Flandre - French Tier VIII Battleship 1952

A variant of the Alsace-class battleship project with her main guns placed in triple turrets and differently arranged AA armament.

 

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Flandre Commemorative Flag

The battleship is named after Flanders, a historical province where violent battles unfolded between 1914–18. During World War I, the Croix de Guerre (French: "War Cross"), a military decoration, was created in France to reward feats of bravery in military action.

 

Flandre Info:

Ship Name:  VIII Flandre

Tier: VIII (8)

Paper ship: Yes

Class: Battleship (BB)

WG introduction: November 26, 2020

Status:   Premium Ship

Ship released: 0.10.2

Armory Value: 12.800  Doubloons

Nation:  French

Current development status: Released

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Flandre Armor:

Hit Points: 75,400 hp

Overall: 19~430 mm

Fore Athwartships: 20~370 mm

Aft Athwartships: 20~250 mm

Citadel  Fore Athwartships: 250~370 mm

Citadel  Aft Athwartships: 250 mm

Citadel Torpedo Bulkhead: 50 mm

Armor Belt: 275~350 mm

Deck: 170~190 mm

Citadel Deck: 40 mm

Citadel Bottom: 50 mm

Conning Tower: 430 mm

Turret Plating: 170~430 mm

Torpedo Protection: 44%

tonnage: 54,500

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Main Battery Armament:

3x3 380 mm/45 Mle 1935:

Firing Range:  20.0 km

Reload:  33.0 s

180° Turn Time:  36 s

Dispersion at Max Range:  262 m

Sigma:  1.80σ

 

Shell Types:

9x 380 mm HE OEA Mle 1945:

Max Damage per shell:  5,400

Alpha Piercing HE:  63.0 mm

Ammo Type:  HE

Shell Air Drag:  0.2791

Shell Always Ricochet At:  60.0°

Normalization:  8.0°

Shell Detonator:  0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold:  2.0

Shell Diameter:  380 mm

Shell Krupp:  1.0

Shell Mass:  884.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At:  91.0°

Shell Speed:  830.0 m/s

Burn Probability:  36%

 

9x 380 mm AP OPfK Mle 1943:

Max Damage per shell: 11,900

Ammo Type:  AP

Shell Air Drag:  0.2791

Shell Always Ricochet At:  60.0°

Normalization:  6.0°

Shell Detonator:  0.033

Shell Detonator Threshold:  63.0 mm

Shell Diameter:  380 mm

Shell Krupp:  2347.0

Shell Mass:  885.0 kg

Shell Ricochet At:  45.0°

Shell Speed:  830 m/s

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Secondary Armament:

3 x 3 152 mm/55 Mle 1936:

Range: 7.6 km

Damage: 2200 hp

Chance of Fire: 12%

Reload: 12 s

HE Armour Penetration: 25 mm

Shell Velocity: 870 m/s

14 x 2 100 mm/55 CAD Mle 1945:

Range: 7.6 km

Damage: 1400 hp

Chance of Fire: 5%

Reload: 3 s

HE Armour Penetration: 17 mm

Shell Velocity: 855 m/s

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Depth Charges Airstrike:

Available Flights: 2

No of Aircraft in Attacking Flight: 1

Aircraft HP: 2000

Bombs in Payload: 2x 350-lb Bomb Mk 54

Max Bomb Damage: 4200

Max Range: 10 km

Reload: 30 s

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AA Defence:

Long Range:

3 x 3 152 mm/55 Mle 1936:

14 x 2 100 mm/55 CAD Mle 1945:

Action Zone: 0.1~5.8 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Damage Within an Explosion: 1400

Continuous Damage Per Second: 277

Number of Explosions Per Salvo: 10

Medium Range:

6 x 2 40 mm/56 Bofors Mk1:

Action Zone: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 75 %

Continuous Damage Per Second: 116

Short Range:

6 x 2 20 mm/70 Mk20:

Action Zone: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 70 %
Continuous Damage Per Second: 74

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Mobility:

Maximum Speed: 33.5 kts

Turning Circle Radius: 910 m

Rudder Shift Time: 16.6 s

Propulsion: 192,000 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 15.7 km

Air Detectability: 12.1 km

Detectability after Firing Main Guns in Smoke: 14.2 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Work Time: 15 s

Reload Time:  80 s

Slot 2: Repair Party:

Charges 3

Action Time:  28 s

Reload Time:  80 s

HP per Second: +377 hp/sec

 

All stats are listed without crew and upgrade modifiers but with best available modules. The stats are subject to change at any time.