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<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__Cruiser b-description-img_type__Cruiser-Tech Tree"></span><span class="b-description-img_class">VI</span></div><div class="b-description-img_vehicle">[[File:Ship_PFSC106_La_Galissonniere.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.">2,850,000</span></span></div></div><p>[[Ship:{{#var:ship_name}}|{{#var:ship_name}}]] &mdash; France Tech Tree Tier&nbsp;VI [[Ship:Cruiser|Cruiser]].</p><p>After the signing of the London Naval Treaty, France began developing a new class of cruisers. The technical specifications included protection from 138.6 mm shells at a distance of more than 9,000 m and from 152 mm shells at a distance of more than 14,000 m. The armament comprised nine 152 mm guns. During World War II, La Galissonnière patrolled the coast of Tunisia and provided cover for battleship Provence during Operation Catapult.</p><p> </p></div>
By the outbreak of World War II, ''La Galissonnière'' was one of the best light cruisers in the world. In contrast to her predecessor, she featured good main battery guns and the best armor protection among ships of this type. In 1943, cruisers of this class received enhanced anti-aircraft armament and surveillance radars.


|Performance=<!-- write text about performance in battles below -->
===Pros===
Tier VI's ''{{#var:ship_name}}'' has a main armament of nine 152mm guns on three turrets with an AB-X turret configuration, as well as a twin tube torpedo launcher on each side.  Her main guns have fast shell velocity and decent range, along with a high fire chance for 152mm high explosive shells at 12%.  While the reload is slower than other 152mm-gunned cruisers, this high fire chance makes her a threat to enemy ships, forcing them to use {{Damage Control Party}} to put out fires or suffer large amounts of damage.  Her armor piercing rounds are decent at short ranges and plunging fire citadels are possible, while her torpedoes are different from those of most cruisers at this tier, featuring a 9.0 km base range and only two tubes per side.  Instead of a point blank self-defense weapon able to delete full health battleships, ''{{#var:ship_name}}''’s torpedoes are more long range harassment and area denial weapons, good for throwing around islands and into caps hoping to hit unsuspecting enemies. 
* Pro 1
* Pro 2


Like most cruisers, she is fairly soft and will take large amounts of damage from anything that lands shells on her.  She handles somewhat sluggishly, bleeding large amounts of speed in turns.  However, while slower on paper, ''La Galissonnière'' is given access to the {{Engine Boost}} consumable, allowing her to increase her speed significantly and making her lower top speed a bit less noticeable.  Her anti-aircraft armament is comprised mainly of quad 40mm Bofors and 20mm mounts, and while it's sufficient for self-defense, her long range AA power is badly lacking; she's not a ship that her teammates can rely on for anti-aircraft support.
===Cons===
* Con 1
* Con 2


|Pros=<!-- write list of positive points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
* Decent rate of fire compared to her predecessor ''[[Émile Bertin]]''
* Main battery guns are accurate, with relatively flat arcs and a decent punch
* Has access to the {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} consumable, significantly improving her rate of fire for 15 seconds at a time
* Relatively well-armored for a light cruiser
* Long ranged torpedoes for a cruiser
* Decent anti-aircraft capability, especially with Defensive AA consumable


|Cons=<!-- write list of negative points below. use * as in ordinary wiki-list. -->
==Ship Stats==
* Rate of fire still worse than other cruisers at the same tier mounting the same gun caliber
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Hull Information</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
* Smaller torpedo armament array compared to her predecessor
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
* Steering gear is noticeably vulnerable - shells landing close enough to the rudder can easily disable it
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* Slower than same-tier cruisers with sluggish handling and acceleration
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SURVIVABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (B)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Hit Points || style="color:inherit;" | 24800 || style="color:inherit;" | 27300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo protection damage reduction (%) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
</div>


|Research=<!-- write text about priority sequence of research below -->
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Research the B hull first.  The extra health and agility are worth more than the extra range.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ARMOR DETAIL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Belt (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deck (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Superstructure (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Extremities (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | —
|}
</div>


|OptimalConfiguration=<!-- write some general text about selection of optimal configuration below (optional)-->
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{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MANEUVERABILITY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (B)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 31.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 31.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Turning circle radius (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 650 || style="color:inherit;" | 650
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rudder-shift time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.0 || style="color:inherit;" | 10.0
|}
</div>


