Ship:Bourgogne

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Bourgogne

Battleship | France | Tier X

Tech Tree Position

General

Purchase priceSpecial

Hit Points74,700

Main Battery

380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret3 х 4 pcs.

Rate of Fire2.1 shots/min

Reload Time28 sec

Rotation Speed5 deg/sec

180 Degree Turn Time36 sec

Firing Range24.8 km

Maximum Dispersion309 m

HE Shell380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945

Maximum HE Damage5,400

Chance of Fire36 %

Initial HE Velocity830 m/s

HE Shell Weight884 kg

AP Shell380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943

Maximum AP Shell Damage11,900

Initial AP Shell Velocity830 m/s

AP Shell Weight885 kg

Secondary Armament #1

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min

Reload Time8 sec

HE Shell152 mm HE OEA Mle 1937

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,200

Initial HE Shell Velocity870 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell12 %

Secondary Armament #2

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

Firing Range8.3 km

Rate of Fire15 shots/min

Reload Time4 sec

HE Shell127 mm HE Mark 41

Maximum HE Shell Damage1,800

Initial HE Shell Velocity808 m/s

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell9 %

AA Defense

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount4 х 1 pcs.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount8 х 2 pcs.

57 mm/60 Mle 1951 on an ACAD Mle 1948 mount12 х 2 pcs.

127 mm/54 Mle 1948 on an Mle 1948 mount8 х 2 pcs.

152 mm/55 Mle 1930 on an Mle 1950 mount3 х 3 pcs.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed32 knot

Turning Circle Radius910 m

Rudder Shift Time16.6 sec

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range16.2 km

Air Detectability Range10 km

Battle Levels

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X

Special

Bourgogne — French special premium Tier X battleship.

A battleship design developed in France in response to construction of the German "H"-class battleships. The ship was a development of the Richelieu class, but in contrast to her predecessor, she had more powerful artillery that was arranged according to a more reasonable scheme. One of the design versions received twelve 380mm guns that were placed in three main turrets.

Bourgogne was first released for sale on 01 December 2018 and is available in the Armory for Steel.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chances of HE shells causing a fire on target (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
380 mm/45 Mle 1935 in a turret	2.1	36	309	5,400	36	11,900		0	0

	Hit Points (HP)	Armor (mm)	Armor (mm)	Main Turrets (pcs.)	Secondary Gun Turrets (pcs.)	AA Mounts (pcs.)	Torpedo Tubes (pcs.)	Hangar Capacity (pcs.)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Bourgogne	74,700	19	430	3	3/8	4/8/12/8/3				0	0

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 10 Mle 1		0		0	0

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 192,000 hp	32		0	0

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4
Slot 5
Slot 6

Player Opinion

Performance

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Bourgogne, much like the other French reward premium Jean Bart, is an up-tiered and upgraded version of her tech tree counterpart. Captains familiar with the play style of Alsace will have absolutely no problem adapting to Bourgogne.

Sharing the same set of twelve 380 mm guns found on Alsace, Bourgogne has some of the smallest guns found on a Tier X battleship. Captains familiar with the overmatch mechanics will realize that this makes Bourgogne the only Tier X battleship to be unable to overmatch the bow and stern armor of the high-tier American and German cruisers. That being said, her combination of amazing rate of fire, strong HE and AP and the presence of the Main Battery Reload Booster  consumable will easily allow captains to severely punish any enemy vessel that fails to angle properly against her. If needed, her rate of fire also allows for use of high-explosive ammunition. As far as secondaries are concerned, she differs slightly from Alsace in that she has the same 8x2 127mm setup found on République, instead of the 12x2 100mm guns on Alsace. The larger shell size allows for the penetration of the secondaries to cross the infamous 19mm armor threshold, making her secondary suite quite a bit more useful than that of her sister, though it is still ill-advised to go for a secondary build like on all French battleships due to the inaccuracy of the secondaries and the poor HE protection of French Battleships.

