Arriva la Marina! here comes the Navy Italian ships

Here Comes the Navy! Ecco la Marina!

Maybe you missed it, or maybe you are one of those who would anticipate it: today it has been released that there are plans for a new Italian tech tree:

They will get some feature like bigger dame but lower DPM, also the will get some kind of fuse and will not be fitted with High Explosive! they will be more maneuverable and a way to do more damage on the run(sailing) but detail are to be revealed on a later stadium!

let us hope that we will be all we need although some players will rejoice the fact that there will be a tech tree of their liking

the tier VIII, IX and X ships are missing but they want to reveal that in the Russian World of warships stream so if you like to know more check it out tomorrow on different social media or wait for it to be released here

like mentioned before the Friesland will be added to the European Tech tree and is to be joined by Viribus Unitis — German Tier V battleship, Błyskawica — Polish premium Tier VII destroyer. and |friesland tier IX or as pronounced in the wiki(Friesland — Polish Tier IX destroyer.(like we all know it is Dutch!!!!!!!!)

The lead ship in a series of "submarine hunters" used by the Dutch Navy. The ship carried various anti-submarine weapons as well as 120 mm Bofors dual-purpose naval guns, one of the most effective pieces of armament during the post-war period.)

the pictures are been posted to wows dev blog!

(more on the Zara class cruiser here(wiki)

About these ships..(militaryfactory.com)

........At the start of World War 2 (1939-1945), Italy ranked as the fourth largest naval power in the world and looked to control the prized Mediterranean routes. Indeed Italian leader Benito Mussolini referred to the Mediterranean Sea as "Our Sea" clearly showcasing his ambitions moving forward. Couple this with the naval arms race against neighboring France and Italian naval prowess in the region grew substantially during the pre-war period - for each French design coming online, Italy responded with a new design of its own and vice versa. The Zara-class of heavy cruisers were developed in direct response to the French unveiling of the four-strong Suffren-class. As the lead ship of her class, Zara was followed by sisters Fiume, Pola, and Gorizia.



Zara saw her keel laid down on July 4th, 1929 at the OTO shipyard of Muggiano, La Spezia and was launched on April 27th, 1930 with commissioning following on October 20th, 1931. She displaced at 11,870 tons under standard load and up to 14,530 tons under full load. Her dimensions included a length of 600 feet, a beam of 67.6 feet, and a draught of 23.6 feet. On the whole, the Zara was heavier than the limitations set forth by the Washington Naval Treaty which was written up after World War 1 (1914-1919) in an effort to head off another global naval arms race. The vessel's machinery consisted of 8 x Thornycroft 3-drum boilers feeding 2 x Parsons steam turbines delivering 108,000 horsepower to 2 x shafts under stern. Maximum speed was 33 knots with an operational range out to 6,170 miles.


Compared to previous Italian cruiser designs (particularly the "Trento" class), the Zara sacrificed some of its speed for better armor protection. Despite this, the warship was a good balance of power and strength. Armor protection reached 150mm thickness at the belt with turrets reaching 140mm thickness. The barbettes ranged from 140mm to 150mm of protective steel.



        Zara was given a profile that included a pair of funnels at amidships. The primary bulk of her superstructure was forward and included the bridge as well as communications and sensor systems. The main mast was aft of midships. Four primary turrets were featured, two forward and two aft for a strongly dedicated broadside. Like other warships of the period, Zara was equipped with an aircraft launching and recovery system and thus carried two reconnaissance floatplane aircraft. Her total crew complement numbered 830 to 840 personnel made up of officers and sailors. No torpedo tubes were carried.

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