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Tier VIIBattleship
ItalyEliteCommonGlobal
ItalyEliteCommonGlobalFrancesco Caracciolo
WoWS World of Warships Italy Battleship · Tier VII
- Main Battery
- 381 mm/50 Model 1934 in a turret
- 4 turrets × 2 barrels
- Range 15.9 km
- Secondaries
- 152 mm proiettili HE
- Secondaries
- 90 mm proiettili HE
- Range 5.6 km
Specifications
Francesco Caracciolo Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15ServerBattlesWin rateAvg damage
EUBattles 1,217,376
1.2M1,217,376
Win rate
51.08%
#26 of 33
Avg damage
52,527
#22 of 33
ASIABattles 733,716
733.7K733,716
Win rate
52.39%
#23 of 33
Avg damage
55,084
#18 of 33
NABattles 481,845
481.8K481,845
Win rate
50.82%
#27 of 33
Avg damage
52,421
#23 of 33
Averages from our own crawled player sample, not official server-wide data. The sample skews toward active clan players, so its overall win rate runs about 1 point above the true server average. Battle counts are career totals and include games played before this ship’s past balance changes.
Survivability
Hit Points52,600
#22 of 33
Group avg 55,764Flood Damage42%
Main Belt Armor300 mm
Deck Armor26 mm
Bow / Stern Armor26 mm
Ship Length214.1 m
Ship Width28.8 m
Main Battery
Main battery layout4×2(Total barrels 8)
Caliber381 mm
Firing Range15.9 km
#30 of 33
Group avg 18.1 kmReload Time33.0 s
Rotation Time30.0 s
Max Dispersion222 m
Sigma1.70
Shell Types
AP Shell
AP ShellDamage12,000
Shell Velocity850 m/s
Overmatch Threshold26.6 mm
Ricochet Angle45° / 60°
Normalization6°
Fuse Threshold64 mm
Air Drag0.2954
Flight Time8.26 s
Nominal all-gun DPM174,545
#29 of 33
Group avg 208,658SAP Shell
SAP ShellDamage12,000
Shell Velocity880 m/s
Overmatch Threshold26.6 mm
Ricochet Angle70° / 80°
Normalization45°
Fuse Threshold25 mm
Air Drag0.275
Flight Time7.97 s
Nominal all-gun DPM174,545
#29 of 33
Group avg 208,658Secondary Battery
Secondary Guns16
Range5.6 km
AA Defense
Flak Bursts5
Flak Damage1,120
AA Ranges
Long range4.6 km147 dps
Mid range3.5 km172 dps
Short range2.0 km74 dps
Maneuverability
Max Speed29.0 knots
#9 of 33
Group avg 26.8 knotsTurning Radius740 m
#8 of 33
Group avg 787 mRudder Shift Time20.0 s
Engine Power186,000 hp
Displacement37,220 t
Power-to-Weight5.00 hp/t
Concealment
Max Surface Detection13.89 km
#9 of 33
Group avg 14.58 kmMin Surface Detection12.50 km
Air Detection9.74 km
Submarine Detection9.74 km
Detectability Firing in Smoke13.12 km
Consumables
Slot 1
Damage Control Party
Damage Control Party
Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.
Reload80 s
Duration15 s
Charges∞
Slot 2
Repair Party
Repair Party
Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.
Reload80 s
Duration28 s
Charges4
Heal Rate0.5%/s
Citadel10%
Non-Citadel50%
Armament
Depth Charge Airstrike
Depth Charge Airstrike
Carries out aerial bombardment of the marked area with depth charges. Depth charges can hit enemy submarines. They also have chances of causing fire, flooding, and incapacitating modules. Increased chances of incapacitating sonar. Effective against enemy mines. Cannot spot enemy ships.
Reload25 s
Charges2
Strike Range0.5–9.0 km
Planes8
Flights1
Bomb Damage3400
Fire Chance19%
Francesco Caracciolo Change History
- Nerfmaximum sap shell damage12,500 → 12,000
- Dispersion pattern changed. These ships will now have a higher accuracy at closer to medium ranges, which will degrade significantly at longer firing ranges. This will be similar in principle to the Soviet battleship branch but with higher base dispersion.
- Dispersion pattern changed. The point at which accuracy begins to degrade moved closer to the ship.
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
The 1913 fleet replenishment program provided for the construction of four high-speed battleships that were supposed to match the characteristics of British ships of the Queen Elizabeth class. Lead ship Francesco Caracciolo was laid down in 1914, but the construction was halted due to a lack of materials and a change in priorities.
Modules
381 mm/50 Model 1934 in a turret
381 mm/50 Model 1934 in a turret
Main Battery
Rate of Fire:1.8
Max AP Damage:12,000
Rotation Time:30s
F. Caracciolo (A)
F. Caracciolo (A)
Hull
AA Guns:30
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:16
HP:52,600
Range:19-381
Torpedo Tubes:0
F. Caracciolo (B)
F. Caracciolo (B)
Hull
AA Guns:30
Main Guns:4
Secondary Guns:16
HP:54,500
Range:19-381
Torpedo Tubes:0
Propulsion: 186,000 hp
Propulsion: 186,000 hp
Engine
Max Speed:29 knots
SDT 7 mod.1
SDT 7 mod.1
Fire Control
Range:0 km
SDT 7 mod.2
SDT 7 mod.2
Fire Control
Range:0 km
Upgrades
Slot 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
AA mount survivability: +100%
Secondary battery survivability: +100%
Main Armaments Modification 1
Main Armaments Modification 1
Risk of main battery becoming incapacitated: -20%
Main battery survivability: +50%
Main battery repair time: -20%
Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -20%
Torpedo tubes survivability: +50%
Torpedo tubes repair time: -20%
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Damage Control Party Modification 1
Consumable action time: +40%
Slot 2
Engine Room Protection
Engine Room Protection
Risk of steering gears becoming incapacitated: -20%
Steering gears repair time: -20%
Risk of engine becoming incapacitated: -20%
Engine repair time: -20%
Damage Control System Modification 1
Damage Control System Modification 1
Risk of catching fire: -5%
Risk of flooding: -3%
Slot 3
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Aiming Systems Modification 1
Maximum main battery shell dispersion: -7%
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -5%
Secondary battery firing range: +5%
Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%
AA Guns Modification 1
AA Guns Modification 1
Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Secondary Battery Modification 1
Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%
Secondary battery firing range: +20%
Main Battery Modification 2
Main Battery Modification 2
Main battery traverse speed: +15%
Slot 4
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike Modification 1
Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%
Airstrike armament reload time: -20%
Depth charge damage: +15%
Steering Gears Modification 1
Steering Gears Modification 1
Rudder shift time: -20%
Propulsion Modification 1
Propulsion Modification 1
Maximum reverse speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when decelerating: -50%
Maximum forward speed at full power: +140%
Time to reach full engine power when accelerating: -50%
Damage Control System Modification 2
Damage Control System Modification 2
Fire extinguishing time: -15%
Flooding recovery time: -15%