|Upgrades=
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
* '''Slot 1''': {{Main Armaments Modification 1}} to keep the guns active and firing.
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Slot 2''': {{Engine Room Protection}} to keep the rudder functioning.  
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | CONCEALMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (A) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | La Galissonnière (B)
* '''Slot 3''': {{Aiming Systems Modification 1}} to increase the firing accuracy of the main battery.
|-
* '''Slot 4''': {{Steering Gears Modification 1}} to improve her agility by lowering the rudder shift time.
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by sea (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.92 || style="color:inherit;" | 12.92
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by air (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.74 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.74
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 6.72
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability by depths (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.74 || style="color:inherit;" | 5.74
|}
</div>


|CommanderSkills=''Last Stand'' is critical as French cruisers are prone to steering damage.  
</div></div></div>
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Main Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div><div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MAIN BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | PCA n° 6 Mle 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | PCA n° 6 Mle 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 3×3.0 152mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Firing range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 14.47 || style="color:inherit;" | 15.92
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 9.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 6.7
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || colspan="2" style="color:inherit;" | 15.0
|}
</div>


{{Commander Skills 3 CR
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<!-- Ratings 1,2,3 are legit. Others are ignored.-->  
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating11 = 2 <!-- Grease the Gears -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DISPERSION !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating12 = <!-- Swift Fish -->
|-
| rating13 = <!-- Consumables Specialist -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion type || style="color:inherit;" | Standard CA/CL dispersion
| rating14 = <!-- Gun Feeder -->
|-
| rating15 = <!-- Incoming Fire Alert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion formula || style="color:inherit;" | Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
| rating16 = 2 <!-- Last Stand -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Sigma || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum dispersion (m) || style="color:inherit;" | 132
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 5 km || style="color:inherit;" | 68
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 10 km || style="color:inherit;" | 102
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Dispersion at 14.47 km || style="color:inherit;" | 133
|}
</div>


| rating21 = 2 <!-- Pyrotechnician -->
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
| rating22 = <!-- Fill the Tubes -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating23 = <!-- Consumables Enhancements -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HE SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating24 = <!-- Eye in the Sky -->
|-
| rating25 = 2 <!-- Priority Target -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937
| rating26 = 2 <!-- Expert AA Marksman -->
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 12.0%
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 870
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 55
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
|}
</div>


| rating31 =  <!-- Heavy HE and SAP Shells -->
| rating32 =  <!-- Enhanced Torpedo Explosive Charge -->
| rating33 = 2 <!-- Adrenaline Rush -->
| rating34 =  <!-- Heavy AP Shells -->
| rating35 = 2 <!-- Superintendent -->
| rating36 =  <!-- Survivability Expert -->


| rating41 = <!-- Top Grade Gunner -->
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
| rating42 = 2 <!-- Outnumbered -->
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| rating43 = <!-- Radio Location -->
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AP SHELL !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| rating44 = <!-- Inertial Fuse for HE Shells -->
|-
| rating45 = 2 <!-- Concealment Expert -->
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 152 mm AP OPfK Mle 1937
| rating46 = <!-- AA Gunner -->
|-
}}
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 3300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 870
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell weight (kg) || style="color:inherit;" | 57.1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fuse time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.025
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Ricochet start (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 45
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Always ricochet (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Normalisation (°) || style="color:inherit;" | 8.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arming threshold (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 25
|}
</div>
</div></div></div>
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Torpedoes</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | TORPEDO LAUNCHERS !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of launchers || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Torpedo name || style="color:inherit;" | PFPT003
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 60.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • 180° turn time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 7.2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 41200
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Speed (kt) || style="color:inherit;" | 60
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Detectability (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 1.3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Flooding chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 2.46%
|}
</div>


|Consumables=<!-- write text about selection of Consumables below -->
</div></div></div>
''{{#var:ship_name}}'' can equip the following consumables:
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Secondary Battery</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
* '''Slot 1:'''  {{Damage Control Party}}
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
* '''Slot 2:'''  {{Defensive AA Fire}} '''or''' {{Hydroacoustic Search}}
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
* '''Slot 3:'''  {{Engine Boost}}
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY BATTERY !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
* '''Slot 4:'''  {{Main Battery Reload Booster}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Secondary battery range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.6
|}
</div>


