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WoWS World of Warships Italy Cruiser · Tier X

Main Battery: 320 mm/44 Model 1934 on an OTO Model 1935 mount; 2 turrets × 4 barrels; Range 18.4 km
Torpedoes: 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri; 2 launchers × 3 tubes; Range 8 km

Varese Win Rate & Combat Stats

Sample of 495.2K players · as of 2026-10-15

BattlesWin rateAvg damage

EUBattles 58,610

58.6K58,610

Win rate

52.91%

#9 of 61

Avg damage

78,597

#21 of 61

ASIABattles 33,191

33.2K33,191

Win rate

52.29%

#17 of 60

Avg damage

73,666

#35 of 60

NABattles 28,566

28.6K28,566

Win rate

52.89%

#6 of 60

Avg damage

78,177

#21 of 60

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 Points77,100

#1 of 66

Group avg 51,901

Flood Damage22%

Main Belt Armor200 mm

Deck Armor40 mm

Bow / Stern Armor27 mm

Ship Length263.0 m

Ship Width28.1 m

Main Battery

Main battery layout2×4(Total barrels 8)

Caliber320 mm

Firing Range18.4 km

#17 of 66

Group avg 17.2 km

Reload Time25.0 s

Rotation Time24.0 s

Max Dispersion202 m

Sigma1.95

Shell Types

AP Shell

Damage8,300

Shell Velocity830 m/s

Overmatch Threshold22.4 mm

Ricochet Angle45° / 60°

Normalization6°

Fuse Threshold53 mm

Air Drag0.326

Flight Time11.72 s

Nominal all-gun DPM159,360

SAP Shell

Damage8,950

Shell Velocity830 m/s

Overmatch Threshold22.4 mm

Ricochet Angle70° / 80°

Normalization45°

Fuse Threshold25 mm

Air Drag0.408

Flight Time12.05 s

Nominal all-gun DPM171,840

#66 of 66

Group avg 364,584

Torpedoes

533 mm Si 270

Torpedo Tubes2

Speed72 knots

Range8.0 km

#28 of 38

Group avg 10.3 km

Damage20,433

#8 of 38

Group avg 16,802

Alpha Damage57,700

Splash Damage1,200

Flood Chance349%

Detectability1.70 km

Reload Time120.0 s

#27 of 38

Group avg 107.8 s

180° Rotation7.2 s

Arming Time1 s

Spread Angle3.6° / 12°

Torpedo Caliber533 mm

Tube Module HP1,200

Fuse Depth0.14 m

Secondary Battery

Secondary Guns13

Range8.3 km

Sigma1.00

Max Dispersion254.1 m

Accuracy★★★★☆ Excellent

Total DPM711,520

120 mm SAP Shell(3×4)

Damage3,650

Rate of Fire5.4 rpm

90 mm SAP Shell(10×2)

Damage1,900

Rate of Fire12.5 rpm

AA Defense

Flak Bursts7

Flak Damage1,330

AA Ranges

Long range4.6 km165 dps

Mid range3.5 km245 dps

Short range2.0 km105 dps

Maneuverability

Max Speed33.0 knots

#41 of 66

Group avg 33.8 knots

Turning Radius830 m

#38 of 66

Group avg 818 m

Rudder Shift Time12.4 s

Engine Power200,000 hp

Displacement38,000 t

Power-to-Weight5.26 hp/t

Concealment

Max Surface Detection13.54 km

#34 of 66

Group avg 13.66 km

Min Surface Detection10.97 km

Air Detection10.00 km

Submarine Detection10.00 km

Detectability Firing in Smoke11.09 km

Consumables

Slot 1

Damage Control Party

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

Reload60 s

Duration5 s

Charges∞

Slot 2

Repair Party

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

Reload120 s

Duration45 s

Charges3

Heal Rate1.0%/s

Citadel33%

Non-Citadel60%

Slot 3

Hydroacoustic Search

Increases the range of assured acquisition of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those within smoke screens.

Reload120 s

Duration100 s

Charges3

Ship Detect5.0 km

Torp. Detect3.5 km

Auxiliary and Torpedo Armament Booster

Temporarily boosts the performance of secondary, torpedo, and airstrike armaments.

Reload120 s

Duration30 s

Charges3

Secondary battery damage+10%

Torpedo tube reload time-20%

Airstrike armament reload time-20%

Armament

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.

