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<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_italy.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Cruiser b-description-img_type__Cruiser-Tech Tree"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">III</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PISC103_Taranto.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">270,000</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; Italy Tech Tree Tier&nbsp;III [[Ship:Cruiser|Cruiser]].</p><p>After World War I, the fleets of Germany and Austria-Hungary were shared between the winning countries. SMS Strassburg was transferred to the Italian Navy and renamed Taranto. In the early 1920s, the cruiser received a reconnaissance seaplane and new AA guns. In the interwar period, she served in the Mediterranean and was then re-equipped for colonial service. During World War II, the cruiser performed minelaying and patrol missions.</p><p> </p></div>


|Performance=At Tier III, ''Taranto'' brings some welcome advancements over her lower tier sister ''Nino Bixio'' in the form of larger guns and the addition of torpedoes to her armament.
===Pros===
* Low detectability
* Low torpedo detectability


''Taranto’s'' battery consists of seven 150mm single turrets, although due to their arrangement it is not possible to bring more than five to bear on a target at a time. The guns do not reload or turn quickly, and their range is quite short. However, the [[Ship:Ammo#SAP_shells|SAP]] shell they fire can deal surprising amounts of damage with their ease of penetration. SAP is best employed against lightly armored targets such as destroyers and cruisers, and at longer distances where the improved penetration angles can enable SAP to penetrate thin decks. By comparison, the AP shells can penetrate armor too thick for SAP, and can do excellent damage when they do penetrate, but their penetration is only sufficient to threaten the citadels of similar cruisers at short ranges. ''Taranto’s'' guns fire shells at a high angle, which can facilitate firing over islands to take advantage of terrain, but also results in the shells having quite a long travel time which can make firing at fast moving or distant targets a challenge.
===Cons===
* Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging


When first purchased ''Taranto'' features two single 500mm torpedo launchers, one on either side. With rapid reload but short range, these launchers have limited usefulness. Upon upgrading the hull these launchers are upgraded to twin launchers armed with 533mm torpedoes with twice as much range, although at the expense of taking more than twice as long to reload, and with the individual torpedoes being slower and dealing less damage. Nonetheless, the more numerous, longer range torpedoes are valuable assets, and they enjoy wide arcs of fire. Care should be taken when committing to a close quarters torpedo attack due to the low damage potential.


Although the hull upgrade does improve the torpedo armament, the same cannot be said for the AA defenses. Upon upgrading the hull ''Taranto’s'' pair of 88mm flak guns are replaced with a pair of 76mm AA machine guns, resulting in the loss of any flak and a significant reduction in AA range for a marginal increase in AA DPS. In either case, ''Taranto’s'' AA suite is poorly suited to defending from aerial attacks.
==Ship Stats==
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (B)
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 17600 || style="color:inherit;" | 19600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 0
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''Taranto’s'' survivability is mixed. She is a large target for a tier 3 cruiser and thinly armored across most of her surface. Her citadel is well protected behind both a thick belt and sloped internal armor, but this won’t protect her citadel from battleships. ''Taranto'' also has low HP for her tier, making avoiding damage even more important.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
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To that end, ''Taranto’s'' short rudder shift time and impressive turning circle afford her some of the best agility available at her tier, enabling her to actively dodge incoming fire. She can also reach a respectable speed, outpacing the protected cruisers frequently encountered at her tier.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (B)
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 28.2 || style="color:inherit;" | 28.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 450 || style="color:inherit;" | 450
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 7.5
|}
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Overall, ''Taranto'' is a well rounded cruiser. Her lack of HP and long reload are her greatest drawbacks, but careful positioning can enable her to succeed by utilising her SAP shells and taking advantage of what range she has, using terrain to attack from relative safety and utilising her maneuverability to evade fire while falling back when faced with an enemy advance.  
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Taranto (B)
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.08 || style="color:inherit;" | 9.08
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.11 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.11
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 4.07
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.11 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.11
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Reasonable citadel protection for a tier III cruiser
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* High shell damage on both the SAP and AP
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* Shell arcs aid in firing over terrain and hitting decks with SAP
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SDT 3 mod.1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SDT 3 mod.2
* Wide angle torpedoes with long range
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* Good top speed
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 7×1 150mm
* Agile
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.34 || style="color:inherit;" | 11.37
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 8.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 25.7
|}
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* Large target
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* A small health pool
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Guns are slow to turn and reload
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* Torpedoes are slow with small warheads
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard CA/CL dispersion
* Long shell travel time makes hitting fast or distant targets difficult
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* The only ships with worse AA are those with none
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 104
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 102
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10.34 km || style="color:inherit;" | 104
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|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
# '''Hull:'''  Upgrade to Hull (B) first to increase HP and improve torpedo performance.  Research of this module unlocks progression to Tier IV ''[[Giussano]]''.
# '''Gun Fire Control System:'''  Upgrade to SDT 3 mod.2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.


