Zara
Also called: 扎拉 Beta- Hold angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes
- The kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one
- Avoid: Pouring SAP into bow-in or heavily armored targets
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Across 9,100+ Standard battles from 310+ players, Zara averages a 59% win rate, 48,400 damage and 0.9 kills per battle, and survives 40% of them.
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Record History
Playstyle
Overview
Zara is a Tier VI Italian SAP cruiser: her 203mm main battery fires semi-armor-piercing shells (54.9mm of fixed penetration) in place of HE once the gun upgrade is researched. SAP lands one big guaranteed hit instead of fishing for fires, and it pens reliably without the angle checks AP lives or dies on, so she punishes broadsides, soft cruisers, and superstructures hard. The catch is that SAP shatters on heavy belt armor, so the kit is picking targets it bites rather than trading into a bow-in battleship. Standout traits: AP overmatch threshold in T6 CAs (14.1 mm, 14th of 44) and long-range AP brick in T6 CAs (188 mm, 5th of 43). The trade is weak torpedoes in T6 CAs (12,500, 33rd of 34).
Positioning
Hold angles with islands close enough to break line of sight when focus comes; wait for soft cruisers and exposed superstructures where SAP lands full penetration rather than firing into the belt or bow armor it shatters on. The kit pays best when you choose your salvo target, not when you chase one. Shooting from the cloud gives you away at 6 km, and a destroyer here is spotted at about 6.9 km, so you see it coming with roughly 0.88 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 4.2 km) and radar (about 9 km) read straight in regardless. At 600 m the screen is wider than standard, so it can cover a teammate holding the same line as well as your own hull. Her handling reads as a contradiction and is not one: 9.8 s on the rudder means she starts turning late, while a 580 m circle means she comes around inside most of her cohort once she does. Decide a beat early and the turn itself will not let you down.
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 battleship are wasted damage. Her 37,100-HP hull does not recover from a punished salvo, so hunt the broadsides, soft cruisers, and exposed superstructures SAP bites cleanly, and angle to survive the return fire while you wait for them.
Signature Traits
- Big-caliber AP overmatch · 14.1 mm
- Long-range AP brick · 188.03 mm
10.9 km surface detect, top quartile of T6 CAs. Stays dark longer.
- Thickest plate · 150 mm
- Strong torpedo belt · 19%
- Heavy citadel belt · 150 mm
7 s torpedo reaction window, top decile of the 34 T6 CAs with torpedoes. Detectability over arrival speed: once spotted, these fish leave targets less time to turn than peers' do.
144000 AP DPM, bottom decile of T6 CAs. Citadel windows matter more than spam.
12500 damage per torpedo, bottom decile of the 34 T6 CAs with torpedoes.
How to get Zara
Zara is available in the Evasive Cruisers branch of the Italy Tech Tree for 9,000,000 credits after researching it in the branch. Known module upgrades cost up to 2,475,000 credits. Official source cards below may also show its temporary Early Access window before it became a normal Tech Tree unlock.
History: Early Access Aug 2020 (temporary crate drops, now ended).
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Zara sits in the Evasive Cruisers branch. The highlighted path shows the local branch context inside the full Italy tree.
Official WG availability sources
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“Veni, Vidi, Vici” Update
Early Access
Start: 2020-08-27
- Tier VI Zara (Early Access)
Builds
Pair with a commander whose unique skill complements her main armament; check the build tool for current recommendations.
AL Zara
SAP metronomeReload 16.0 s to 14.4 s so In Arduis Intrepida's post-reload damage window comes round more often. Sigma 2.00 to 2.32 and 1,113 extra HP for the trades you take up close.
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Cohort position
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Where Zara sits among Tier VI CAs (43 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 Zara -- 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.
