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{{#vardefine:ship_name|Béarn}}
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|Promo=<!-- in case of gift or promo ship write conditions to get it. (optional)-->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale in December of 2021.


|Anno=<!-- you can write below a short description for the ship. It will replace the default one. -->
<div class="b-description gw-frame-1"><div class="b-description-img b-description-img__indent b-description-img__single"><div style="width:160px; height:102px; opacity:.5; border-radius:2px; position:absolute; left:0; top:0; z-index:1; -webkit-transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s; transition:all 0.2s ease-out 0.1s;">[[File:Wows_anno_flag_france.png|160px]]</div><div class="l-description-img_class"><span class="b-description-img_type b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier b-description-img_type__Aircraft Carrier-Premium"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VI</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PFSA506_Bearn.png|160px|link=|left]]</div><div class="l-description-img_price"><span class="b-description-img_price b-description-img_price__gold"><span title="''{{#var:ship_name}}'' was first released for sale on DD Month YYYY.">4,500 doubloons</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; France Premium Tier&nbsp;VI [[Ship:Aircraft Carrier|Aircraft Carrier]].</p><p>Béarn was laid down as a Normandie-class battleship, but unlike her sister ships, she featured a turbine propulsion unit instead of a mixed one. After the Washington Naval Conference, the ship was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier. In the late 1930s, it was decided to re-equip Béarn as a seaplane base while retaining the possibility of housing wheeled aircraft; however, the outbreak of World War II hindered these plans. During the war, Béarn transported aircraft, gold, troops, and equipment.</p><p> </p></div>


|Performance=
===Pros===
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''{{#var:ship_name}}'' is a support carrier that can specialize in a more defensive playstyle. Her strike planes are solid, but her fighters are amazing. Due to this, this carrier does well in counter carrier tactics which can be effective in random battles but even more so in ranked battles.
===Cons===
* Con 1
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'''Vought V-156F Skip Bombers'''
==Ship Stats==
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 44700
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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Her skip bombers are effective against all ship classes. The bombs have solid alpha, good fire chance, and break the 26mm and 32mm armor threshold for battleships all the way to tier 8. They are also accurate and only skip two times therefore making them easier to aim which helps hit destroyers more consistently. However, unlike the skip bombers found on ''[[Max Immelmann]]'' and the Russian aircraft carriers, the skip bombers have a longer attack initiation phase before the skip bombs are able to be dropped, so attacks must be planned in advance. A full squad drops 4 bombs per attack run and can make 4 attack runs with a single squad, making ''Bearn'' quite effective against destroyers.  
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 21.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 790
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 16.8
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'''Vought V-156F Dive Bombers'''
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.57
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.18
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || style="color:inherit;" | —
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 9.18
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The armor-piercing dive bombers are only effective against capital ships. Unlike other carriers in tier, each attack run drops four AP bombs instead of two, making her damage output more consistent. However, the AP bombs have low alpha and lower pen, and thus require proper reticle lineup and careful target selection to get the full value out of each drop.  
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Automatic !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | Manual control
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | HE
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 155 mm HE OEA Mle 1920
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 1.0x155mm
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.9 || style="color:inherit;" | 8.2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 2200
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 870
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 26
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 11.0%
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'''Patrol Fighters'''


Finally, the high-power patrol fighters are what makes the Bearn unique. With high health and a large patrol radius, these fighters resist anti-aircraft fire and greatly restrict enemy aircraft movement. Unlike other carriers in tier, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''s fighters come in squadrons of eight instead of three. Thus, with a successful lock-on, one fighter deployment can shoot-down an entire enemy attack squadron. With a long 100 second base action time, these fighters pose a significant threat across multiple enemy attack waves. Furthermore, as each squadron type carries eight consumables, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''s can maintain fighter coverage during the entire match. The fighters' only weakness is a substandard 2km spotting range. To mitigate this, captains can run Interceptor to increase patrol radius and grant immunity to counter-fighter deployments. However, spotting may still be desired so captains should spec into Search and Destroy and Enhanced Reactions to get the most out of ''{{#var:ship_name}}''.


