De Grasse

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 De Grasse — French • Premium • Tier V • Cruiser.

According to the draft design in 1938, the light cruiser De Grasse was developed from the La Galissonièrre-class ships, and had their main advantages: heavy armor and good main battery guns. She had distinctive AA armament, increased speed, and slightly reinforced torpedo tubes.

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

 Tier: V
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Doubloons) 10 000

 Year of Design: 1938

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Agile: Above average ability to change direction.

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	31 200	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 100	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	10	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	33.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	8.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	11.8	-
• Detectability by air (km)	7.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	6	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload time (sec)	90	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum simulated damage	14 833	-
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	9	-
• Speed (kt)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Main artillery arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing range (km)	14.9	-
• Reload time (sec)	8.1	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	15	-
• HE maximum damage	2200	-
• HE fire chance (%)	12	-
• HE penetration (mm)	25	-
• AP maximum damage	3300	-
• Sigma	2.0	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• 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	13.2mm/76 CAD Mle 1929	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	7	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13.2mm/76 CAQ Mle 1929	-
• Arrangement	1x4	-
• DPS	5	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/50 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	4x2	-
• DPS	9	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	3x2	-
• DPS	20	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• DPS	25	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - De Grasse

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	31 200	6	100	10	3x3	2	8.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
152mm/55 Mle 1936	3x3	8.1	15	2200	12	3300

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	14.9 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	2x3	90s	7.2s	14 833	9	60	1.3

	Maximum Speed
Stock	33.5 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - De Grasse

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main Battery traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Dispersion of Main Battery -7% Torpedo tubes traverse speed +20% Secondary Battery firing range +5% Dispersion of secondary battery -5%	Secondary Battery Mod 2 Secondary Battery firing range +20% Dispersion of Secondary Battery -20%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder shift time -20%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%

Consumables

Cruiser - De Grasse

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: 2.8km Detection of ships: 3.9km Duration: 92s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +15% Duration: 180s Reload time: 120s Number of consumables: 2

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

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

Defensive AA Fire

Increases the efficiency of AA fire.

Average AA damage: +200% Duration: 40s Reload time: 160s Number of consumables: 2

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Player Opinion

Cruiser - De Grasse

Pros:

• Main battery turrets traverse quickly, taking only 15 seconds for a 180° turn.
• Good main battery range.
• Torpedoes have a range of 9 km with decent 60 knot speed.
• Wide torpedo launching angles.
• High top speed which can be increased with the potent French Engine Boostconsumable.

Cons:

• Deck armor is nearly non-existent; bomb hits from carriers can easily penetrate and land citadel hits.
• While her reload time is faster than both Émile Bertin and La Galissonnière, it is still slow compared to other cruisers carrying 152 mm guns.
• Landing hits at full range is hard due to horrid dispersion.
• Only three torpedoes per side. Her torps should not be relied on to win fights with battleships.
• Secondary guns are quite disappointing; their damage output is very low.
• AA suite is woefully inadequate. Even with Defensive AA Fire and Catapult Fighter, barely half of a Tier V squadron can be shot down.
• The ship’s rudder can be incapacitated very easily.

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