|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SAP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | PIPA026
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2500
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 835
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 41.8
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.03
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 70
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 80
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
|}
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The recommended upgrades are:
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}}
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* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 150 mm P.Spr.Gr. L/3.7
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2100
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 835
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 45.3
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.025
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PIPT005
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 21.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 28900
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 58
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.7%
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
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'''Taranto (A)'''


{{Commander Skills 3 CR
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| rating11 = <!-- Grease the Gears -->
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| rating12 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
| style="color:inherit;" | 88 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 1
| rating13 = <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
|}
| rating14 = <!-- Gun Feeder -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| rating16 = 2 <!-- Last Stand -->


| rating21 = <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
| rating22 = <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
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| rating23 =  <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| rating24 = <!-- Eye in the Sky -->
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| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 4.6
| rating26 =  <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
|}


| rating31 = 2 <!-- Heavy HE and SAP Shells -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
| rating32 = <!-- Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge -->
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| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
| rating34 = <!-- Heavy AP Shells -->
|-
| rating35 = <!-- Superintendent -->
| style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 100 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–4.6
| rating36 =  <!-- Survivability Expert -->
|}


| rating41 = 2 <!-- Top Grade Gunner -->
'''Taranto (B)'''
| rating42 = 2 <!-- Outnumbered -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Radio Location -->
| rating44 =  <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
| rating45 = 2 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| rating46 =  <!-- AA Gunner -->
}}


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumable:
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 76 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 2 × 1
|}


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
 
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
 
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
|-
 
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 7 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
{{Signal Flags
|}
| November Echo Setteseven =
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| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  
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| India X-Ray =  
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =
| Victor Lima =  
| Hotel Yankee =
 
| November Foxtrot =
| Sierra Mike =  
| India Delta =
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo =
| India Yankee =
| Juliet Charlie =


| Zulu =
| India Bravo Terrathree =
| Equal Speed Charlie London =
| Zulu Hotel =
| Papa Papa =


| Wyvern =
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| Red Dragon =
{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PISC103_Taranto}}
| Dragon Flag =
| Ouroboros =
| Hydra =
| Basilisk =  


| Leviathan =
| Scylla =
}}


|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
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{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
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* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
 
|History=<!-- write text below -->
 
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<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1925</h2>
===Construction===
:Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven; Wilhelmshaven, Germany
:Laid down: March 1910
:Launched: 24 August 1911
:Commissioned: 9 October 1912
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===Specifications===
:4,570 tons displacement, normal
:5,933 tons displacement, full
:138.7m length
:13.5m beam
:5.2m draft (6.0m full load)
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====Machinery====
:Sixteen (16) Schultz-Thornycroft  boilers
:Two (2) Parsons steam turbines
:1,200 tons coal, 106 tons oil
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====Performance====
:27 knots at 25,000 shaft horsepower
:5,820 nautical miles at 12 knots
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 60mm
:Decks: 40mm deck and 60mm slopes
:Gun Sheilds: 50mm
:Conning tower: 100mm
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====Armament====
=====Main=====
:Seven (7x1) 15cm/45 (149/43) SK C/06
=====Anti-Aircraft=====
:Two (2x1) 76mm/40 Ansaldo Modello 1917
=====Torpedoes=====
:Four (2x1 + 2) 500mm torpedo tubes
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====Aircraft Facilities====
:One (1) Catapults
=====Aircraft=====
:One (1) CANT 24R reconnaissance floatplane
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====Complement====
:461 (15 officers and 446 sailors)
}}
}}
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===History===
====Design====
''Taranto'', the former ''Strassburg'', was of the German ''Magdeburg''-class light cruisers. Although developed from the previous ''[[Kolberg]]''-class, the ''Magdeburg''-class were considerably more advanced, and though of a similar displacement were both faster and much better armored.
At 4,564 tons normal load and 5,281 tons fully loaded, was only a few hundred tons heavier than the ''Kolberg''-class (4,362/4,915 tons). However, much less of this was taken up by the hull itself – the ''Magdeburg''-class incorporated a new longitudinal framing method, which proved difficult to master but well worth the effort. The hull could be both longer and slimmer than the prior class, but overall stronger. As a result, the hull shape of these light cruisers was significantly better, also helped by a new bow shape (which overall improved sea-keeping).
For the first time on a German light cruiser, an armor belt was fitted, 60m thick and protected most of the length of the ship. Rather than be mounted on the hull, it was actually built into the hull as part of the ship, contributing to the strength of the hull. Behind the belt, there was a sloped deck as on earlier protected cruisers, with the flat portion being 40mm thick and the slopes 60mm. The deck sloped down to the ship ends, where it was 20mm thick. The conning tower had 100mm thick plating around it, with a 20mm roof. Gun shields were 50mm thick, and ammunition hoists were protected by 20mm plating.
Propulsion power was provided by sixteen Schultz-Thornycroft boilers, coal-powered but with fuel oil sprayers, operating at a pressure of 16kg/cm2. These fed a pair of parson-type steam turbines, and produced a total of 25,000 shp, for a top speed of 27 knots.
As built, the main armament consisted of twelve single 10.5cm/45 SK C/06, which fired 17.4 kg shells to a maximum range of 12,700 meters at a rate of 15 rounds/minute. Six could bear to either broadside. Two 500mm torpedo tubes were fitted underwater, one on each beam. Minelaying capacity allowed for 120 mines. In 1915, ''Strassburg'' underwent a modernization that removed all the 10.5cm guns and replaced them with seven of the so-called 15cm/45 SK C/06 (actually a 149/43) in single mounts, which fired a much heavier 45.3 kg shell to a range of 14,900 meters, and at a rate of about 5 r/m. Five could bear to a broadside, so despite the deceased number of guns, the weight of fire was twice what it was before. Additionally, two 8.8cm anti-torpedo boat guns were mounted on the centerline, and a pair of deck-mounted single 500mm torpedo tubes.