As far as protection goes, she has the same armor scheme found on that of all other high-tier French battleships. A relatively well-protected citadel generally keeps her safe from receiving massive hits from enemy battleships, but captains should be aware that it isn't nearly as well protected as that of the German battleships, so taking citadel penetrations when full broadside is absolutely possible. Like the other French battleships, she is covered in 32mm plating, making her extremely vulnerable to cruiser high-explosive shells, as well as overmatch from the 460mm guns found on Musashi and Yamato, the 480mm guns found on Hannover, the 508mm guns found on Incomparable and the 510mm guns on Shikishima and Satsuma. Furthermore, her turrets are quite weakly armored, especially on the sides and rear, so captains can expect to suffer turret incapacitations — and even fully destroyed turrets — with depressing regularity. Having the second smallest health pool of all Tier X battleships combined with the weakness of her 32mm armor, the result is Bourgogne is quite vulnerable to focus fire from the enemy team and is relegated to a fire-support role.

Bourgogne’s mobility is a completely different story. With a top speed of 32 knots, she's already the fastest of the Tier X battleships; mount the Sierra Mike () signal flag and activate the Engine Boost  consumable, and Bourgogne can reach a whopping 38.6 knots. Use this mobility to dictate the terms of engagement. Whether it's re-positioning to a falling flank, creating a crossfire on a high-value enemy target, or quickly disengaging from an unfavorable situation, Bourgogne's mobility is one of her most powerful assets. Whereas other battleships act as floating bunkers, Bourgogne's play style is more like that of a cruiser. Knowing when and how to create crossfires is a necessary skill to make Bourgogne perform at her best.

Pros:

• Excellent range of 24.8km on her main guns.
• 28 seconds base reload on her main battery which can be further enhanced by her Main Battery Reload Booster .
• Great base secondary range (able to reach 12.5km when running a Secondary Build).
• Large secondary battery of eight dual-barreled 127mm turrets and three triple-barreled 152mm turrets.
• Strong AA suite which is an improvement over République thanks to the addition of short-range mounts.
• Good concealment allows her to reach 13.15km surface detection.
• Second fastest battleship in the game, able to reach nearly 42.5 knots with all relevant upgrades, skills, and signals.
• Above average rudder shift speed.

Cons:

• Second smallest health pool of all Tier X battleships.
• Armor is susceptible to HE penetrations, as well as overmatch from very large-caliber weapons.
• Small gun caliber, giving Bourgogne difficulty in penetrating angled armor.
• Mediocre dispersion with 1.8 sigma may give the main batteries inconsistent performance.
• Poor performance of secondary battery due to low penetration and accuracy.
• Large turning circle of 910 meters.

Research

As a premium ship, Bourgogne has no module upgrades to research.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades are:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Boost Modification 1 or Damage Control System Modification 1 
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Damage Control System Modification 2 or Propulsion Modification 1
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

Both of the Honore brothers are highly recommended due to their improved Grease the Gears and Adrenaline Rush.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack			Defense
1	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type. ★★★	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire +15% to the fragmentation damage area of HE ordnance when firing at submarines.	Consumable Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Emergency Repair Specialist -3% cooldown time of Damage Control Party  and Repair Party .	Incoming Fire Alert Receive a warning about a salvo fired at your ship from more than 4.5 km.	Preventive Maintenance −30% chance of main armament, engines, steering becoming incapacitated +15% to HP of secondary and AA guns. ★★
2	Grease the Gears +20% main turret traverse speed. ★★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells. Base fire chance reduced by half.	Brisk So long as the ship remains undetected: +10% ship speed. ★★	Vigilance +25% detection range of enemy torpedoes +7% damage reduction of Torpedo Protection System. .	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies targeting you with main battery. ★★	AAA & ASW Expert +15% continuous AAA and flak damage . +10% damage inflicted by depth charges. While AAA is active: −40% ship consumables reload time..
3	Super-Heavy AP Shells +7.5% AP shell damage −10% fire and flood damage received +25% fire and flood duration.	Long-Range Secondary Battery Shells +20% secondary battery firing range.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★★	Basics of Survivability -15% repair, fire, and flooding duration. ★★	Improved Repair Party Readiness −0.8% reload time of Repair Party each time your ship receives potential damage equal to 100% of the ship's base HP. After receiving 2M HP potential damage: +1 charge of Repair Party ..	Focus Fire Training In an active priority AA sector: •  +1.5% (to 5%) immediate damage. •  +25% continuous damage. •  +1 flak burst per salvo. −10% aircraft preparation time. −15% reload time of Airstrike armament..
4	Furious 1st fire / flood   −10% Main battery reload time 2nd etc. (up to 5), each   −5% Main battery reload time	Manual Secondary Battery Aiming −10% secondary battery reload time. −10% secondary battery dispersion. When firing at a manually selected target: dispersion gradually improves from -25% to -50%.	Close Quarters Combat -10% reload time of main battery if an enemy ship is spotted within secondary range.	Emergency Repair Expert Damage Control Party  and Repair Party : +1 charge (each). +10% action time . ★★★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★★	Fire Prevention Expert -10% risk of fire. Three fires maximum. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Bourgogne can equip the following consumables:

