
Of course, always focus DDs when you have a shot as they are your most dangerous enemies. AP rounds should be used on broadside targets that you can hit their citadel. Light cruisers and lightly armored BBs are your main targets as SAP will usually deal heavy damage to them. This gives her the best balance of firepower and survivability close enough to offset her main battery's poor accuracy, but far enough to escape fights if she is in danger of being overwhelmed. Like other Italian Battleships, Lepanto performs best at medium ranges, roughly between 10-15km from her targets. SAP performs extremely well against cruisers and lightly armored BBs while her fuel smoke can hide her position for ~50 seconds, allowing her to run away from heavy opposition or to charge opponents while taking little damage.

Like the other Italian BBs, she distinguishes herself from other BBs with access to SAP ammo and exhaust smoke.

Lepanto is the penultimate battleship in the Italian Battleship tech tree. The data presented in the AA Defense sidebar section may be incorrect.įor a graphic summary of ships Tiers VIII thru XI see LittleWhiteMouse's "Actual AA DPS".
