Ship:Duchaffault

VI

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Duchaffault — France Tech Tree Tier VI Destroyer.

One of the Soldati-class destroyers built in Italy in the 1930s and 40s, formerly known as Legionario. During World War II, she participated in operations to intercept convoys, ensure the transition of the battle fleet, and deliver supplies for Italian troops. In 1948, she was transferred to France as part of reparations and renamed Duchaffault. She differed from the French destroyers in the caliber of her guns: Duchaffault was equipped with Italian 120 mm guns and 533 mm torpedo launchers.

Pros

• Access to the Emergency Engine Power consumable
• Good shell caliber
• High maneuverability

Cons

• Smoke Generator consumable unavailable
• Low AA defense efficiency
• Low survivability

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Duchaffault (A)	Duchaffault (B)
• Hit Points	11900	14300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	—

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	—
• Deck (mm)	16
• Superstructure (mm)	10
• Extremities (mm)	16

MANEUVERABILITY	Duchaffault (A)	Duchaffault (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	38.0	38.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	570	570
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6.5	4.6

CONCEALMENT	Duchaffault (A)	Duchaffault (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.81	6.81
• Detectability by air (km)	2.79	2.79
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	2.5
• Detectability by depths (km)	2.79	2.79

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	PCA n° 6 Mle 1	PCA n° 6 Mle 2
• Arrangement	3×2 120mm
• Firing range (km)	10.36	11.4
• Reload time (sec)	6.3
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	9.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	12.9

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard DD dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 7.5 × range(km) + 15
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	92
• Dispersion at 5 km	52
• Dispersion at 10 km	90
• Dispersion at 10.36 km	93

HE SHELL
• Name	120 mm proiettili HE Mle 0
• Maximum damage	1700
• Fire chance (%)	7.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	950
• Shell weight (kg)	23.15
• Penetration (mm)	20

AP SHELL
• Name	120 mm proiettili AP Mle 0
• Maximum damage	2300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	950
• Shell weight (kg)	26
• Fuse time (sec)	0.01
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	20

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS	PFPT115	PFPT125
• Number of launchers	2×3	2×3
• Torpedo name	533 mm	533 mm
• Reload time (sec)	92.0	87.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7.2
• Damage	8,533	9,433
• Range (km)	8.0	9.0
• Speed (kt)	65	67
• Detectability (km)	1.4	1.4
• Flooding chance (%)	135%	130%

AA Defense

Duchaffault (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	67	95%	2.0

Duchaffault (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
20 mm	4 × 2
20 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	83	95%	2.0

Depth Charges

DEPTH CHARGES
• Max damage	3000
• Number of charges	2
• Bombs per charge	1
• Reload time (sec)	40.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Emergency Engine Power  (5 charges, 50.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)

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Duchaffault

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• Changed parameters of the "Emergency Engine Power" consumable — Bonus to maximum speed increased from 20 to 25%. — Action time increased from 40 to 60 s. — Cooldown time decreased from 120 to 90 s. — Number of charges increased from 3 to 5.
• Main battery reload time increased from 5.9 to 6.3 s.
• Emergency Engine Power consumable parameters have been changed — Maximum speed bonus reduced from 25 to 20%. — Duration reduced from 60 to 50 s.
• Update 13.4:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 13.4.
• Update 13.6:
  • Available in sequential bundle #5 of the French Destroyers event (for 200 French Tokens).
• Update 13.8:
  • Introduced into the game as a researchable ship in Update 13.8.
  • Fixed the armor textures of the ship.