Ship:Charles Martel

VIII

8,900,000

Charles Martel — France Tech Tree Tier VIII Cruiser.

The design of the new cruiser was based on that of her predecessor, Algérie, using elements from the De Grasse light cruiser. A key feature of the new ship was the use of triple-gun turrets for the main battery, which helped increase firepower. One of the variants of the project involved the installation of aircraft equipment. The increased power of the propulsion unit was intended to increase her speed compared to her predecessor.

Pros

• Access to enhanced speed boost consumable
• Access to main battery reload booster
• High fire chance

Cons

• High detectability
• Difficult to hit targets at max range

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Charles Martel (A)	Charles Martel (B)
• Hit Points	30800	38000
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	16

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	100
• Deck (mm)	27
• Superstructure (mm)	16
• Extremities (mm)	25

MANEUVERABILITY	Charles Martel (A)	Charles Martel (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	32.5	32.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.0	12.8

CONCEALMENT	Charles Martel (A)	Charles Martel (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.27	13.27
• Detectability by air (km)	7.16	7.16
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	8.03
• Detectability by depths (km)	7.16	7.16

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	203 mm/50 Mle 1931 in a turret	203 mm/55 Mle 1934 in a turret
• Arrangement	3×3.0 203mm	3×3.0 203mm
• Firing range (km)	15.98	15.98
• Reload time (sec)	12.0	11.0
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	5	5.5
• 180° turn time (sec)	30.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	143
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 15 km	136
• Dispersion at 15.98 km	143

HE SHELL
• Name	203 mm HE OEA Mle 1927
• Maximum damage	2800
• Fire chance (%)	15.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Shell weight (kg)	123.82
• Penetration (mm)	34

AP SHELL
• Name	203 mm AP OPf Mle 1936
• Maximum damage	4800
• Shell velocity (m/s)	820
• Shell weight (kg)	134
• Fuse time (sec)	0.033
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	7
• Arming threshold (mm)	34

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PFPT003
• Reload time (sec)	90.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	41200
• Range (km)	0.3
• Speed (kt)	60
• Detectability (km)	1.3
• Flooding chance (%)	2.46%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	7.6

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	100 mm HE OEA Mle 1928
• Arrangement	2x100mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1400
• Shell velocity (m/s)	780
• Penetration (mm)	17
• Fire chance (%)	6.0%

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

Charles Martel (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	5 × 2
40 mm + 37 mm	4 × 1 + 4 × 2
20 mm	8 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	70	85%	2.0
Mid-range	157.5	90%	3.5
Long-range	49	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	90%	3.5–5.8

Charles Martel (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
100 mm	5 × 2
40 mm + 37 mm	4 × 4 + 4 × 2
20 mm	16 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	129.5	85%	2.0
Mid-range	210	90%	3.5
Long-range	49	90%	5.8

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
2	340	90%	3.5–5.8

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: Defensive AA Fire  (3 charges, 40.0s action, 80.0s cooldown) or Hydroacoustic Search  (3 charges, 100.0s action, 120.0s 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  (2 charges, 28.0s action, 80.0s cooldown, 154 hp/s)
• Slot 5: Main Battery Reload Booster  (4 charges, 15.0s action, 120.0s cooldown)

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Ship Change Log

• Update 0.6.3:
  • Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.6.3.
• Update 0.6.4:
  • Introduced in Update 0.6.4.
• Update 0.6.12:
  • Detectability when firing main guns in smoke changed to 8.03 km.
  • Fixed minor visual issues with geometry and textures.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.6.15:
  • Added a bonus to the "Congratulatory" permanent camouflage - a 10% discount to the cost of post-battle maintenance.
• Update 0.7.0:
  • Added animation of rotation of the stern mounted radar.
• Update 0.7.3:
  • Fixed effect of engine smoke on Scarab camouflage while using Engine Boost consumable.
• Update 0.7.8:
  • The Main Battery Reload Booster consumable was added.
  • Main battery reload time increased from 10.0 to 11.0 s.
• Update 0.7.9:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.7.10:
  • The range of the Hydroacoustic Search consumable was unified - 5 km for detecting ships, 3.5 km for detecting torpedoes.
• Update 0.8.5:
  • Credit earnings decreased by 5%.
• Update 0.9.2:
  • Armor thickness was changed: the central section was reinforced from 25 mm to 27 mm.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 7.6 km.