Ship:Cherbourg

VIII

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Cherbourg — France Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

After signing the Washington Naval Treaty, France had the right to build new battleships despite the restrictions on ships of this type. The design of new ships began; they could be classified as battlecruisers or "large" cruisers in terms of their characteristics. In 1930, a project for a new ship was developed. It had a displacement of 23,333 tons, a speed of 30 knots, and was armed with eight 305 mm guns in two quadruple-gun turrets on the bow.

Pros

• Large HP pool
• Main Battery Reload Booster consumable available
• Enhanced Engine Boost consumable

Cons

• Long fire-extinguishing time
• Low rate of fire
• No torpedo armament

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Cherbourg (A)	Cherbourg (B)
• Hit Points	43100	49500
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	25

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	170
• Deck (mm)	30
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Cherbourg (A)	Cherbourg (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	31.9	31.9
• Turning circle radius (m)	670	670
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	22.8	16.3

CONCEALMENT	Cherbourg (A)	Cherbourg (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.19	15.19
• Detectability by air (km)	8.46	8.46
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	12.25
• Detectability by depths (km)	8.46	8.46

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	PCA n° 8 Mle 1	PCA n° 8 Mle 2
• Arrangement	2×4 305mm
• Firing range (km)	16.09	17.7
• Reload time (sec)	29.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	2.1
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Battlecruiser dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 8.4 × range(km) + 48
• Sigma	1.8
• Maximum dispersion (m)	183
• Dispersion at 5 km	90
• Dispersion at 10 km	132
• Dispersion at 15 km	174
• Dispersion at 16.09 km	183

HE SHELL
• Name	305 mm HE OEA Mle 1931
• Maximum damage	4050
• Fire chance (%)	17.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	905
• Shell weight (kg)	308
• Penetration (mm)	51

AP SHELL
• Name	305 mm AP OPf Mle 1931
• Maximum damage	8200
• Shell velocity (m/s)	870
• Shell weight (kg)	442
• 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%

Airstrike

ASW AIRSTRIKE (DEPTH CHARGES)
• Range (km)	7
• 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

Cherbourg (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
130 mm	7 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
13 mm	12 × 4
25 mm	4 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	178.5	85%	2.5
Mid-range	28	90%	3.0
Long-range	84	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1000	90%	3.5–6.0

Cherbourg (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
130 mm	7 × 2
37 mm	6 × 2
25 mm	16 × 2

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	196	85%	2.5
Mid-range	133	90%	3.5
Long-range	84	90%	6.0

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
4	1000	90%	3.5–6.0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s cooldown)
• Slot 2: Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s cooldown) or Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)
• Slot 3: Engine Boost  (3 charges, 180.0s action, 90.0s cooldown) or Patrol Fighter  (3 charges, 60.0s action, 90.0s cooldown)
• Slot 4: Repair Party  (3 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 215.5 hp/s)
• Slot 5: Main Battery Reload Booster  (4 charges, 15.0s action, 80.0s cooldown)

Gallery

WoWs Gallery

Cherbourg on Ocean port.

Historical Gallery