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Napoli B

Also called: 那不勒斯 B Beta

Italy · Tier ★ · CB Cruiser · Premium · Napoli Variant

All-rounder cruiserCompetent at AP citadels, HE pressure, and cap support; adapt to the matchup.

Playstyle

Hold 12-15 km angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes; pick broadsides…
The AP kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one
Avoid: Open-water broadside trading

Key characteristics

Long torps (14 km)2.15 sigma accuracyStrong secondaries (6 km)Stealthy (11.5 km)Heavy armorLow AP DPM

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Playstyle

Overview

Napoli B is a Legendary Italian all-rounder heavy cruiser with 254mm guns at 15.5 km: no single dominant trait, but competent at AP citadels, HE pressure, and cap support. Adapt to the team comp - DD hunter, BB chip, or cap contester - rather than locking into one role. Her secondary battery fires SAP rather than HE, so it punches through angled plating that shatters standard secondaries in a brawl. Standout traits: best armor plate in Legendary CAs (330 mm) and best flat HE shells in Legendary CAs (954).

Positioning

Hold 12-15 km angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes; pick broadsides as they rotate rather than baiting them. The AP kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one.

Potato Avoidance

Open-water broadside trading

Her 254mm shells citadel cruisers on the wrong frame, and her 59,200-HP hull does not recover from a punished salvo. Pick rotations and angles deliberately; the chip-damage role pays better than the trade-blow role on a cruiser of this profile.

Signature Traits

Heavy armor ↗

330.0 mm max plate, best of Legendary CAs.

Flat HE shells ↗

954.0 m/s HE muzzle velocity, best of Legendary CAs. Flatter trajectory, easier to land at range.

Heavy secondary DPM ↗

417500.0 secondary DPM per side, best of Legendary CAs. Per-side barrels × shots/min × alpha across every secondary family; real damage scales with hit rate against the target.

ELITE MOBILITY ↗

Holds speed in turns · 320.0 hp
Heavy powerplant · 240000.0 hp

Low AP DPM ↗

217059 AP DPM, bottom decile of Legendary CAs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.

Short AA reach ↗

4.0 km AA reach, bottom decile of Legendary CAs. Drops bombs and rockets land before AA bites.

Acquisition

How to get Napoli B

Napoli B is a Premium ship and not available to unlock in the Tech Tree. Acquisition path: Containers. 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.

ContainersAppears in official container odds below; availability depends on the container being sold or awarded.

Best listed chance for this ship

Black Friday '23 crate 0.25% ⭐ Napoli B Event · Black Friday '23 crate
Piñata Chest 0.2% Tier VIII Premium ship or Legendary Tier ship Event · Piñata Chest · 1 of 5 ships
Explorer's Chest 0.090909% One of these ships New · Explorer's Chest · 1 of 11 ships

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Champion's Box 0.05% ⭐ Napoli B Archived · Champion's Box → Black Friday '23 crate
Black Friday Ultimate Crate 0.04175% ⭐ Napoli B Event · Black Friday Ultimate Crate → Black Friday '23 crate

Official WG availability sources

Official WoWS Legends container odds Containers Official container drop rows linked below include direct and nested effective ship odds.

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Black Friday '23 crate 0.25% · ⭐ Napoli B
Explorer's Chest 0.090909% · One of these ships
Piñata Chest 0.2% · Tier VIII Premium ship or Legendary Tier ship

Want the full picture? Each container page charts the odds as you open more crates — including ~~pity~~ guaranteed-reward timers and, for Fleet Members, pack math personalized to your port.

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Cohort position

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Where Napoli B sits among Legendary CAs (22 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.

