Ship:AL Richelieu

VIII

13,000 doubloons

AL Richelieu — France Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

The lead battleship of the Richelieu class from Iris Libre. She is always committed to protecting all that is dear to her until the very end. She considers it her duty to uphold liberty and peace, convinced that through relentless effort, any challenge can be overcome. From the Azur Lane game.

Pros

• Easy to shoot accurately at long ranges
• High level of citadel protection
• Access to the Engine Boost consumable

Cons

• Small HP pool
• Low level of protection against HE shells

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	63700
• 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)	20.1

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)	22.97
• Reload time (sec)	30.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	French/Italian BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 9.8 × range(km) + 66
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	313
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	164
• Dispersion at 15 km	213
• Dispersion at 20 km	262
• Dispersion at 22.97 km	291

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	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
• 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%

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 + 6 × 2
40 mm	14 × 4
20 mm	48 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	346.5	70%	2.0
Mid-range	374.5	75%	3.5
Long-range	77	75%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	950	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, 80.0s cooldown, 318.5 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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