Ship:Picardie

VIII

11,000 doubloons

Picardie — France Premium Tier VIII Battleship.

In 1912, France initiated the construction of larger docks at shipyards in Toulon and Brittany. By that time, the major naval powers were laying down ships significantly more advanced than their predecessors in terms of main caliber. France was also contemplating a shift toward a caliber of 370–380 mm; however, naval guns of this caliber were not yet accessible in France. As a solution, engineers opted to increase the number of smaller-caliber guns, with the final design featuring as many as 16 guns placed in four turrets.

Pros

• Low detectability
• Main battery salvo deals heavy damage
• Main Battery Reload Booster consumable available

Cons

• Low firing accuracy
• Small HP pool

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY
• Hit Points	53400
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	17

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	180
• Deck (mm)	32
• Superstructure (mm)	19
• Extremities (mm)	19

MANEUVERABILITY
• Maximum speed (kt)	27.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	700
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.4

CONCEALMENT
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.93
• Detectability by air (km)	9.22
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	11.05
• Detectability by depths (km)	9.22

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY
• Arrangement	4×4 305mm
• Firing range (km)	22.69
• Reload time (sec)	27.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.2
• 180° turn time (sec)	36.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	French/Italian BB dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 9.8 × range(km) + 66
• Sigma	1.7
• Maximum dispersion (m)	288
• Dispersion at 5 km	115
• Dispersion at 10 km	164
• Dispersion at 15 km	213
• Dispersion at 20 km	262
• Dispersion at 22.69 km	288

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE OEA Mle 1910
• Maximum damage	3500
• Fire chance (%)	15.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	905
• Shell weight (kg)	308
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP OPf Mle 1910
• Maximum damage	7450
• Shell velocity (m/s)	798
• Shell weight (kg)	395
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	6
• Arming threshold (mm)	51

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	130 mm HE OEA Mle 1934
• Arrangement	2x130mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2
• Shell type	HE
• Name	130 mm HE OEA Mle 1934
• Arrangement	4x130mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	12.0
• Maximum damage	1900
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Penetration (mm)	22
• Fire chance (%)	9.0%

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
130 mm	4 × 4 + 4 × 2
37 mm	20 × 2
13 mm	6 × 4 + 6 × 2
25 mm	6 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	185.5	70%	2.5
Mid-range	84	75%	3.0
Long-range	108.5	75%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
5	1260	75%	3.5–6.0

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, 267 hp/s)
• Slot 3: Main Battery Reload Booster  (4 charges, 20.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

Ship Change Log

• Preliminary characteristics.
• AP shell fuse delay increased from 0.01 to 0.033 s.
• Main battery reload time increased: from 25 to 27 s.
• Shell ballistics changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter. — AP shell air drag decreased from 0.4 to 0.31. — HE shell air drag decreased from 0.35 to 0.28.
• HE shell maximum damage reduced from 4,050 to 3,500.
• HE shell fire chance reduced from 17% to 15%.
• AP shell maximum damage reduced from 8,000 to 7,450.
• Update 12.8:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 12.8.
• Update 12.10:
  • Available in 1 of 25 random bundles available in the Armory for 1,500 doubloons each, and in the Premium Shop.
• Update 14.7:
  • Sigma value increased: 1.5 to 1.7
  • Main Battery shell ballistics changed. Their trajectories will now be significantly flatter.

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