BestStealth profile11.54 km / 6.92 km (1/22 / 1/22) BestSecondary dispersion bracket21 (1/15) BestSecondary DPM (per side)417,500 (1/15) BestHE velocity954 m/s (1 of 2 tied) BestTurn-speed retention320 hp/m (1/22) BestMax armor330 mm (1 of 3 tied) Top 10%Max speed35.5 kt (3/22) Top 10%Sigma2.15 (3/22) Top 10%AP velocity945 m/s (3/22) Top 10%Engine power240,000 hp (3/22) Top 10%Secondary range6 km (2/15) Top 25%Power-to-weight8.92 hp/t (6/22) Top 25%Torpedo range13.5 km (3/13) Bottom 25%HE DPM121,765 (19/21) Bottom 25%AA DPS478 (18/22) Bottom 25%Torpedo damage≈12,900 (11/13) Bottom 10%AP DPM217,059 (21/22) Bottom 10%Effective HE DPM (incl. fire)168,079 (20/21) WorstFires per minute5.65 (21/21) WorstAA range4 km (1 of 2 tied) WorstAA threat1,551 (22/22) WorstFlak per wave (expected)1,260 (21/21) WorstTorpedo speed56 kt (1 of 2 tied) WorstRepair heal rate0.5 %/s (1 of 10 tied)

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Not standouts for Napoli B -- 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.

Hit points59,200 HP(8/22) Rudder shift12.6 s(14/22) Traverse-to-turn ratio5.02 ×(14/22) Main battery caliber254 mm(9/22) Main battery range15.53 km(15/22) Main battery reload15.3 s(13/22) HE shell damage3,450(10/21) HE fire chance16%(11/21) AP shell damage6,150(11/22) Main dispersion140.1 m(9/22) Acceleration26.4 s(9/22) AP arming threshold42 mm(15/22) Displacement26,892 t(14/22) AP pen at 10 km373 mm(10/22) Torpedo reload95 s(5/13) NormAP fuse timer0.03 s(12 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP ricochet start45°(15 of 22 tied at this value) NormAP auto-bounce angle60°(15 of 22 tied at this value) NormTurn speed retained81%(19 of 22 tied at this value) NormRepair charges2(16 of 22 tied at this value)

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Stats & specs

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Survivability

Hit Points59,200

Displacement26,892 t

Armor range16–330 mm

Plate armor thicknesses16, 20, 25, 30, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 80, 85, 90, 100, 120, 130, 180, 200, 220, 330 mm

Armor material/layer entries83

Fire resistance40%

Fire duration30 s

Torp Reduction21%

Main Battery

ModuleArtillery: 254 mm/60 M1939

Mounts / barrels3 mounts / 9 barrels

Reload time17 s

Firing range15.5 km

Turret traverse7 °/s

AP pen max range284 mm

HE fire DPM vs T8 BB41661

Effective HE DPM vs T8 BB151249

Shell Grouping (σ)2.15

Max Horiz Disp

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:

σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30

= (\frac{15525}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 140.1 m

140.1 m

Max Vert Disp

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range:

σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax

= 140.1 \cdot 0.6 = 84.1 m

84.1 m

Med Horiz Disp

50%-hit horizontal radius:

σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 140.1 \cdot 0.303 (σ = 2.15) = 42.4 m

42.4 m

Med Vert Disp

50%-hit vertical radius:

σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)

= 84.1 \cdot 0.302 (σ = 2.15) = 25.4 m

25.4 m

Turret turn time

180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.

25.7 s

Shells/min

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 17 s base reload = 31.8. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 35.3.

Initial: 31.8 → 35.3

HE shells

HE Damage3,450

HE Velocity954 m/s

Fire Chance16%

HE penetration

42 mm ≈ 254 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

42 mm

HE full-salvo alpha

3,450 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 31,050.

31,050

HE DPM

Zero upgrades: 31,050 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 17 s base reload = 109,588. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 31,050 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 121,765.

Initial: 109,588 → 121,765

Fires/min

Zero upgrades: 31.8 shells/min x 16% fire chance = 5.08. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 35.3 shells/min x 16% fire chance = 5.65.