Peers in this cohort
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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° − 150° (the most restricted forward-facing mount's arc) = 30° 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 cruiser -- at max range (14.6 km) shells land in an ellipse about 134 m wide and 80 m tall. Also on this curve (215): AL Baltimore, AL Chapayev, AL Cheshire, AL Harbin, AL Montpelier, AL Tallinn, AL Zara, Aberdeen, Accord, Agano, Albemarle, Algérie and 203 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 / 7 deg/s traverse speed = 25.7 s.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 8 broadside guns x 60 / 14.571 s (14.5 s = 102 ticks) base reload = 32.9. All upgrades (top gun): 8 broadside guns x 60 / 16 s all-upgrades reload = 30.HE shells
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34 mm ≈ 203 mm caliber / 6 (standard HE penetration ratio).ƒ
Stock hull only: the top hull's gun fires no HE. 2,850 HE damage x 8 broadside guns = 22,800.ƒ
Stock hull only: the top hull's gun fires no HE. 22,800 HE full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14.571 s (14.5 s = 102 ticks) base reload = 93,882.ƒ
Stock hull only: the top hull's gun fires no HE. 32.9 shells/min × 0.15 (15% fire chance) = 4.94.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
With the top hull (top gun): 5,050 SAP damage x 8 broadside guns = 40,400.ƒ
With the top hull (top gun): 40,400 SAP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 16 s all-upgrades reload = 151,500.AP shells
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floor(203 mm caliber / 14.3) = 14 mm (AP auto-penetrates plating this thick or less).ƒ
AP formula evaluated at muzzle velocity: .ƒ
Same formula at the ship's max firing range (14.6 km), where the shell has slowed to 477.2 m/s: .ƒ
4,800 AP damage x 8 broadside guns = 38,400.ƒ
Zero upgrades: 38,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 14.571 s (14.5 s = 102 ticks) base reload = 158,118. All upgrades (top gun): 38,400 AP full-salvo alpha x 60 / 16 s all-upgrades reload = 144,000.ƒ
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.ƒ
Speed of the top torpedo module (all-upgrades configuration, 53.0 kt); the stock torpedo module runs 51.0 kt.ƒ
Initial: 35,000 × 0.333 = 11,667 → 37,500 × 0.333 = 12,500 (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
37,500 warhead alpha / 3 + 1,000 blast = 13,500. 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 2.07 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 = 3 x 12,500 = 37,500. 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 3.5 km; dual-purpose mount auras extend it.ƒ
Dual-purpose: your secondaries doing double duty against aircraft. The same mounts appear on the Secondary Battery card - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
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 50 from dual-purpose secondaries firing as AA in this range band.ƒ
Initial: 29 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 91 → 41 × 3.5 × 0.9 = 129. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 50 + Medium 129 = 179ƒ
Initial: 10 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 30 → 26 × 3.5 × 0.85 = 77. Raw aura damage × 3.5 × hit probability, the same in-game units as the Close-range AA DPS headline.ƒ
Far 50 + Medium 129 + Near 77 = 256ƒ
Each ~2 s salvo fires 2 AA explosions in quick succession, each leaving 1 cloud ahead of the attacking squadron - up to 2 clouds per salvo × 170 damage each. Planes that fly into a cloud take its damage; clouds dissipate before the next salvo lands. Defensive AA Fire, where fitted, multiplies the AA explosions within each salvo, and commander skills that raise the Number of AA explosions add to it.ƒ
Damage a plane takes for flying into one flak cloud, before any reductions.ƒ
Each cloud in the pattern rolls this chance to spawn, so salvos 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.ƒ
A new flak salvo (the AA explosions above) fires roughly every 2 s.ƒ
Flak keeps firing while at least one secondary battery mount is operational - even losing every dedicated AA mount does not stop it.ƒ
The activation band: flak fires while attacking planes are inside it. Clouds are placed ahead of the planes' path, so clouds can land short of 2.5 km or past 4 km - once planes get inside the band, new salvos stop. AA range bonuses push the outer edge out; the 2.5 km inner edge does not move.ƒ
Sum across all secondary families of (per-side barrels × 60 / reload_s × alpha), with each reload counted in whole 1/7 s ticks (guns fire on the first tick after the reload), where per-side barrels = mounts × barrels-per-mount / 2 (the guns that bear on one broadside target). Per-family: 6×2 100 mm (6/side) × 60/6 s × 1500 = 90,000. Assumes every shell hits (real hit rate is lower; the Brawl matchup tool on the Compare page folds in dispersion + target armor).ƒ
