Charlemagne

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 Charlemagne — French • Premium • Tier VI • Cruiser.

A heavy cruiser project (Project C5A3) designed to rival potential adversaries: new ships of this type that were being built in Germany. The main difference from the previous ships was manifestedin the enhancements of the ship's main guns located in triple turrets.

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

 Tier: VI
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 12 500

 Year of Design: 1939

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Broad Launch: Wider maximum spread of the torpedo launcher.

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	30 000	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 140	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	16	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	32	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	12.4	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.8	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	7.4	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	15 833	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	10	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	203mm/50 Mle 1931	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	15.2	-
• Reload time (sec)	13	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	30	-
• HE maximum damage	2600	-
• HE fire chance (%)	14	-
• HE penetration (mm)	34	-
• AP maximum damage	4800	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1931	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4.5	-
• Reload time (sec)	4	-
• HE maximum damage	1400	-
• HE fire chance (%)	6	-
• HE penetration (mm)	17	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Mk4	-
• Arrangement	8x1	-
• DPS	29	-
• Range (km)	2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	48	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/56 Bofors Mk3	-
• Arrangement	4x1	-
• DPS	30	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1931	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	34	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Charlemagne

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	30 000	6	140	16	3x3	2	14.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
203mm/50 Mle 1931	3x3	13	30	2600	14	4800

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	15.2 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	2x3	90s	7.2s	15 833	10	60	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Charlemagne

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main batter 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%

Consumables

Cruiser - Charlemagne

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: 2.9km Detection of ships: 4.2km Duration: 94s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

Duration: 90s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +15% 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: 160s Number of consumables: 2

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Charlemagne

Pros:

• Good armor
• Hard-hitting main battery guns
• Good set of consumables
• Torpedoes have long range, decent speed and good damage

Cons:

• Mediocre rate of fire
• Poor AA armament
• Mediocre concealment
• Abysmal rudder-shift time for a Tier VI cruiser

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Charlemagne

February 2021

• Main battery reload decreased from 13 to 12 seconds.
• Extremity armor improved from 16 to 25 mm.

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