|Camouflage=<!-- write text about useful camouflage below -->
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1 !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell type || style="color:inherit;" | HE
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Name || style="color:inherit;" | 90 mm HE OEA Mle 1925
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Arrangement || style="color:inherit;" | 2x90mm
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Rate of fire (shots/min) || style="color:inherit;" | 15.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Maximum damage || style="color:inherit;" | 1300
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Shell velocity (m/s) || style="color:inherit;" | 850
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Penetration (mm) || style="color:inherit;" | 15
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Fire chance (%) || style="color:inherit;" | 5.0%
|}
</div>




|Signals=<!-- write text about best set of signals below -->


{{Signal Flags
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| Hotel Yankee = 1
<div class="b-popup"><div class="b-popup_head js-tech-nav_head"><div><h2>Airstrike</h2></div><span class="b-tech-nav_arrow"></span></div><div class="b-popup_content" style="display: none;"><div>
| Juliet Charlie = 3
| November Foxtrot = 3
| Zulu =  
| Juliet Yankee Bissotwo = 1
| India Delta =  


| India Yankee = 1
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
| November Echo Setteseven = 1
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0; color:inherit; width:100%"
| Zulu Hotel =  
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES) !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" |
| India Bravo Terrathree = 2
|-
| Sierra Mike = 3
| style="color:inherit;" | • Range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 6
| Victor Lima = 3
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Minimum range (km) || style="color:inherit;" | 0.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Reload time (sec) || style="color:inherit;" | 20.0
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Number of aircraft || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Depth charges in payload || style="color:inherit;" | 1
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Damage || style="color:inherit;" | 2900
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | • Deployment || style="color:inherit;" | Manual
|}
</div>
</div></div></div>
<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>
<div style="border: 2px solid rgba(212,175,55,0.8); border-radius: 3px; margin-bottom: 1em; overflow: hidden;">
'''La Galissonnière (A)'''


| Mike Yankee Soxisix =  
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
| Papa Papa =  
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
| India X-Ray = 3
|-
| Equal Speed Charlie London =  
| style="color:inherit;" | 90 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 2
| Juliet Whiskey Unaone =  
|-
| Dragon Flag =  
| style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 1
}}
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 13 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 16 × 1
|}


|Gallery=<!-- write below list of files with description (if necessary) separated with | --><gallery>
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
File:LGDiscipline.jpg
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
File:LGValeur.jpg
! 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)
File:LGFleetAction.png
|-
File:LGDodge.png
| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 112 || style="color:inherit;" | 85% || style="color:inherit;" | 1.5
File:LGTorps.png
|-
</gallery>
| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 105 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 21 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 4.6
|}


|History=<!-- write text below -->
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 140 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–4.6
|}


====Design====
'''La Galissonnière (B)'''
With the conclusions of the London naval treaty of the 1930, the Marine Nationale understood that cruiser design projects would shifted away from the 10,000-ton “heavy-cruiser”. Following the completion of ''[[Algerie|Algerié]]'', In it’s place, the navy argued that 6000-ton "light cruisers" would be more economical; easier, and simpler to build in greater quantities. this suited the French, whom required ships to police her out-reached empires by sea. Using their work on ''[[Émile Bertin]]'' as a prototype, the navy set out to design a new class of light cruisers that could match the latest offerings by the British: the ''[[Leander]]''-class cruisers. The new class of cruisers were designed with balance in mind; incorporating speed, firepower, and armour, as the previous design philosophy of “speed equals protection” did not always ring true, as seen with the ''[[Duca d'Aosta|Condottieri]]''-class cruisers. with this in mind, after a year since the 1930 Naval Treaty, the design of what would become the ''La Galissonnière'' cruisers were set.


