Alberico da Barbiano

Alberico da Barbiano

• Italian gunboat DD that shoots an unholy amount of SAP shells
  • Irl she was a proposed conversion of a Alberta di Giussano class cruiser into an AA design. Kinda like an Italian version of Atlanta.
• A comfort build with range, you can freely farm after trying to be impactful at the start of the game helping with DD fights
  • An alternative farming build focused on increasing smoke is on the following page for players more experienced with positioning in farming DDs
• Barbiano is a SAP spamming gunboat that drowns enemies in a torrent of spicy pasta shells. As 99% of her damage comes from her SAP shells, knowing armor layouts, proper positioning, and good aim are important to her success. Try support early DD fights so you can farm in peace later. For big ship farming, focus on getting into position first. You don’t deal much damage vs. bow in ships, so get to their sides before opening fire. Conserve smoke for when enemies start focusing you.

Smoke Focus build

• This build focuses more on increasing smoke uptime for better close range farming
  • Sansonetti recommended for extra consumable duration after talent proc
• More Barbiano tips:
  • 26mm SAP shells: target the superstructure or bow/stern of most cruisers. Also effective against all DDs, though be aware of Khaba/Delny/Zorkiy’s 50mm side armor
  • 34mm SAP shells(Alt fire): Target the bow/stern of BBs and cruisers with 27mm bow/stern, some upper BB belt.
  • Barbiano is big and clumsy by DD standards. You will lose a ton of HP if you are caught outside of smoke.
  • Try to save smoke until enemies start focusing you to maximize its efficiency. Just don’t use it too late when Venezia has already shot you.
  • You can get all guns firing if you are complete broadside and past ~12-13km. Usually not worth it, but it’s pretty funny