Ship:Nino Bixio

II

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Nino Bixio — Italy Tech Tree Tier II Cruiser.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the idea of a fast scout cruiser was popular in many countries. The first ship of that kind in the Italian Navy was armored cruiser Quarto. This was followed by the Nino Bixio class—they were larger than their predecessor and had more convenient artillery arrangement. During World War I, the lead ship of the series participated in the interception of Austro-Hungarian raiders and in the defense of the Entente transports. Nino Bixio served in the Navy until the end of the 1920s.

Pros

• High rate of fire
• Low detectability
• High top speed

Cons

• Shooting accurately over long ranges is challenging

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Nino Bixio (A)	Nino Bixio (B)
• Hit Points	15500	16600
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	6
• Deck (mm)	6
• Superstructure (mm)	6
• Extremities (mm)	6

MANEUVERABILITY	Nino Bixio (A)	Nino Bixio (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	26.8	26.8
• Turning circle radius (m)	480	480
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.7	4.8

CONCEALMENT	Nino Bixio (A)	Nino Bixio (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	7.9	7.9
• Detectability by air (km)	4.0	4.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.9
• Detectability by depths (km)	4.0	4.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	SDT 2 mod.1	SDT 2 mod.2
• Arrangement	8×1 120mm
• Firing range (km)	10.34	11.37
• Reload time (sec)	5.5
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.9
• 180° turn time (sec)	15.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	104
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 10.34 km	104

SAP SHELL
• Name	120 mm proiettili CS 1908
• Maximum damage	1300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	22.75
• Penetration (mm)	34.2
• Fuse time (sec)	0.03
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	75
• Normalisation (°)	45
• Arming threshold (mm)	25

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	3.2

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	76 mm proiettili HE 1909
• Arrangement	1x76mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	10.0
• Maximum damage	1100
• Shell velocity (m/s)	815
• Penetration (mm)	13
• Fire chance (%)	4.0%

AA Defense

Nino Bixio (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
8 mm	2 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	11	85%	1.5

Nino Bixio (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
40 mm	2 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Mid-range	25	90%	2.5

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Nino Bixio 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 0.8.10:
  • Introduced in Update 0.8.10.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Acceleration and braking dynamics were decreased to standard values.
• Update 0.10.10:
  • Secondary battery maximum firing range increased to 3.2 km.
• Update 0.11.1:
  • Ricochet angles for SAP shells changed from 80-85 degrees to 60-75 degrees in an unlisted change, likely due to sharing shells with low tier Italian destroyers which had their shells changed during testing in .
• Update 12.2:
  • Maximum SAP shell damage reduced from 2,800 to 2,600.
  • Main battery reload time reduced from 12 to 11 s.
• Update 13.0:
  • Fixed Commander skill recommendations for the ship.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Reload time reduced: 11 to 5.5s
    • Maximum SAP shell damage reduced: 2600 to 1300
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 22.5 to 15s
    • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter
• Update Oct 14, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 13 to 12 s.
• Update July 23, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• 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.