Algérie

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Algérie — French Tier VII cruiser.

After the construction of two series of Duquesne- and Suffren-class cruisers, built under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty, the task given to designers was to develop a ship with enhanced armor that could withstand 155 mm shells at a distance of up to 15 km (horizontal) and 20 km (vertical). The cruiser differed from her predecessors by her shorter and wider flush-deck hull, and her propulsion was implemented according to a linear scheme. At the beginning of World War II, Algérie participated in patrol and escort missions, including escorting ships with gold.

Modules

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Dispersion (m)	Maximum HE Shell Damage (HP)	Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell (%)	Maximum AP Shell Damage (HP)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
203 mm/50 Mle 1924 on an Mle 1931 mount	5	25.7	145	2,800	15	4,800		0	440,000

	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 ()
Algérie (A)	29,700	6	110	4	6	4/4/4/6	2			0	610,000
Algérie (B)	35,600	6	110	4	6	6/6	2			17,800	1,300,000

	Rate of Fire (shots/min)	Torpedo Tubes Reload Time (sec)	180° Turn Time (sec)	Maximum Damage (HP)	Torpedo Speed (knot)	Torpedo Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
550 mm 23DT	0.7	90	7.2	14,833	60	9		0	400,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 7 Mle 1		0		0	400,000
PCA n° 7 Mle 2		0		10,200	820,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 84,000 hp	31		0	390,000

Compatible Upgrades

Slot 1
Slot 2
Slot 3
Slot 4

Player Opinion

Performance

Hailing as the first heavy cruiser within the French line, the Algérie is one of the more beefy Tier VII cruisers that's available for research. Possessing superb range, Algérie is best played as a second line ship, providing heavy fusillade from behind friendly battleships as well as performing her traditional functions as a typical heavy cruiser when asked of her for if her heavy cruiser colleague Pensacola has the ability keep beading the enemy while turning in the so-called "turn and shoot" maneuver, this cruiser's ability can be said as a "fast moving fusillade" of sorts when she quickly sails to a sector and start shelling targets before transferring to another position or sector if it is needed. Despite the fairly frail look the heavy cruiser has, she has AP shells that can impress even the gun oriented players who had been aboard her cruiser colleagues and good HE with an average fire chance that can start fires after shelling the target a few times and her armor is sturdy enough to take a fair amount of beating although taking punishment for longer periods is very ill-advised aboard her. As a cruiser that has the speed boost consumable with an increased speed factor, the ship can practically keep up with destroyers if necessary, get into position faster or even retreat quickly in order to not sink should things go adverse and to top it all off, she's also surprisingly nimble. It is also worth noting her torpedoes, which aren't exactly the greatest amongst her torpedo equipped peers, has enough range to surprise the most unwary player thinking they're still too far away from the ship's torpedo range and the angles of attack for the torpedo tubes give Algérie plenty of assets when attempting fora torpedo run if she gets close enough to dump them.

As proud as Algérie is to be the first heavy cruiser of her nation, she also has her drawbacks: the AA suite, while not particularly powerful or bustling, cannot perform effective screening duties and her armor isn't that durable compared to some of her colleagues and worst of all is her speed which, without the speed boost consumable, would leave things to be desired.

Move in and shell your targets effectively, that is the Algérie.

Pros:

Unrivaled range at her tier by GFCS alone
Very good shell ballistics
Long range torpedoes with excellent firing arcs
Torpedo speed and range is very similar to Myoko's torpedoes
Excellent overall maneuverability
Surprisingly durable despite appearance

Cons:

Mediocre firing arcs for both forward and aft batteries
questionable AA suite
Cannot take heavy punishment; she must keep moving
High, boxy citadel, especially forward
Slowest of the existing Tier VII cruisers

Research

Because Algérie is so reliant on range for protection, players will find the increased maneuverability provided by the "B" hull to be helpful in survival, especially when bottom tier. Additional range provided by the Gun Fire Control System module is the only other available option.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

Algérie has access to slots 1, 2, 4, and 5. The following are recommended.

Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1 The main batteries of Algérie are her primary tools.
Slot 2: Aiming Systems Modification 1 Algérie has poor AA and little use for secondaries.
Slot 4: Steering Gears Modification 1 All French cruisers from Tier III-IX have a vulnerable steering section.
Slot 5: Steering Gears Modification 2 This brings maneuverability into a "sweet spot" where Algerie becomes very difficult to hit at range.