In the early 1920s, after being pressed into service with the Regia Marina and re-commissioned as ''Taranto'', the cruiser underwent a number of modifications. Initially the pair of 8.8cm guns were removed, and replaced by a pair of 76mm/40 Modello 1917 AA guns, one on either side of the funnels. In 1926, a seaplane catapult was mounted where the 8.8cm guns had formerly been, for a Macchi M.7 (replaced in 1931 by a CANT 24R.
In 1936-1937 ''Taranto'' went through a significant refit, where the two fore boilers, and their accompanying funnel, were removed (power was reduced to 13,000 shp, for a top speed of 21 knots), and the torpedoes were removed. A pair of twin Breda 13.2mm heavy machine guns were fitted for anti-air defense. This was her condition upon entry into the Second World War.


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Laid down in April 1910 as ''Strassburg'', she was launched on 24 August 1911 and completed on 9 October 1912. On trials, at a light displacement of 4,071 tons, she was able to make 28.2 knots on 33,742 shp, though in service her actual top speed would be about 27 knots.
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Though assigned to the High Seas Fleet, her first major task took her overseas, as escort to the ''[[Kaiser]]''-class battleships ''Kaiser'' and ''[[König Albert]]''. The mission, intended to test the reliability of the turbine propulsion system installed on the battleships, departed Germany in December 1913 and visited ports along German West Africa, before crossing the Atlantic for visits along the South American seaboard, including the Pacific side. The trio returned to Germany on 17 June 1914, whereupon ''Strassburg'' was re-assigned to the HSF’s reconnaissance forces.
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At the outbreak of WWI, she was used for reconnaissance and for backup to reconnaissance forces, and in this manner took part in the Battle of Heligoland Blight of 26 August.  During the action she came across the badly damaged British cruiser ''Arethusa'', but was driven off by British destroyers. When she made contact once more in company with the cruiser ''Cöln'', succeeding in damaging three British destroyers, but they were forced to flee at the arrival of British battle cruisers, which ultimately sank ''Cöln''. In December she took part in the Raid on Scarborough, Hartlepool and Whitby, and was able to escape the British via the terrible visibility that day. Next year, she was transferred to the Baltic, but saw little action until 1917. In October, during Operation Albion, she and two other light cruisers acted as covering forces for German minesweepers in the Gulf of Riga, and came under fire from 305mm shore batteries. She later took part in the Battle of Moon Sound, and aided in the bombardment of Kyno. In 1918 she re-joined the High Seas Fleet, as part of IV Scouting Group. In October, as the situation for Germany deteriorated, 45 men (about 10% of the crew) attempted to desert, and had to be captured and returned to their ship. However, then crews from all six cruisers of IV Scouting Group refused to work, which was followed soon after by the Wilhelmshaven and Kiel mutinies.
 
