, it is quite large.   

Mobility Characteristics
Game Mode	Upgrade Status	Maximum Speed (km/h)		Turn Time (s)	Turn Radius (m)
		Forward	Reverse
AB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	60	29
RB/SB	Stock	___	___
	Upgraded	52	25

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 238 → 5 496

RB5 381 → 6 979

Total cost of modifications26 800

50 500

Talisman cost1 100

Crew training22 000

Experts76 000

Aces500

Research Aces320 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

310 / 600 / 100 %

142 / 142 / 142 %

Modifications

Seakeeping	Unsinkability	Firepower
Dry-Docking Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Rudder Replacement Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 800 170 Propeller Replacement Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Engine Maintenance Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330	Damage Control Division Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Fire Division Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 800 170 Smokescreen Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 800 170 Shrapnel Protection Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Ventilation Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 New Pumps Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330 Ammo Wetting Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 400 330	Anti-Air Armament Targeting Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 135mm_it_45cal_oto_ap_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 65mm_asnalso_terni_navy_he_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Auxiliary Armament Targeting Research: 1 500 Cost: 2 800 170 Primary Armament Targeting Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 135mm_it_45cal_oto_he_df_ammo_pack Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125 Improved Rangefinder Research: 1 100 Cost: 2 100 125

Armament

Primary armament

3 х Turret2 x 135 mm/45 O.T.O. Mod. 1937 cannon

Ammunition320 rounds

Vertical guidance-5° / 45°

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Secondary armament

10 х Turret65 mm/64 Ansaldo-Terni Mod.1939 cannon

Ammunition500 rounds

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Anti-aircraft armament

21 х Turret20 mm/70 Scotti-Isotta Fraschini mod.1939 autocannon

Ammunition1500 rounds

Belt capacity12 rounds

Fire rate230 shots/min

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