Initial: 5.08 → 5.65

AP shells

AP Damage6,150

AP Velocity945 m/s

Min Ricochet45 deg

Guaranteed Ricochet60 deg

Fuse Timer0.033 s

Fuse Threshold42 mm

AP overmatch

floor(254 mm caliber / 14.3) = 17 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

17 mm

AP Pen Close

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}

= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2650 \cdot {227.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.254}^{- 1.07} \cdot 945^{1.38} = 620.9 mm

. Matches the in-game spec card.

620.9 mm

AP Pen Far

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 485.9 m/s:

P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2650 \cdot {227.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.254}^{- 1.07} \cdot {485.9}^{1.38} = 247.9 mm

247.9 mm

AP full-salvo alpha

6,150 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 55,350.

55,350

AP DPM

Zero upgrades: 55,350 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 17 s base reload = 195,353. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 55,350 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 217,059.

Initial: 195,353 → 217,059

AP AOE Radius

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Torpedoes

ModuleTorpedoes: 533 mm tubo lanciasiluri

Launchers / tubes2 launchers × 4 tubes = 8 tubes

Reload time95 s

Projectile speed56 kt

Range13.5 km

Maximum simulated damage

Estimate of WG's in-game value; matches the in-game port screen within ±5%. Saturation: most targets only intersect one hull section, so the sim transfers ~1/3 of the warhead alpha (2/3 when the warhead blast >= 5000 and the burst reaches a second section). For this ship:

D_{sim} = α \cdot c = 38, 700 \cdot 0.333 = 12, 900

≈ 12,900

Maximum damage (ammunition)

The ammunition card's 'Maximum Damage' stat, exact: warhead alpha / 3 plus the blast addend. This is the per-torpedo number most references quote; the 'Maximum simulated damage' row above is WG's separate geometry-sim stat from the launcher spec panel.

13,900

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Reaction time

How long a target has to dodge after your torpedo is spotted at its detectability range (lower means less warning):

t_{react} = \frac{1.1 km}{56 kt \times 2.6} = 7.6 s

, equivalently

5000 \times detectability / (13 \times speed)

. Base value; commander torpedo-concealment skills lower it further. Community torpedo-reaction calculator by u/LorenDovah and u/The_ColorOutofSpace.

7.6 s

Flooding chance

Read straight from the game's own data: this torpedo carries a flooding-chance value of 2.3 per hit, shown as

2.3 \times 100 = 230 %

. Torpedo flood 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. Not shown on the in-game port screen.

230%

Torpedo launcher traverse25 °/s

Torp Turn

Time to rotate the launchers 180 deg:

t_{turn} = \frac{180 °}{25 ° / s} = 7.2 s

7.2 s

Torp Arming173 m

Per-side salvo damage

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 12,900 = 51,600.

51,600

AA Defense

AA mount points19

Close-range AA DPS

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (87×3.5×0.9) + (38×3.5×0.85) + (29×3.5×0.9) = 478. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

478

Maximum AA range

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

4 km

37 mm/54 Breda 19399×4 37mm

20 mm/70 Breda 194110×6 20mm

90 mm/50 OTO 1939 (DP)

Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.

6×2 90mm

Guns90 mm/50 OTO 1939 (DP)

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS in in-game units (raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, summed per contributing aura) - matches the Close-range AA DPS headline's currency. Includes 91 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.

Range4 km

Guns37 mm/54 Breda 1939

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 87 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.9 hit probability = 274 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

274

Range3.5 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 91 + Medium 274 = 365

365

Guns20 mm/70 Breda 1941

Continuous DPS

Effective DPS: 38 raw aura damage × 3.5 × 0.85 hit probability = 113 - the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.

113

Range2 km

Total DPS in Aura

Far 91 + Medium 274 + Near 113 = 478

478

Bursts

Each ~2 s wave fires 2 quick salvos of 3 clouds ahead of the attacking squadron, plus 1 stray cloud farther out that appear off-beat between waves - up to 7 clouds per wave × 200 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next wave lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the salvo repeats within each wave.

