
ItalySpecialRareGlobalRuggiero di Lauria
WoWS World of Warships Italy Battleship · Tier X
- Main Battery
- 457 mm/45 Mk.II in a turret
- 4 turrets × 2 barrels
- Range 19.3 km
Specifications
Ruggiero di Lauria Win Rate & Combat Stats
Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15Averages 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
Main Battery
Secondary Battery
AA Defense
Maneuverability
Concealment
Consumables

Extinguishes fires, removes instances of flooding, and repairs damaged modules. Prevents enemy acoustic torpedoes from homing.

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing any light damage.

Extends main battery firing range.

Follow the ship and automatically attack enemy aircraft. Can attack Airstrike squadrons multiple times before returning to the ship. Cannot spot enemy ships.

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.
Ruggiero di Lauria Change History
- Anti-aircraft range of dual-purpose 135mm guns increased: 4.6 to 5.2km. The damage within this range remains unchanged
- Overall continuous damage value has decreased from 353 to 318 due to the maximum AA range of the ship increasing.
- Anti-aircraft range of dual-purpose 135mm guns increased: 4.6 to 5.2km. The damage within this range remains unchanged
- Overall continuous damage value has decreased from 508 to 455 due to the maximum AA range of the ship increasing.
Ballistics
Armor Model
Overview
A fast battlecruiser armed with eight 457 mm guns. The project is based on ideas introduced in 1921 by Italian naval engineer Ferdinando Cassone. In addition to its remarkable armament and displacement, both quite advanced for that era, the project stood out for its innovative anti-torpedo defense system and two-tiered power plant.
