Maestrale
Also called: 西北风 Beta- Fight at mid-cap range where you can angle in for a SAP salvo and slip back behind exhaust smoke
- Avoid: Pouring SAP into bow-in or heavily armored targets
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Across 1,900+ Standard battles from 200+ players, Maestrale averages a 60% win rate, 30,300 damage and 1.2 kills per battle, and survives 39% of them.
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Record History
Playstyle
Overview
Maestrale is a Tier IV Italian SAP destroyer: her main guns fire high-alpha semi-armor-piercing shells instead of AP, so one good salvo lands a big guaranteed hit on broadsides and superstructures. Lean on speed to pick targets your SAP bites rather than shatters on; the torpedoes are slow and secondary. Exhaust smoke and engine boost cover the approach. Standout traits: high HP pool in T4 DDs (13,400 HP, 2nd of 21) and smoke duration in T4 DDs (25 s, 3rd of 18). The trade is worst surface detection in T4 DDs (6.6 km, 21st of 21).
Positioning
Fight at mid-cap range where you can angle in for a SAP salvo and slip back behind exhaust smoke. Pick broadsides, soft destroyers, and exposed superstructures where SAP lands full damage; do not trade SAP into the bow armor of an angled cruiser, and use speed and smoke, not concealment, to survive. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 2.2 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6 km, so you see it coming with roughly 3.8 km to spare. Vision is mutual: past the 2 km guaranteed ring you cannot see out either, and nothing in her kit sees through it, so pop the smoke where someone is already lighting the enemy or you will sit in it with nothing to shoot. Enemy sonar (about 3.7 km) reads straight in regardless. The helm answers quickly (2.5 s), so she can break an incoming salvo that slower hulls have to eat.
Potato Avoidance
Pouring SAP into bow-in or heavily armored targets
SAP shatters on the belt armor AP would pen, so salvos into an angled cruiser are wasted; hunt the broadsides, soft destroyers, and superstructures it bites cleanly, and remember the torpedoes are slow backup, not your primary damage.
Signature Traits
+25% speed (about +9.5 kt), 15 s duration. Engine Boost consumable temporarily raises top speed. Mobility on demand to reposition, chase a kill, or break contact.
13400 HP, top decile of T4 DDs.
25 s smoke deployment window, top decile of T4 DDs. Lays a longer rolling smoke trail while moving.
8 km torpedo range, top decile of T4 DDs.
6.6 km surface detect, worst of T4 DDs. Visible before you can react; position early.
9100 damage per torpedo, bottom quartile of T4 DDs.
How to get Maestrale
Maestrale is available in the Destroyer Hunters branch of the Italy Tech Tree for 500,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 125,000 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock. Container chances are shown as the listed odds of receiving this exact ship, dividing grouped ship-pool odds across the resolved ships and including nested container paths when a crate can drop another crate.
History: Early Access May 2023 – Jun 2023 (temporary crate drops, now ended).
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Maestrale sits in the Destroyer Hunters branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Italy tree.
Best listed chance for this ship
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Anniversary '23 Regia Marina crate
10%
IV Maestrale
Event · Anniversary '23 Regia Marina crate
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Italian Destroyer Crate
5%
IV Maestrale
Archived · Italian Destroyer Crate
Official WG availability sources
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Full Speed Ahead: Italian Destroyers in Early Access
Early Access
Start: 2023-05-17 · End: 2023-06-14
- What has changed is the method of acquiring the ships—instead of regular and big crates, you’ll find them in regular crates and Random Bundles.
- The branch is represented by the following Early Access ships:
- Tier IV Maestrale
Show direct source rows
- Anniversary '23 Regia Marina crate 10% · IV Maestrale
- Italian Destroyer Crate 5% · IV Maestrale
Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates - including pity guaranteed-reward timers and, for GD Supporters, pack math personalized to your port.
Builds
Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.
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Cohort position
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Where Maestrale sits among Tier IV DDs (20 ships). Notable standouts are shown first; the rest of the cohort-ranked stats are in the expand below. Acquisition variants (Black Friday, Founders Edition) are counted once with their base ship, not as separate peers.
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Not standouts for Maestrale -- here's where she sits on every other ranked stat in the cohort. Stats tagged NORM are tied across more than half the cohort, so the value is the cohort default rather than a standout.