When commanding the ''{{#var:ship_name}}'', captains should look for air space to deploy their patrol fighters with every single plane deployment. Doing this properly will slow down or completely counter the opposing aircraft carrier. However, keep in mind that ''{{#var:ship_name}}''should also be striking enemy vessels as much as possible. Thus, fighters should be strategically dropped in a time-efficient manner on the way to your target.
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|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
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* High durability and high patrol radius on fighters
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* Fighter squadrons shoot down eight planes instead of three or four
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* Fighter consumables have eight uses instead of three
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* Above-average plane speed and durability reduces losses to AA during strikes
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
* Skip bombs deal good damage with good penetration and fire chance
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* Dive bombers drop four bombers instead of two, giving it a high theoretical alpha strike
| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
* Relatively tanky hull for a tier VI carrier
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 25.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3400
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Automatic
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<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>AA Defense</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
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| style="color:inherit;" | 75 mm + 37 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 1 + 8 × 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | 13 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 2
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|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
* Slow hull speed
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* Weak secondaries and anti-air
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | RANGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DPS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
* Middling hull concealment
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* Low fighter view range (2 km)
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 70 || style="color:inherit;" | 95% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.5
* Low individual AP bomb damage
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* Lacks a third squadron type
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 98 || style="color:inherit;" | 100% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.0
* Lacks torpedo bombers and rocket attack aircraft
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|Research=As a premium ship, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has no module upgrades to research.


|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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Captains should build ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' for a full defensive build or for a semi offensive support build. This decision revolves around whether or not your commander is specialized with the interceptor skill.
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DIVE BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 1490
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 123
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 8
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 16
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb name || style="color:inherit;" | PFPB001_BEARN_STOCK
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb type || style="color:inherit;" | BOMB
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3600
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
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|Upgrades=<!-- write text about best upgrades below, add * after upgrade link to designate that another upgrade may be viable -->
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The recommended upgrades for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are as follows:
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SKIP BOMBERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
*'''Slot 1''': {{Air Groups Modification 1}} for better availability of planes when you need them.  
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*'''Slot 2''': {{Aircraft Engines Modification 1}} for higher cruising speed.  
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit points || style="color:inherit;" | 1490
*'''Slot 3''': {{Skip Bomber Modification 1}} for longer attack time.
|-
*'''Slot 4''': {{Bombers Modification 2}} for a larger HP pool.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 123
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadron size || style="color:inherit;" | 8
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Size of attacking flight || style="color:inherit;" | 2
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Aircraft on deck || style="color:inherit;" | 16
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Preparation time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 6.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb name || style="color:inherit;" | PFPS001_BEARN_STOCK
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb type || style="color:inherit;" | SKIP
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bombs in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Bomb damage || style="color:inherit;" | 5800
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| style="color:inherit;" | • Squadrons || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|}
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|CommanderSkills=<!-- write text about best set of Commander Skills below -->
It is recommended to use Philippe Auboyneau for improved <u>Survivability Expert</u>.


*Note: <u>Hidden Menace</u> states that your planes reach safe altitude at 50% lower height which is not true because your planes are still vulnerable to flak, therefore the skill is bugged and not recommended.
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{{Ship Upgrades Section|code=PFSA506_Bearn}}


==== Full Defense Build ====
{{Commander Skills 3 CV
<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
| rating11 =  <!-- Last Gasp -->
| rating12 = 1 <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Engine Techie -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 = 3 <!-- Search and Destroy -->


| rating21 =  <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
<!-- Consumables have to be tagged individually on a slot by slot basis -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
{{Ship Consumables Section|consumables=
| rating23 = 3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}} (30.0s action, 70.0s cooldown)
| rating24 = <!-- Repair Specialist -->
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Patrol Fighter}} (6 charges, 600.0s action, 40.0s cooldown)
| rating25 =  <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
| rating26 =  <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->
 
| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
| rating33 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating34 = 3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating36 = 1 <!-- Interceptor -->
 
| rating41 = 2 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
| rating42 =  <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
| rating44 =  <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
| rating46 = 2 <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
}}
}}