After WWI, ''Strassburg'' was briefly part of the post-war Reichsmarine, before being transferred to Italy in 1920 as a war prize. She arrived on 2 November 1920, and was refurbished before entering service with the Regia Marina, commissioned as scout ''Taranto'' on 2 June 1925. Initially assigned to the Light Division, on 1 December 1925 she was assigned to the 1st Division of the Scout Fleet. On 3 May 1926 she was deployed abroad in colonial service, sent to the Red Sea. On 24 May, she replaced the colonial cruiser ''Campania'' as flagship of the Indian Ocean squadron, and sent much of her time on patrol and helping to suppress rebels in Somalia. On 6 December 1926 ''Taranto'' was relieved by ''Lussin'', and returned to ''Taranto'' on 27 January 1927. She was put into the reserve division of the 2nd Fleet while she was undergoing refit and maintenance, which lasted until September, and afterwards was assigned to 2nd Fleet’s scouting division. From 15 March 1928 to 1 October 1929, she was assigned to the Scout Division of the 1st Fleet, during which she also conducted a cruise around the western Mediterranean and into the Atlantic.
 
On 16 July 1931 ''Taranto'' became the flagship of the fourth division, now classed as a cruiser, and patrolled around Greek waters. On 1 July 1932, she fell under the jurisdiction of the Naval Mechanic School at Venice, conducting a cruise around the Adriatic. On 1 September she left this assignment, and on the 11th was put into the naval reserve force. In 1934 she served as the seat of the Inspector of Submarines, and embarked on a cruise with them, though in 1935 she was released from this task and deployed to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean stations once more in September 1935. She returned from this task in August 1936, and immediately was put into the major refit described above in the design section. After returning to service in 1938, she spent much of her time in the Adriatic and Ionian seas under the authority of the local naval department.
 
On 10 June 1940, when Italy entered the Second World War, ''Taranto'' was stationed in Brindisi, and began undertaking minelaying missions. For much of the war through to 1941, she operated in the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, providing fire support against Yugoslav and Greek forces and supporting various operations. In the summer she was assigned to the Forza Navale Speciale (Special Naval Forces) alongside several other older warships. She was sent to La Spezia in August for various works, where she received an increased anti-aircraft battery (two twin 20mm AA mounts and three more twin 13.2mm complexes). She moved to Livorno on 26 February 1942, beginning training for the planned role of the FNS in the invasion of Malta (Operazione C.3), but with the cancellation of the operation she was reduced to a training ship, and put into reserve in December.
 
After the Armistice of Cassibile on 8 September 1943, there was a very real risk of ''Taranto'' being captured by German troops, as she was not in condition to sail. Thus, on 9 September 1943, the crew of ''Taranto'' elected to scuttle the cruiser, to prevent it from falling into German hands. The Germans attempted to re-float the ship in the hopes of using her as a blockship, but an Allied airstrike sunk her again on 23 October.  The Germans once again attempted to raise her for use as a blockship, but she was sunk for a third time by Allied bombers on 23 September 1944. After the war, ''Taranto'' was raised once more, and struck from the naval register on 27 March 1947. She was broken up for scrap shortly afterwards. During the Second World War, she had only conducted 11 official war missions, six for laying mines, and five for various actions, amounting to only 4,420 miles steamed in these roles.
 
 
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_Strassburg SMS ''Strassburg'' - Wikipedia]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdeburg-class_cruiser ''Magdeburg''-class cruiser - Wikipedia]
 
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*<span class="plainlinks">[https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldOfWarships/comments/ct0948/st_changes_to_test_ships/ Aug 20, 2019]</span>:
**Removed the 10% damage limit for semi-armor-piercing shell penetrations against destroyers.
**Improved ricochet angles of semi-armor-piercing shells from 60-85 degrees to 80-85 degrees.
**Stock main battery firing range increased from 9.6 to 10.34 km.
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**Ricochet angles for SAP shells changed from 80-85 degrees to 65-80 degrees.
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**Detectability range by air increased from 4 to 5.1 km.
**Main battery reload time decreased from 13 to 12 s.
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**The starting ricochet angle for a semi-armor-piercing shell was increased from 65 to 70 degrees.
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**Acceleration and braking dynamics were decreased to standard values.
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Latest revision as of 16:37, 3 July 2026


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Taranto — Italy Tech Tree Tier III Cruiser.

After World War I, the fleets of Germany and Austria-Hungary were shared between the winning countries. SMS Strassburg was transferred to the Italian Navy and renamed Taranto. In the early 1920s, the cruiser received a reconnaissance seaplane and new AA guns. In the interwar period, she served in the Mediterranean and was then re-equipped for colonial service. During World War II, the cruiser performed minelaying and patrol missions.

Pros

  • Low detectability
  • Low torpedo detectability

Cons

  • Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

AA Defense


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection


Consumables


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