Commander Skills

The following will serve well for most French cruisers, with special mention to Last Stand as a near-required universal skill for the line.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Endurance		Attack		Support		Versatility
1	Priority Target Situational Awareness indicator will show the number of opponents currently aiming at you with main battery guns. ★★★	Preventative Maintenance -30% to the risk of incapacitation of main turrets, torpedo tubes, steering gear, engines. ★★	Expert Loader -50% to reload time when shell type is switched. ★	Air Supremacy -5% aircraft restoration time.	Direction Center for Fighters +1 fighter to carrier fighter squadrons or catapult fighters.	Improved Engine Boost +10% Aircraft engine boost time.	Incoming Fire Alert Indicator of long-range enemy artillery fire. ★	Last Gasp Completely restores the engine boost for the last attack flight of the carrier's planes.
2	High Alert -10% to reload time of Damage Control Party consumable. ★★	Jack of All Trades -5% to reload time of all consumables. ★★	Expert Marksman +2.5 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber up to 139mm. +0.7 deg/sec to traverse speed of guns with a caliber above 139mm. ★★	Torpedo Acceleration +5 knots to torpedo speed. -20% to torpedo range.	Smoke Screen Expert +20% to the radius of the smoke screen.	Improved Engines +2.5% Squadron speed.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% to reload times of all types of armament for each 1% of total health lost. +0.2% squadron speed for each 1% of total health lost. ★★	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★★
3	Basics of Survivability -15% to time of repair, fire extinguishing, and recovery from flooding. ★	Survivability Expert +350 ship HP for each ship tier. +15 aircraft HP for each ship tier. ★	Torpedo Armament Expertise -10% to reload time of torpedo tubes. ★	Aircraft Armor Reduces continuous damage to aircraft in all AA defense zones. -10% continuous damage.	Basic Firing Training -10% to reload time of main battery guns with a caliber up to and including 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +10% to continuous damage from AA guns. ★	Superintendent +1 additional charge to all consumables mounted on a ship. ★★★	Demolition Expert +2% chance of HE shells causing a fire on target. +1% chance of rockets causing a fire on target. +5% chance of HE bombs causing a fire on target. ★★★	Vigilance +25% to detection range of enemy torpedoes. ★★
4	Manual Fire Control for Secondary Armament Tightens dispersion of shells from secondary batteries. -15% for Tier I-VI ships. -60% for Tier VII-X ships. Manually selected target only.	Fire Prevention -10% to the risk of fire. The maximum number of fires on a ship is reduced to three.	Inertia Fuse for HE Shells +30% to the armor penetration capacity of HE shells. -1% chance of fire on target caused by shells <=139mm. -3% chance of fire on target caused by shells >139mm.	Sight Stabilization Speeds up the aiming of a carrier's aircraft. +5% attack aircraft aiming speed. +5% torpedo bomber aiming speed. +10% dive bomber aiming speed.	Advanced Firing Training +20% to firing range of main battery guns with a caliber up to 139mm and all secondary battery guns. +15% damage/sec. within the explosion radius of shells fired from long-range AA defenses. ★	Massive AA Fire Instantaneous Damage +100%. Priority AA sector cooldown +50%.	Radio Position Finding Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken. ★	Concealment Expert -10% to the detection radius of all ships and aircraft. ★★★
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful ★★ - Frequently Useful ★ - Occasionally Useful No stars - Meh Χ - Not recommended

Consumables

Priority for selection of premium consumables should be as follows: Damage Control Party II, Engine Boost II, Catapult Fighter II, and last, either Defensive Fire II or Hydroacoustic Search II

Camouflage

Algérie has no special camouflage beyond her available Type 17 Camouflage at this time. It provides the following benefits: -5% to post-battle service, +4% to the dispersion of ships firing at the player, -3% to the concealment of the ship, and +50% XP earned in battle.

Signals

Zulu, Zulu Hotel, Papa Papa, Equal Speed Charlie London, and Dragon Flag are left entirely to the discretion of the player.

Recommended Signal Flags
Combat
Juliet Charlie -100% to the risk of magazine detonation. ★★	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. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★★★
Juliet Whiskey Unaone +15% chance of causing flooding. +5% to the risk of your ship's magazine detonating. ★	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 .

Note: Use of the Juliet Charlie signal makes detonation impossible.