2 salvos × 3 clouds + 1 outer

Cloud damage

Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.

200

Cloud spawn chance

Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so waves average fewer clouds than the maximum. Often called flak 'hit chance', but spawned clouds always damage planes that fly into them - the roll is on spawning.

90%

Wave rate

A flak wave spawns roughly every 2 s - timed frame-by-frame from gameplay footage and consistent across ships.

every ~2 s

Fired by

Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every other AA mount does not stop it.

Secondary battery

Flak zone

The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so bursts can land short of 2.5 km or past 4 km - once planes get inside the band, new waves stop.

2.5-4 km

See the AA layers diagram ↓

Secondary Battery

Mounts10

Firing range6.0 km

Shell Grouping (σ)1

Secondary dispersion type

Max dispersion = range (km) × 21 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Napoli

Max secondary dispersion @ 6 km

6 km × 21 + 30 = 156 m.

156 m

Caliber152 mm

Reload time7.2 s

SAP Damage3,850

Muzzle Velocity950 m/s

Armor Pen42.3 mm

Min Ricochet70°

Max Ricochet90°

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Caliber90 mm

Reload time3.2 s

SAP Damage2,000

Muzzle Velocity860 m/s

Armor Pen26 mm

Min Ricochet70°

Max Ricochet80°

Maneuverability

Engine power240,000 hp

Maximum speed35.5 kt

Turning circle radius750 m

Rudder shift time12.6 s

Engine power-boost threshold7 kt

Engine spool-up time15.3 s

Reverse spool-up time7.7 s

Acceleration 0-90%

Time to reach 90% of top speed (31.9 kt of 35.5 kt), from our in-house acceleration model.

26.4 s

Acceleration 0-99%

Time to reach 99% of top speed (35.1 kt of 35.5 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.

43 s

Traverse-to-turn ratio

How many degrees the turret can swing for each degree the hull turns. Turn rate

ω_{hull} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{V_{max} (m/s)}{R_{turn}} = \frac{180}{π} \cdot \frac{35.5 \cdot 0.5144}{750} = 1.40 ° / s

, so

ratio = \frac{ω_{turret}}{ω_{hull}} = \frac{7}{1.40} = 5.0 \times

. Below 5 the turrets drag in a turning fight; 25+ keeps up with any rudder.

5.0× slow

See the full acceleration curve ↓

Concealment

Detectability by sea11.54 km

Detectability by air6.92 km

Smoke firing penalty7.58 km

Detect after firing main guns

max(base sea detectability, gun-firing bloom range). Firing never pulls your detection closer than base concealment.

11.54 km

Detect Fire Sea13.54 km

Detect Fire Air9.92 km

Guaranteed Detect2 km

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Consumables

Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active

Choose one

Exhaust Smoke Generator2 charges · 180 s reload · 20 s emit / 35 s cloud active · 450 m radius

Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost
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Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each wave - more clouds in the air over the wave, at the same spots.

Choose one

Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 90 s active · 5 km patrol radius
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Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000): $\frac{167 \times 30}{1000} = 5 km$
· 1 squadron size

Secondary Battery Booster3 charges · 160 s reload · 30 s active · +100% grouping · -50% dispersion

Repair Party2 charges · 80 s reload · 28 s active · 8,288 HP (14% of max HP) total heal (per charge)
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Heal per second (0.5%) x effective active time (28 s) = up to 14% of max HP restored per charge.
· 16,576 HP (28% of max HP) total heal (all charges)
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14% per charge x 2 charges = up to 28% of max HP if the whole Repair Party loadout is used.
· 296 HP/s (0.5% of max HP) heal per second
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0.5% of max HP (59,200 HP) per second = 296 HP/s. WoWS heals a flat percent of MAX HP each second, so this rate holds at any health level.

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Numbers the spec table cannot show directly: alpha-strike math, DPM, dispersion, AP penetration. Click the formula chip on any row to reveal how it is calculated.

