In the 1930s, several battleship projects
were developed for the Royal Italian Navy,
the Regia Marina.
Many of them had a truly unique appearance.
One of the projects was a medium displacement battleship
with a top speed of more than 30 knots
and eight 320 mm guns in two quadruple main battery turrets.
It was this design that inspired the construction
of our new large cruiser in World of Warships.
Please welcome Italian Tier IX cruiser Michelangelo.
This new “Cruiser Killer” is named after
the great sculptor and artist from the Renaissance period.
In keeping with maritime tradition of the last century,
she joins the ranks of other Regia Marina ships
named after famous Italians such as Dante Alighieri,
Leonardo da Vinci and Marco Polo.
Both of Michelangelo's quadruple main battery turrets
are placed in the middle part of the ship,
which limits the guns' firing angles.
At the same time, the ship boasts
a highly efficient secondary armament
that deals significant damage
with its semi-armor-piercing shells.
This feature partly offsets the restrictions of her main battery.
Michelangelo is also armed
with two triple-tube torpedo launchers with wide aiming angles.
Her torpedoes offer high damage and speed,
but there are only a few in each salvo and they have a short range.
The ship also boasts a large HP pool,
good armor, and the Repair Party consumable,
which all contribute to strong survivability.
Michelangelo has average speed for a cruiser however
but in the end she is slower than most of her Italian counterparts.
Now, on to strategy!
Michelangelo excels in battles at close and medium ranges.
She also possesses a highly effective combination
of the Exhaust Smoke Generator
and Hydroacoustic Search consumables,
each in a separate slot,
which gives her an additional advantage over enemy ships.
The collective power of these consumables,
combined with her powerful secondary armament,
can prove especially deadly for destroyers and other cruisers.
When it comes to close-quarter clashes,
the high damage potential of her torpedoes
can challenge even the fiercest battleships.
Let's move on to upgrades.
Here's what I'd recommend:
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
or Main Armaments Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 2
Concealment System Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2
or Main Battery Modification 3
And now for the grand finale,
it's time for our traditional Armada raffle…
*tradifional*
And now for the grand finale,
it's time for our traditional Armada raffle!
This time, the reward is a container with a random Tier IX ship.
*quack*
This container will go to one of our YouTube subscribers
who “Likes” this video and writes the correct answer
to this question in the comments:
"In which part of the ship
are all of Michelangelo's main battery guns located?"
Don't forget to include your exact nickname
and your game server in your response.
As always, we'll reveal the raffle winner
in the next episode of Armada.
Good luck to you in your battles, Captains!