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Flamme's Honest Ship Reviews: Capitani Romani-class Light Cruiser

"Where the hell did these Italians come from?!"

-Me, 2015

 Overview

The Capitani Romani, IMHO, is a very stronk ship, contrary to the real life Italian Navy. It features very high speed for a cruiser, and is the first cruiser you can get when playing as Italian navy. However, when playing, treat her as a large destroyer, as her most effective main armament is the 5.3inch dual gun, which is really just a destroyer weapon, which when employed on a large, tough hull, with 2-3inches of armor, and torpedoes, makes her seem like a destroyer, with 35knots speed. However, she simply doesn't have the armor or firepower to go one on one with other light cruisers, like the Cleveland.

 Pros

*'''I feel the need... the need for speed!'''

:The Romani is a very fast ship, able to achieve about 35knots in my current configuration.

*I just out ranged an Indiana...

:Although only being 5.3inches in caliber, the Romani's guns can reach out to up to 243 range, very impressive for a destroyer gun. And yes, I have out ranged predreadnought battleships.

*GATLING GUNSSSSSSS....

:To boot, the 5.3inch gun has impressive rate of fire.

 Cons

*Oh no, he's bigger than us...

:The Romani doesn't stand a chance against larger, or similar, sized cruisers, as she simply doesn't have the armor or firepower. However, her high speed and torpedoes are not to be underestimated.

*Can we like, bounce shots here?

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">:The Romani can't mount very thick armor if you want speed, only 2-3inches for 35knots. However, I've experimented with more armor, and you can get 4-5inches at the cost of 33knots speed.

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;"> Stats

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Displacement: 5420

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Maximum Speed: ~50knots

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Minimum Speed: ~33knots

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Main Gun Turrets: 4

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Torpedoes: 2 Mounts

<p style="font-size:14px;line-height:22px;">Depth Charges: None