Main battery formulas

Shell Grouping (σ)2.15

Max Horiz Disp140.1 m

Horizontal dispersion ellipse width at max range, from the verified WoWS dispersion model:  $σ_{H} = (\frac{R}{30} \cdot \frac{idealRadius - minRadius}{idealDistance} + minRadius) \cdot 30$   $= (\frac{15525}{30} \cdot \frac{8 - 1.1}{1000} + 1.1) \cdot 30 = 140.1 m$

Shell scatter width @ 5 km67.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 5 km, from the same verified dispersion model as the rows below - a knife-fight-range anchor comparable across ships.

Shell scatter width @ 10 km102 m

How wide your shells scatter at 10 km, from the same dispersion model as the max-range figure above. Picking a fixed range makes this number directly comparable from ship to ship: max-range dispersion makes a longer-range gun look worse even when it's tighter at any common range. The interactive Dispersion tab on the Charts card plots the full curve from 0 to max range.

Shell scatter width @ 15 km136.5 m

Horizontal scatter at a fixed 15 km, from the same verified dispersion model - the long-range anchor. Only shown when the ship's guns reach 15 km.

Max Vert Disp84.1 m

Vertical dispersion ellipse height at max range: $σ_{V} = σ_{H} \cdot radiusOnMax$ $= 140.1 \cdot 0.6 = 84.1 m$

Shell scatter height @ 10 km53.9 m

How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above.

Med Horiz Disp42.4 m

50%-hit horizontal radius:  $σ_{H, 50} = σ_{H} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$   $= 140.1 \cdot 0.303 (σ = 2.15) = 42.4 m$

Med Vert Disp25.4 m

50%-hit vertical radius: $σ_{V, 50} = σ_{V} \cdot GetHalfHitsRatio (σ)$ $= 84.1 \cdot 0.302 (σ = 2.15) = 25.4 m$

AP Pen Close620.9 mm

Canonical community AP formula (jcw780/wows_shell), evaluated at muzzle velocity:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v_{0}^{1.38}$   $= 10^{- 7} \cdot 2650 \cdot {227.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.254}^{- 1.07} \cdot 945^{1.38} = 620.9 mm$ . Matches the in-game spec card.

AP Pen Far247.9 mm

Same formula at the ship's max firing range (19.4 km), where the shell has slowed to 485.9 m/s:  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot 2650 \cdot {227.9}^{0.69} \cdot {0.254}^{- 1.07} \cdot {485.9}^{1.38} = 247.9 mm$ .

AP pen 5 km489 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 10 km373 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

AP pen 15 km290 mm

AP penetration at a fixed 15 km, read off the same PC-validated ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the canonical community AP formula  $P = 10^{- 7} \cdot K \cdot m^{0.69} \cdot d^{- 1.07} \cdot v^{1.38}$ . Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.

HE penetration42 mm

42 mm ≈ 254 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).

AP overmatch17 mm

floor(254 mm caliber / 14.3) = 17 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).

AP AOE Radius0

AP shell over-penetration splash radius; scales with shell mass. Wickes 102mm = 3, standard 152mm CL ~ 20, Iowa 406mm ~ 270, Yamato 460mm = 400, Incomparable 650mm = 550 (max). Larger value = bigger splash damage area when AP over-pens.

Broadside guns used for alpha9

All 9 barrels bear on the broadside.

Turret turn time25.7 s

180 degrees / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.

HE full-salvo alpha31,050

3,450 HE damage x 9 broadside guns = 31,050.

AP full-salvo alpha55,350

6,150 AP damage x 9 broadside guns = 55,350.

HE DPMInitial: 109,588 → 121,765

Zero upgrades: 31,050 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 17 s base reload = 109,588. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 31,050 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 121,765.

AP DPMInitial: 195,353 → 217,059

Zero upgrades: 55,350 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 17 s base reload = 195,353. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 55,350 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 217,059.

