Le Fantasque

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 Le Fantasque — French • Tech Tree • Tier VII • Destroyer.

Large and extremely fast ships. They carried a main battery that consisted of new 139 mm guns with improved shell ballistics and an extended firing range.

 Navy: FR
 Ship: French
 Nation: France
 Category: Tech Tree

 Tier: VII
 Class: Destroyer
 XP: 210 000

 Entered Service: 1931
 Ships in Series: 6
 Predecessor: Vauquelin
 Successors: Mogador, Kléber
 Variants: Caprice

━━ Ship Traits ━━

Fast: Above average maximum movement speed.

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

No Smoking: This destroyer lacks a smokescreen generator.

Ship Stats

Survivability

SURVIVBILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Hitpoints	15 400	18 500
• Armor (mm)	6 - 20	-
• Torpedo damage reduction (%)	0	0

Maneuverability

MANEUVERABILITY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Maximum speed (kt)	42.7	42.7
• Turning circle radius (m)	690	690
• Rudder-shift time (sec)	6	4.3

Concealment

CONCEALMENT	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Detectability by sea (km)	6.9	-
• Detectability by air (km)	3.5	-
• Detectability while firing in smoke (km)	2.8	-

Torpedoes

TORPEDOES	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	550mm lance-torpilles	550mm lance-torpilles
• Arrangement	3x3	3x3
• Reload time (sec)	95	90
• 180° turn time (sec)	7.2	7
• Maximum simulated damage	16 667	16 667
• Detectability by sea (km)	1.8	1.8
• Range (km)	8	8
• Speed (kt)	69	72

Main Artillery

MAIN BATTERY	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Main artillery name	139mm/50 Mle 1929	139mm/50 Mle 1929
• Main artillery arrangement	5x1	5x1
• Firing range (km)	10	11
• Reload time (sec)	6	6
• 180° turn time (sec)	18	18
• HE maximum damage	2200	2200
• HE fire chance (%)	10	10
• HE penetration (mm)	23	23
• AP maximum damage	2950	2950
• Sigma	2.0	-

Anti-Aircraft Artillery

AA ARMAMENT 1	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	20mm/70 Mk4	20mm/70 Mk4
• Arrangement	8x1	8x1
• DPS	29	29
• Range (km)	2	2
AA ARMAMENT 2	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	40mm/56 Bofors Mk3	40mm/56 Bofors Mk1
• Arrangement	3x1	2x2
• DPS	23	23
• Range (km)	3.5	3.5
AA ARMAMENT 3	STOCK	UPGRADED
• Name	-	40mm/56 Bofors Mk2
• Arrangement	-	1x4
• DPS	-	16
• Range (km)	-	3.5

Modules, Modifications & Consumables

Modules

Destroyer - Le Fantasque

	Hit Points	Min Armor (mm)	Max Armor (mm)	Torpedo Damage Reduction (%)	Main Battery Turrets	Torpedo Launchers	Rudder Shift (s)	Purchase Price
Stock	15 400	6	20	0	5x1	3	6	0
Hull B	18 500	6	20	0	5x1	3	4.3	3 600 000

	Turret Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max HE Damage	HE Fire Chance (%)	Max AP Damage
139mm/50 Mle 1929	5x1	6	18	2200	10	2950
139mm/50 Mle 1929	5x1	6	18	2200	10	2950

	Firing Range Increase (%)	Main Battery Firing Range	Purchase Price
Stock	0 %	10 km	0
Targeting System n°7 Mle 2	10 %	11 km	450 000

	Launcher Arrangement	Reload Time (s)	180° Turn Time (s)	Max Damage	Range	Speed	Detection	Purchase Price
550mm lance-torpilles	3x3	95s	7.2s	16 667	8	69	1.8	0
550mm lance-torpilles	3x3	90s	7s	16 667	8	72	1.8	450 000

	Maximum Speed
Stock	42.7 kn

Modifications

Destroyer - Le Fantasque

SLOT 1	Main Battery Mod 2 Main battery traverse speed +20% Torpedo launchers traverse speed +20%	Aiming Systems Mod 1 Main battery dispersion -7% Secondary battery firing range +5% Secondary battery dispersion -5%	AA Guns Mod 2 AA guns firing range +20%
SLOT 2	Damage Control System Mod 2 Damage Control Party duration +20% Fire duration -15% Flood duration -15%	Steering Gears Mod 2 Rudder-shift time -25%	Propulsion Mod 2 Time taken to reach full power when accelerating -50%
SLOT 3	Chromium Plated Barrels Main battery dispersion -5%	Concealment System Mod 1 Detectability range -10% Incoming fire dispersion +5%	Target Acquisition System Mod 1 Spotting range +20% Torpedo acquisition range +20% RGA 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 Launchers Mod 3 Torpedo launcher reload time -15% Risk of torpedo launchers becoming incapacitated +50%	Gun Fire Control System Mod 2 Main battery dispersion -3% Main battery range +5%	AA Guns Mod 3 Cooldown time for all consumables -10% Average AA damage per second +25%

Consumables

Destroyer - Le Fantasque

Damage Control Party

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

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

Main Battery Reload Booster

Temporarily reduces main battery gun reload time.

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

Engine Boost

Temporarily increases the ship's maximum speed according to its base parameters with no bonuses applied.

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

Community Contributions

Player Opinion

Destroyer - Le Fantasque

Pros:

• Large HP pool
• Very fast at 42.7 knots
• Torpedoes are fast and deal good damage
• Powerful main battery guns that have high fire-setting chances
• Access to the Main Battery Reload Boosterconsumable

Cons:

• Mediocre AA defenses
• Due to its large size, Le Fantasque is easier to hit than other destroyers
• Lacks access to the Smoke Generatorconsumable

Performance

Changes

Destroyer - Le Fantasque

May 2021

• Stock torpedo speed decreased from 75 kts to 69 kts; upgraded torpedoes—from 76 kts to 70 kts
• Stock and upgraded torpedo detectability range by sea increased from 1.8 km to 1.9 km

Big Small Changes

• HE shell damage increased from 2000 to 2200
• AP shell damage increased from 2700 to 2950
• Main Battery Reload Booster charges increased from 1 to 2
• Main Battery Reload Booster duration increased from 15 s to 20 s
• Stock torpedoes:

• Reload time increased from 90 s to 95 s
• Detectability range reduced from 1.9 km to 1.8 km
• Damage reduced from 18 400 to 16 667

• Upgraded torpedoes:

• Reload time increased from 86 s to 90 s
• Speed increased from 70 kts to 72 kts
• Detectability range reduced from 1.9 km to 1.8 km
• Damage reduced from 18 400 to 16 667
• Range reduced from 8.3 km to 8.0 km

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