Dunkerque

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 Dunkerque — French • Premium • Tier V • Battleship.

A high-speed battlecruiser designed to counter German heavy cruisers. The ship had good torpedo protection, carried numerous dual-purpose guns and had powerful horizontal armor. Her main turrets were placed in the fore end thus making any aft firing scenarios impossible.

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

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

 Entered Service: 1937
 Ships in Series: 2
 Variants: Dunkerque B

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

Nimble Aim: Above average main battery traverse speed. Gives an edge in close quarters combat.

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

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

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	52 500	-
• Armor (mm)	16 - 340	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	25	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	29.5	-
• Turning circle radius (m)	730	-
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	14	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	14	-
• Detectability by air (km)	11.7	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	11.9	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	330mm/52 St. Chamond Mle 1932	-
• Main artillery arrangement	2x4	-
• Firing range (km)	16.1	-
• Reload time (sec)	28	-
• 180° turn time (sec)	36	-
• HE maximum damage	4800	-
• HE fire chance (%)	35	-
• HE penetration (mm)	55	-
• AP maximum damage	9700	-
• Sigma	1.8	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/45 Mle 1932	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/45 Mle 1932	-
• Arrangement	3x4	-
• Firing range (km)	4	-
• Reload time (sec)	5	-
• HE maximum damage	1900	-
• HE fire chance (%)	9	-
• HE penetration (mm)	22	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	13.2mm/76 CAQ Mle 1929	-
• Arrangement	8x4	-
• DPS	40	-
• Range (km)	1.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/50 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	5x2	-
• DPS	12	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/45 Mle 1932	-
• Arrangement	2x2	-
• DPS	17	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	130mm/45 Mle 1932	-
• Arrangement	3x4	-
• DPS	37	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Dunkerque

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	52 500	16	340	25	2x4	14

	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	28	36	4800	35	9700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16.1 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	29.5 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Dunkerque

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%	Armament Durability Mod 1 Main battery survivability +50% Secondary battery survivability +50% Survivability of AA mounts +50% Maximum HP -5%
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

Battleship - Dunkerque

Damage Control Party

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

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

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +263 Duration: 28s Reload time: 80s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

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

Observation Seaplane

Temporarily tightens main battery shell grouping.

Main battery shell grouping: +10% Duration: 30s Reload time: 200s Number of consumables: 3

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

Battleship - Dunkerque

Pros:

• All main battery guns are placed at the front of the ship
• Fast; top speed being 29.5 knots
• Decent maneuverability
• Quick turret traverse

Cons:

• Mediocre concealment
• Poor AA defenses and secondary batteries
• Main turrets are easily incapacitated
• Mediocre armor; Dunkerque is highly susceptible to HE shells
• Low HP pool

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