AL Richelieu

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 AL Richelieu — French • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

The design of this ship is based on the character Richelieu from Azur Lane. She's a mighty battleship of the Iris Libre nation!

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Premium

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Doubloons) 17 500

 Year of Design: 1940
 Variants: Richelieu

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Sure Shot: Shells with a good ballistic trajectory maintain velocity, making aiming easier.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

Money Maker: Grants a significant bonus to XP and credit earnings.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	57 300	-
• Armor (mm)	18 - 430	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	35	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	850	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	15.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	15.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	12.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.4	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	380mm/45 Mle 1935	-
• Main artillery arrangement	2x4	-
• Firing range (km)	18.4	-
• Reload time (sec)	28.5	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	6300	-
• HE fire chance (%)	40	-
• HE penetration (mm)	95	-
• AP maximum damage	11 000	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1931	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• HE maximum damage	1400	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	5	-
• Reload time (sec)	12	-
• HE maximum damage	2200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	12	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Mk4	-
• Arrangement	48x1	-
• DPS	173	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/56 Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	14x4	-
• DPS	223	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1931	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	41	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• DPS	25	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - AL Richelieu

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	57 300	18	430	35	2x4	15.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
380mm/45 Mle 1935	2x4	28.5	36	6300	40	11 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	18.4 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Battleship - AL Richelieu

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary battery firing range +20% Secondary battery dispersion -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%	Armament Durability Mod 1 Main battery survivability +50% Secondary battery survivability +50% Survivability of AA mounts +50% Maximum HP -5%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA of ships +50%
SLOT 4	Main Battery Mod 3 Main battery reload time -10% Main battery traverse speed -15%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Battleship - AL Richelieu

Damage Control Party

Accelerates repairs to damage modules, firefighting efforts and recovery from flooding.

Duration: 15s Reload time: 80s The number of consumables is unlimited

Repair Party

Partially restores the ship's HP by repairing light damage.

HP per second: +286 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - AL Richelieu

Pros:

• Decent AA armament
• High top speed of 32 knots
• Improved main battery gun performance over her tech-tree sister; ¼ HE pen (which is unique for a French battleship), improved dispersion and great firing range

Cons:

• Low HP pool for its tier
• No access to plane consumables
• Extremely vulnerable to HE spam; typical of French battleships

Performance

Changes

Battleship - AL Richelieu

The Valor Armada

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 s to 28.5 s
• HE shell damage increased from 5800 to 6300
• HE shell fire-setting chance increased from 38% to 40%

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