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Historical Info

Ships of France

Destroyers	II Enseigne Gabolde • III Fusilier • IV Bourrasque • V Jaguar • V Siroco • VI Guépard • VI Aigle • VII Vauquelin • VIII Le Fantasque • VIII Le Terrible • IX Mogador • X Kléber • X Marceau • X Kléber CLR
Cruisers	I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé
Battleships	III Turenne • IV Courbet • V Bretagne • VI Normandie • VI Dunkerque • VI Dunkerque B • VII Lyon • VII Strasbourg • VIII Richelieu • VIII Gascogne • VIII Champagne • VIII Flandre • VIII Picardie • IX Alsace • IX Jean Bart • IX Jean Bart B • X République • X Bourgogne • ★ Patrie
Aircraft Carriers	VI Béarn

Cruisers

Japan	I Hashidate • II Chikuma • III Tenryū • III Katori • IV Yūbari • IV Kuma • IV Iwaki Alpha • V Furutaka • V Agano • V Yahagi • VI Aoba • VI Gokase • VII Myōkō • VII Omono • VII Tokachi • VII Maya • VII ARP Myōkō • VII ARP Ashigara • VII ARP Haguro • VII Southern Dragon • VII Eastern Dragon • VII ARP Nachi • VIII Mogami • VIII Tone • VIII Atago • VIII Shimanto • VIII Atago B • VIII ARP Takao • VIII ARP Maya • IX Ibuki • IX Takahashi • IX Azuma • IX AL Azuma • IX Chikuma II • X Zaō • X Yodo • X Yoshino • X Yoshino B • X Kitakami
U.K.	I Black Swan • II Weymouth • III Caledon • IV Danae • V Emerald • V Hawkins • V Exeter • VI Leander • VI Devonshire • VI London • VI Dido • VI Orion '44 • VII Fiji • VII Surrey • VII Belfast • VIII Edinburgh • VIII Albemarle • VIII Cheshire • VIII Tiger '59 • VIII Belfast '43 • VIII Hampshire • VIII Nottingham • VIII AL Cheshire • VIII STAR Edinburgh • IX Neptune • IX Drake • X Monmouth • X Minotaur • X Goliath • X Plymouth • X Gibraltar • X Defence • ★ Edgar
France	I Bougainville • II Jurien de la Gravière • III Friant • IV Duguay-Trouin • V Émile Bertin • VI La Galissonnière • VI De Grasse • VI Dupleix • VI Montcalm • VII Algérie • VII Toulon • VIII Charles Martel • VIII Cherbourg • VIII Bayard • IX Saint-Louis • IX Brest • IX Carnot • X Henri IV • X Marseille • X Colbert • ★ Condé
U.S.S.R.	I Orlan • II Diana • II Diana Lima • II Novik • III Aurora • III Bogatyr • III Oleg • III Varyag • III AL Avrora • IV Svietlana • V Murmansk • V Kotovsky • V Krasny Krym • V Mikoyan • V Kirov • VI Budyonny • VI Molotov • VI Admiral Makarov • VII Shchors • VII Lazo • VII Lazo B • VIII Chapayev • VIII Tallinn • VIII Mikhail Kutuzov • VIII Ochakov • VIII Pyotr Bagration • VIII Dmitry Pozharsky • IX Dmitri Donskoi • IX Riga • IX Kronshtadt • X Moskva • X Alexander Nevsky • X Petropavlovsk • X Stalingrad • X Smolensk B • X Smolensk • X Sevastopol • X Kommissar • ★ Novosibirsk
U.S.A.	I Erie • II Chester • II Albany • III St. Louis • III Charleston • IV Phoenix • V Omaha • V Marblehead • V Marblehead Lima • V Rattlehead • VI Pensacola • VI Dallas • VII Atlanta • VII New Orleans • VII Helena • VII Indianapolis • VII Atlanta B • VII Boise • VII Flint • VIII Baltimore • VIII Cleveland • VIII Wichita • VIII Anchorage • VIII Congress • VIII Rochester • VIII San Diego • VIII AL Montpelier • IX Buffalo • IX Seattle • IX Vallejo • IX Alaska • IX Tulsa • IX Alaska B • X Des Moines • X Worcester • X Puerto Rico • X Salem • X Austin • ★ Annapolis
Germany	I Hermelin • II Dresden • II Emden • III Kolberg • IV Karlsruhe • V Königsberg • VI Nürnberg • VI Admiral Graf Spee • VI Leipzig • VI HSF Admiral Graf Spee • VII Yorck • VII München • VII Weimar • VIII Admiral Hipper • VIII Prinz Eugen • VIII Mainz • VIII Schill • VIII Mainz B • VIII Cross of Dorn • VIII Wiesbaden • IX Roon • IX Siegfried • IX Ägir • IX Admiral Schröder • IX Roon CLR • X Hindenburg • ★ Clausewitz
Pan-Asia	I Chengan • III Ning Hai • V Chungking • VI Rahmat • VI Huanghe • VII Chumphon • VIII Harbin • VIII Irian • VIII Wukong • IX Sejong • IX Dalian • IX Mengchong • IX Tianjin • X Jinan
Spain	I Júpiter • II Méndez Núñez • III Navarra • IV Almirante Cervera • V Galicia • VI Baleares • VI Canarias • VII Asturias • VIII Cataluña • VIII Numancia • IX Andalucía • X Castilla
Europe	I Gryf • VI Elli
Netherlands	I Van Kinsbergen • II Gelderland • III Java • IV De Ruyter • V Celebes • VI Kijkduin • VII Eendracht • VIII Haarlem • VIII De Zeven Provinciën • IX Johan de Witt • IX Van Speijk • X Gouden Leeuw • X Prins van Oranje
Italy	I Eritrea • II Nino Bixio • III Taranto • IV Alberto di Giussano • V Raimondo Montecuccoli • V Genova • VI Trento • VI Duca d'Aosta • VII Zara • VII Duca degli Abruzzi • VII Francesco Ferruccio • VII Gorizia • VIII Amalfi • IX Brindisi • IX Michelangelo • X Venezia • X Napoli • X Napoli B • ★ Piemonte
Commonwealth	I Sutlej • II Port Jackson • III Caradoc • IV Dunedin • V Delhi • VI Hobart • VI Perth • VI Mysore • VII Uganda • VIII Auckland • IX Encounter • IX Hector • X Cerberus • X Brisbane
Pan-America	I Hércules • II Almirante Barroso • II Almirante Abreu • III Vicente Guerrero • IV Córdoba • V La Argentina • VI Almirante Cochrane • VII Coronel Bolognesi • VII Nueve de Julio • VIII Ignacio Allende • VIII Almirante Grau • IX Santander • X San Martín

