![]() ![]() The primary difference - and what everyone talks about when talking about Texas - is her ridiculous (for Tier V) anti-aircraft suite. There are subtle differences in her speed (0.5 kts slower), detectability ranges (more visible from the air), and rudder shift (slightly worse) the firing angles of her middle turret are a vast improvement over those aboard New York. She has essentially the same primary statistics as New York her health pool, armor, guns, turret traverse, and range are all the same. Texas is a late World War II variant of the American Tier V New York-class battleship. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS". She was salvaged the following year and later scrapped.Warning. The Soviets also used her for training until she was sunk in 1955, with the loss of 617 men, by an explosion most likely caused by an old German mine. The ship was transferred to the Soviet Union in 1949 and renamed Novorossiysk ( Новороссийск). She was designated as a training ship in early 1942, and escaped to Malta after the Italian armistice the following year. She escorted several convoys to North Africa and participated in the Battle of Cape Spartivento in late 1940 and the First Battle of Sirte in late 1941. They were both present when British torpedo bombers attacked the fleet at Taranto in November 1940, but Giulio Cesare was not damaged. 2 × triple, 2 × twin 320 mm (12.6 in) gunsĭuring World War II, both Giulio Cesare and her sister ship, Conte di Cavour, participated in the Battle of Calabria in July 1940, when the former was lightly damaged.General characteristics (after reconstruction)Ħ,400 nmi (11,900 km 7,400 mi) at 13 knots (24 km/h 15 mph) ![]() 3 × triple, 2 × twin 305 mm (12 in) guns.Transferred to Soviet Navy, 4 February 1949Ĭonte di Cavour-class dreadnought battleship ![]()
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