Bretagne

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 Bretagne — French • Tech Tree • Tier IV • Battleship.

A series of French battleships built in response to the appearance of British "superdreadnoughts". These ships were developed directly from the ships of the preceding class but carried 340 mm guns arranged under a more rational scheme.

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

 Tier: IV
 Class: Battleship
 XP: 24 000

 Entered Service: 1916
 Ships in Series: 3
 Predecessor: Courbet
 Successors: Normandie, Lyon

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Long Reach: Above average main battery range. Hit them before they can hit you.

Compromising: High caliber AP shells overpen the armor, but may still arm, depending on shell velocity.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	38 300	41 700
• Armor (mm)	10 - 400	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	10

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	19.9	21
• Turning circle radius (m)	580	580
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	17.5	12.5

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14.5	-
• Detectability by air (km)	10.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	11.2	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	340mm/45 Mle 1912	340mm/45 Mle 1912
• Main artillery arrangement	5x2	5x2
• Firing range (km)	13.9	15.3
• Reload time (sec)	30	30
• 180° turn time (sec)	60	60
• HE maximum damage	4700	4700
• HE fire chance (%)	26	26
• HE penetration (mm)	57	57
• AP maximum damage	9500	9500
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	139mm/55 Mle 1910	100mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	22x1	4x2
• Firing range (km)	4	4
• Reload time (sec)	10	4
• HE maximum damage	2000	1400
• HE fire chance (%)	8	6
• HE penetration (mm)	23	17
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	139mm/55 Mle 1910
• Arrangement	-	22x1
• Firing range (km)	-	4
• Reload time (sec)	-	10
• HE maximum damage	-	2000
• HE fire chance (%)	-	8
• HE penetration (mm)	-	23

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13.2mm/76 CAQ Mle 1929	25mm/60 CAD Mle 1939
• Arrangement	2x4	8x2
• DPS	10	45
• Range (km)	1.2	3.1
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/50 CA Mle 1925	40mm/56 Bofors Mk3
• Arrangement	8x1	8x1
• DPS	13	61
• Range (km)	3	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	75mm/50 Mle 1922	100mm/45 Mle 1931
• Arrangement	8x1	4x2
• DPS	14	27
• Range (km)	3	5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Bretagne

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	38 300	10	400	10	5x2	17.5	0
Hull B	41 700	10	400	10	5x2	12.5	100 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
340mm/45 Mle 1912	5x2	30	60	4700	26	9500
340mm/45 Mle 1912	5x2	30	60	4700	26	9500

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	13.9 km	0
Targeting System 4 Mle 2	10 %	15.3 km	12 500

	Maximum Speed	Purchase Price
Stock	19.9 kn	0
Engine: 31 000 hp	21 kn	12 500

Modifications

Battleship - Bretagne

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%

Consumables

Battleship - Bretagne

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +208 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Reduces secondary battery dispersion and tightens shell grouping.

Secondary battery shell grouping: +100% Secondary battery dispersion: -50% Duration: 30s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 3

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Battleship - Bretagne

Pros:

• Decent main battery accuracy
• Good maneuverability
• Numerous secondary batteries that deal good damage and have a good fire-starting capacity

Cons:

• Slow; top speed being only 21 knots
• Low HP pool
• Poor AA capabilities

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