Mogador

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Mogador

Destroyer | France | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price166000 exp

Purchase price13,250,000

Hit Points16,900

Main Battery

139 mm/50 Mle 1934 on an Mle 1935 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range11.62 km.

Maximum Dispersion102 m.

HE Shell139 mm HE OEA Mle 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity840 m./s.

HE Shell Weight40.2 kg.

AP Shell139 mm SAP OPFA Mle 1924

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,700

Initial AP Shell Velocity840 m./s.

AP Shell Weight39.9 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles2 х 2 / 2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.78 shots/min.

Reload Time77 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 24V Mle 2

Maximum Damage18,400

Torpedo Speed75 knot

Torpedo Range8.01 km.

AA Defense

37 mm/70 Mle 1935 on an ACAD Mle 1936 mount2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.2

. . . Firing Range3.51 km.

13.2 mm Hotchkiss Mle 1929 on a CAD Mle 1929 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second14

. . . Firing Range1.2 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed43.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time6.6 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.26 km.

Air Detectability Range4.59 km.

Battle Levels

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13.11

Mogador

Destroyer | France | Tier IX

Tech Tree Position

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General

Research price166000 exp

Purchase price13,250,000

Hit Points20,200

Main Battery

139 mm/50 Mle 1934 on an Mle 1935 mount4 х 2 pcs.

Rate of Fire7.5 shots/min.

Reload Time8 sec.

Rotation Speed10 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time18 sec.

Firing Range12.78 km.

Maximum Dispersion102 m.

HE Shell139 mm HE OEA Mle 1928

Maximum HE Shell Damage2,000

Chance of Fire on Target Caused by HE Shell10 %

Initial HE Shell Velocity840 m./s.

HE Shell Weight40.2 kg.

AP Shell139 mm SAP OPFA Mle 1924

Maximum AP Shell Damage2,700

Initial AP Shell Velocity840 m./s.

AP Shell Weight39.9 kg.

Torpedo Tubes

550 mm tube lance-torpilles2 х 2 / 2 х 3 pcs.

Rate of Fire0.78 shots/min.

Reload Time77 sec.

Rotation Speed25 deg./sec.

180 Degree Turn Time7.2 sec.

Torpedo550 mm 24V Mle 2

Maximum Damage18,400

Torpedo Speed75 knot

Torpedo Range8.01 km.

AA Defense

57 mm/60 Mle 1951 on an ACAD Mle 1948 mount2 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second51

. . . Firing Range3.81 km.

20 mm Oerlikon on a Mk.24 mount4 х 2 pcs.

. . . Average Damage per Second24.4

. . . Firing Range2.01 km.

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed43.5 knot

Turning Circle Radius730 m.

Rudder Shift Time4.7 sec.

Concealment

Surface Detectability Range9.26 km.

Air Detectability Range4.59 km.

Battle Levels

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IX

13,250,000

Mogador — French Tier IX destroyer.

The most powerful large destroyers (French "contre-torpilleurs") among those built for the French Navy. Due to the placement of her artillery guns in twin mounts, the ship outgunned not only all of her predecessors in terms of firepower, but also most contemporary destroyers. Another special feature of the Mogador-class ships was the arrangement of their torpedo armament, where two torpedo tubes were placed along each side of the ship.

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 ()
139 mm/50 Mle 1934 on an Mle 1935 mount	7.5	18	102	2,000	10	2,700		0	1,000,000

	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 ()
Mogador (A)	16,900	10	20	4		4/2	2/2			0	1,400,000
Mogador (B)	20,200	10	20	4		4/2	2/2			55,000	3,400,000

	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 24V Mle 2	0.8	77	7.2	18,400	75	8		0	1,300,000

	IDS_SHIP_PARAM_SUO_INCREASE_DIST (%)	Maximum Firing Range (km)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
PCA n° 9 Mle 1		0		0	900,000
PCA n° 9 Mle 2		0		35,000	1,700,000

	Maximum Speed (knot)		Research price (exp)	Purchase price ()
Propulsion: 92,000 hp	43.5		0	1,100,000

Compatible Upgrades

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

Player Opinion

Performance

Mogador is the Tier IX destroyer of the French Tech Tree. She continues the trend set by Le Fantasque, but with a welcome increase in firepower and a more convenient gun layout. Instead of five single mounted guns, Mogador sports eight in four twin mounts mounted along the centerline, making gunnery in total more convenient.

The most prominent features of Mogador are her speed, which can go well above 50kn as well as her Main Battery Reload Booster , which gives her the edge in a duel vs another destroyer or allows her to rack up a lot of damage against a target showing broadside. At the same time her lackluster concealment means that opposing destroyers will have the option to react before Mogador can engage them. On top of that, the lack of a Smoke Generator  means that Mogador will struggle to disengage if required. Mogador’s torpedo armament is also lacking, making them more of a side weapon or a tool when rushing an opponent rather than a consistent factor.

This means that Mogador is best played in combination with an allied destroyer, to overcome her concealment issues and the lack of a smoke generator while the high burst damage potential allows the duo to dispose of any destroyers they might face.

