Carnot

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 Carnot — French • Premium • Tier VIII • Cruiser.

A variant of the project of a super-heavy cruiser that was the predecessor of the Dunkerque-class ships.

Carnot was released as the final reward of the Lazare's Heritage campaign, which took place from March 6th to April 10th, 2023.

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

 Tier: VIII
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost:

 Year of Design: 1929

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.

Secondary Reach: Above average secondary battery range.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	66 450	-
• Armor (mm)	15 - 305	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	34.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	870	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.4	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	13.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	8.3	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	10.6	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	305mm/50 Mle 1930	-
• Main artillery arrangement	2x3	-
• Main artillery name 2	305mm/50 Mle 1930	-
• Main artillery arrangement 2	1x4	-
• Firing range (km)	15.8	-
• Reload time (sec)	24	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	4800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	25	-
• HE penetration (mm)	51	-
• AP maximum damage	8700	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/55 CAD Mle 1945	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing range (km)	7	-
• Reload time (sec)	3	-
• HE maximum damage	1400	-
• HE fire chance (%)	5	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	139mm/50 Mle 1934	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• Firing range (km)	7	-
• Reload time (sec)	10	-
• HE maximum damage	2000	-
• HE fire chance (%)	8	-
• HE penetration (mm)	35	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Mk4	-
• Arrangement	13x1	-
• DPS	47	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Oerlikon Mk24	-
• Arrangement	1x2	-
• DPS	6	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/56 Bofors Mk2	-
• Arrangement	12x4	-
• DPS	191	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/55 CAD Mle 1945	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	118	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Carnot

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	66 450	15	305	25	2x3	14.4

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
305mm/50 Mle 1930	2x3	24	30	4800	25	8700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.8 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	34.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Carnot

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 - Carnot

Damage Control Party

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

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

Sonar

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

Detection of torpedoes: 3.3km Detection of ships: 4.7km Duration: 98s Relaod time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +332 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

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

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

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

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 4

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 4

Enhanced Secondary Targeting

Lower the dispersion and improve the shell grouping of your secondary armament.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Carnot

Pros:

• Large HP and good armor make the ship quite tanky
• Great set of consumables
• Good base speed at 34.5 knots
• Great secondary batteries with good penetration, accuracy, range and fire chance
• Large caliber main guns allow the ship to overmatch super light cruisers such as Neptune and Sejong

Cons:

• Slow main battery reload time
• Poor maneuverability
• The turtleback armor is easily ignored by battleships or cruisers with improved penetration angles

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Carnot

Crimson Tale

• Main battery reload time reduced from 25 s to 24 s
• Main battery maximum HE shell damage increased from 4250 to 4800

The Cat and the Eagle

• Secondary battery maximum range increased from 6 km to 7 km
• Secondary battery HE shell penetration increased from 17 to 25 mm for 100 mm guns and from 23 to 35 mm for 139 mm guns
• Secondary battery dispersion improved by 32.5%
• Added the Enhanced Secondary Targeting consumable to the fourth slot
• Powerful AA Defenses ship trait has been replaced with Secondary Reach

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