Fires/min (per side) 3.6 × (1 − 0.3 fire resistance) × 60 s × 0.003 of max HP per second × 59,350 HP = 26,921. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.ƒ
Secondary DPM (per side) 90,000 + secondary fire DPM 26,921 = 116,921: shell damage plus fire damage against one T6 battleship, every shell hitting.ƒ
Dual-purpose: the same mounts also fire at aircraft, so they appear on the AA Defense card too - shared guns, not extra hardware.ƒ
6×2 barrels / 2 sides × 60 / 6 s × 0.06 (6% fire chance) = 3.6. Per side: the barrels that bear on one broadside target (mounts × barrels / 2). A ceiling: assumes every shell hits and ignores the four-fire cap and Fire Prevention.ƒ
Max dispersion = range (km) × 57 + 30. Each dispersion type sets its own slope; this is not a percentage applied to a standard baseline.ƒ
4.5 km × 57 + 30 = 286.5 m.ƒ
top speed / 4 + 4.9 = 32 / 4 + 4.9 = 12.9 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 (28.8 kt of 32.0 kt).ƒ
Time to reach 99% of top speed (31.7 kt of 32.0 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 6.5°/s, so a target drifts across the bow at that rate. Turret traverse minus hull turn: 7 − 6.5 = +0.5°/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): 10.92 km x 0.955 = 10.43 km. Camouflage does not change detectability by air.ƒ
Detectability by sea 10.92 km x 0.955 (Grade IV permanent camo or any disposable camo) = 10.43 km.ƒ
max(main battery range, sea detectability 10.92 km) = 14.65 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 6.55 km + gun-firing bloom 4.06 km = 10.61 km. The bloom tracks main-battery caliber 203 mm × 0.020 = 4.06 km.ƒ
Sea detectability 10.92 km + 2.0 km while burning = 12.92 km.ƒ
Air detectability 6.55 km + 3.0 km while burning = 9.55 km.
Damage Control Party∞ charges · 60 s reload · 5 s active
Exhaust Smoke Generator2 charges · 180 s reload · 20 s emit / 35 s cloud active · 600 m radius
Defensive AA Fire3 charges · 140 s reload · 25 s active · ×2 flak burst boost ƒ
Repeats the flak burst pattern ×2 within each salvo - more clouds in the air over the salvo, at the same spots.
Catapult Fighter3 charges · 80 s reload · 70 s active · 5 km patrol radius ƒ
Derived from the consumable's 30 m grid-unit range (km = grid units x 30 / 1000):
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 cruiser dispersion curve.(166.7 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 67.5 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.(333.3 × (8 − 1.1) / 1000 + 1.1) × 30 = 102 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.How tall the scatter ellipse is at a fixed 5 km, from the same model, comparable from ship to ship. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: at 0 m, at m, and at 14648.7 m. Below the kink: , so .How tall the same scatter ellipse is at 10 km. Comparable from ship to ship for the same reason as the width value above. The height/width ratio is a piecewise-linear curve through three points from the ship's own dispersion data: at 0 m, at m, and at 14648.7 m. Above the kink: , so .AP penetration at a fixed 5 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula , where 715.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 5 km (from 900 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.AP penetration at a fixed 10 km, from the same ballistic curve as AP Pen Close/Far: the shell's impact velocity at that range fed through the AP formula , where 573.8 m/s is the shell's speed when it arrives at 10 km (from 900 m/s at the muzzle). Fixed anchors make ships directly comparable at the same fighting distance; the Charts card plots the full curve.How long an AP shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 900 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.How long an HE shell takes to reach a target at a fixed 10 km, from the same numerically integrated trajectory the Charts card plots. The shell slows under quadratic air drag, , where is air density from a standard-atmosphere profile and bundles the shell's drag coefficient, caliber and mass: . That runs from a 850 m/s muzzle velocity in 0.02 s steps under gravity 9.8 m/s² until the shell lands, then divides by 2.77 because the game clock runs faster than real time. Lower is better, since a faster shell is harder to dodge and needs less lead.4 mounts × 2 barrels = 8; all 8 bear on the broadside.Model inputs
Armor-penetration constant of the AP shell; penetration scales straight with it, so a 10% higher Krupp is 10% more penetration at every range.Enters penetration as mass^0.69 and slows the shell's drag deceleration, so a heavier shell keeps more velocity at range.Air drag on the AP shell in flight; lower keeps velocity, and with it penetration, at long range.Starting speed of the AP shell; penetration scales with velocity^1.38.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