Starting the hull design with what was used for ''Émile Bertin'', the cruiser used the same protection scheme pioneered on ''Algerié'' but on a lighter scale due to wight restrictions. while concessions had to be made for less vital components of the ship, the navy was uncompromising on it’s stance that the ships required a main belt of 100mm and a main deck of 30mm; adamant that this was the bare minimum required for adequate protection. The original idea was to use a 4 shaft system to power the cruisers, as the redundancy was a measure of safety itself. But the designers realized that if the system was dropped down to two shafts, there it would save 100 tonnes and increase endurance by another 500 nautical miles; the benefits outweighed the costs and the machinery was decreased. With less machinery to protect, the citadel and the necessary superstructure was able to be condensed and better protected. But due to the use of state-of-the-art boilers, the ship class saw no reduction in power output
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0 0 0.8em 0; width:100%; color:inherit;"
! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | AA ARMAMENT !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | MOUNTS × BARRELS
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 90 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 4 × 2
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 40 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 6 × 4
|-
| style="color:inherit;" | 20 mm || style="color:inherit;" | 16 × 1
|}


To keep design and construction time as low as possible, the armament systems were of a similar design as the ones implemented on ''Émile Bertin'', but on a much more heavily armoured scale, as the turrets mounted greater armour; requiring more power to use them. There was a desire for the main weapon systems to be under a high level of autonomous control, but unfortunately they were plagued by many technical defects through their service lives and were unable to deliver on the performances specs they promised. Another sign of simplification came at the desired anti-aircraft armament. whereas there was a plethora of secondary weapons on ''Algerié'', the la gal cruisers emphasized their antiaircraft defence on 40mm cannons. In concession of weight, only couple-tube launchers were mounted for torpedoes, as opposed to the usual triple tube launchers.  
'''Continuous damage''' — average DPS within each action zone
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! 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)
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| style="color:inherit;" | Short-range || style="color:inherit;" | 136.5 || style="color:inherit;" | 85% || style="color:inherit;" | 2.0
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| style="color:inherit;" | Mid-range || style="color:inherit;" | 189 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5
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| style="color:inherit;" | Long-range || style="color:inherit;" | 21 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 4.6
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In all, six (6) ''La Galissonnière'' cruisers were built in the span of 1931 to 1933.  They were commissioned into service in the ''Marine Nationale'' between 1936 and 1937.  
'''Damage by shell explosions'''
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! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | EXPLOSIONS / SALVO !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | DAMAGE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | HIT CHANCE !! style="background-color:#1a3244; color:#ffffff; font-weight:bold;" | ACTION ZONE (km)
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| style="color:inherit;" | 1 || style="color:inherit;" | 140 || style="color:inherit;" | 90% || style="color:inherit;" | 3.5–4.6
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====Service====
The cruisers served the pre-war years split evenly between the 3rd Cruiser Division (''La Galissonnière, Jean de Vienne, Marseillaise'') of the Mediterranean Squadron or the 4th Cruiser Division (''Geoges Leygues, Montcalm, La Gloire'') of the Atlantic Fleet.


With the start of the war, the 4th Cruiser Division was regularly used to screen the Atlantic convoys heading to Europe from the Americas.  By early 1940, the ''Marine Nationale'' were in action off the coast of Norway and cruiser ''Montcalm'' came to relief of ''Émile Bertin'' and contributed to the evacuation of Namsos.  As Italy moved towards a war-footing in late May 1940, action in and around the Mediterranean Sea was anticipated.  In response, the French admiralty sent both 3rd and 4th Cruiser Divisions to be stationed at Algiers in North Africa.
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With the capitulation of France on 22 June 1940, the cruisers fell under the control of the Vichy government, who ordered them to head for Mers-el-Kébir to counter the oncoming British Force H.  Unable to arrive in time, the Vichy French government had no other option but to detour both divisions to berth at Toulon.  A few months later, when Free French Forces took over French Equatorial Africa, the Vichy government sent the 4th Cruiser Division to counter this.  Unfortunately due to mechanical and logistical issues, the 4th Division was diverted to Dakar instead, where they would be stationed till 1943.  While in Dakar, they partook in the defense against Operation Menace.


Meanwhile in Toulon, the 3rd Cruiser Division were incorporated into the High Seas Force, which saw no major action against enemy combatants, due to a fuel shortage problem. When the Allies invaded North Africa in 1942, the Germans pushed into the “Zone Libre” and were making their way for Toulon. Not wishing to allow their vessels to be commandeered by the Germans, the Vichy Forces scuttled their High Seas Force.  
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* '''Slot 3:''' {{Engine Boost}} (3 charges, 180.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
* '''Slot 4:''' {{Repair Party}} (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 124 hp/s)
* '''Slot 5:''' {{Main Battery Reload Booster}} (4 charges, 15.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)
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The 4th Cruiser Division — stationed in Africa — joined the Allied Forces there.  Between 1943 and 1944, ''Geoges Leygues, Montcalm'', and ''La Gloire'' regularly carried out patrols in the Mediterranean, only to be intermittently sent to the United States to be refitted.