Reload30 s

Charges2

Strike Range0.5–8.0 km

Planes8

Flights2

Bomb Damage4900

Fire Chance28%

Varese Change History

14.5Test shipsDev Blog 2025-06-09 ↗
- Buffrudder shift time14.4 → 12.4 s
14.4Test shipsDev Blog 2025-05-29 ↗
- Buffmain battery turret traverse time30 → 24 s
- Nerfhp102,540 → 77,100
Heavy Repair Teams parameters changed
- Buffrestoration of hit points after receiving damage to parts of the hull35 → 60 %
- Nerfnumber of charges3 → 2
- Nerfcooldown60 → 120 s
- Nerfhp restoration per second820 → 771
- "fight or flight" maximum bonus to secondary battery reload-30 → -40 %
- Buffnumber of heavy repair party consumable charges2 → 3
14.3Test shipsDev Blog 2025-03-27 ↗
Main battery parameters changed
- Buffsigma value1.7 → 1.95
- Dispersion parameters improved, they are now similar to those found on Congress.
- Buffreload time30 → 25 s
- sap maximum damage10,250 → 8,950
- Burst fire mechanic and Limited shells were removed.

See all version changes →

Modules

320 mm/44 Model 1934 on an OTO Model 1935 mount

Main Battery

Rate of Fire:2.4

Max AP Damage:8,300

Rotation Time:24s

533 mm Si 270

Torpedoes

Range:0 km

Max Damage:20,433

Reload Time:0.5 knots

Torpedo Speed:72 knots

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Hull

AA Guns:30

Main Guns:2

Secondary Guns:13

HP:77,100

Range:16-255

Torpedo Tubes:2

Propulsion: 200,000 hp

Engine

Max Speed:33 knots

SDT 10 mod.1

Fire Control

Range:0 km

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

AA mount survivability: +100%

Secondary battery survivability: +100%

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

Consumable action time: +40%

Slot 2

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

Risk of catching fire: -5%

Risk of flooding: -3%

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Consumable action time: +20%

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: -40%

Torpedo tubes traverse speed: +20%

Torpedo speed: +5%

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

Priority AA sector preparation time: -20%

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Maximum secondary battery shell dispersion: -20%

Secondary battery firing range: +20%

Main Battery Modification 2

Main battery traverse speed: +15%

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Airstrike aircraft HP: +25%

Airstrike armament reload time: -20%

Depth charge damage: +15%

Steering Gears Modification 1

Rudder shift time: -20%

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

Fire extinguishing time: -15%

Flooding recovery time: -15%

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Ship consumable action time: +10%

Steering Gears Modification 2

Steering gears repair time: -80%

Rudder shift time: -40%

Concealment System Modification 1

Squadron detectability range: -10%

Dispersion of shells fired by enemies attacking your ship: +5%

Ship's detectability range: -10%

Ship detectability for submarines when underwater: -10%

Torpedo Lookout System

Assured acquisition range of torpedoes: 1.8km

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Continuous AA damage: +15%

Damage from AA shell explosions: +15%

Number of explosions produced by AA defense salvos when the Defensive AA Fire consumable is active: +2

Secondary battery reload time: -20%

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated: +50%

Torpedo tube reload time: -15%

Main Battery Modification 3

Main battery traverse speed: -13%

Main battery reload time: -12%

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Specifications

Varese Win Rate & Combat Stats

Survivability

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

AA Defense

Maneuverability

Concealment

Consumables

Varese Change History

Ballistics

Armor Model

Overview

Modules

320 mm/44 Model 1934 on an OTO Model 1935 mount

Main Battery

533 mm Si 270

Torpedoes

Varese

Hull

Propulsion: 200,000 hp

Engine

SDT 10 mod.1

Fire Control

Upgrades

Slot 1

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1

Main Armaments Modification 1

Damage Control Party Modification 1

Slot 2

Engine Room Protection

Damage Control System Modification 1

Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1

Slot 3

Torpedo Tubes Modification 1

Aiming Systems Modification 1

AA Guns Modification 1

Secondary Battery Modification 1

Main Battery Modification 2

Slot 4

Airstrike Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 1

Propulsion Modification 1

Damage Control System Modification 2

Slot 5

Ship Consumables Modification 1

Steering Gears Modification 2

Concealment System Modification 1

Torpedo Lookout System

Slot 6

Auxiliary Armaments Modification 2

Torpedo Tubes Modification 2

Main Battery Modification 3

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