• Slot 1: Damage Control Party 
• Slot 2: Repair Party 
• Slot 3: Main Battery Reload Booster 
• Slot 4: Engine Boost 

Camouflage

As a premium ship, Bourgogne comes with Default permanent camouflage and a set of permanent combat bonuses.

Signals

Bourgogne captains should mount standard signal flags to improve the ship's performance in battle. Sierra Mike () flags are highly recommended to increase the ship's top speed. India Delta () and India Yankee () flags should be mounted to improve the ship's survivability. November Foxtrot () flags can also be mounted to decrease consumable cooldown time.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Charlie Kilo +5% ship HP; +2.5% squadron HP.	Juliet Yankee Bissotwo -20% to flooding duration. ★★	India Yankee -20% to fire duration. ★★	Hotel Yankee -20% to damage received when ramming the enemy. +50% to damage dealt when ramming the enemy. ★	Victor Lima +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. +4% chance of torpedoes causing flooding. ★	India X-Ray +1% chance for HE bombs and shells with a caliber above 160mm causing a fire. +0.5% chance for bombs and smaller shells causing a fire. ★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding.	Mike Yankee Soxisix +5% to secondary battery maximum firing range. -5% to maximum dispersion of secondary battery shells. -5% to secondary battery loading time. ★★	November Echo Setteseven +5% continuous AA damage at all ranges. +5% damage from flak bursts. ★★	Sierra Mike +5% to the ship's maximum speed. ★★	November Foxtrot -5% reload time on all consumables. ★★	India Delta +20% to the amount of HP recovered when Repair Party  is used. ★★★
X-Ray Papa Unaone +10% action time of a Smoke Generator .	Sierra Bravo +10% action time of Hydroacoustic Search  -10% reload time of Defensive AA Fire .

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Historical Info

Bourgogne

Specifications

45,000 tons displacement, standard

265m length

35m beam

9.22m draft

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Machinery

unknown number of geared steam turbines, 4 propellers

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Performance

31 knots at 220,000 shaft horsepower

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Armor

Main belt: 350mm

Decks: 32mm-190mm

Bulkheads: 76mm-178mm

Barbettes and Turrets: 405mm-430mm

Conning tower: 430mm

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Armament

Main

Twelve (3x4) 380mm/45 Mle 1935 guns

Secondary

Nine (3x3) 152mm/55 Mle 1936 guns

Twenty-four (12x2) 100mm/45 Mle 1933 guns

Anti-aircraft

Twenty-four (12x2) 37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936 guns

Twenty (10x2) 25mm/60 CAD Mle 1939 guns

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Aircraft

4 float planes, 1 catapult

Line drawing of French battleship design study "Type No. 3".

History

During late 1939, studies were being drawn up for capital ships displacing 40,000 tons or greater to counter the German H-class battleships. Three studies were drawn up of a 40,000 ton, 42,500 ton and 45,000 ton battleships, alongside studies of 400mm, 406mm, and 420mm naval guns. To undertake the construction of a new generation of battleships even greater than the Richelieu class, would have required a major program to develop and expand existing dockyards to be able to accommodate a ship of such a size. Early plans envisaged a dock 275 meters long and 58 meters wide, to be capable of accommodating the new generation of battleships that came to be the Alsace class, whose first form was slated to be 252 meters long and 35 meters wide. Bourgogne was the name to be given to the fourth vessel of this class before the ships ordered were cut down from four to two.