==== Offensive Support Build ====
{{Commander Skills 3 CV
<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->
| rating11 =  <!-- Last Gasp -->
| rating12 =  <!-- Improved Engine Boost -->
| rating13 =  <!-- Engine Techie -->
| rating14 =  <!-- Air Supremacy -->
| rating15 =  <!-- Direction Center for Fighters -->
| rating16 = 3 <!-- Search and Destroy -->
| rating21 =  <!-- Torpedo Bomber -->
| rating22 =  <!-- Swift Fish -->
| rating23 = 3 <!-- Improved Engines -->
| rating24 =  <!-- Repair Specialist -->
| rating25 =  <!-- Secondary Armament Expert -->
| rating26 =  <!-- Patrol Group Leader -->
| rating31 =  <!-- Sight Stabilization -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Armor-Piercing Ammunition -->
| rating33 =  <!-- Demolition Expert -->
| rating34 = 3 <!-- Aircraft Armor -->
| rating35 = 3 <!-- Survivability Expert -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Interceptor -->
| rating41 = 2 <!-- Bomber Flight Control -->
| rating42 =  <!-- Proximity Fuse -->
| rating43 =  <!-- Close Quarters Expert -->
| rating44 = 1 <!-- Enhanced Aircraft Armor -->
| rating45 =  <!-- Hidden Menace -->
| rating46 = 2 <!-- Enhanced Reactions -->
}}
|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
The consumables available for the ship and each plane type for ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' are the same as the other T6 CVs and are as follows:
====Ship====
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Damage Control Party}}
* '''Slot 2:''' {{CAP Fighter}} ['''8''']
====Skip Bombers====
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Engine Cooling}} [2]
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Combat Air Patrol}} ['''8''']
====Dive Bombers====
* '''Slot 1:''' {{Engine Cooling}} [2]
* '''Slot 2:''' {{Combat Air Patrol}} ['''8''']
|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' comes with [[Ship:Camouflage#Premium_Camouflage|Type 10]] permanent camouflage that lowers her detection radius, reduces the accuracy of incoming shells, reduces her service cost, and increases the amount of experience she earns. 
|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->
As a carrier, ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has no risk of detonating.
*Note: Carriers burn at 1% health per a second while all other ships burn at 0.3% a second. So even though Carriers burn for only 5 seconds for each fire, if caught off of DCP, multiple fires can be set over and over again making a carrier lose more health to fires than any surface ship within a short duration.
{{Signal Flags
<!-- The usual 1,2,3 rating; others ignored. Zero may be useful to other editors to remind that the signal has no effect on the ship. -->
| November Echo Setteseven = 3 <!-- +5% AA damage -->
| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  1  <!-- Secondaries: +5% range, -5% reload, -5% dispersion-->
| India X-Ray        =  3  <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +5% you detonate -->
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =  <!-- +15% flood, +5% you detonate -->
| Victor Lima        =  3  <!-- +1/0.5% (160mm) fire, +4% flood -->
| Hotel Yankee        =  1  <!-- ram someone -->
| November Foxtrot = 1 <!-- -5% Consumables reload -->
| Sierra Mike      = 3 <!-- +5% speed -->
| India Delta      = 0 <!-- +20% HP from Repair Party -->
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 2 <!-- -20% flood duration -->
| India Yankee    = 2 <!-- -20% Fire duration -->
| Juliet Charlie  = 0 <!-- No Detonate -->
| X-Ray Papa Unaone = 0 <!-- +15% Smoke Gen action time -->
| Sierra Bravo      = 0 <!-- +10% Hydro action time;  -10% DAAF reload time -->
| Zulu                      = 1 <!-- +20% credits -->
| India Bravo Terrathree    = 1 <!-- -10% service cost -->
| Equal Speed Charlie London = 1 <!-- +50% XP -->
| Zulu Hotel                = 1 <!-- +50% CXP -->
| Papa Papa                  = 1 <!-- +300% FXP -->
| Wyvern      = 1 <!-- +50% Cr -->
| Red Dragon  = 1 <!-- +100% XP & CXP -->
| Dragon Flag = 1 <!-- +333% CXP -->
| Ouroboros  = 1 <!-- +777% FXP -->
| Scylla      = 1 <!-- +50% XP, +150% CXP, +250% FXP -->
| Basilisk    = 1 <!-- +75% XP, +30% CR -->
| Hydra      = 1 <!-- +50% XP, +100% CXP, +200% FXP, +20% CR-->
| Leviathan  = 1 <!-- +50% XP, +150% CXP, +25% Cr -->
}}