Shells/minInitial: 31.8 → 35.3

Zero upgrades: 9 broadside guns x 60 / 17 s base reload = 31.8. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 9 broadside guns x 60 / 15.3 s all-upgrades reload = 35.3.

Fires/minInitial: 5.08 → 5.65

Zero upgrades: 31.8 shells/min x 16% fire chance = 5.08. All upgrades (Main Battery Mod. 3 = -10% reload): 35.3 shells/min x 16% fire chance = 5.65.

Torpedoes

Torpedo detectability1.1 km

Estimated torpedo reaction time7.6 s

detectability / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Torpedo speed56 kt

Travel time to max range92.7 s

range / (speed kt x 2.6 community game-speed factor).

Tube count8

2 launchers x 4 tubes.

Per-side salvo4 torpedoes

tube count / 2 (symmetric port/starboard launcher layout; common on cruisers and battleships with deck torpedoes).

Full-salvo damage103,200

All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 8 x 12,900 = 103,200.

Per-side salvo damage51,600

One side firing, all torpedoes hitting: per-side tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 4 x 12,900 = 51,600.

AA defense

Close-range AA DPS478

Sum across every AA aura on this ship of (aura.continuous_damage x 3.5 x aura.hit_probability). Here: (87×3.5×0.9) + (38×3.5×0.85) + (29×3.5×0.9) = 478. Covers AA-only mounts plus dual-purpose secondaries (Bismarck 105mm, USN 5"/38 cruiser secondaries) and dual-purpose main batteries (Sumner-class 5"/38, Akizuki-line 100mm). Formula validated against in-game captures on California, Sumner, Manfred von Richthofen, Dante Alighieri (exact) and within +/-17% on the remaining verified ships. Flak is NOT included: flak stops triggering once planes are inside 2.5 km, and its avoidable burst damage is shown separately in the Flak bursts section.

Maximum AA range4 km

Longest-reaching aura across AA-only + dual-purpose auras.

AA threat index1551

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.

Near aura range2 km

Secondary battery dispersion

Secondary dispersion typeNapoli

Max dispersion = range (km) × 21 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.

Max secondary dispersion @ 6 km156 m

6 km × 21 + 30 = 156 m.

Secondary dispersion @ 5 km135 m

Same per-type line evaluated at a fixed 5 km: 5 km × 21 + 30 = 135 m.

Secondary battery firepower

Secondary DPM (per side)417,500

Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 4×3 152 mm (6/side) × 60/7.2 × 3850 = 192,500 + 6×2 90 mm (6/side) × 60/3.2 × 2000 = 225,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).

Max SAP alpha3850

Maximum SAP damage per shell across secondary SAP families. Best on this ship: 3850 from the 152 mm family.

Max SAP pen42.3 mm

Maximum SAP armor penetration across secondary SAP families. SAP auto-bounces past its ricochet angles but never shatters on plate it can pen, and it starts no fires. Best on this ship: 42.3 mm from the 152 mm family.

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Balance History

Balance updates affecting Napoli B. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.

Buff ×4

2026-04-30

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!

Added Enhanced Secondary Targeting to the third slot as an alternative to Catapult Fighter.

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2025-05-15

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

In case you missed it, during the middle of the last update, Napoli B received the same buff to her secondary battery range as her original version.
Secondary battery range increased from 5 to 6 km.

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2025-04-03

April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty

Secondary battery range increased from 5 to 6 km.

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Skins & permanent camouflages

Every custom exterior Napoli B can equip, from in-game data.

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2023-11-06 · Official ship feature / stats Black Friday: Ships & Sales Variant source 2026-04-30 · Patch notes May Update: From Rome to Edo Patch notes

Napoli B

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Balance History

Ministry of Balance: Viva la Marina!

Ministry of Balance: New Horizons, Greater Heights

April Update: The Bonds of Loyalty

Skins & permanent camouflages

Primary official WG sources

Signature Traits