Guépard
Tier VI · Destroyer · France
Rating B (Average within its tier and class · overall score 54) · Gunboat destroyer
Gunboat destroyer, suited to fire pressure. It is especially strong against cruisers (AP deals a same-tier cruiser's HP in about 4 min on paper · torpedoes supply 27% of it). Its HE main battery DPM of 23,291 is 12% above the same-tier destroyer average. Effective HP of 16,361 is 14% above average. High HE fire potential (2.2 fires/min before hit rate and resistance). Sluggish turning means you must start turning early to dodge shells and torpedoes.
Key stats
- HP: 15,870
- Top speed: 35.58 kn
- Surface detectability: 6.12 km
- Main battery: 139 mm 5X1 · reload 6.5 s · range 8.88 km
Armed with 139 mm artillery guns, the Guépard-class ships were, to a greater extent than their predecessor, in line with the concept of large destroyers—half cruiser, half destroyer.