 A short (15 calibre) 120 mm gun was mounted on a pedestal between the banks of torpedo tubes for firing starshell, while the anti-aircraft armament consisted of twelve machine guns.A single ship ("Carabiniere") was completed with a fifth 120 mm 50 calibre gun replacing the starshell gun.The ships' powerplant, with two geared steam turbines driving two shafts and generating , and with one large funnel, was similar to that in the "Oriani" class and was sufficient to propel the destroyers to .