1000 m / (53.0 kt × 2.6855) = 7 s. detectability / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).9990 m / (53.0 kt × 2.6855) = 70.2 s. range / (speed kt x 2.6855 m/s per knot on the game clock).2 launchers × 3 tubes.6 wing tubes / 2 = 3: the launchers sit one per beam, so only half of them reach any one side. Each launcher reloads on its own, so she can fire one beam, turn, and fire the other without waiting.All tubes hitting one target: tubes x per-torpedo simulated damage = 6 x 12,500 = 75,000. Each hit on the target's torpedo belt is reduced by its torpedo protection %.AA defense
Only families that reach 4 km contribute at the outer edge of the AA bubble. In-game families: Breda 37mm double 6x2 -> 129 DPS @ 3.5 km; Breda 20mm 65 10x1 -> 55 DPS @ 2 km; 20mm65 Breda M1935 double 4x2 -> 22 DPS @ 2 km; 100mm 50 Mod OTO 6x2 -> 50 DPS @ 4 km.@ 4 km: 50 from one family; @ 3.5 km: 129 + 50 = 179; @ 2 km: 129 + 55 + 22 + 50 = 256. 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.129 + 55 + 22 + 50 = 256 DPS: the sum of every family's average DPS, achievable only inside the closest-range family (2 km).129 × 3.5 + 55 × 2 + 22 × 2 + 50 × 4 = 806. 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.Secondary battery firepower
The only family (100 mm): 1500. Maximum HE damage per shell across secondary HE families. Best on this ship: 1500 from the 100 mm family.The only family (100 mm): 6%. Maximum per-shell fire chance across secondary HE families (before target fire resistance is applied). Best on this ship: 6% from the 100 mm family.The only family (100 mm): 17 mm. Maximum HE armor penetration across secondary HE families (caliber × 1/6 for most nations; 1/4 for German/UK BBs). Shells whose pen falls under a plate's armor thickness shatter for 0 hull damage though fire chance still applies. Best on this ship: 17 mm from the 100 mm family.Ship Charts
Background
During the pre-war period, she was one of the best heavy cruisers in the world. The ship differed favorably from most contemporary counterparts by her good armor protection and overall well-balanced characteristics, but most of all, by her armament and speed.
Armor Beta
Hull HP 32,700 → 37,100 with hull upgrade, distributed across 5 hull zones, each with its own plate thicknesses, saturation cap, and pen thresholds.
Overmatched by 126+ AP guns across the bracket. Can’t reliably bow-tank; gets bow-citadelled and overpenned.
AP can citadel a flat broadside even at range. Stay angled and avoid showing the full side.
Superstructure and extremities take HE pens and AP overpens from nearly any gun: steady chip damage. Fire resistance 30%, fires burn 30s. Range-by-range in the Compare tool →
| Section | Plates | HP cap | Threats | Tactic |
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| Bow | 16 mm primary (range 16–30 mm) | 3,100 (8% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 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. |
| Hull (midship) | 140 mm primary (range 19–150 mm) | 27,800 (75% of HP) | No common AP caliber overmatches140 mm: no common HE pens | Largest HP pool. Citadel sits behind these plates; thinner deck and side plating absorb the rest. |
| Stern | 16 mm primary (range 16–120 mm) | 2,500 (7% of HP) | Overmatched by 283mm+ AP (Graf Spee, Scharnhorst)Angle bounces 203mm16 mm: HE pens from 127mm+ | Mirror of bow. Same fast saturation. |
| Citadel | 150 mm primary (range 13–150 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 | 19 mm primary (range 19–150 mm) | 2,200 (6% 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 | 18,600 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. |
| Secondary mount (100 mm mount) | separate HP pool, does not drain ship HP | 800 per-mount HP | Destroyed at 0 HP | Per-mount HP for the heaviest secondary on this ship. A mount destroyed at 0 HP is out for the rest of the battle; DCP does not repair destroyed mounts. Smaller (lighter-caliber) secondaries typically share the same HP value. |
| AA mount (37 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 | 11,100 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 Zara. Cards are condensed; use each source link for full context.
Ministry of Balance Reports: Big Small Changes!
- Added SAP upgrade module - Artillery: 203 mm/53 Model 1927 SAP:
- Increases reload time to 16 s.
- Changes HE to SAP ammunition:
- SAP shell damage: 5,050.
- Penetrates 55 mm of armor.
- Ricochet angles: Can ricochet at 70 degrees; guaranteed to ricochet at 80 degrees.
Skins & permanent camouflages
Every custom exterior Zara can equip.
DefaultThe ship’s standard exterior- Virtus et HonorVirtus et Honor permanent camouflage for ZaraVirtus et Honor
Primary official WG sources
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