Black Lyon
Tier VII · Battleship · France
Rating B- (Below average within its tier and class · overall score 47) · High-firepower battleship
High-firepower battleship. It is especially strong against battleships and cruisers (AP deals a same-tier battleship's HP in about 6 min on paper). Its 340mm guns carry a 250% citadel multiplier, so a salvo that citadels can deal up to 52,440. Wide dispersion makes it a high-variance gun, though. A glass cannon: huge firepower, but low HP means it melts under focus fire. Dispersion at 12 km is about 377 m, 11% wider than average, so shoot from closer or wait for broadsides.
Key stats
- HP: 37,950
- Top speed: 27.24 kn
- Surface detectability: 10.98 km
- Main battery: 340 mm 4X4 · reload 22 s · range 12.6 km
A battleship design created before the outbreak of World War I, representing an improvement on the previous Normandie class and carrying enhanced primary armament. The addition of the fourth main gun turret allowed the ship to deliver a unique, 16-gun broadside salvo.