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|History=<!-- write text below -->
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{{AnnoWiki|content=
<h2>''{{#var:ship_name}}'', 1927-1967</h2>
===Construction===
:Builder: Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée
:Laid down: 10 January 1914
:Launched: 15 April 1920
:Commissioned: 5 December 1927
:Decommissioned: 31 March 1967
:Stricken: 31 March 1967
:Fate: sold for scrap
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===Specifications===
:22,146 long tons displacement, 22,501 standard
:28,400 long tons full load, 29,900 standard full load
:574 ft 2 in (175 m) length at waterline
:598 ft 9 in (182.5 m) length overall
:88 ft 7 in (27 m) beam at waterline
:115 ft 6 in (35.2 m) beam overall
:29 ft 1in (8.86 m) draft full load
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====Machinery====
:2 triple-expansion steam engines
:1 steam turbines
:4 shafts
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====Performance====
:21.5 knots(39.8 km/h, 24.7 mph)
:44,384 shaft horsepower
:6,600 nm(12,200 km, 7,600 mi) range,
: at 12 knots(22 km/h, 14mph)
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====Armor====
:Main belt: 11 7/8 in (300 mm)
:Upper armored deck; 1-3 in (26-80 mm)
:Lower armored decks: 1/2-2 3/4 in (14-70mm)
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=====Armament=====
:(8) × single 155 mm (6.1 in) guns
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=====Secondary Armament=====
:(12) × single 8 mm (0.31 in) machine guns
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=====Anti-Aircraft=====
:(6) × single 75 mm (3 in) AA guns
:(8) × single 37 mm (1.5 in) AA guns
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====Complement====
:875 crew size
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''Béarn'' was a French aircraft carrier converted from a ''Normandie''-class battleship during the 1920s. After the Fall of France, she spent 3 years restricted to port in Martinique. When she transferred to the control of the Free French forces, she was converted into an aircraft transport. Following World War II, she served in various roles until being decommissioned in 1960 and sold for scrap in 1967.
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<h4>Construction</h4>
''Béarn'' was laid down on 10 January 1914 at Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée (FCM) shipyard in La Seyne as the fifth Normandie-class battleship. The outbreak of the First World War halted her construction for the duration of the war. She was launched to clear the slipway on 15 April 1920. At this point she was little more than an unfinished basic hull with little work done on her engines, armament or structure, and the Marine Nationale had no plans for her.
 
Later in 1920, a French visit to the British HMS Argus led to a proposal to convert a ''Normandie''-class battleship into an aircraft carrier. Trials were carried out using ''Béarn’s'' hull, and a temporary wooden deck and improvised arrester gear were constructed. The first trials were carried out in October using British Sopwith 1½ Strutters. Further trials were conducted the following year with the Hanriot HD.3. At this time she still lacked propulsion equipment and her hull had only been constructed up to the lower armored deck.
 
The Washington Naval Treaty came into force in 1922, placing restrictions on the number of battleships that a nation could build and operate. The terms of the treaty meant that the Normandie-class battleships would need to be scrapped. The Marine Notionale decided that ''Béarn'' would be completed as an aircraft carrier, as her construction was less advanced than her four sister ships and thus conversion would be considerably cheaper.
 
<h4>Career</h4>
 
<h3>Pre-WW2</h3>
''Béarn'' was commissioned on 5 December 1927. In May 1928 she was assigned to the 1re Escadre de ligne (1st Battleship Squadron) of the 1re Escadre (1st Squadron) in the Mediterranean.
 
''Béarn'' made a short training cruise to Corsica and French North Africa between 12 October and 9 November to qualify pilots. In December, the carrier began a short refit that angled the forward flight deck downwards as the first step in allowing aircraft to land over her bow. In addition, her improvised arresting gear was replaced by prototype mechanically-operated gear. She continued to take part in training, exercises, and trials for the next few years, but by 1931 she was considered to be in poor condition and in need of reconstruction. She was totally unable to operate with the fleet as her maximum speed was now limited to just 15 knots.
 
