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Trento Class Heavy Cruiser

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The RM Heavy Cruiser Trento

Built in the 1920's, these units were designed for a fast unit war, aiming and sacrifing all for speed. They suffered in critical areas such as armor and manueverability. All Trento heavy cruisers were sunk between 1942 and 1943.

Statistics

Length 196.96 m
Speed 35 knots
Beam 20.6m
Main Guns 8x203/50mm, 16x100/47mm
Secondary Guns 4x40/39mm, 4x12,7mm, 8 tls 533mm
Armor 70mm vertical 50mm horizontal
Draft 6.7 m
Weight 10,505 Tons
Horsepower 130,000 shp
Compliment 723

Information Courtesy Lupo Solitario

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