Ship:Gascogne

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Gascogne — France Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

Against the backdrop of large-scale constructions of new battleships by all naval powers in the late 1930s, France began working on the project for a new battleship. After Dunkerque was tested, the concept of battleships with artillery placed on the bow was questioned. The plan was to build two new battleships that would match the speed and armor of the Richelieu class. Battleship Gascogne was supposed to be constructed according to a design that positioned the main artillery at the aft and forward ends of the ship; however, the ship was not laid down due to the capitulation of France.

Pros

• High velocity on the main battery
• High top speed

Cons

• Poor main battery dispersion
• Large turning radis

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	63200
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	35

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	32
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	32

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	850
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	20.0

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	16.24
• Detectability by air (km)	10.0
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	15.42
• Detectability by depths (km)	10.0

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	2×4 380mm
• Firing range (km)	23.82
• Reload time (sec)	28.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	French/Italian BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 9.8 × range(km) + 66
• Sigma	1.9
• Maximum dispersion (m)	299
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	164
• Dispersion at 15 km	213
• Dispersion at 20 km	262
• Dispersion at 23.82 km	299

HE SHELL
• Name	380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945
• Maximum damage	5400
• Fire chance (%)	36.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	884
• Penetration (mm)	63

AP SHELL
• Name	380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943
• Maximum damage	11900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	830
• Shell weight (kg)	885
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	63

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
• Arrangement	3.0x152mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5.0
• Maximum damage	2200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	870
• Penetration (mm)	25
• Fire chance (%)	12.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	10
• Minimum range (km)	0.5
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Number of aircraft	1
• Depth charges in payload	2
• Damage	4200
• Deployment	Manual

AA Defense

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
152 mm + 100 mm	3 × 3 + 8 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
37 mm	8 × 2
25 mm	9 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	108.5	70%	2.5
Mid-range	206.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	98	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1140	75%	3.5–5.8

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Repair Party  (4 charges, 28.0s action, 40.0s cooldown, 316 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Spotting Aircraft  (4 charges, 100.0s action, 240.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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