Stats & specs
Customize in the Build Tool →ƒ
How far each mount can train, in degrees to either side of the mount's own facing. A rear turret with ±150° leaves a 60° blind wedge over the bow; one-sided arcs are wing mounts that cover a single side. The data does not say which way each mount faces, so the arcs are listed per mount without bow/stern angles.ƒ
180° − 150° (the most restricted aft-facing mount's arc) = 30° off bow; 180° − 152° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 28° off stern. How far off the bow (or stern) the ship must angle before every main turret can fire: the widest blind wedge among the rear-facing (or forward-facing) mounts, from each mount's trainable arc.ƒ
In practice: the baseline curve for a standard destroyer -- at max range (9.9 km) shells land in an ellipse about 89 m wide and 53 m tall. Also on this curve (225): AL Avrora, AL Yukikaze, AL Z24, Acasta, Achilles, Adriatico, Aigle, Akatsuki, Akizuki, Albany, Allen M. Sumner, Attilio Regolo and 213 more.ƒ
Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the dispersion model:ƒ
Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:ƒ
50%-hit horizontal radius:ƒ
50%-hit vertical radius:ƒ
180 degrees / 14 deg/s traverse speed = 12.9 s.ƒ
4 broadside guns x 60 / 5.857 s (5.8 s = 41 ticks) base reload = 41.HE shells
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20 mm ≈ 120 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
1,750 HE damage x 4 broadside guns = 7,000.ƒ
7,000 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.857 s (5.8 s = 41 ticks) base reload = 71,707.ƒ
41 shells/min × 0.08 (8% fire chance) = 3.28.SAP shells
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SAP shell fragment splash radius; the area over which a SAP hit scatters fragment damage. Scales with shell mass (90mm ~ 5, 203mm CA ~ 20-30, 320mm = 175, 406mm = 250, 457mm = 400, max) and is tuned per ship, so two ships with the same SAP caliber can differ (135mm ranges 5-24). Larger value = wider fragment spread per hit.ƒ
2,600 SAP damage x 4 broadside guns = 10,400.ƒ
10,400 SAP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 5.857 s (5.8 s = 41 ticks) base reload = 106,537.ƒ
Initial: 23,400 × 0.333 = 7,800 → 27,300 × 0.333 = 9,100 (warhead alpha × saturation coefficient, stock → upgraded torpedo). Most targets only intersect one hull section, so a hit transfers about 1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship: . In battle, a hit on the torpedo belt deals the per-hit figure × (1 − the target's torpedo protection %), a bow or stern hit deals it in full, and a torpedo never counts as a citadel hit.ƒ
27,300 warhead alpha / 3 + 900 blast = 10,000. Warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend: the per-torpedo damage figure. The 'Maximum simulated damage' row above applies target geometry to the same warhead.ƒ
Per-torpedo module/blast damage parameter. Most torpedoes carry 500 to 2,000; ships announced by WG as dealing increased module damage carry 9,000 to 12,000, so their hits knock out engines, rudders, and turrets far more often. Comparative figure.ƒ
How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning): . 2.6855 converts knots to m/s on the game clock. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further.ƒ
This torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 1.6 per hit, shown as . Values above 100% are normal: in battle the base chance is scaled down by the target's torpedo protection (the Torp Reduction stat on its Survivability card) and any flood-resistance modifiers, so a value above 100% keeps flooding likely even through partial protection.ƒ
Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg: .ƒ
One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 9,100 = 54,600. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.ƒ
Longest-reaching family on the in-game AA card. Base AirDefense aura max range is 2 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.ƒ
Effective DPS: 12 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 1 hit probability = 42 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Initial: 7 × 3.5 × 0.95 = 23 → 11 × 3.5 × 0.95 = 37. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Medium 42 + Near 37 = 79ƒ
top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 38 / 4 + 4.9 = 14.4 kt. Base value; speed modifiers scale it.ƒ
Seconds from top speed to a dead stop after ordering full reverse: reverse power winds in over the reverse spool-up while water drag does most of the braking, using the ship's own reverse-power ratio. The full curve is on the acceleration chart. Full reverse stops about a quarter faster than a plain Stop order from top speed.ƒ
Speed below which the engine's built-in power boost applies in reverse.ƒ
Time to reach 90% of top speed (34.2 kt of 38.0 kt).ƒ
Time to reach 99% of top speed (37.6 kt of 38.0 kt). 99% rather than 100% because true top speed is asymptotic (thrust meets drag), so the last fraction of a knot is never quite gained.ƒ
With the rudder hard over the hull turns 8.4°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 14 − 8.4 = +5.6°/s, so the guns hold the target through the turn. Main Battery Mod. 2 (+20% traverse) and Mod. 3 (−15%) move this line.ƒ
Base value, no camouflage. With a Grade IV permanent camo (or any disposable camo): 6.56 km x 0.955 = 6.26 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.ƒ
Detectability by sea 6.56 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 6.26 km.ƒ
max(main battery range, sea detectability 6.56 km) = 9.86 km. Equal to the ship's main battery range (never below base detectability): firing makes you visible to everyone you can reach.ƒ
Air detectability 3.14 km + gun-firing bloom 2.4 km = 5.54 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 120 mm × 0.020 = 2.4 km.ƒ
Sea detectability 6.56 km + 2.0 km while burning = 8.56 km.ƒ
Air detectability 3.14 km + 3.0 km while burning = 6.14 km.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 40 s reload · 5 s active
Exhaust Smoke Generator3 charges · 120 s reload · 25 s emit / 10 s cloud active · 450 m radius
Engine Boost3 charges · 120 s reload · 15 s active · +25% speed bonus
Under the hood
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All values are ship base stats with modifications and upgrade changes denoted inline.
