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)

Ship Change Log

• First appeared on sale in March 2018.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.15.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • Introduced in Update 0.7.3.
  • The "Engine Boost Modification 1" upgrade became available to mount.
• Update 0.7.4:
  • Fine textures of the ship were improved.
• Update 0.7.7:
  • Became available in the game client for purchase for doubloons.
  • Made minor fixes to geometry and textures on the ship and camouflage.
• Update 0.7.12:
  • In the Camouflages window in the Appearance tab, the following permanent camouflages are no longer available for purchase with doubloons: "Dazzling", "Maid of Orleans" and "The Republic" (as they were moved to the Arsenal).
• Update 0.9.5:
  • Small changes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.
• Update November 26, 2017:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• Update February 3, 2018:
  • Main battery firing range was decreased from 24.77 to 23.82 km.
  • Sigma was increased from 1.8 to 1.9.
  • The Repair Party consumable's cooldown was reduced from 120 to 60 s, and from 80 to 40 s for the premium version.
• Update February 14, 2018:
  • Main battery reload time was decreased from 30 to 28 s.
• Update December 27, 2017:
  • Secondary battery firing range was increased from 5 to 7 km.
• Update December 12, 2017:
  • Engine Boost consumable added with the following characteristics:
    • +8% speed boost.
    • 180 seconds duration.
    • 180 seconds cooldown, 120 seconds cooldown with premium consumable.
    • 2 charges stock, 3 charges stock with premium consumable.
  • Torpedo damage reduction increased from 18.18% to 34.24%.

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