Ship:Friant

III

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Friant — France Tech Tree Tier III Cruiser.

Work on a "squadron reconnaissance" project began in France back in 1909. The ship was ordered but not laid down due to the outbreak of World War I. During the war, the project was revised several times. In the final version, the main battery was represented by eight 138.6 mm guns arranged in four twin-gun turrets. However, by that time, French engineers were researching captured German cruisers, as well as the information they had received about the characteristics of American Omaha-class cruisers. As a result of their findings, the project was considered obsolete.

Pros

• High fire chance
• Large HP pool

Cons

• Long rudder shift time

Ship Stats

Hull Information

SURVIVABILITY	Friant (A)	Friant (B)
• Hit Points	18900	20300
• Torpedo protection damage reduction (%)	4

ARMOR DETAIL
• Belt (mm)	13
• Deck (mm)	20
• Superstructure (mm)	6
• Extremities (mm)	6

MANEUVERABILITY	Friant (A)	Friant (B)
• Maximum speed (kt)	30.0	30.0
• Turning circle radius (m)	560	560
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	10.9	7.8

CONCEALMENT	Friant (A)	Friant (B)
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.0	11.0
• Detectability by air (km)	5.11	5.11
• Detectability after firing main guns in smoke (km)	5.04
• Detectability by depths (km)	5.11	5.11

Main Battery

MAIN BATTERY	PCA n° 3 Mle 1	PCA n° 3 Mle 2
• Arrangement	4×2 139mm
• Firing range (km)	11.72	12.89
• Reload time (sec)	9.6
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	6.2
• 180° turn time (sec)	15.0

DISPERSION
• Dispersion type	Standard CA/CL dispersion
• Dispersion formula	Dispersion (m) = 6.9 × range(km) + 33
• Sigma	2.0
• Maximum dispersion (m)	113
• Dispersion at 5 km	68
• Dispersion at 10 km	102
• Dispersion at 11.72 km	114

HE SHELL
• Name	139 mm HE OEA Mle 1923
• Maximum damage	1600
• Fire chance (%)	8.0%
• Shell velocity (m/s)	840
• Shell weight (kg)	39.5
• Penetration (mm)	23

AP SHELL
• Name	139 mm AP OPFA Mle 1923
• Maximum damage	2150
• Shell velocity (m/s)	790
• Shell weight (kg)	39.5
• Fuse time (sec)	0.025
• Ricochet start (°)	45
• Always ricochet (°)	60
• Normalisation (°)	10
• Arming threshold (mm)	23

Torpedoes

TORPEDO LAUNCHERS
• Number of launchers	1
• Torpedo name	PFPT002
• Reload time (sec)	84.0
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2
• Damage	33700
• Range (km)	0.2
• Speed (kt)	57
• Detectability (km)	1.2
• Flooding chance (%)	1.99%

Secondary Battery

SECONDARY BATTERY
• Secondary battery range (km)	4.0

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1
• Shell type	HE
• Name	PFGS027_90mm_50_Mle_1926
• Arrangement	1x90mm
• Rate of fire (shots/min)	15.0
• Maximum damage	1300
• Shell velocity (m/s)	850
• Penetration (mm)	15
• Fire chance (%)	5.0%

AA Defense

Friant (A)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
75 mm	4 × 1
8 mm	2 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	7	85%	1.5
Long-range	10.5	90%	3.0

Friant (B)

AA ARMAMENT	MOUNTS × BARRELS
90 mm	4 × 1
13 mm	2 × 1

Continuous damage — average DPS within each action zone

RANGE	DPS	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
Short-range	17.5	85%	1.5
Long-range	24.5	90%	4.6

Damage by shell explosions

EXPLOSIONS / SALVO	DAMAGE	HIT CHANCE	ACTION ZONE (km)
1	110	90%	3.5–4.6

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2

Consumables

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party  (5.0s action, 60.0s 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 5.04 km.
• Update 0.6.13:
  • Fire extinguishing time now 30 s instead of 60 s.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • Increased the normalization of AP shells from 8.5 to 10 degrees.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 4 km.
• Update 0.10.5:
  • Fixed geometry and textures of the ship.
• Update 14.2:
  • Main Battery parameters changed:
    • Reload time reduced: 12 to 9.6s
    • Maximum HE shell damage reduced: 2000 to 1600
    • Maximum AP shell damage reduced: 2700 to 2150
    • Main battery turret traverse time reduced: 25.7 to 15s
    • Shell ballistic parameters changed. The firing arcs will now be flatter