Gascogne

Gascogne

 Gascogne — French • Premium • Tier VII • Battleship.

A battleship design developed on the basis of the very successful Richelieu class, which received improved AA capabilities and had the main turrets placed in the ship's aft and forward ends. Like her prototype, the ship boasted a high speed and very good torpedo protection.

Gascogne was released in the store on August 31st, 2020.

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

 Tier: VII
 Class: Battleship
 Cost: (Global XP) 750 000

 Year of Design: 1939

Ship Traits

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

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.

Survivability Stats

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	63 200	-
• Armor (mm)	18 - 430	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	35	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	32	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	850	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	13.8	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	15.5	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	12.4	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	14.2	-

Main Artillery Stats

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	380mm/45 Mle 1935	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	2x4	-
• Firing Range (km)	17.8	-
• Reload Time (sec)	28	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	36	-
• HE Maximum Damage	5400	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	36	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	63	-
• AP Maximum Damage	13 000	-
• Sigma	1.9	-

Secondary Artillery Stats

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	4	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1400	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	6	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	17	-
SECONDARY ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	12	-
• HE Maximum Damage	2200	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	12	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	25	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery Stats

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	25mm/60 CAD Mle 1939	-
• Arrangement	9x2	-
• DPS	50	-
• Range (km)	3.1	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/70 ACAD Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	97	-
• Range (km)	3.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	37mm/50 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	18	-
• Range (km)	3	-
AA ARMAMENT 4	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	100mm/45 Mle 1933	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	54	-
• Range (km)	5	-
AA ARMAMENT 5	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	152mm/55 Mle 1936	-
• Arrangement	3x3	-
• DPS	25	-
• Range (km)	5	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Battleship - Gascogne

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	63 200	18	430	35	2x4	13.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
380mm/45 Mle 1935	2x4	28	36	5400	36	13 000

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	17.8 km

	Maximum Speed
Stock	32 kn

Modifications

Battleship - Gascogne

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%
SLOT 3	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting Range +20% Torpedo visibility range +20% Range of Guaranteed Acquisition of ships +50%
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%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Battleship - Gascogne

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: +417 Duration: 28s Reload time: 40s Number of consumables: 3

Catapult Fighter

Follows the ship and automatically attacks enemy aircraft.

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

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +8% Duration: 180s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

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

Battleship - Gascogne

Pros:

• Good set of consumables
• Fast; top speed being 32 knots
• Good main battery range and Sigma value

Cons:

• Thin external armor; Gascogne is highly susceptible to HE shells
• Mediocre AA defenses

Performance

Changes

Battleship - Gascogne

The Redinforcements

• Repair Party now recovers 33% more HP per second

Ship Trimming

• Main battery reload time reduced from 30 s to 28 s
• Main battery firing range increased from 17.52 km to 17.82 km
• Main battery AP shell damage increased from 11 900 to 13 000
• Rudder shift time reduced from 15.3 s to 13.8 s

Glimpse Into the Future

• Main battery shell dispersion improved by 20% (from European battleship dispersion to battlecruiser dispersion)

The Cat and the Eagle

• The bulge armor was buffed from 28 mm to 32 mm

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