Henri IV

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 Henri IV — French • Legendary Tier • Cruiser.

Developed from the preceding project with enhanced anti-aircraft defenses, this cruiser carried 9.4-inch (240 mm) main guns designed in the 1930s. The ship featured a powerful propulsion plant and could reach impressive speeds.

Henri IV was released as a Bureau project reward on August 28th, 2023.

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

 Tier: Legendary
 Class: Cruiser
 Cost: (Research Bureau)

 Year of Design: 1956
 Predecessor: Saint-Louis

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Pyromania: Above average chance for HE shells to cause a fire.

Superior HE pen: Above average HE shell penetration.

Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	53 300	-
• Armor (mm)	6 - 220	-
• Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	19	-

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum Speed (kn)	35	-
• Turning Circle Radius (m)	840	-
• Rudder Shift Time (sec)	11.2	-

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by Sea (km)	14.3	-
• Detectability by Air (km)	8.6	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	9.4	-

Torpedos

TORPEDOS	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	-
• Arrangement	2x3	-
• Reload Time (sec)	90	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	7.2	-
• Maximum Damage	14 833	-
• Detectability by Sea (km)	1.3	-
• Range (km)	9	-
• Speed (kn)	60	-

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main Artillery Name	240mm/55 Mle 1939	-
• Main Artillery Arrangement	3x3	-
• Firing Range (km)	16	-
• Reload Time (sec)	10.5	-
• 180° Turn Time (sec)	32.7	-
• HE Maximum Damage	3400	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	22	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	40	-
• AP Maximum Damage	6200	-
• Sigma	2.05	-

Secondary Artillery

SECONDARY ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/54 Mle 1948	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• Firing Range (km)	5	-
• Reload Time (sec)	4	-
• HE Maximum Damage	1800	-
• HE Fire Chance (%)	9	-
• HE Penetration (mm)	21	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	57mm/60 ACAD Mle 1951	-
• Arrangement	8x2	-
• DPS	204	-
• Range (km)	4.5	-
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	127mm/54 Mle 1948	-
• Arrangement	6x2	-
• DPS	94	-
• Range (km)	5.2	-

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Cruiser - Henri IV

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	53 300	6	220	19	3x3	2	11.2

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
240mm/55 Mle 1939	3x3	10.5	32.7	3400	22	6200

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	16 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	35 kn

Modifications

Cruiser - Henri IV

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%
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%	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%	Torpedo Tube Mod 3 Torpedo tubes reload -15% Risk of torpedo tubes becoming incapacitated +50%	Secondary Battery Mod 3 Secondary battery reload time -20%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25% Cooldown time for all consumables -10%

Consumables

Cruiser - Henri IV

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 Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Repair Party

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

HP per second: +267 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

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 15s 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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Cruiser - Henri IV

Pros:

• Main battery guns are large enough to overmatch super light cruisers such as Minotaur and Neptune
• Good set of consumables
• High top speed

Cons:

• Poor maneuverability
• Very few torpedoes per side, which also have low damage for the tier
• Slow turret traverse

Performance

Changes

Cruiser - Henri IV

Of Stars and Freedom

• Main battery reload time reduced from 13 s to 10.5 s

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