Ship:Paolo Emilio

IX

21,500 doubloons

Paolo Emilio — Italy Premium Tier IX Destroyer.

After the beginning of naval cooperation between Italy and the U.S.S.R., the Ansaldo company prepared a number of ship designs under Soviet orders. An armored scout with a standard displacement of 3,700 tons was among them. The ship had high speed, eight 130 mm guns in four mounts, and armor protection in the form of a full-fledged armored belt and armored deck.

Pros

• High top speed.
• High survivability.
• Exhaust smoke generator consumable available.
• Heavy torpedo damage.

Cons

• Short range torpedoes.
• Very poor concealment.

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	24400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	0

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	60
• Deck (mm)	20
• Superstructure (mm)	13
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	43.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	810
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	5.3

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	8.81
• Detectability by air (km)	3.68
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	3.65
• Detectability by depths (km)	3.68

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×2 135mm
• Firing range (km)	11.3
• Reload time (sec)	10.7
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.6
• 180° turn time (sec)	18.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	99
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 11.3 km	100

HE SHELL
• Name	135 mm proiettili HE 1938
• Maximum damage	1950
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Shell weight (kg)	32.7
• Penetration (mm)	23

SAP SHELL
• Name	135 mm proiettili CS 1938
• Maximum damage	3050
• Shell velocity (m/s)	875
• Shell weight (kg)	32.7
• Penetration (mm)	38
• Ricochet start (°)	60
• Always ricochet (°)	75
• Normalisation (°)	45

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	3x4
• Torpedo name	533mm Si 270
• Reload time (sec)	120.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	23767
• Range (km)	6
• Speed (kt)	67
• Detectability (km)	1.7
• Flooding chance (%)	406%

AA Defense

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

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	127	95%	2.0

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	3200
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	8
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Exhaust Smoke Generator  (5 charges, 35.0s action, 140.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (5 charges, 50.0s action, 140.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Paolo Emilo in her default permanent camouflage.

Ship Change Log

• Update 0.8.7:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.7.
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Ballistics parameters were changed. Now shells will fly to the target slightly faster and on a flatter trajectory.
  • AP shells replaced with HE shells with the following characteristics:
    • Maximum damage: 1,950.
    • Fire chance: 9%.
    • Armor penetration: 23 mm.
• Update 0.9.6:
  • Moved from Tier X to Tier IX.
  • Hit Points decreased from 24,700 to 24,400.
  • Torpedoes were comprehensively changed:
    • Maximum damage increased from 13,366 to 23,767.
    • Speed increased from 51 to 67 knots.
    • Detectability range by sea increased from 1.0 to 1.7 km.
    • Range decreased from 12 to 4 km.
    • Reload time remained the same, at 71 s.
  • Main battery reload time increased from 7 to 12 s.
  • Main battery firing range decreased from 13.83 to 11.3 km.
  • Exhaust Smoke Generator parameters were changed:
    • Cooldown time decreased from 180 to 140 s.
    • Number of charges increased from 3 to 5.
    • Action time decreased from 60 to 30 s.
  • Engine Boost parameters were changed:
    • Cooldown time decreased from 180 to 140 s.
    • Bonus to maximum speed increased from 8% to 25%.
    • Action time decreased from 60 to 30 s.
    • Number of charges increased from 3 to 5.
• Update: 0.9.6.1:
  • Torpedo range increased from 4 to 6 km.
  • Torpedo tubes reload time increased from 71 to 120 s.
  • Action time of the Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable increased from 30 to 45 s.
  • Action time of the Emergency Engine Power consumable increased from 30 to 50 s.
  • Initial shell velocity increased from 825 to 875 m/s.
  • Maximum SAP shell damage increased from 3,250 to 3,350.
  • The ballistics of the main battery guns were changed: the trajectory of the shells will become flatter.
• Update 0.9.7:
  • Torpedo spread width increased to the standard values for destroyers.
  • Action time of the Exhaust Smoke Generator consumable decreased from 45 to 35 s.
  • Main battery reload time decreased from 12 to 10.7 s.
  • Maximum SAP shell damage decreased from 3,350 to 3,050.
  • Bonus to the ship's maximum speed from the Emergency Engine Power consumable increased from 20% to 25%.
• Update 0.9.9:
  • Available in the "Research Bureau" section of the Armory for 43,000 Research points.
  • SAP shell ricochet check angle decreased from 70 to 60 degrees.
  • SAP shell guaranteed ricochet angle decreased from 80 to 75 degrees.
  • Bonus to the ship's maximum speed from the Emergency Engine Power consumable decreased from 25% to 20%.
• Update 0.9.11:
  • Fixed a bug due to which Paolo Emilio had reduced credits profitability.
• Update 0.10.1:
  • Fixed a bug due to which, at full speed, the ship would outrun its smoke generator.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 0.10.11:
  • Main battery no longer be included in her AA defenses for historical reasons. With that in mind, the Port AA rating and parameters of Paolo Emilio's AA defenses were changed as follows:
    • Port AA rating of AA guns decreased from 39 to 28.
    • Continuous damage increased from 95 to 121.
    • Continuous damage per second by short-range AA guns increased from 102 to 127.
    • Maximum AA firing range reduced from 4.6 to 2 km.
• Update 0.11.5:
  • The name of the AA gun 20 mm/70 Breda Model 1941 was changed to 20 mm/70 Scotti Model 1941.
• Update 12.5:
  • The Smoke Generator Modification 1 upgrade can now be mounted in slot 3.