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-Hailing as the first heavy cruiser within the French line, the ''Algérie'' is one of the more beefy Tier VII cruisers that's available for research. Possessing superb range, ''Algérie'' is best played as a second line ship, providing heavy fusillade from behind friendly battleships as well as performing her traditional functions as a typical heavy cruiser when asked of her for if her heavy cruiser colleague ''Pensacola'' has the ability keep beading the enemy while turning in the so-called "turn and shoot" maneuver, this cruiser's ability can be said as a "fast moving fusillade" of sorts when she quickly sails to a sector and start shelling targets before transferring to another position or sector if needs me. Despite the fairly frail look the heavy cruiser has, she has AP shells that can impress even the gun oriented players who had been aboard her cruiser colleagues and good HE with an average fire chance that can start fires after shelling the target a few times and her armor is sturdy enough to take a fair amount of beating although taking punishment for longer periods is very ill-advised aboard her. As a cruiser that has the speed boost consumable with an increased speed factor, the ship can practically keep up with destroyers if necessary, get into position faster or even retreat quickly in order to not sink should things go adverse and to top it all off, she's also surprisingly nimble. It is also worth noting her torpedoes, which aren't exactly the greatest amongst her torpedo equipped peers, has enough range to surprise the most unwary player thinking they're still too far away from the ship's torpedo range and the angles of attack for the torpedo tubes give ''Algérie'' plenty of assets when attempting fora torpedo run if she gets close enough to dump them.
+Hailing as the first heavy cruiser within the French line, the ''Algérie'' is one of the more beefy Tier VII cruisers that's available for research. Possessing superb range, ''Algérie'' is best played as a second line ship, providing heavy fusillade from behind friendly battleships as well as performing her traditional functions as a typical heavy cruiser when asked of her for if her heavy cruiser colleague ''Pensacola'' has the ability keep beading the enemy while turning in the so-called "turn and shoot" maneuver, this cruiser's ability can be said as a "fast moving fusillade" of sorts when she quickly sails to a sector and start shelling targets before transferring to another position or sector if it is needed. Despite the fairly frail look the heavy cruiser has, she has AP shells that can impress even the gun oriented players who had been aboard her cruiser colleagues and good HE with an average fire chance that can start fires after shelling the target a few times and her armor is sturdy enough to take a fair amount of beating although taking punishment for longer periods is very ill-advised aboard her. As a cruiser that has the speed boost consumable with an increased speed factor, the ship can practically keep up with destroyers if necessary, get into position faster or even retreat quickly in order to not sink should things go adverse and to top it all off, she's also surprisingly nimble. It is also worth noting her torpedoes, which aren't exactly the greatest amongst her torpedo equipped peers, has enough range to surprise the most unwary player thinking they're still too far away from the ship's torpedo range and the angles of attack for the torpedo tubes give ''Algérie'' plenty of assets when attempting fora torpedo run if she gets close enough to dump them.
 As proud as ''Algérie'' is to be the first heavy cruiser of her nation, she also has her drawbacks: the AA suite, while not particularly powerful or bustling, cannot perform effective screening duties and her armor isn't that durable compared to some of her colleagues and worst of all is her speed which, without the speed boost consumable, would leave things to be desired.

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