The constants behind the formulas and the long tail: shell and dispersion inputs, fixed-range anchors, salvo math, layered AA. Click the formula chip on any row to see how it is calculated.
Main battery formulas
The standard destroyer dispersion curve.(166.7 × (8 − 0.5) / 1000 + 0.5) × 30 = 52.5 m. Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.2 mounts × 2 barrels = 4; all 4 bear on the broadside.Model inputs
Starting speed of the HE shell; sets its flight time and lead.Horizontal dispersion growth per idealDistance of range, in 30 m units; the slope of the scatter-width line.Horizontal dispersion at zero range, in 30 m units; the intercept of the scatter-width line.Range step over which horizontal dispersion grows by idealRadius.Inside this range the scatter width tapers toward minRadius instead of following the line.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at zero range.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at the delim point.Vertical scatter as a share of horizontal at maximum range.Where the vertical-scatter curve bends, as a share of maximum range.Torpedoes
1100 m / (56.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7.3 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).8010 m / (56.0 kt × 2.6855) = 53.3 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).2 launchers × 3 tubes.2 launchers × 3 tubes = 6, all to either side (centreline launchers train across - full salvo to either side).All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 9,100 = 54,600. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.AA defense
Only families that reach 2 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: 40mm Vickers 2x1 -> 42 DPS @ 2 km; 13 2mm 2barrels Breda MG 2x2 -> 37 DPS @ 1.2 km.@ 2 km: 42 from one family; @ 1.2 km: 42 + 37 = 79. Cumulative AA DPS at each family range threshold. Inner ranges stack the outer families, so a target closing the distance hits stronger AA bubbles as it crosses each band.42 + 37 = 79 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (1.2 km).42 × 2 + 37 × 1.2 = 128. SUM over AA auras of (aura DPS x aura range km). A plane crossing the AA bubble is exposed to each aura for a time proportional to that aura's range, so long-reach DPS is worth more than the same DPS in a short bubble. Units: DPS*km; used to rank overall AA threat across the cohort.Ship Charts
Background
A series of destroyers that exerted substantial influence on the development of this ship type in the Italian Navy. Among their key features were a high running speed, a more sophisticated main battery, and access to anti-submarine armament.
Armor Beta
Hull HP 10,900 → 13,400 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.
Overmatched by 136+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.
Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 17%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 10 mm | 2,000 (15% of HP) | Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Bow-tank fits behind this exterior plate. Saturation is FAST here; the cap is often only a few thousand HP. |
| Stern | 10 mm | 1,100 (8% of HP) | Overmatched by 150mm+ AP (De Ruyter, Karlsruhe)Angle bounces 127mm10 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 10 mm | ≈ 165,500 (effectively no cap) | Citadel pen: full damageOver-pen: ×0.10 damage | Effectively no cap; citadel pool sits at ~165k HP on every ship. An AP citadel penetration deals the shell's full damage, the biggest single hit available; only over-penetrations are damped, to ×0.10. |
| Superstructure | 10 mm | 1,000 (7% of HP) | Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage | Any HE ≥16 mm pens at full damage. HE-spam target, and the section saturates fast (often only a few thousand HP). |
| Turret (module, per magazine) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 6,700 magazine HP | Turret knocked out | Per-turret powder-magazine HP, a separate pool that does not drain ship HP. As it is worn down the turret is likelier to be knocked out, and a smaller pool gets there faster. |
| AA mount (40 mm mount) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 200 per-mount HP | Destroyed at 0 HP | Per-mount HP for the heaviest AA on this ship. An AA mount destroyed at 0 HP stops shooting down planes for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. HE shells specifically target AA mounts since the small-caliber HP pool falls fast. |
| Rudder (module) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 4,000 module HP | Incapacitated at 0 HP | When module HP reaches 0 the rudder locks at its current angle until DCP repairs it. Repair via Damage Control Party. |
Saturation cap = HP a section can absorb before further damage to it is reduced (the "bow-tank" effect). Citadel pool is ~165k on every ship (effectively no cap); damage is gated by pen/over-pen multipliers instead. Superstructure saturates fast but HE always pens regardless of the plate thickness. Rudder (and other module HPs) are a separate pool from ship HP: damaging a module doesn't drain ship HP. Incapacitated modules like the rudder and engine are restored by DCP, but secondary and AA mounts destroyed at 0 HP stay out for the rest of the battle.
Balance History
Balance updates affecting Maestrale. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!
- Stock torpedo damage increased from 7,333 to 8,600.
- Stock torpedo speed increased from 51 to 56 kts.
- Stock torpedo flooding chance increased from 115 to 136%.
- Upgraded torpedo damage increased from 8,600 to 10,000.
- Upgraded torpedo flooding chance increased from 136% to 160%.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Maestrale can equip.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior
Primary official WG sources
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