Pros:

• Incredibly fast, can reach a ludicrous 54.8 knots with Engine Boost  and the Sierra Mike () signal flag
• Powerful main battery guns with excellent HE and AP performance
• High burst damage potential with Main Battery Reload Booster  active
• Very good healthpool for a destroyer
• Decent mid-range AA suite
• Very fast torpedoes with good damage and quick reload time

Cons:

• Lacks defensive tools of any kind and relies entirely on speed and dodging to avoid damage
• Poor main battery reload speed
• Slow turret traverse and poor firing angles
• Very poor concealment. Concealment cannot be improved past 7.5 km.
• Vulnerable to planes due to high aerial detection and lack of long range AA defenses
• Torpedoes have high detectability

Research

Availability of researchable upgrades for Mogador is as follows:

• Hull: Upgrade to Hull (B) for a good chunk of hitpoints and a significant boost in AA, as well as a rudder shift improve. Research of this module unlocks progression to Kleber.
• Gun Fire Control System: Upgrade to PCA n°9 Mle 2 for an extra 10% range on the main battery.

Optimal Configuration

Upgrades

The recommended upgrades for Mogador are as follows:

• Slot 1: Main Armaments Modification 1
• Slot 2: Engine Room Protection or Engine Boost Modification 1 if available
• Slot 3: Aiming Systems Modification 1
• Slot 4: Propulsion Modification 1
• Slot 5: Concealment System Modification 1 
• Slot 6: Main Battery Modification 3

Commander Skills

Key skills for Mogador commanders include the skills that improve her main armament and survivability.

Recommended Commander Skills
Cost (points)	Attack				Defense
1	Grease the Gears +15% main battery traverse speed. ★★	Liquidator +30% chance (multiplicative) of causing flooding.	Consumables Specialist −7.5% cooldown time of all Consumables except:  Damage Control Party ,  Repair Party . ★★	Gun Feeder -40% time to switch shell type.	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	Demolition Expert +1% chance of main and secondary HE shells causing a fire. +15% to the damage-inflicting area of HE shells fired at submarines.	Swift Fish +5% torpedo speed.	Consumables Enhancements +10% action time of: Hydroacoustic Search , Surveillance Radar , Smoke Generator , & Engine Boost .	Extra-Heavy Ammunition +7.5% main battery AP shell damage. +10% damage from depth charges. ★	Priority Target The detection indicator will show the number of enemies aiming at you with main battery.	Last Stand The ship remains able to move and maneuver - slowly - while the engine or steering gears are incapacitated. ★★
3	Main Battery & AA Specialist -5% main battery reload time. +10% continuous AA damage. ★★	Fill the Tubes -10% torpedo tubes reload time.	Adrenaline Rush -0.2% reload time of all armaments per 1% HP lost +0.2% AA continuous damage per 1% HP lost. ★★	Inertial Fuse for HE Shells +25% armor penetration of HE shells Base fire chance reduced by half.	Superintendent +1 charge to all consumables.	Survivability Expert +350 HP per ship tier. ★★
4	Main Battery & AA Expert +20% main battery range. +15% flak damage.	Swift in Silence So long as the ship remains undetected: +8% ship speed +5% main battery reload time.	Radio Location Shows the direction to the nearest enemy ship. The enemy is alerted that a bearing has been taken.. ★	Fearless Brawler +1 flak burst per salvo. -10% main battery reload when ship is spotted. ★	Concealment Expert -10% detectability range of the ship. ★★	Dazzle For 15 seconds after you are detected: * +20% dispersion of enemy shells fired at you. * +8% ship speed.
Key: ★★★ - Extremely Useful      ★★ - Frequently Useful      ★ - Occasionally Useful     No stars - Not Useful

Consumables

Mogador can equip the following consumables:

• Damage Control Party 
• Main Battery Reload Booster 
• Engine Boost 

Signals

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

Mogador, 1939

Construction

Builder: Lorient; Lorient, France

Laid down: 28 December 1934

Launched: 9 June 1937

Commissioned: 1 June 1938

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Specifications

2,880 tons displacement, standard

4,026 tons displacement, full

137.5m length

12.6m beam

4.6m draft

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Machinery

Four (4) Indret boilers

Two (2) Rateau-Bretagne geared steam turbines

710 tons oil

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Performance

XX knots at XX shaft horsepower

XX nm at XX knots

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Armament

Main

Eight (4x2) 138.6mm/50 Mle 1934

Anti-aircraft

Two (1x2) 37mm/50 Mle 1933

Four (2x2) 13.2mm Hotchkiss MG Mle 1929

Torpedoes

Ten (2x3+3x3) 550mm 23DT

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Complement

245 (12 officers and 233 sailors) +11 as flagship

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CAPTION.

