Brest

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 Brest — French • Tech Tree • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

After proposals for a cruiser with a 23,333-ton displacement were rejected due to limited capabilities, further development was focused on increasing the firepower and size of the ship. This led to a 26,500-ton design mounting eight new 13-inch (330 mm) guns in two quadruple-gun turrets—the foundation that eventually became the Dunkerque-class battleships.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 XP: 300 000

 Year of Design: 1932
 Predecessor: Cherbourg
 Variants: BA Utnapishtim's Ship

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Full Ahead: Can be equipped with Engine Boost.

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

Big and Flammable: Fires set on this ship last longer due to her large size and high caliber guns.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	50 100	55 300
• Armor (mm)	16 - 335	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	19	19

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	28.3	31.5
• Turning circle radius (m)	720	720
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	18.4	13.2

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.7	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	9.7	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	330mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932	330mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932
• Main artillery arrangement	2x4	2x4
• Firing range (km)	14.6	16.1
• Reload time (sec)	26	26
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	36
• HE maximum damage	4800	4800
• HE fire chance (%)	35	35
• HE penetration (mm)	55	55
• AP maximum damage	9700	9700
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	139mm/50 Mle 1938	139mm/50 Mle 1938
• Arrangement	8x2	8x2
• Firing range (km)	5	5
• Reload time (sec)	7	7
• HE maximum damage	2000	2000
• HE fire chance (%)	10	10
• HE penetration (mm)	23	23

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Mk4	20mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24
• Arrangement	18x1	18x2
• DPS	65	110
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/56 Bofors Mk1	40mm/56 Bofors Mk1
• Arrangement	8x2	4x2
• DPS	90	45
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	139mm/50 Mle 1938	40mm/56 Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	8x2	4x4
• DPS	122	64
• Range (km)	5.2	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Brest

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	50 100	16	335	19	2x4	18.4	0
Hull B	55 300	16	335	19	2x4	13.2	5 000 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
330mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932	2x4	26	36	4800	35	9700
330mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932	2x4	26	36	4800	35	9700

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	14.6 km	0
Targeting System PCA n°9 Mle 2	10 %	16.1 km	625 000

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	28.3 kn	0
Engine: 100 000 hp	31.5 kn	625 000

Modifications

Cruiser - Brest

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%
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%	Steering Gears Mod 3 Rudder-shift time -40% Steering gear repair time -80%
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%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Cruiser - Brest

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 60s The number of consumables is unlimited

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily reduces main battery gun reload time.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 15s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +331 Duration: 28s Reload time: 60s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

Maximum speed: +20% Duration: 180s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Sonar

Increases the guaranteed acquisition range of enemy ships and torpedoes, including those located within a smoke screen.

Detection of torpedoes: 3.1km Detection of ships: 4.4km Duration: 96s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 100s 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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Brest

Pros:

• Great set of consumables
• Large HP pool combined with good armor make the ship quite tanky
• Great turning circle radius
• Decent secondary guns

Cons:

• Slow main battery reload time
• Poor AA armament
• Slow rudder-shift time
• Mediocre main gun accuracy

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Brest

The Stars Align

• Main battery reload time reduced from 28 s to 26 s
• Credit-earning rate reduced from 5%

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