Ship:Zara

VII

5,700,000

Zara — Italy Tech Tree Tier VII Cruiser.

Under the 1928–1929 program, four cruisers of the new Zara class featuring a 150 mm armor belt were to be built to counter the French cruisers, which had 203 mm artillery. Lead ship Zara was laid down in 1929. Three years later, she entered service and became the flagship of the 1st Squadron. The cruiser led the cover of the Italian landing force in Durres. During World War II, she participated in the battle near Punta Stilo, where she was attacked by her own air force. In a battle near Cape Matapan, Zara was attacked by British forces and sunk by destroyer HMS Jervis.

Pros

• Great damage per salvo
• High top speed
• Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable available

Cons

• Low rate of fire
• High detectability
• Hydroacoustic Search consumable unavailable

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Zara (A)	Zara (B)
• Hit Points	32700	37100
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	19

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	150
• Deck (mm)	25
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY	Zara (A)	Zara (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	580	580
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.9	12.8

CONCEALMENT	Zara (A)	Zara (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.54	13.54
• Detectability by air (km)	6.98	6.98
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.27
• Detectability by depths (km)	6.98	6.98

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	SDT 7 mod.1	SDT 7 mod.2
• Arrangement	4×2.0 203mm
• Firing range (km)	14.65	16.12
• Reload time (sec)	14.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	4.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	25.7

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	134
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 14.65 km	134

SAP SHELL
• Name	PIPA032
• Maximum damage	5050
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Shell weight (kg)	110.6
• Penetration (mm)	54.9
• Fuse time (sec)	0.03
• Ricochet start (°)	70
• Always ricochet (°)	80
• Normalisation (°)	45
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm proiettili AP 1927
• Maximum damage	4800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	900
• Shell weight (kg)	125.3
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PIPT008
• Reload time (sec)	71.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	35000
• Range (km)	0.4
• Speed (kt)	51
• Detectability (km)	1.0
• Flooding chance (%)	2.07%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	5.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm proiettili HE
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1500
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	6
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	25.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	1
• Damage	3400
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

Zara (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	6 × 2
37 mm	4 × 2
13 mm	2 × 2
20 mm	4 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	56	85%	2.0
Mid-range	101.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	59.5	90%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	320	90%	3.5–4.6

Zara (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	6 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
20 mm	4 × 2 + 10 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	91	85%	2.0
Mid-range	143.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	56	90%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	320	90%	3.5–4.6

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Exhaust Smoke Generator  (2 charges, 40.0s action, 180.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 163.5 hp/s)
• Slot 5: Submarine Surveillance  (3 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Zara on Ocean port.

Historical Gallery

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.8.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.7.
• Update 0.8.9:
  • Available by completing a combat mission from the Italian Cruisers container during the Italian Cruisers event.
• Update 0.8.10:
  • Added to the tech tree.
  • The starting ricochet angle for a semi-armor-piercing shell was increased from 65 to 70 degrees.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • The armor thickness was changed: the central section was reinforced from 16 to 25 mm.
• Update 0.9.4:
  • Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Fixed a bug due to which the names of the rear and frontal plates of the main battery turrets were reversed.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
• Update 12.5:
  • The Smoke Generator Modification 1 upgrade can now be mounted in slot 3.
• Update 13.0:
  • Fixed Commander skill recommendations for the ship.
• Update 13.1:
  • Removed Depth Charges.
  • Added Depth Charge Airstrike with the following characteristics:
    • Range: 6 km.
    • Reload: 25 s.
    • Number of charges: 2.
    • Number of aircraft: 1.
    • Number of bombs per aircraft: 1.
    • Damage: 3,400.
  • Added the Submarine Surveillance consumable with the following characteristics:
    • Range: 6 km.
    • Reload: 120 s.
    • Number of charges: 3.
    • Action time: 20 s.
• Update Sep 13, 2019:
  • Ricochet angles for SAP shells changed from 75-80 degrees to 65-80 degrees.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 15 to 14.5 s.
  • Action time of Exhaust Smoke Generator increased from 25 to 40 s.
  • Detectability by air decreased from 7.52 to 6.98 km.
• Update July 23, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update Aug 23, 2019:
  • Ricochet angles for SAP shells changed from 80-85 degrees to 75-80 degrees.
• Update Aug 20, 2019:
  • 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 14.32 to 14.65 km.