L'Aventurier: Tier VIII French Destroyer 1940

This destroyer is essentially an enlarged version of Le Hardi, featuring upgraded anti-aircraft and torpedo armament. The Spanish Civil War highlighted the heightened threat to ships posed by aviation. Taking this into account, in the late 1930s and early 1940s, consideration was given to reworking the Le Hardi project to enhance the power of her air defense systems.

 

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L'Aventurier Info

Ship Name:   VIII L'Aventurier

Level: 8

Class: WG Project Le Hardi-class destroyer

WG Introduction: April 5th, 2024

Status during tests and early access:  VIII L'Aventurier

Status when Final:  VIII L'Aventurier

Cost when Final:  110 000   9 000 000

Early Access Release: 13.6

Nation:  France

Devs Status: Early Access

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Armor

Hit Points: 16,700 hp

Overall: 10-20 mm

Side Plating: 19 mm

Deck Plating: 19 mm

Bottom: 20 mm

Turret Plating: 10 mm

Superstructure: 13 mm

Tonnage: 2,929 t

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Main Battery Armament:

3x2 130 mm/45 Mle 1935 on an Mle 1935 mount:

Max Range: 12.0 km

Reload: 4.7 s

Minimum Shell Type Switching Time: 4.7 s

180° Turn Time: 18.0 s

Dispersion at Max Range: 105 m

Sigma: 2.0σ

 

Shell Types

HE Shells

6x 130 mm HE OEA Mle 1935:

Max HE Shell Damage: 1950

Alpha Piercing HE: 22.0 mm

Ammo Type: High Explosive

Shell Air Drag: 0.391

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 68.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.001

Shell Detonator Threshold: 2.0

Shell Diameter: 130 mm

Shell Krupp: 475.0

Shell Mass: 29.5 kg

Shell Ricochet: 91.0°

Shell Velocity: 840.0 m/s

Burn Probability: 9%

 

AP Shells

6x 130 mm SAP OPFA Mle 1933:

Maximum AP shell damage: 2400

Ammo Type: Armor Piercing

Shell Air Drag: 0.395

Shell Always Ricochet At: 60.0°

Normalization: 10.0°

Shell Detonator: 0.03

Shell Detonator Threshold: 22.0 mm

Shell Diameter: 130 mm

Shell Krupp: 2100.0

Shell Mass: 32.1

Shell Ricochet At: 45.0°

AP Shell initial velocity: 800.0 m/s

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Depth Charges:

Maximum damage: 3000

Charges: 2

Bombs per charge: 8

Reload time: 40 s

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Torpedoes:

3×3 550 mm tube lance-torpilles/550 mm 44V Mle 2:

Range: 11.0 km

Reload: 125 s

Alpha Damage: 21,367

Speed: 70 kts

180 degree turn time: 7.2 s

Torpedo detectability: 1.5 km

Max Distance Damage Threshold: 6.5 km

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AA Defence:

Mid Range:

4x2 37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount:

Firing range: 3.5 km

Hit Probability: 100 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 35

Short Range:

2x1 20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.4 mount:

Firing range: 2.0 km

Hit Probability: 95 %

Damage by Zone Area AA: 88

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Mobility:

Maximum speed: 35.0 knots

Turning circle radius: 620 m

Rudder shift time: 5.1 s

Propulsion: 67,600 hp

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Visibility:

Surface Detectability: 7.37 km

Air Detectability: 3.26 km

Detectability by enemy subs: 0-3.26 km

Detectability whilst firing in smoke: 2.89 km

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Consumables:

Slot 1: Damage Control Party:

Charges: infinite

Action Time: 5 s

Reload Time: 40 s

 

Slot 2: Emergency Engine Power:

Charges: 5

Action Time: 90 s

Reload Time: 90 s

Boost: +30%

 

All statistics are presented without crew and upgrade modifiers, but with the best modules available. Please note that these statistics may change at any time.