Kléber

Tier Legendary | Type: Destroyer
Preceded by	Succeeded by
Mogador	none
Cost (Research Bureau)

STOCK STATS

Survivability

Hitpoints21 900

Armor10 - 20 mm

Torpedo Damage Reduction0 %

Artillery

Main Battery

139mm/50 Mle 19294x2

Firing Range11 km

Reload Time7 s

180° Turn Time18 s

HE Maximum Damage2000

HE Fire Chance10 %

HE Penetration23 mm

AP Maximum Damage2700

Sigma2.0

Torpedoes

550mm lance-torpilles4x3

Reload Time85 s

180° Turn Time7.2 s

Maximum Damage17 200

Detectability by Sea1.8 km

Range6 km

Speed75 kn

AA Defense

AA Armament 1

57mm/60 ACAD Mle 19514x2

DPS102

Range4.5 km

Maneuverability

Maximum Speed44 kn

Turning Circle Radius740 m

Rudder Shift Time4.8 s

Concealment

Detectability by Sea6.9 km

Detectability by Air3.5 km

Detectability while firing in smoke2.8 km

Kléber — French Legendary Tier Destroyer.

Developed in the early days of World War II, this large destroyer design constituted a further development of the Mogador class. The main distinctive features of these new ships were the different combination of artillery guns and more powerful AA defenses.

Kléber was released as a Bureau project reward on May 17th, 2021.


Year of Design: 1940

Ship Traits
Barrage: Equipped or can be equipped with Main Battery Reload Booster.	Big Guns: This ship is armed with high-caliber main battery guns.	Guns Aplenty: A high number of guns allows for a lot of damage from a single salvo.

Modules

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)
Stock	21 900	10	20	0	4x2	4	4.8

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
139mm/50 Mle 1929	4x2	7	18	2000	10	2700

	Main Battery Firing Range
Stock	11 km

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection
550mm lance-torpilles	4x3	85s	7.2s	17 200	6	75	1.8

	Maximum Speed
Stock	44 kn

Modifications

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%	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%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Dispersion of Main Battery -3% Range of main guns +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Average AA damage +25%

Consumables

Damage Control Party

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

Duration: 5s Reload time: 40s The number of consumables is unlimited

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily accelerates the reload speed of the main battery guns.

Main battery reload time: -50% Duration: 20s Reload time: 150s Number of consumables: 2

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the maximum ship speed.

Maximum speed: +20% Duration: 120s Reload time: 180s Number of consumables: 2

Player Opinion

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Very high top speed at 44 knots
• Six torpedoes per side with great firing arcs
• Torpedoes are fast, deal high damage and reload quickly
• Main battery guns have good fire-setting chances and deal good damage
• Access to the Main Battery Reload Boosterconsumable

Cons:

• Large turning circle radius for a destroyer
• Poor AA capabilities
• Due to its large size, Kléber is easier to hit than other destroyers
• Torpedoes are short-ranged
• Lacks access to the Smoke Generatorconsumable

Performance

Changes

Fury on the Wings of Wisdom

• Torpedo range reduced from 8 km to 6 km

Big Small Changes

• Main Battery Reload Booster charges increased from 1 to 2
• Main Battery Reload Booster duration increased from 15 s to 20 s
• Torpedo reload time increased from 77 s to 85 s
• Torpedo damage reduced from 18 400 to 17 200

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