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Tier X · Battleship · France
Rating C (Weak within its tier and class · overall score 31) · Fast battleship
A French paper-design battleship based on Gascogne, with two quad 431 mm turrets (8 guns) and 482 mm penetration. Base DPM is 6% below the tier X battleship average, but Rapid Reload III (+50% reload for 15 s) lets it pack salvos into a short window and heavily damage broadside battleships. 3 charges of Engine Accelerator III and a 29.47 kn top speed let it choose its engagement range and disengage easily when the fight turns. Secondary DPM 58% above average adds strong close-range pressure. However, its quad turrets produce wide horizontal dispersion, ~336 m at 12 km (slightly wider than average), and its thin hull plating gets chipped down by cruiser HE.
Key stats
- HP: 58,685
- Top speed: 29.47 kn
- Surface detectability: 12.36 km
- Main battery: 431 mm 2X4 · reload 21 s · range 14.58 km
A version of the battleship design from the post-war period. Her main distinguishing features were very powerful AA guns and 431 mm main battery guns, which were developed in France in the late 1930s.