History

Mogador was the lead ship of the French Navy's Mogador class of destroyers (French: contre-torpilleur). Named for the Moroccan town, she was built before the outbreak of World War II. The ship was heavily damaged during the British attack on Mers-el-Kébir on 3 July 1940, but was later repaired and sailed to Toulon. She was scuttled in Toulon Harbor when the Germans tried to seize her, along with the rest of the fleet, on 27 November 1942.
The Mogador and her sister Volta were the last contre-torpilleurs built by the French Navy, a not entirely successful attempt to build a ship capable of out-fighting every other ship below her tonnage. "In technological terms Mogador and Volta were ships with the armament of a light cruiser in the hull of destroyer; the contre-torpilleur as a type had been pushed past the limits of its capabilities."

Design

The Mogador-class were the ultimate evolution of the contre-torpilleur, and had more firepower than anyone had ever tried to put on a destroyer hull. The design, initially known as the ‘Type 1931 contre-torpilleur’, was intended to operate with the new battleships of the Dunkerque-class, and were thus intended to operate in the Atlantic against German raiders. Maximum firepower was stressed, which saw the French attempt to give the design eight main battery guns. In order to achieve this, displacement was radically increased over the Le Fantasque-class – standard displacement was 2,880 tons, and at full load reached 4,026 tons.

High speed was to be maintained (design speed was 39 knots), and for this end newer Indret boilers running hotter and at higher pressures were used – 35 kg/cm2 and 385°C. These fed a pair of turbine groups that produced 92,000 shp, and top speed in service proved to be the same as the Le Fantasque-class (39 to 40 knots).

In order to gain the maximum firepower, eight 138.6/50 were supplied, mounted in four twin Mle 1934 pseudo-turrets. Ballistic performance remained the same as in the Mle 1929, as did the fire control arrangements, but a modified breech was used in order to improve the rate of fire – and backfired entirely. Due to a serious design error that caused the shells to not line up properly with the breech, on top of quality control issues, caused the rate of fire to plummet to 3-4 rpm, interspaced with frequent jams. Attempts to fix this led to the improved Mle 1934R1938, but the system still worked poorly and rate of fire was only 5-6 rpm. Overall firepower was increased compared to Le Fantasque due to the greater number of guns, but only barely. Fire control was identical to Le Fantasque – a gun director above the bridge with a 5-meter stereoscopic rangefinder feeding an Mle 1929M36 fire control computer, with an FTP transmitting system.

The torpedo battery also differed, with total tubes increasing (to ten) with two Mle 1928T and two Mle 1928D, so the broadside was reduced from six to five torpedoes. Fire control arrangements were identical to the Le Fantasque-class, a director above the gun director with a 5-meter rangefinder feeding an Mle 1933 torpedo fire control computer. Like the prior classes, anti-aircraft battery remained unchanged and poor.

Overall, the class was an exacerbation of most of the attributes of the Le Fantasque-class – despite the increased displacement they were just as impressively fast, and were stable platforms. In an improvement over the prior class, their hulls were much more robust and did not take damage in the Atlantic weather. Unfortunately, their handling remained just as bad – worse, even, as they had a wider turning radius than the battleships they were meant to escort. Firepower on paper was fantastic, but the serious flaws of the replenishment system and breech system greatly reduced this, especially in the event of sustained combat. For better or for worse the class did not see intensive service in the Second World War, so questions of overall machinery reliability remain unanswered.

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Historical Gallery

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  Mogador immediately after the attack on 3 July 1940

Video

References

1. French destroyer Mogador - Wikipedia
2. Mogador-class destroyer - Wikipedia
3. Armada: Mogador - News - World of Warships
4. Armada: Mogador - World of Warships Official Channel - YouTube

Ship Change Log

See here for links to Update notes.

• Available for testing by supertesters in the game starting from Update 0.8.3.

Testing Changes

• Mar 26, 2019:
  • Preliminary characteristics.
• May 27, 2019:
  • Top hull had 4x3 550 mm torpedoes removed. Now it will feature the same 2x3 and 2x2 550 mm torpedo launchers as the stock hull.
  • Stock main battery firing range decreased from 11.9 to 11.6 km.
  • Main battery reload time increased from 7 to 7.5 s.
  • Detectability ranges increased:
    • By sea from 8.1 to 9 km.
    • By air from 3.9 to 4.3 km.
    • After firing main guns in smoke from 3.3 to 3.7 km.
• June 13, 2019:
  • Main battery reload time increased from 7.5 to 8 s.
• July 19, 2019:
  • The chance of the engine and steering gears being incapacitated was decreased.

• In Update 0.8.6, it became available from the "Legion of Honor" bundle in the Armory.
• Update 0.8.7:
  • Increased the normalization of AP shells from 8.5 to 10 degrees.
• Introduced in Update 0.8.8.
• Update 0.9.0:
  • Detection of the ship was increased:
    • From ships: from 9.04 to 9.54 km.
    • By air: from 4.35 to 4.59 km.
    • After firing main guns in smoke: from 3.7 to 3.96 km.
  • Detectability of torpedoes was increased from 1.4 to 1.8 km.
• Update 12.2:
  • Improved the geometry and textures of the ship.

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