Of the three competing designs, the main focal point was the main armament. Type No. 1, the 40,000 ton design, was an upscaling of the Project C3 design that came out of the studies for the latter two Richelieu-class battleships Gascogne and Clemenceau. Type No. 1 was to carry nine 380mm guns in three triple turrets, laid out in the contemporary AB-X style, with a secondary armament of nine 152mm guns in three triple turrets, and sixteen 100mm dual-purpose guns in eight dual turrets. It was designed to be capable of a top speed of 31 knots to keep pace with other French capital ships, with 170,000 shaft horsepower to propel her to this speed. Type No. 1 was the most realistic and achievable design, but it may not have been enough to counter the German H-class battleships, which were to be armed with 406mm guns.

Type No. 2 was a direct step up from Type No. 1, designed to carry nine new 406mm guns in the same layout as Type No. 1. Displacing 42,500 tons, Type No.2 was four meters longer than Type No. 1, and required an additional 20,000 shaft horsepower to maintain the top speed of 31 knots, bringing her total horsepower up to 190,000. Type No. 2 would have carried the largest guns in the Marine Nationale, but this would have been a problem, as it would have introduced a fourth gun caliber to the fleet (alongside Richelieu’s 380mm, Dunkerque’s 330mm, and Bretagne’s 340mm), while the other powerful navies — bar the Royal Navy — only had two calibers. Furthermore, the 406mm gun’s own development program would have inevitably delayed the construction of these new battleships, and early estimates showed that Alsace would not be completed until 1946.

Type No. 3 — the largest and most powerful study — was the largest complete ship study of the Marine Nationale. Displacing 45,000 tons, Type No. 3 reverted back to the 380mm guns, instead carrying twelve of them in three quadruple turrets, in the same turret design as the preceding Richelieus. Type No. 3’s AA suite was substantially improved, with the four additional dual-barreled 100mm dual-purpose gun turrets, and an increased number of 37mm AA guns. Type No. 3 was thirteen meters longer than the original Type No. 1 design, had a belt 20mm thicker, and was designed to be capable of outputting 220,000 shaft horsepower so the ship could reach 32 knots. While Type No. 3 had a wide range of benefits and outclassed almost all (known) current foreign battleships, the design was simply too large for the current French infrastructure and shipyards to handle.

The Naval General Staff’s choice was relatively straightforward. Type No. 2’s 406mm guns would take too long to properly develop, and Type No. 3 was simply too large to construct as of the moment and would require lengthy and expensive government investment in the shipyards. Type No. 1 was chosen, as it was regarded as a well-balanced design which used mostly existing weaponry and could be built with relatively minor adjustments and improvements to the French shipyards and infrastructure. Two battleships of the Type No. 1 design were approved on 1 April 1940. The first, named Alsace, was to be laid down at the Penhoët No. 1 slipway following the launch of aircraft carrier Joffre in 1941. However, following the collapse of the French Army in June 1940, all capital ship construction plans were scrapped, and the two ships of the Alsace-class ultimately never made it to the shipyards.

Historical Gallery

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  A line schematic for the Alsace class, of which Bourgogne is one of.
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  Side drawing of the Alsace class.

References

Ship Change Log

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.7.8.

Testing Changes

• August 15, 2018:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• October 16, 2018:
  • The ship's AA values were adjusted:
    • 20 mm AA gun DPS was increased from 61 to 63.
    • 37 mm AA guns were replaced with 57 mm AA guns. DPS was increased from 145 to 306.
    • 100 mm AA guns were replaced with 127 mm AA guns. DPS was reduced from 178 to 126.
    • 152 mm AA gun DPS was increased from 25 to 33.
  • The option to mount the Catapult Fighter consumable in the third slot was removed.
• October 16, 2018:
  • The duration of the Main Battery Reload Booster consumable was reduced from 30 to 20 s.

• Update 0.7.11:
  • Available for purchase in the Armory for 30,000 Steel.
• Update 0.8.0:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.8.2:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
• Update 0.10.0:
  • Minor fixes to geometry and textures.
  • The firing range of the secondary battery was increased to 8.3 km.
• Update 12.8:
  • Fixed textures for the ship.

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