By 1944, all six cruisers supported Operations Overlord and Dragoon, the Allied landings on mainland Europe.  Later that year, they returned to the Mediterranean to continue their patrols off Italian waters.
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All six ships of the class survived World War II.  After the war, they saw various deployments to Indochina and Algeria, serving sequentially as the Mediterranean Squadron flagships throughout the late 1950s.  Eventually, they were all phased out of service and scrapped before 1960, with the exception of ''Montcalm'' (which wasn't scrapped until the 1970s).
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===Historical Inaccuracies===
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* Hull (A)'s anti-aircraft suite is fictional. When surviving ships of the ''La Galissonnière'' class first received the 40mm Bofors they were already in quadruple mounts.
* Hull (B) represents the ship in 1943 condition, after refitting in the United States; ''La Galissonnière'' was scuttled in Toulon in November 1942 and never joined the Allies.
* ''La Galissonnière''-class cruisers carried 13.2mm machine guns in six twin mounts, not 16 single mounts.
* ''La Galissonnière''’s only mid-range AA guns prior to surviving ships joining the Allies were one twin 37mm/50 Model 1933 and one twin 25mm/60 Hotchkiss gun.
* Aircraft catapult for Loire 130 flying boat on turret #3 is missing. This was removed when surviving ships of the class were refitted in the U.S.
* ''Glore''’s 1943 dazzle camouflage is missing. This pattern exists in the game, but on ''[[De Grasse]]''.
* ''Montcalm''’s 1940 dazzle camouflage and tricolour bands on turrets #2 and #3 are also missing.


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*Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.3.
*Introduced in Update 0.6.4.
*Update 0.6.6:
**Main battery reload time decreased from 10 to 9 s.
*Update 0.6.12:
**Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 6.72 km.
*Update 0.6.13:
**Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
**Improved display of thin elements.
*Update 0.6.15:
**A bonus was added to the "Type 16" permanent camouflage - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
*Update 0.7.8:
**Added the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable.
*Update 0.7.9:
**Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
*Update 0.7.10:
**The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 4 km for detecting ships, 3 km for detecting torpedoes.
*Update 0.8.7:
**Added permanent camouflage "Dazzling" with standard bonuses:
*** −3% to detectability from ships.
*** +4% to the dispersion of enemy shells firing at your ship.
*** −10% to the cost of post-battle ship maintenance.
*** +50% to experience earned in a battle.
*Update 0.9.2:
**HE shell armor penetration increased from 24 to 25 mm.
**Changed armor thickness: deck armor increased from 16 to 25 mm.
*Update 0.9.3:
**Minor fixes to textures and ship model.
*Update 0.10.0:
**The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 5.6 km.
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Latest revision as of 03:47, 30 June 2026


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La Galissonnière — France Tech Tree Tier VI Cruiser.

After the signing of the London Naval Treaty, France began developing a new class of cruisers. The technical specifications included protection from 138.6 mm shells at a distance of more than 9,000 m and from 152 mm shells at a distance of more than 14,000 m. The armament comprised nine 152 mm guns. During World War II, La Galissonnière patrolled the coast of Tunisia and provided cover for battleship Provence during Operation Catapult.

Pros

  • Pro 1
  • Pro 2

Cons

  • Con 1
  • Con 2


Ship Stats

Hull Information

Main Battery

Torpedoes

Secondary Battery

Airstrike

AA Defense


Compatible Upgrades

 Slot 1 
 Main Armaments Modification 1
 Auxiliary Armaments Modification 1
 Damage Control Party Modification 1
 Slot 2 
 Damage Control System Modification 1
 Engine Boost Modification 1
 Defensive AA Fire Modification 1
 Hydroacoustic Search Modification 1
 Engine Room Protection
 Slot 3 
 Main Battery Modification 2
 Secondary Battery Modification 1
 AA Guns Modification 1
 Aiming Systems Modification 1
 Torpedo Tubes Modification 1
 Slot 4 
 Damage Control System Modification 2
 Propulsion Modification 1
 Steering Gears Modification 1
 Airstrike Modification 1


Consumables


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