From October 1931, studies were undertaken to investigate the possibility of a major refit for ''Béarn''. However, even with a major rebuild, she would not have been fast enough to operate with the planned ''Dunkerque''-class battleships. The Naval Minister was unwilling to invest a large sum of money in the 20-year-old ship. 25 million Francs were authorized, which would mostly be spent on replacing her boilers. Eventually, ''Béarn'' entered her refit in February 1934, emerging in October 1935. After further training cruises, ''Béarn'' was redeployed to Brittany where she continued the previous cycle of training cruises and trials.
 
<h3>World War II</h3>
 
Although nominally assigned to the Allied Force L, searching the West Indies for ''Graf Spee'', ''Béarn'' remained in Brest. In April 1940 she was sent to Toulon to carry out deck landing training, which lasted until the German invasion of France in May. She was ordered to unload her aircraft and load 145 tons of gold which were needed to pay for armaments in the USA. She arrived in Halifax, Canada on 1 June, where she would load the aircraft before her return to France.
 
''Béarn'' and her escorts departed Canada on 16 June, but due to the French surrender they were ordered to sail to Martinique. ''Béarn'' arrived at Fort-de-France on 27 June and was effectively interned on the island, only leaving once on a brief trip to Guadalupe. There were tentative plans to take some of her surviving cargo to the French possessions in Indochina, but this was vetoed by the German authorities. Another plan to deliver her aircraft to North Africa was blocked by the USA. Her aircraft were unloaded and would eventually succumb to the elements as they were left in open fields. Under pressure from the US government, the ship was immobilized with four of her boilers disabled and most of her fuel offloaded. In May 1943, the Vichy authorities ordered that French ships in the West Indies should be sabotaged and ''Béarn'' ended up run aground with her propulsion rooms half flooded.
 
After Martinique was transferred to the Free French forces, ''Béarn'' was refloated in September 1943. Given her age and limitations, ''Béarn'' was of limited use as a frontline warship. An expensive rebuild into an escort carrier was also ruled out; instead, ''Béarn'' would be converted into an aircraft transport ship. She arrived in New Orleans in December 1943, with the conversion work taking until the following December.
 
In March 1945, ''Béarn'' loaded 84 aircraft at New York and departed for Europe. While en route, she collided with a troop transport and needed to dock in the Azores for emergency repairs. She underwent permanent repair in Casablanca which took until July.
 
<h3>Post World War II</h3>
''Béarn'' ferried men and equipment to the Far East as part of the French attempts to rebuild their empire. She spent several months transporting equipment and aircraft between ports in French Indochina, finally returning to France in July 1946. She was placed in reserve until December 1948 when she was assigned as the flagship of Groupe d'Action Anti-Sous-Marine (Anti-Submarine Action Group (GASM)) where she acted as a submarine tender. In October 1960, the ship was relegated to service as a barracks ship, although she retained her torpedo workshop. In 1966, ''Béarn'' was condemned and renamed Q 419 on 31 March 1967. The ship was sold for scrap on 4 September and towed to Italy to be broken up. In her 40 years of service, she never launched her aircraft in combat. 
 
 
 
 
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VI
4,500 doubloons

Béarn — France Premium Tier VI Aircraft Carrier.

Béarn was laid down as a Normandie-class battleship, but unlike her sister ships, she featured a turbine propulsion unit instead of a mixed one. After the Washington Naval Conference, the ship was rebuilt as an aircraft carrier. In the late 1930s, it was decided to re-equip Béarn as a seaplane base while retaining the possibility of housing wheeled aircraft; however, the outbreak of World War II hindered these plans. During the war, Béarn transported aircraft, gold, troops, and equipment.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense

Aircraft


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Air Groups Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Aircraft Engines Modification 1
 Slot 3 
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 Skip Bomber Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Bombers Modification 1
 Skip Bomber Modification 2
 Airstrike Modification 1


Consumables


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